Farnham and Bordon

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Farnham and Bordon
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Farnham and Bordon
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Boundary of Farnham and Bordon in South East England
County
Electorate 72,938 (2023) [1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Greg Stafford (Conservative)
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Farnham and Bordon is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] It is a cross-county constituency covering parts of Hampshire and Surrey. [3] It was first contested in the 2024 general election [4] and is currently represented by Greg Stafford of the Conservative Party.

Contents

A majority of the population, of the electorate and of the land area of this constituency come from the Borough of Waverley in Surrey, with the relevant wards of the District of East Hampshire making up a significant minority of the seat.

Constituency profile

The Farnham and Bordon constituency is located in South East England and covers parts of Hampshire and Surrey. It includes the towns of Farnham, Bordon and Haslemere and the villages of Liphook, Headley and Hale. Farnham is a historic market town and Bordon grew around a British Army base during the 20th century. The eastern parts of the constituency lie within the Surrey Hills National Landscape, part of the North Downs range of hills. The constituency is generally affluent with low levels of deprivation; Farnham and Haslemere fall within the top 10% least-deprived areas in England. [5] The average house price is almost double the national figure. [6]

Residents of the constituency are generally older and well-educated. Household income and rates of professional employment are very high compared to the rest of the country. White people made up 93% of the population at the 2021 census. [6] At the local council level, Farnham and Bordon are mostly represented by local residents' associations, Haslemere by Liberal Democrats and the villages and rural areas by Conservatives. An estimated 55% of voters in the constituency supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the nationwide figure of 48%. [6]

Boundaries

The constituency was created by the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, and is composed of the following wards:

It comprises the following areas of Hampshire and Surrey:

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Greg Stafford Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Farnham and Bordon [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Greg Stafford 18,951 35.7 −23.7
Liberal Democrats Khalil Yousuf17,60233.2+0.4
Labour Alex Just7,32813.8+7.0
Reform Ged Hall6,21711.7N/A
Green Claire Matthes2,4964.7+3.8
Hampshire Ind. Don Jerrard4210.8N/A
Majority 1,3492.5−24.0
Turnout 53,01569.8−0.3
Registered electors 75,918
Conservative hold Swing −12.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019 national result [10]
PartyVote%
Conservative 30,37659.4
Liberal Democrats 16,79932.8
Labour 3,4876.8
Green 4790.9
Turnout51,14170.1
Electorate72,938

See also

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 24 June 2024.
  2. "South East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. "Bordon could join Farnham and Haslemere in proposed cross-county constituency". Farnham Herald. 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  4. Armstrong, Julie (2021-06-18). "Jeremy Hunt's South West Surrey could be split in two by boundary review". Surrey Live. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  5. "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Seat Details - Farnham and Bordon". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  7. "New Seat Details – Farnham and Bordon". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  8. "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations" (PDF). Waverley Borough Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. "Farnham and Bordon - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. "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.

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