Portsmouth North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Portsmouth North
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Portsmouth North (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2010
South East England - Portsmouth North constituency.svg
Boundary of Portsmouth North in South East England
County Hampshire
Electorate 71,844 (2023) [1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament Amanda Martin (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from
1918–1950
SeatsOne
Type of constituency Borough constituency
Created from Portsmouth
Replaced by

Portsmouth North is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Amanda Martin of the Labour Party since 2024. [n 2]

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Boundaries and boundary changes

As its name suggests, the constituency covers the northern portion of the city of Portsmouth in Hampshire.

DatesLocal authorityMaps Wards
1918–1950 County Borough of Portsmouth PortsmouthNorth1945Constituency.svg Charles Dickens, Mile End, North End, and Portsea.
1974–1983 County Borough of Portsmouth PortsmouthNorth1974Constituency.svg Cosham, Farlington, Meredith, Nelson, North End, Paulsgrove, Portsea, and St Mary and Guildhall.
1983–1997 City of Portsmouth
Borough of Havant 		City of Portsmouth wards of Copnor, Cosham, Drayton and Farlington, Hilsea, Nelson, and Paulsgrove, and the Borough of Havant wards of Purbrook and Stakes.
1997–2010 City of Portsmouth PortsmouthNorthConstituency.svg Copnor, Cosham, Drayton and Farlington, Hilsea, Nelson, and Paulsgrove.
2010–present PortsmouthNorth2007Constituency.svg Baffins, Copnor, Cosham, Drayton and Farlington, Hilsea, Nelson, and Paulsgrove.

1918–1950

The constituency was formed from splitting the existing of constituency Portsmouth

Abolition

After the First periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the Cosham and Meredith ward forming part of the new constituency of Portsmouth Langstone, while the rest formed the new constituency of Portsmouth West.

1974–1983

The constituency was reformed from the abolished constituencies of Portsmouth West and Portsmouth Langstone

1983–1997

Portsea, and St Mary and Guildhall wards were transferred to Portsmouth South with Purbrook and Stakes transferred from the abolished constituency of Havant and Waterloo.

1997–2010

Purbrook and Stakes were transferred to Havant

2010–present

Ward boundary changes and renaming

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged. [2]

History

The constituency was created in 1918 when the two-seat Portsmouth constituency was split into three divisions: Central, North and South.

It was abolished for the 1950 general election and largely replaced by a new Portsmouth West constituency as the axis of division changed, but was re-established for the February 1974 general election.

Constituency profile

This urban seat is of average affluence [3] and incomes, with relatively low unemployment compared to the national average measured at the end of 2012 at 3.8% (claimant count) as opposed to 2.3% average across the region. [4]

Compared to Portsmouth South, it has a lower proportion of public sector workers, students and ethnic minorities. This explains the divergence between the two Portsmouth seats in voting patterns. The seat is currently in Labour hands, but very narrowly, with the former Conservative MP and leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt commanding a large personal following.

The seat has been one of the most long-standing bellwethers (of the national election winner), having that status since its creation in February 1974 (1970 if notional results are taken into account); only the Dartford constituency have a longer-standing status, which has been a bellwether since 1964.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1918–1950

Portsmouth prior to 1918

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1918 Sir Bertram Falle, Bt. Coalition Conservative Member for Portsmouth (1910–1918)
1922 Conservative
1934 by-election Admiral Sir Roger Keyes Conservative Elevated to the peerage as Baron Keyes in January 1943
1943 by-election Admiral Sir William James Conservative
1945 Donald Bruce Labour Contested Portsmouth West following redistribution
1950 constituency abolished: see Portsmouth West and Portsmouth Langstone

MPs since 1974

Portsmouth West and Portsmouth Langstone prior to 1974

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
Feb 1974 Frank Judd Labour Member for Portsmouth West (1966–1974)
1979 Peter Griffiths Conservative
1997 Syd Rapson Labour
2005 Sarah McCarthy-Fry Labour Co-operative Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (2009–2010)
2010 Penny Mordaunt Conservative Secretary of State for International Development (2017–2019)
Secretary of State for Defence (2019)
Leader of the House of Commons (2022–2024)
2024 Amanda Martin Labour

Elections

Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Portsmouth North [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
C Unionist Party (UK) Bertram Falle 11,42761.8
Naval and Lower-DeckLionel Yexley*7,06338.2
Majority4,36423.6
Turnout 18,49052.3
Registered electors 35,367
Unionist win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

