List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire

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The ceremonial county of Hampshire , which includes the unitary authorities of Portsmouth and Southampton, is divided into 18 Parliamentary constituencies - 9 Borough constituencies and 9 County constituencies.

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Constituencies

   Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrat ¤

Constituency [nb 1] Electorate [1] Majority [2] [nb 2] Member of Parliament [2] Nearest opposition [2] Map
Aldershot BC 72,61716,698  Leo Docherty Howard Kaye ‡
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Basingstoke BC 82,92814,198  Maria Miller Kerena Marchant ‡
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East Hampshire CC 76,47819,696  Damian Hinds David Buxton ¤
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Eastleigh BC 83,88015,607  Paul Holmes Lynda Murphy ¤
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Fareham CC 78,33726,086  Suella Braverman Matthew Randall ‡
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Gosport BC 73,54123,278  Caroline Dinenage Tom Chatwin ‡
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Havant BC 72,10321,792  Alan Mak Rosamund Knight ‡
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Meon Valley CC 75,73723,555  Flick Drummond Lewis North ¤
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New Forest East CC 73,54925,251  Julian Lewis Julie Hope ‡
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New Forest West CC 70,86924,403  Desmond Swayne Jack Davies ¤
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North East Hampshire CC 78,95420,211  Ranil Jayawardena Graham Cockarill ¤
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North West Hampshire CC 83,08326,308  Kit Malthouse Luigi Gregori ¤
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Portsmouth North BC 71,29915,780  Penny Mordaunt Amanda Martin ‡
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Portsmouth South BC*74,1865,363  Stephen Morgan Flick Drummond †
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Romsey and Southampton North CC 68,22810,872  Caroline Nokes Craig Fletcher ¤
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Southampton Itchen BC 72,2994,498  Royston Smith Simon Letts ‡
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Southampton Test BC 70,1166,213  Alan Whitehead Steven Galton †
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Winchester CC 75,582985  Steve Brine Paula Ferguson ¤
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2010 boundary changes

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to increase the number of seats which covered Hampshire from 17 to 18, with the creation of Meon Valley. As a consequence of resulting boundary changes, Romsey was renamed Romsey and Southampton North. The Aldershot and Basingstoke seats, more predominantly urban than previously defined, were redesignated as borough constituencies.

Former nameBoundaries 1997-2010Current nameBoundaries 2010–present
  1. Aldershot CC
  2. Basingstoke CC
  3. East Hampshire CC
  4. Eastleigh BC
  5. Fareham CC
  6. Gosport BC
  7. Havant BC
  8. New Forest East CC
  9. New Forest West CC
  10. North East Hampshire CC
  11. North West Hampshire CC
  12. Portsmouth North BC
  13. Portsmouth South BC
  14. Romsey CC
  15. Southampton Itchen BC
  16. Southampton Test BC
  17. Winchester CC
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Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
  1. Aldershot BC
  2. Basingstoke BC
  3. East Hampshire CC
  4. Eastleigh BC
  5. Fareham CC
  6. Gosport BC
  7. Havant BC
  8. Meon Valley CC
  9. New Forest East CC
  10. New Forest West CC
  11. North East Hampshire CC
  12. North West Hampshire CC
  13. Portsmouth North BC
  14. Portsmouth South BC
  15. Romsey and Southampton North CC
  16. Southampton Itchen BC
  17. Southampton Test BC
  18. Winchester CC
Proposed Revised constituencies in Hampshire HampshireParliamentaryConstituencies2007.svg
Proposed Revised constituencies in Hampshire

Proposed boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their initial proposals on 8 June 2021. [3]

The commission has proposed that Hampshire be combined with Berkshire and Surrey as a sub-region of the South East Region. As a result, parts of the current constituency of East Hampshire would be included in a new cross-county boundary constituency named Farnham and Bordon. In addition, Fareham and Meon Valley would be abolished and replaced by Fareham and Waterlooville, and Hedge End. [4] [5]

The following constituencies are proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Basingstoke and Deane

Containing electoral wards from East Hampshire

Containing electoral wards from Eastleigh

Containing electoral wards from Fareham

Containing electoral wards from Gosport

Containing electoral wards from Hart

Containing electoral wards from Havant

Containing electoral wards from New Forest

Containing electoral wards from Portsmouth

Containing electoral wards from Rushmoor

Containing electoral wards from Southampton

Containing electoral wards from Test Valley

Containing electoral wards from Winchester

Revised proposals will be published in late 2022 and the final report will be submitted in June 2023.

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019. [6] The Isle of Wight is excluded throughout.

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Hampshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative 536,63357.1%Increase2.svg0.5%160
Labour 188,73820.1%Decrease2.svg6.5%20
Liberal Democrats 175,17318.6%Increase2.svg6.4%00
Greens 30,7103.3%Increase2.svg1.3%00
Brexit 2,5850.3%new00
Others6,4730.6%Decrease2.svg2.0%00
Total940,312100.018

Percentage votes

Note that before 1983 Hampshire also included the Bournemouth and Christchurch areas.

