New Forest West (UK Parliament constituency)

Last updated

New Forest West
County constituency
for the House of Commons
NewForestWest2007Constituency.svg
Boundary of New Forest West in Hampshire
EnglandHampshire.svg
Location of Hampshire within England
County Hampshire
Electorate 68,987 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements Fordingbridge, Ringwood, New Milton, Lymington
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of Parliament Desmond Swayne (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from New Forest

New Forest West is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Desmond Swayne, a Conservative. [n 2]

Contents

Constituency profile

This constituency covers the part of the New Forest which is not covered by New Forest East, and southern coastal settlements just outside its boundaries. The largest settlements are Fordingbridge and Ringwood which are inland and coastal New Milton and Lymington.

For all areas the relevant local authority has a higher than average proportion of retired people, and a lower than national average extent of social housing and rented housing. [2] Housing types include far above average detached and semi-detached properties. [2] Coast and forest are contained in this area. [3]

Boundaries

New Forest West (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of current boundaries

1997–2010: The District of New Forest wards of Barton, Bashley, Becton, Bransgore and Sopley, Downlands, Fordingbridge, Forest North West, Forest West, Hordle, Lymington Town, Milford, Milton, Pennington, Ringwood North, Ringwood South, and Sway.

2010–present: The District of New Forest wards of Barton, Bashley, Becton, Bransgore and Burley, Buckland, Downlands and Forest, Fernhill, Fordingbridge, Forest North West, Hordle, Lymington Town, Milford, Milton, Pennington, Ringwood East and Sopley, Ringwood North, and Ringwood South.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be unchanged. [4]

Following a review of local authority ward boundaries, which became effective in May 2023, [5] [6] the constituency now comprises the following:

History

This constituency was created when the old New Forest constituency was divided for the 1997 general election. Since its creation, election results suggest a Conservative safe seat.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [8] Party
1997 Sir Desmond Swayne Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next General Election: New Forest West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Reginald Chester-Sterne[ citation needed ]
Green Anna Collar [9]
Liberal Democrats Jack Davies [10]
Labour Dr Sally Johnston
SDP Paul Simon
Conservative Desmond Swayne [11]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: New Forest West [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Desmond Swayne 32,113 63.8 -3.0
Liberal Democrats Jack Davies7,71015.3+5.7
Labour Jo Graham6,59513.1-6.5
Green Nicholas Bubb3,8887.7+4.8
Majority24,40348.5+1.3
Turnout 50,30671.3-1.5
Conservative hold Swing -4.35
General election 2017: New Forest West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Desmond Swayne 33,170 66.8 +6.9
Labour Jo Graham9,73919.6+8.8
Liberal Democrats Terry Scriven4,7819.6+2.7
Green Janet Richards1,4542.9-2.9
Pirate Des Hjerling4831.0New
Majority23,43147.2+3.8
Turnout 49,62772.8+3.6
Conservative hold Swing -0.95
General election 2015: New Forest West [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Desmond Swayne 28,420 59.9 +1.1
UKIP Paul Bailey7,81616.5+10.6
Labour Lena Samuels5,13310.8+1.0
Liberal Democrats Imogen Shepherd-DuBey3,2936.9−16.4
Green Janet Richards2,7485.8+3.6
Majority20,60443.4+7.9
Turnout 47,41069.2-7.4
Conservative hold Swing -4.75
General election 2010: New Forest West [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Desmond Swayne 27,980 58.8 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Mike Plummer11,08423.3+4.1
Labour Janice Hurne4,6669.8−6.7
UKIP Martin Lyon2,7835.9+1.7
Green Janet Richards1,0592.2-1.8
Majority16,89635.5-1.2
Turnout 47,57269.6+3.5
Conservative hold Swing −0.6

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: New Forest West [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Desmond Swayne 26,004 56.4 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Murari Kaushik8,71918.9−6.9
Labour Janice Hurne7,59016.5+1.8
UKIP Brian Lawrence1,9174.2+0.5
Green Janet Richards1,8374.0New
Majority17,28537.5+7.6
Turnout 46,06766.5+1.5
Conservative hold Swing +3.8
General election 2001: New Forest West [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Desmond Swayne 24,575 55.7 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Bignell11,38425.8−2.0
Labour Crada N. Onuegbu6,48114.7+0.4
UKIP Michael Clark1,6473.7+0.6
Majority13,19129.9+7.1
Turnout 44,08765.0−9.7
Conservative hold Swing +3.6

