Revealed: The general election candidates in Southampton

The candidates seeking to be the next MP for the three Southampton constituencies at tomorrow's general election have been revealed.

It was already known that both Southampton Itchen and Southampton Test would have new MPs after Conservative Royston Smith and Labour's Alan Whitehead announced they would not be seeking re-election.

Mr Smith had been the MP since he was first elected in 2015. He retained the seat by the narrowest of margins in 2017, edging out Labour’s Simon Letts by a 0.07 per cent majority and 31 votes.

Five years ago he opened up a larger margin of victory, with a 9.5 per cent majority.

The last time a Southampton Test general election ballot paper did not contain Mr Whitehead’s name was 1979, and he has been the MP in that seat since 1997.

Southampton Itchen

The constituency is made up of the Bargate, Bitterne Park, Harefield, Peartree, Sholing, Thornhill and Woolston wards, as well as two polling districts from the Banister and Polygon ward.

The candidates residents can vote for in Southampton Itchen and the parties they represent are as follows:

• James Edward Batho – Liberal Democrats

• Declan Peter Clune – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Alex Culley – Reform UK

• Neil McKinnon Lyon Kelly – Green Party

• Darren James Paffey – Labour Party

• Sidney Yankson – The Conservative Party Candidate

Southampton Test

The constituency is made up of the Bevois, Coxford, Freemantle, Millbrook, Portswood, Redbridge and Shirley wards, the majority of Banister & Polygon and a small part of Swaythling.

The candidates residents can vote for in Southampton Test and the parties they represent are as follows:

• Katherine Jane Barbour – Green Party

• Ben Burcombe-Filer – The Conservative Party Candidate

• John Peter Edwards – Reform UK

• Maggie Fricker – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

• Thomas Stephen Gravatt – Liberal Democrats

• Satvir Kaur – Labour Party

• Wajahat Shaukat – Workers Party

Romsey and Southampton North

The constituency contains the Southampton wards of Bassett and Swaythling, as well as the Test Valley wards of: Ampfield & Braishfield; Anna; Bellinger; Blackwater; Charlton & the Pentons; Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams; Harewood; Mid Test; North Baddesley; Romsey Abbey; Romsey Cupernham; and Romsey Tadburn.

The candidates residents can vote for in Romsey and Southampton North and the parties they represent are as follows:

• Paul Barrett - Reform UK

• Geoff Cooper - Liberal Democrats

• Christie Marie Lambert - Labour Party

• Caroline Fiona Ellen Nokes - The Conservative Party Candidate

• Connor Edward Shaw - Green Party

• Fennie Yap - Independent