Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Fareham
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Fareham in Hampshire
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Location of Hampshire within England
County Hampshire
Electorate 76,457 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements Fareham, Portchester, Warsash
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament Suella Braverman (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Gosport and Fareham
Replaced by Fareham and Waterlooville
1885–1950
SeatsOne
Type of constituency County constituency
Created from South Hampshire
Replaced by Gosport & Fareham and Portsmouth Langstone

Fareham is a constituency in Hampshire [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2015, it has been represented by Suella Braverman of the Conservative Party. [n 2]

Contents

Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency is to be abolished at the next general election: the majority, comprising Fareham and Portchester, is to be included in the new constituency of Fareham and Waterlooville, with the remainder, comprising the villages of Locks Heath, Park Gate, Sarisbury, Titchfield and Warsash, forming part of the newly-created constituency of Hamble Valley. [2]

Constituency profile

The largest town is Fareham and other communities include Portchester, Locks Heath, Warsash and Titchfield. There are many commuters to Southampton and Portsmouth. The Royal Navy and Merchant Navy have training facilities. [3] Residents are wealthier than the UK average. [4]

Boundaries

Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of current boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Portsmouth and Southampton, the Sessional Division of Fareham, and part of the Sessional Division of Southampton.

1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Fareham, Gosport and Alverstoke, Havant, and Warblington, and the Rural Districts of Fareham and Havant.

1974–1983: The Urban District of Fareham.

1983–1997: The Borough of Fareham except the wards of Hill Head and Stubbington, and the City of Winchester wards of Boarhunt and Southwick, Curdridge, Denmead, Droxford Soberton and Hambledon, Shedfield, Swanmore, Waltham Chase, and Wickham.

1997–present: The Borough of Fareham wards of Fareham North, Fareham North-West, Fareham South, Fareham West, Locks Heath, Park Gate, Portchester East, Portchester West, Sarisbury, Titchfield, Titchfield Common, and Warsash.

History

The constituency was first created in 1885. In January 1905 the Liberal Party employed Bertha Bowness Foulkes who was Britain's second constituency woman political agent. [5] The constituency was abolished in 1950 and succeeded by Gosport and Fareham. It was revived again in 1974. The constituency has always been represented by Conservatives.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1950

ElectionMember [6] Party
1885 Sir Frederick Fitzwygram Conservative
1900 Arthur Lee Conservative
1918 John Davidson Conservative
1931 by-election Thomas Inskip Conservative
1939 by-election Dymoke White Conservative
1950 constituency abolished: see Gosport and Fareham

MPs since 1974

ElectionMember [6] Party
Feb. 1974 Reginald Bennett Conservative
1979 Sir Peter Lloyd Conservative
2001 Mark Hoban Conservative
2015 Suella Braverman Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Fareham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Suella Braverman 36,459 63.7 +0.7
Labour Matthew Randall10,37318.1-7.1
Liberal Democrats Matthew Winnington8,00614.0+7.2
Green Nick Lyle2,4124.2+1.9
Majority26,08645.6+7.8
Turnout 57,25073.1+0.8
Conservative hold Swing +3.9
General election 2017: Fareham [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Suella Fernandes 35,915 63.0 +6.9
Labour Matthew Randall14,36025.2+10.9
Liberal Democrats Matthew Winnington3,8966.8-2.0
UKIP Tony Blewett1,5412.7-12.7
Green Miles Grindey1,3022.3-1.6
Majority21,55537.8-2.9
Turnout 57,01472.3+1.5
Conservative hold Swing -2.0
General election 2015: Fareham [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Suella Fernandes [10] 30,689 56.1 +0.8
UKIP Malcolm Jones [11] 8,42715.4+11.3
Labour Stuart Rose [12] 7,80014.3+0.1
Liberal Democrats Matthew Winnington [13] 4,8148.8−15.0
Green Miles Grindey2,1293.9+2.4
Independent Nick Gregory7051.3New
Independent Harvey Hines1360.2New
Majority22,26240.7+9.2
Turnout 54,70070.8-0.8
Conservative hold Swing -5.3
General election 2010: Fareham [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Hoban 30,037 55.3 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Alex Bentley12,94523.8+2.1
Labour James Carr7,71914.2−11.4
UKIP Steve Richards2,2354.1+1.2
Green Peter Doggett7911.5New
English Democrat Joe Jenkins6181.1New
Majority17,09231.5+7.4
Turnout 54,34571.6+4.7
Conservative hold Swing +1.7

