Southampton Itchen (UK Parliament constituency)
| Southampton, Itchen | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundaries since 1997 | |
Boundary of Southampton Itchen in South East England | |
| County | Hampshire |
| Electorate | 72,150 (2023) |
| Major settlements | Southampton |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1950 |
| Member of Parliament | Darren Paffey (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Southampton |
Southampton, Itchen is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Darren Paffey from the Labour Party (UK). Before then, it had been held since 2015 by Royston Smith GM of the Conservative Party, who had announced his retirement from frontline politics in 2023 and did not seek re-election in 2024.
The constituency is named after the River Itchen, which flows through it and is the lesser of the two major rivers that reach the tidal estuary of Southampton Water at the city.