East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Hampshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
South East England - East Hampshire constituency.svg
Boundary of East Hampshire in South East England
County Hampshire
Electorate 69,959 (2023) [1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of Parliament Damian Hinds (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Petersfield, Aldershot and Basingstoke [2]

East Hampshire is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Damian Hinds of the Conservative Party. [n 2]

Contents

Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was subject to major boundary changes. The town of Bordon moved to a majority Surrey constituency named Farnham and Bordon , first contested at the 2024 general election. [3]

Constituency profile

East Hampshire is a large rural constituency located in Hampshire. Most of the constituency lies within the South Downs National Park, a protected area of woodlands and chalk downs. The largest settlement is the town of Alton, which has a population of around 21,000. [4] Other settlements include the town of Petersfield and the villages of Four Marks, Clanfield and Horndean. The area is highly affluent and house prices are considerably above the national average. [5]

In general, residents are older and well-educated compared to the rest of the country. They have high levels of income and are more likely to work in professional occupations. [5] White people made up 96% of the population at the 2021 census. At the local county and district councils, the rural areas of the constituency elected Conservative councillors whilst the towns are mostly represented by Liberal Democrats. An estimated 52% of voters in East Hampshire supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum compared to 48% nationwide. [5]

Boundaries

East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of current boundaries 2010–2024

1983–1997: The District of East Hampshire wards of Binsted, Bramshott and Liphook, Clanfield and Buriton, East Meon and Langrish, Froyle and Bentley, Froxfield and Steep, Grayshott, Headley, Horndean Catherington, Horndean Hazleton, Horndean Kings, Horndean Murray, Liss, Petersfield Heath, Petersfield St Mary's, Petersfield St Peter's, Rowlands Castle, Selborne, The Hangers, Whitehill Bordon and Whitehill, and Whitehill Lindford, and the District of Hart wards of Church Crookham, Crondall, Fleet Courtmoor, Fleet Pondtail, Fleet West, Hook, Long Sutton, and Odiham.

History

The seat was created in 1983 chiefly to replace the Petersfield constituency. The first MP was Michael Mates of the Conservative Party, who held it from 1983 until the calling of the 2010 election when he retired. He was replaced by fellow Conservative Damian Hinds, who has held the seat since.

Hinds achieved the 28th-highest vote share of his party in the 2017 General Election. The Liberal Democrats or its predecessor party the Liberals have finished second in all the general elections since 1983, bar:

In 2024, the Liberal Democrats came within 2.5% of gaining the seat.

1997–2010: The District of East Hampshire wards of Alton Holybourne, Alton North East, Alton North West, Alton South East, Alton South West and Beech, Clanfield and Buriton, East Meon and Langrish, Farringdon, Four Marks, Froxfield and Steep, Horndean Catherington, Horndean Hazleton, Horndean Kings, Horndean Murray, Liss, Medstead, North Downland, Petersfield Heath, Petersfield St Mary's, Petersfield St Peter's, Ropley and West Tisted, Rowlands Castle, and The Hangers, and the Borough of Havant wards of Cowplain, Hart Plain, and Waterloo.

2010–2024: The District of East Hampshire wards of Alton Amery, Alton Ashdell, Alton Eastbrooke, Alton Westbrooke, Alton Whitedown, Alton Wooteys, Binstead and Bentley, Bramshott and Liphook, Downland, East Meon, Four Marks and Medstead, Froxfield and Steep, Grayshott, Headley, Holybourne and Froyle, Lindford, Liss, Petersfield Bell Hill, Petersfield Causeway, Petersfield Heath, Petersfield Rother, Petersfield St Mary's, Petersfield St Peter's, Ropley and Tisted, Selborne, The Hangers and Forest, Whitehill Chase, Whitehill Deadwater, Whitehill Hogmoor, Whitehill Pinewood, and Whitehill Walldown.

2024–present: Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies which became effective for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The town of Bordon (which forms part of the parish of Whitehill) and surrounding areas, comprising 36% of the 2010-2024 electorate [8] , was moved to the new constituency of Farnham and Bordon. To compensate, the seat was expanded southwards again to re-include Horndean, which between 2010 and 2024 was part of the now abolished Meon Valley constituency. To ensure the electorate was within the permitted range, a small part of the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane ward of Oakley & The Candovers (the "Candovers") was also added.

