Christchurch and Lymington (UK Parliament constituency)

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Christchurch and Lymington
Former constituency
for the House of Commons
ChristchurchLymington1974Constituency.svg
Christchurch and Lymington in Hampshire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
County Hampshire
February 1974–1983
SeatsOne
Created from Bournemouth East and Christchurch
Replaced by New Forest and Christchurch [1]

Christchurch and Lymington was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Christchurch and Lymington in Hampshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Christchurch constituency.

Boundaries

The Boroughs of Christchurch and Lymington. [2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Feb 1974 Robert Adley Conservative
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

General election February 1974: Christchurch and Lymington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert James Adley 25,90858.02n/a
Liberal Martin John Kyrle11,27425.25n/a
Labour Bruce Stanley Reed7,47116.73n/a
Majority14,63432.77n/a
Turnout 44,65381.22n/a
Conservative win (new seat)
General election October 1974: Christchurch and Lymington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert James Adley 23,72857.42−0.60
Liberal John Madeley9,83823.81−1.44
Labour L.K. Hatts7,75918.78+2.05
Majority13,89033.61+0.84
Turnout 41,32574.73−6.49
Conservative hold Swing +0.42
General election 1979: Christchurch and Lymington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert James Adley 29,81766.01+8.69
Liberal Robert Harrison7,65416.95−6.86
Labour L.K. Hatts6,72214.88−3.90
Ecology James Keeling9752.16new
Majority22,16349.06+15.55
Turnout 45,16877.63+2.90
Conservative hold Swing +7.77

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References

  1. ↑ "'Christchurch and Lymington', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (New Forest and Christchurch and Lymington) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1973/607, retrieved 26 February 2023
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