Anyone checking Penny Mordaunt’s name on a Portsmouth North ballot slip on 4 July 2024 already knows part of the story: the former Commons leader did not come back. This article pulls the official result, the parliamentary record, and the live coverage together so you can see exactly what changed — and what remains unconfirmed about her next move.

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Status: Former Conservative MP · 2024 result: Lost Portsmouth North · Previous role: Leader of the House of Commons

Quick snapshot

1Political status
2Last government role
  • Leader of the House of Commons before the election (BBC News)
  • Final office ended with the July 2024 government change (BBC News)
  • No current ministerial listing in the cited records (BBC News)
3Parliamentary record
4Current work
  • No seat in the 59th Parliament (UK Parliament election results)
  • No current government role listed in the cited sources (UK Parliament election results)
  • Post-2024 work not detailed in the records used here (UK Parliament election results)

Seven entries, one pattern: the official record says a lot about how her parliamentary career ended, and very little about what came next.

Label Value
Full name Dame Penelope Mary Mordaunt
Party Conservative
Last seat Portsmouth North
Parliamentary status No longer a Member; official record shows “not elected” in 2024 (Portsmouth City Council)
Left the Commons 30 May 2024 (UK Parliament member page)
Last office Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, 6 September 2022 – 5 July 2024
Notable prior appointment Secretary of State for International Development, appointed 9 November 2017

What has happened to Penny Mordaunt?

When did Penny Mordaunt leave Parliament?

  • Mordaunt finished second with 33.0% of the vote; Labour’s Amanda Martin won 34.8% (UK Parliament constituency result)
  • Five candidates contested Portsmouth North
  • The result marked a Conservative-to-Labour gain on 4 July 2024

Turnout was reported at about 59.3% (The News, Portsmouth). The BBC recorded an 18% swing to Labour (BBC News) in what it described as part of a national Labour landslide (BBC News live coverage). Mordaunt had held the seat since 2010, so the defeat ended 14 years of Conservative representation in that constituency.

The upshot

Mordaunt lost by a narrow enough margin that the result flipped a seat the Conservatives had held for more than a decade.

The pattern: one seat, one result, and both her parliamentary and governmental exits followed from it.

What was Penny Mordaunt’s last government role?

Her final government role was Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, held from 6 September 2022 to 5 July 2024 (GOV.UK profile). She also served as Secretary of State for International Development from 9 November 2017.

Is Penny Mordaunt still an MP?

Was Penny Mordaunt a Conservative MP?

  • Yes — she was the Conservative MP for Portsmouth North from 2010 until the 2024 election
  • The 2024 result list shows her party as Conservative and her position as second
  • She is not a current member of the House of Commons

The short answer is no. Portsmouth City Council’s election record shows Amanda Martin as elected and Mordaunt as not elected (Portsmouth City Council election record). The official result treated the contest as a clean switch: sitting Conservative out, Labour successor in.

What this means: the “still an MP?” question is now a data question, and the data says no.

What does the official parliamentary record show?

The UK Parliament member page confirms she is no longer a Member, and the election history lists her as “not elected” in 2024 (UK Parliament member page; UK Parliament election history).

What is Penny Mordaunt doing today?

What does Penny Mordaunt do?

  • She holds no seat in the 59th Parliament
  • She holds no ministerial office in the current government (GOV.UK profile)
  • No new employer or official role is confirmed in the sources used here

The clearest verified answer is negative. Mordaunt’s parliamentary career ended with the 2024 election, and the records gathered here do not describe a post-2024 appointment. Her name does not appear as a current officeholder in the official government listing used for this article.

The catch

The public record is better at proving what Mordaunt is not — an MP or minister — than at showing what she actually does next.

The implication: until she names a concrete role, the verified answer to “What is she doing today?” is largely “not in public office.”

What is Penny Mordaunt’s current portfolio?

Her official biography notes a global portfolio of work, but the supplied sources do not specify a new employer, role, or public activity beyond the end of her parliamentary service (GOV.UK profile).

Where does Penny Mordaunt live now?

Is Penny Mordaunt’s current residence publicly confirmed?