Members of Parliament

Petersfield, Aldershot and Basingstoke prior to 1983

ElectionMember [9] Party
1983 Michael Mates Conservative
2010 Damian Hinds Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: East Hampshire [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Damian Hinds 18,509 37.0 −22.0
Liberal Democrats Dominic Martin17,23434.4+12.8
Reform Matthew Kellermann6,47613.0New
Labour Lucy Sims4,9679.7−2.6
Green Richard Knight2,4044.8−0.7
Hampshire Ind. Jim Makin3640.7New
SDP Sara Smith1520.3New
Majority 1,2752.5−34.8
Turnout 50,10669.6−7.8
Registered electors 71,965
Conservative hold Swing −17.4

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [11]
PartyVote%
Conservative 31,96559.0
Liberal Democrats 11,76521.7
Labour 6,66212.3
Green 2,9715.5
Others8121.5
Turnout54,17577.4
Electorate69,959
General election 2019: East Hampshire [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Damian Hinds 33,446 58.8 −4.8
Liberal Democrats David Buxton13,75024.2+9.0
Labour Gaynor Austin6,28711.1−5.9
Green Zoe Parker2,6004.6+1.4
UKIP Jim Makin6161.1New
JAC Eddie Trotter1960.3−0.7
Majority 19,69634.6−12.0
Turnout 56,89574.4−0.3
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2017: East Hampshire [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Damian Hinds 35,263 63.6 +2.9
Labour Rohit Dasgupta 9,41117.0+6.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Robinson8,40315.2+4.1
Green Richard Knight1,7603.2−2.9
JAC Susan Jerrard5711.0New
Majority 25,85246.6−2.1
Turnout 55,56774.7+2.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2015: East Hampshire [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Damian Hinds 31,334 60.7 +3.9
UKIP Peter Baillie6,18712.0+9.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Robinson5,73211.1−19.4
Labour Alex Wilks5,22010.1+2.2
Green Peter Bisset3,1766.1New
Majority 25,14748.7+22.4
Turnout 51,64972.7+1.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2010: East Hampshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Damian Hinds 29,137 56.8 +9.7
Liberal Democrats Adam Carew15,64030.5−3.5
Labour Jane Edbrooke4,0437.9−8.6
UKIP Hugh McGuiness1,4772.9+0.3
English Democrat Matt Williams7101.4New
JAC Don Jerrard3100.6New
Majority 13,46726.3+15.9
Turnout 51,31771.0+6.3
Conservative hold Swing +6.6

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: East Hampshire [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Mates 24,273 45.7 −1.9
Liberal Democrats Ruth Bright18,76435.3+5.4
Labour Marjorie Broughton8,51916.0−3.6
UKIP David Samuel1,5833.0+0.2
Majority 5,50910.4−7.3
Turnout 53,13966.9+2.6
Conservative hold Swing −3.7
General election 2001: East Hampshire [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Mates 23,950 47.6 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Booker15,06029.9+1.8
Labour Barbara Burfoot9,86619.6+2.5
UKIP Stephen Coles1,4132.8+1.9
Majority 8,89017.7−2.2
Turnout 50,28964.3−11.3
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: East Hampshire [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Mates 27,927 48.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Booker16,33728.1
Labour Robert Hoyle9,94517.1
Referendum John Hayter2,7574.7New
Green Ian Foster6491.1
UKIP Stephen Coles5130.9New
Majority 11,59019.9
Turnout 58,12875.6−3.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1992: Hampshire East [20] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Mates 47,541 64.2 −0.3
Liberal Democrats Susan Baring18,37624.8−4.1
Labour James Phillips6,8409.2+2.5
Green Ian Foster1,1131.5New
Independent Stanley Hale1650.2New
Majority 29,16539.4+3.8
Turnout 74,03579.3+1.9
Conservative hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Hampshire East [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Mates 43,093 64.5 +1.7
Liberal Robert Booker19,30728.9−2.8
Labour Colin Lloyd4,4436.7+1.2
Majority 23,78635.6+4.5
Turnout 66,84377.4+3.2
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Hampshire East [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Mates 36,968 62.8
Liberal Rebecca Bryan18,64131.7
Labour Steven Cowan3,2475.5
Majority 18,32731.1
Turnout 58,85674.2
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "'Hampshire East', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Alton". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Seat Details - Hampshire East". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Majority Sorted Seats". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  8. ↑ "Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?".
  9. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
  10. ↑ East Hampshire
  11. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "General Election 2019 results | East Hampshire District Council". Archived from the original on 13 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "Constituencies | UK results: Conservatives win majority", Election 2019, BBC News.
  14. ↑ "Hampshire East parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  21. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  22. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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