North East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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North East Hampshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
North East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
South East England - North East Hampshire constituency.svg
Boundary of North East Hampshire in South East England
County Hampshire
Electorate 73,306 (2023) [1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of Parliament Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrats)
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North East Hampshire is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Alex Brewer, a Liberal Democrat. [n 2]

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History

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of Aldershot and East Hampshire. It was represented at Westminster by James Arbuthnot until 2015 when he was succeeded by Ranil Jayawardena. The constituency has, since its creation, given large majorities to the Conservatives, and in 2015, Jayawardena was elected with a lead of 29,916 votes, or 55.4%. This made North East Hampshire the safest Conservative seat at that election in both percentage and numerical terms. [2] Nevertheless, at the 2024 General Election the seat was gained by the Liberal Democrats with a swing of over 20%.

Boundaries

North East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of 2010–2024 boundaries

1997–2010: The District of Hart wards of Church Crookham, Crondall, Eversley, Fleet Courtmoor, Fleet Pondtail, Fleet West, Hartley Wintney, Hook, Long Sutton, Odiham, and Whitewater, and the District of East Hampshire wards of Binsted, Bramshott and Liphook, Froyle and Bentley, Grayshott, Headley, Selborne, Whitehill Bordon and Whitehill, and Whitehill Lindford.

2010–2024: The District of Hart wards of Church Crookham East, Church Crookham West, Crondall, Eversley, Fleet Central, Fleet Courtmoor, Fleet North, Fleet Pondtail, Fleet West, Greywell, Hartley Wintney, Hook, Long Sutton, Odiham, Yateley East, Yateley North, and Yateley West, and the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Calleva, Pamber, Sherborne St John, and Upton Grey and The Candovers.

This constituency was slightly altered for the 2010 general election. The seat's southernmost part was transferred to East Hampshire while it gained some wards from Basingstoke and additional Hart wards from Aldershot.

2024–present: Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Revised boundaries largely arising from changes to local authority ward structures and population growth since the previous review. The constituency lost its westernmost villages and part of Yateley, while gaining Old Basing.

Towns and villages in the constituency include Bramley, Church Crookham, Elvetham Heath, Eversley, Ewshot, Fleet, Greywell, Hartley Wintney, Herriard, Hook, Odiham, Old Basing, Sherfield on Loddon, Silchester, Upton Grey and Yateley (west).

Constituency profile

The seat includes significant software, hardware and military sectors and a significant proportion of Basingstoke, Bracknell and City of London commuters, particularly the latter towards Hook railway station on the South West Main Line; the average income level is higher than the national average. [4] This area also has low unemployment [5] and a high proportion of semi-detached and detached properties. [6]

Members of Parliament

East Hampshire and Aldershot prior to 1997

ElectionMember [7] Party
1997 James Arbuthnot Conservative
2015 Ranil Jayawardena Conservative
2024 Alex Brewer Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: North East Hampshire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alex Brewer 21,178 38.1 +15.7
Conservative Ranil Jayawardena 20,54436.9−24.9
Reform UK Paul Morton6,67312.0N/A
Labour Bradley Phillips5,0579.1−1.1
Green Mohamed Miah1,4252.5−0.4
Monster Raving Loony Howling Laud Hope 3400.6−0.4
Hampshire Ind. Duncan Stone2740.4N/A
Libertarian Alex Zychowski690.1N/A
Majority 6341.1
Turnout 55,56072.4−5.0
Registered electors 76,975
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +20.3

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [8]
PartyVote%
Conservative 35,12461.9
Liberal Democrats 12,69122.4
Labour 5,80810.2
Green 1,7003.0
Others1,4072.5
Turnout56,73077.4
Electorate73,306
General election 2019: North East Hampshire [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ranil Jayawardena 35,280 59.5 −6.0
Liberal Democrats Graham Cockarill15,06925.4+13.3
Labour Barry Jones5,7609.7−7.6
Green Culann Walsh1,7543.0+0.4
Independent Tony Durrant8311.4N/A
Monster Raving Loony Howling Laud Hope 5761.0N/A
Majority 20,21134.1−14.1
Turnout 59,27075.1−2.2
Conservative hold Swing −9.6
General election 2017: North East Hampshire [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ranil Jayawardena 37,754 65.5 −0.4
Labour Barry Jones9,98217.3+7.5
Liberal Democrats Graham Cockarill6,98712.1+1.6
Green Chas Spradbery1,4762.6−1.8
UKIP Mike Gascoigne1,0611.8−7.0
Independent Robert Blay3670.6N/A
Majority 27,77248.2−7.2
Turnout 57,62776.3+3.4
Conservative hold Swing −3.95
General election 2015: North East Hampshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ranil Jayawardena 35,573 65.9 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Graham Cockarill5,65710.5−15.0
Labour Amran Hussain5,2909.80.0
UKIP Robert Blay14,7328.8+4.6
Green Andrew Johnston2,3644.4N/A
Monster Raving Loony Mad Max Bobetsky3840.7N/A
Majority 29,91655.4+20.3
Turnout 54,00072.9−0.4
Conservative hold Swing +10.15

1: After nominations were closed, Blay was suspended from UKIP after threatening to shoot his Conservative opponent. [13] [14] His name still appeared on ballot papers as it was too late to remove him. [15]

General election 2010: North East Hampshire [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Arbuthnot 32,075 60.6 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Denzil Coulson13,47825.5−1.6
Labour Barry Jones5,1739.8−6.8
UKIP Ruth Duffin2,2134.2+0.9
Majority 18,59735.1+8.6
Turnout 52,93973.3+8.5
Conservative hold Swing +4.55

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: North East Hampshire [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Arbuthnot 25,407 53.7 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Adam Carew12,85827.2+4.2
Labour Kevin McGrath 7,63016.1−3.8
UKIP Paul Birch1,3922.9−1.0
Majority 12,54926.5−3.7
Turnout 47,28764.8+3.2
Conservative hold Swing −1.8
General election 2001: North East Hampshire [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Arbuthnot 23,379 53.2 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Plummer10,12223.0+0.3
Labour Barry Jones8,74419.9+3.9
UKIP Graham Mellstrom1,7023.9+3.0
Majority 13,25730.2+2.0
Turnout 43,94761.6−12.0
Conservative hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: North East Hampshire [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Arbuthnot 26,017 50.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Mann11,61922.7
Labour Peter Dare8,20316.0
Referendum Winston Rees2,4204.7
Independent Keki Jessavala2,4004.7
UKIP Christopher Berry4520.9
Majority 14,39828.2
Turnout 51,11173.6
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.

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 13 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Williams, Zoe (1 June 2017). "In the country's safest Tory seat, prosperity seeks a steady hand | Zoe Williams". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  4. ↑ "2001 Census". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  6. ↑ "2011 census interactive maps". Ons.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  7. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Hart Council Statement of Persons Nominated" . Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Loony Party Candidates" . Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "North Hampshire general election candidates". Basingstoke Observer. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "UKIP candidate Robert Blay suspended over shooting threat". BBC News. 5 May 2015.
  14. ↑ Rawlinson, Kevin (5 May 2015). "Ukip candidate suspended for threatening to 'put a bullet in' Tory rival". The Guardian.
  15. ↑ Myers, Russell; Sorrell, Lee (5 May 2015). "Robert Blay: UKIP suspends parliamentary candidate". Daily Mirror.
  16. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Sources

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