  • The sources used here do not give a current home address
  • Official election records tie her to Portsmouth North as a constituency, not a residence
  • No local or national record cited in this article states where she lives now

This is one of the gaps in the public record. A constituency is a political area, not a home address, and the parliamentary records used here do not provide personal location data.

What was Penny Mordaunt’s constituency?

  • Portsmouth North
  • It is now represented by Labour’s Amanda Martin
  • Mordaunt had held the seat since 2010

The only geographic anchor the official record gives is the seat she lost. The question of where she lives now remains unanswered by the supplied documents.

The trade-off: readers get a clear answer about where she is not — Parliament — but not about where she actually lives.

Is Penny Mordaunt still married?

Does Penny Mordaunt have kids?

  • Marital status: not confirmed in the sources used here
  • Children: no confirmation appears in the official records cited
  • Religion, age, and height are also absent from those records

The official political record does not speak to these personal details. The election results, parliamentary membership data, and news reports cited in this article do not confirm a current spouse, children, religious affiliation, birth date, or height.

What religion is Penny Mordaunt, and what are her age and height?

  • No religious affiliation appears in the records cited
  • No exact age or height is listed in the official election or parliamentary records
  • These details should be treated as unconfirmed unless a tier-1 or tier-2 source is provided

For anyone researching Mordaunt beyond politics, the honest answer is that the official record does not verify these personal details.

Why this matters: for any profile of Mordaunt, the personal details should be marked unconfirmed rather than repeated as fact.

Timeline signal

  • — Appointed Secretary of State for International Development (GOV.UK profile)
  • – — Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (GOV.UK profile)
  • — Left the House of Commons (UK Parliament member page)
  • — Lost Portsmouth North to Labour (UK Parliament election results)

The timeline signal is the gap between 30 May and 4 July: she left the Commons at dissolution, lost the seat on election day, and her ministerial tenure formally ended the next day.

Why this matters: both her parliamentary and governmental status closed within the same election period.

What is confirmed and what remains unclear

Confirmed facts

  • Mordaunt is no longer an MP (UK Parliament election history)
  • She lost Portsmouth North to Amanda Martin on 4 July 2024
  • She was first elected in 2010 and represented the seat for 14 years (The News, Portsmouth)
  • Her last government role was Leader of the House of Commons (BBC News)
  • The official election record lists her as “not elected” (Portsmouth City Council)

What’s unclear

  • Current exact residence
  • Whether she is still married
  • Whether she has children
  • Religious affiliation
  • Exact age and height
  • Full scope of her current work

Voices from the record

Penny Mordaunt finished second in Portsmouth North with 33.0% of the vote.

— UK Parliament constituency result (official record)

Portsmouth City Council’s record shows Amanda Martin as elected and Penny Mordaunt as not elected.

— Portsmouth City Council (local election record)

Summary

Penny Mordaunt’s political career in Parliament ended with a narrow loss in Portsmouth North on 4 July 2024. The official record confirms the exit; it does not yet confirm the next act. For Mordaunt, the task is no longer winning a seat but defining what comes after one — and until she names it, the public story will end at 14 years in Parliament and one defeated return.

Related reading: Penny Mordaunt: What Happened After Her 2024 Defeat · Penny Mordaunt: Ex-MP Status, Current Work, Personal Life

Additional sources

electionresults.parliament.uk, portsmouth.co.uk

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Frequently asked questions

How many ministerial roles did Penny Mordaunt hold?

According to the official government profile, Mordaunt held nine ministerial roles during her parliamentary career (GOV.UK profile).

How many Cabinet roles did Penny Mordaunt hold?

The official record counts four Cabinet roles (GOV.UK profile).

When did Penny Mordaunt’s Commons leadership term end?

Her tenure as Leader of the House of Commons ran until 5 July 2024, according to the official government profile (GOV.UK profile).

Was Penny Mordaunt appointed Secretary of State for International Development?

Yes. The official record gives her appointment date as 9 November 2017 (GOV.UK profile).

Is Penny Mordaunt a Dame?

Her full name is recorded as Dame Penelope Mary Mordaunt in official election records (UK Parliament election record).

What does Penny Mordaunt’s official biography say about her current work?

The records used here confirm that she is no longer an MP and does not hold a ministerial office, but they do not list a specific new employer or role (UK Parliament election results).