Election year1923192419291935194519501951195519591964196619701974 (F)1974 (O)19791983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative 150.263.846.968.049.554.358.160.060.650.547.452.046.545.956.155.155.354.241.241.642.849.552.256.657.1
Labour 22.727.127.227.437.738.840.338.134.934.133.729.926.929.426.114.714.518.628.327.623.214.916.926.620.1
Liberal Democrat 227.09.123.73.16.96.71.61.94.615.313.712.126.024.017.329.930.026.025.327.829.629.711.312.218.6
Green Party ----------------*****0.74.32.03.3
UKIP ------------------***3.914.72.0*
Brexit Party ------------------------0.3
Other--2.21.55.90.3---0.045.16.00.70.80.50.20.21.25.13.04.41.30.50.60.6

1Including National Liberal, and one National candidate in 1945

2pre-1979: Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Accurate vote percentages for the 1918, 1922 and 1931 elections cannot be obtained because at least one candidate stood unopposed.

Seats

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative 15151411101014171616
Labour 0013332122
Liberal Democrat 10003442000
Total15151517171718181818

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name. Unlike elsewhere in this article, the Isle of Wight is included in these tables.

1885 to 1918

   Conservative    Independent Conservative    Liberal    Liberal Unionist    National Party

Constituency188518868788189218959697001900010405190606Jan 1910Dec 191012161718
Andover Beach E. Faber W. Faber
Basingstoke Sclater-Booth Jeffreys Salter Geddes
Christchurch Young Smith Balfour Allen Croft Croft
Fareham Fitzwygram Lee Davidson
New Forest F. Compton Douglas-Scott-Montagu H. Compton Hobart Perkins
Petersfield Palmer Wickham Nicholson
Portsmouth Crossman Baker Majendie Baker Falle
Vanderbyl Wilson Clough Bramsdon Lucas Bramsdon Beresford Meux
Southampton Giles Chamberlayne Evans Chamberlayne Philipps
Commerell Evans Simeon Ward
Winchester Tottenham Moss Myers G. V. Baring Carnegie
Isle of Wight Webster Seely G. Baring Hall

1918 to 1950

   Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Conservative    Labour    Liberal    National Government    National Liberal (1931-68)   National Party

Constituency1918202119222223192319241929311931323419353940404143194545
Aldershot Palmer Lyttelton
Basingstoke Geddes Holbrook Fletcher Holbrook Wallop Wolff Donner
Bournemouth Croft Lyle Bracken
Fareham Davidson Inskip White
New Forest & Christchurch Perkins Ashley Mills Crosthwaite-Eyre
Petersfield Nicholson Dorman-Smith Jeffreys
Portsmouth Central Bramsdon Privett Bramsdon Foster Hall Beaumont Snow
Portsmouth North Falle Keyes James Bruce
Portsmouth South Cayzer Wilson Cayzer Lucas
Southampton Philipps Perkins Morley Barrie Reith Thomas Morley
Ward Bathurst Lewis Craven-Ellis Lewis
Winchester Hennessy Ellis Palmer Jeger
Isle of Wight Hall Chatfeild-Clarke Seely Macdonald

1950 to 1983

   Conservative    Labour    Liberal    Social Democratic    Speaker

Constituency195019515254195519596064196465196668197071Feb 1974Oct 197477197981
Aldershot Lyttelton Errington Critchley
Basingstoke Donner Freeth Mitchell
Bournemouth East & Christchurch / Bth East (1974) Bracken Nicolson Cordle Atkinson
Bournemouth West Gascoyne-Cecil Eden
Christchurch and Lymington N/A Adley
Eastleigh N/A Price
Gosport and Fareham / Fareham (1974) Bennett Lloyd
Gosport N/A Viggers
New Forest Crosthwaite-Eyre McNair-Wilson
Petersfield Jeffreys Legh Quennell Mates
Portsmouth Langstone / Havant & Waterloo (1974) Stevens Lloyd
Portsmouth South Lucas Pink
Portsmouth West / Portsmouth North (1974) Clarke Judd Griffiths
Southampton Itchen Morley King Mitchell
Southampton Test King Howard Fletcher-Cooke Mitchell Hill Gould Hill
Winchester Smithers Morgan-Giles Browne
Isle of Wight Macdonald Woodnutt Ross

1983 to present

   Conservative    Democratic Unionist    Independent    Independent Conservative    Labour    Liberal    Liberal Democrats    Social Democratic

Constituency19838419871992941997002001020420052010132015201720192020
Aldershot Critchley Howarth Docherty
Basingstoke Hunter Miller
East Hampshire Mates Hinds
Eastleigh Price Milligan Chidgey Huhne Thornton Davies Holmes
Fareham Lloyd Hoban Braverman
Gosport Viggers Dinenage
Havant Lloyd Willetts Mak
Meon Valley Hollingbery Drummond
New Forest / New Forest East (1997) McNair-Wilson Lewis
New Forest West Swayne
North East Hampshire Arbuthnot Jayawardena
North West Hampshire Mitchell Young Malthouse
Portsmouth North Griffiths Rapson McCarthy-Fry Mordaunt
Portsmouth South Pink Hancock Martin Hancock Drummond Morgan
Romsey and Waterside / Romsey (1997) /
Romsey & Southampton North (2010)
Colvin Gidley Nokes
Southampton Itchen Chope Denham Smith
Southampton Test Hill Whitehead
Winchester Browne Malone Oaten Brine
Isle of Wight Ross Field Brand Turner Seely

See also

Notes

  1. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

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