Farnham and Bordon (UK Parliament constituency)

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Farnham and Bordon
County constituency
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Farnham and Bordon (UK Parliament constituency)
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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

Boundaries

The constituency was created by the 2023 Periodic 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 Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Farnham and Bordon [6] [7]
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 UK Ged Hall6,21711.7N/A
Green Claire Matthes2,4964.7+3.8
Hampshire Ind. Don Jerrard4210.8N/A
Majority1,3492.5–24.0
Turnout 53,01569.8–0.3
Registered electors 75,918
Conservative hold Swing –12.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [8]
PartyVote %
Conservative 30,37659.4
Liberal Democrats 16,79932.8
Labour 3,4876.8
Green 4790.9
Turnout51,14170.1
Electorate72,938

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References

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