| Farnham and Bordon | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
| 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) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
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.
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.
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]
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:
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Greg Stafford | Conservative | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Greg Stafford | 18,951 | 35.7 | −23.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Khalil Yousuf | 17,602 | 33.2 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Alex Just | 7,328 | 13.8 | +7.0 | |
| Reform | Ged Hall | 6,217 | 11.7 | N/A | |
| Green | Claire Matthes | 2,496 | 4.7 | +3.8 | |
| Hampshire Ind. | Don Jerrard | 421 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,349 | 2.5 | −24.0 | ||
| Turnout | 53,015 | 69.8 | −0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,918 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −12.1 | |||
| 2019 national result [10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 30,376 | 59.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 16,799 | 32.8 | |
| Labour | 3,487 | 6.8 | |
| Green | 479 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | 51,141 | 70.1 | |
| Electorate | 72,938 | ||