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Fareham [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Hoban 24,151 49.7 +2.6
Labour James Carr12,44925.6−6.0
Liberal Democrats Richard de Ste-Croix10,55121.7+3.0
UKIP Peter Mason-Apps1,4252.9+0.3
Majority11,70224.1+8.6
Turnout 48,57666.9+3.4
Conservative hold Swing +4.3
General election 2001: Fareham [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Hoban 21,389 47.1 +0.3
Labour James Carr14,38031.6+4.6
Liberal Democrats Hugh Pritchard8,50318.7−0.9
UKIP William O’Brien1,1752.6New
Majority7,00915.5−4.3
Turnout 45,44763.5−3.4
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Fareham [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Lloyd 24,436 46.8 −14.2
Labour Michael A. Prior14,07827.0+13.8
Liberal Democrats Grace Hill10,23419.6−5.0
Referendum Dayne Markham2,9145.6New
No to EuropeWilliam O'Brien5151.0New
Majority10,35819.8−16.6
Turnout 48,57666.9-15.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1992: Fareham [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Lloyd 40,482 61.0 −0.1
Liberal Democrats John C. Thompson16,34124.6−5.3
Labour Elizabeth M. Weston8,76613.2+4.2
Green Malcolm J. Brimecome8181.2New
Majority24,14136.4+5.2
Turnout 66,40781.9+3.5
Conservative hold Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Fareham [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Lloyd 36,781 61.1 −0.7
Liberal Timothy Slack17,98629.9−1.1
Labour Michael Merritt5,4519.0+1.8
Majority18,79531.2+0.4
Turnout 60,21878.4+4.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Fareham [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Lloyd 32,762 61.8
Liberal Steve Yolland16,44631.0
Labour Dennis Sommerville3,8087.2
Majority16,31630.8
Turnout 53,01673.7
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Fareham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Lloyd 28,730 59.0 +15.8
Liberal W.P. Boulden11,68524.0-9.1
Labour B.R. Townsend8,04116.5-2.0
National Front D.C. Vine2520.5-0.9
Majority17,04535.0+25.1
Turnout 48,70879.1+2.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Fareham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reginald Bennett 19,053 43.2 -4.4
Liberal P. Smith14,60533.1+2.3
Labour B.R. Townsend8,15318.5+0.9
Ind. Conservative W.P. Boulden1,7273.9-0.1
National Front R.M. Doughty6171.4New
Majority4,44810.1-6.7
Turnout 44,15577.0-5.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Fareham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reginald Bennett 22,303 47.6
Liberal P. Smith14,42630.8
Labour J. Horne8,23717.6
Ind. Conservative W.P. Boulden1,8794.0
Majority7,87716.8
Turnout 46,84582.4
Conservative win (new seat)

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Fareham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dymoke White 35,88252.47
Labour Ashley Bramall 32,50147.53
Majority3,3814.94
Turnout 68,38370.96
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

Fareham by-election 1939
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dymoke White Unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold
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Inskip
General election 1935: Fareham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Inskip 31,79475.07
Labour Robert Mack10,56124.93New
Majority21,23350.14
Turnout 42,35561.92
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Fareham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Inskip Unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold
1931 Fareham by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Inskip 18,749 65.6 +11.4
Labour Arthur James Pearson6,31222.10.0
Liberal Conyngham Peters Cross3,51712.3-11.4
Majority12,43743.5+13.0
Turnout 28,57850.3-17.7
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Fareham [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist John Davidson 19,756 54.2 -21.0
Liberal Conyngham Peters Cross8,63023.7New
Labour Arthur James Pearson8,03422.1-2.7
Majority11,12630.5-19.9
Turnout 36,42068.0-0.8
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1924: Fareham [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist John Davidson 19,108 75.2 +5.8
Labour Joseph Bowron Baker6,30424.8-5.8
Majority12,80450.4+11.6
Turnout 25,41268.8+9.1
Unionist hold Swing +5.8
General election 1923: Fareham [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist John Davidson 14,787 69.4 -3.7
Labour Joseph Bowron Baker6,52630.6+3.7
Majority8,26138.8-7.4
Turnout 21,31359.7-7.7
Unionist hold Swing -3.7
General election 1922: Fareham [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist John Davidson 17,008 73.1 N/A
Labour C H Hoare6,24526.9New
Majority10,76346.2N/A
Turnout 23,25367.4N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A

Election results 1885-1918

Elections in the 1880s

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Frederick Fitzwygram
General election 1885: Fareham [23] [24] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Fitzwygram 5,177 53.4
Liberal Reginald Garton Wilberforce4,51846.6
Majority6596.8
Turnout 9,69579.7
Registered electors 12,162
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Fareham [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Fitzwygram Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Fareham [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Fitzwygram 6,086 57.2 N/A
Liberal James Grab Niven4,54742.8New
Majority1,53914.4N/A
Turnout 10,63377.0N/A
Registered electors 13,816
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1895: Fareham [23] [24] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Fitzwygram Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

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Lee
General election 1900: Fareham [23] [24] [26] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Lee 7,375 65.8 N/A
Liberal Robert Tweedy-Smith3,82834.2New
Majority3,54731.6N/A
Turnout 11,20369.8N/A
Registered electors 16,050
Conservative hold Swing N/A
By-election, 1903: Fareham [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Lee Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1906: Fareham [23] [24] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Lee 7,683 54.8 −11.0
Liberal George Evatt 6,33145.2+11.0
Majority1,3529.6−22.0
Turnout 14,01480.5+10.7
Registered electors 17,398
Conservative hold Swing −11.0

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Fareham [23] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Lee 10,117 63.7 +8.9
Liberal John Sandy5,76336.3−8.9
Majority4,35427.4+17.8
Turnout 1588084.9+4.4
Registered electors 18,695
Conservative hold Swing +8.9
General election December 1910: Fareham [23] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Lee Unopposed
Conservative hold

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

By-election, 1918: Fareham [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist John Davidson Unopposed
Unionist hold
General election 1918: Fareham [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist John Davidson Unopposed
Unionist hold
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

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.

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