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: New Forest West [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Desmond Swayne 25,149 50.6
Liberal Democrats Robert C.H. Hale13,81727.8
Labour David R. Griffiths7,09214.3
Referendum Maureen A. Elliott2,1504.3
UKIP Michael Holmes 1,5423.1
Majority11,33222.8
Turnout 49,75074.7
Conservative win (new seat)

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.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Milton</span> Human settlement in England

New Milton is a market town in southwest Hampshire, England. To the north is in the New Forest and to the south the coast at Barton-on-Sea. The town is equidistant between Lymington and Christchurch, 6 miles (9.7 km) away.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Forest District</span> Non-metropolitan district in England

New Forest is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Lyndhurst, although the largest town is Totton. The district also includes the towns of Fordingbridge, Lymington, New Milton and Ringwood. The district is named after and covers most of the New Forest National Park, which occupies much of the central part of the district. The main urban areas are around the periphery of the forest. The district has a coastline onto the Solent to the south and Southampton Water to the east.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southampton Test (UK Parliament constituency)</span>

Southampton Test is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Alan Whitehead, a member of the Labour Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rushcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Nottinghamshire constituency from 1885

Rushcliffe is a constituency in Nottinghamshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2019 by Ruth Edwards, a Conservative.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Makerfield (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Makerfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Yvonne Fovargue of the Labour Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liverpool Riverside (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Liverpool Riverside is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Kim Johnson, who is a member of the Labour Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards

Maidenhead is a constituency in Berkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since its creation at the 1997 general election, the seat has been held by Conservative Member of Parliament Theresa May, who served as Home Secretary from 2010 to 2016 and as Prime Minister from 2016 to 2019. In March 2024, May announced she would be standing down as an MP at the next general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Forest East (UK Parliament constituency)</span>

New Forest East is a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 1997 by Julian Lewis of the Conservative Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Loughborough (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Loughborough is a constituency in Leicestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Jane Hunt, a Conservative. From 2010 until 2019, it was represented by Nicky Morgan, who served in the governments of David Cameron and Boris Johnson. In 2020, she was elevated to the Peerage and became a member of the House of Lords. The constituency is a considered a bellwether, as it has reflected the national result at every general election since February 1974.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burton (UK Parliament constituency)</span> UK Parliament constituency in England since 1885

Burton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stoke-on-Trent North (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Stoke-on-Trent North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Jonathan Gullis, a member of the Conservative Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dulwich and West Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)</span> UK Parliament constituency since 1997

Dulwich and West Norwood is a constituency in South London created in 1997. It has been represented by Helen Hayes of Labour since her election in 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richmond Park (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Richmond Park is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2019, its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Sarah Olney of the Liberal Democrats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency)</span> UK Parliament constituency since 1983

Christchurch is a constituency in Dorset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Sir Christopher Chope of the Conservative Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chingford and Woodford Green (UK Parliament constituency)</span> UK Parliament constituency since 1997

Chingford and Woodford Green is a constituency in North East London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Sir Iain Duncan Smith of the Conservative Party since its creation in 1997.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Forest (UK Parliament constituency)</span>

New Forest was a county constituency in south-west Hampshire which elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

New Forest District Council elections are held every four years to elect members of New Forest District Council in Hampshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 48 councillors representing 26 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Hampshire County Council election</span>

The 2017 Hampshire County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All councillors were elected from electoral divisions by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were somewhat changed from the previous election, with some being split, merged or with boundary changes. No elections were held in Portsmouth and Southampton, which are unitary authorities and hold their elections in other years. Similarly the districts within Hampshire did also not hold elections this year.

References

  1. ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "New Forest West: Constituency | Politics | The Guardian". TheGuardian.com . 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  5. ↑ LGBCE. "New Forest | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "The New Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  7. ↑ "New Seat Details - New Forest West". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
  9. ↑ "New Forest West Parliamentary constituency".
  10. ↑ "New Forest West Parliamentary constituency".
  11. ↑ "Conservatives, Lib Dems and Greens select New Forest East and West candidates for next UK general election". Lymington Times and New Milton Advertiser . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "New Forest West Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Sources

50°48′22″N1°37′44″W / 50.806°N 1.629°W / 50.806; -1.629

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.