* Yexley (real name, James Woods) was supported by the Lower-Deck Parliamentary Committee, and also the local Liberal association.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Portsmouth North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Bertram Falle 14,168 55.9 −5.9
Labour Arthur Henderson 6,80826.9N/A
Liberal Thomas Lapthorn 4,36817.2N/A
Majority 7,36029.0+5.4
Turnout 25,34471.9+19.6
Registered electors 35,236
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1923: Portsmouth North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Bertram Falle 13,229 50.2 −5.7
Labour Olaf Gleeson9,52336.2+9.3
Liberal William Llewellyn Williams3,58413.6−3.6
Majority 3,70614.0−15.0
Turnout 26,33671.7−0.2
Registered electors 36,717
Unionist hold Swing −7.5
General election 1924: Portsmouth North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Bertram Falle 17,597 63.1 +12.9
Labour Olaf Gleeson10,27936.9+0.7
Majority 7,31826.2+12.2
Turnout 27,87675.0+3.3
Registered electors 37,168
Unionist hold Swing +6.1
General election 1929: Portsmouth North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Bertram Falle 15,352 44.5 −18.6
Labour Edward Archbold12,47536.2−0.7
Liberal Archibald Palmer6,64319.3N/A
Majority 2,8778.3−27.9
Turnout 34,47070.8−4.2
Registered electors 48,688
Unionist hold Swing −9.0

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Portsmouth North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bertram Falle 26,331 69.37 +24.87
Labour Kenneth Dewar 12,18231.63−4.57
Majority 14,14936.74+28.44
Turnout 38,51374.49+3.69
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing +14.87
1934 Portsmouth North by-election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Keyes 17,582 59.6 −8.8
Labour Edward Humby11,90440.4+8.8
Majority 5,67819.2−17.5
Turnout 29,48655.7−18.79
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing -8.8
General election 1935: Portsmouth North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Keyes 22,956 66.62 +7.02
Labour Edward Humby11,50233.38−7.02
Majority 11,45433.24+14.04
Turnout 34,45864.86−9.63
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing +7.02

Elections in the 1940s

1943 Portsmouth North by-election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William James 6,735 59.7 −6.9
Common Wealth Thomas Sargant 4,54540.3N/A
Majority 2,19019.4−13.8
Turnout 11,280
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1945: Portsmouth North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Bruce 15,352 51.1 +17.8
Conservative Greville Howard 14,31047.6–19.0
Democratic John Keast3881.3N/A
Majority 1,0423.5N/A
Turnout 30,05075.4+10.5
Registered electors 39,873
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +18.9

Elections in the 1970s

1970 notional result [7]
PartyVote %
Conservative 24,00046.0
Labour 21,50041.2
Liberal 6,70012.8
Turnout52,20071.3
Electorate73,238
General election February 1974: Portsmouth North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Judd 23,847 43.6 +2.4
Conservative Peter Griffiths 23,52743.0–2.9
Liberal Anthony Peaston [8] 7,30413.4+0.5
Majority 3200.6N/A
Turnout 54,67879.9+8.6
Registered electors 68,473
Labour gain from Conservative (Notional.) Swing +2.7
General election October 1974: Portsmouth North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Judd 24,352 45.9 +2.3
Conservative John Ward 23,00743.3+0.3
Liberal Eileen Brooks5,2089.8−3.5
More Prosperous Britain Tom Keen5271.0N/A
Majority 1,3452.5+2.0
Turnout 53,09476.8−3.0
Registered electors 69,089
Labour hold Swing +1.0
General election 1979: Portsmouth North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Griffiths 26,356 48.6 +5.3
Labour Frank Judd 24,04544.4–1.5
Liberal S Brewin3,3546.2−3.6
National Front R Hadlow2980.6N/A
Workers Revolutionary T White1220.2N/A
Majority 2,3114.3N/A
Turnout 54,17778.7+1.8
Registered electors 68,870
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.4
1979 notional result [9]
PartyVote %
Conservative 30,13951.4
Labour 23,22939.6
Liberal 4,9228.4
Others3810.6
Turnout58,671
Electorate

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Portsmouth North [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Griffiths 31,413 55.3 +3.9
SDP Stuart Luxon13,41423.6+15.2
Labour Nigel Beard 12,01321.1–18.5
Majority 17,99931.7+19.9
Turnout 56,84072.9–5.7
Registered electors 77,923
Conservative hold Swing –5.7
General election 1987: Portsmouth North [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Griffiths 33,297 55.3 +0.0
SDP Elizabeth Mitchell14,89624.7+1.1
Labour Co-op David Miles12,01620.0–1.2
Majority 18,40130.6–1.1
Turnout 60,20974.8+1.8
Registered electors 80,501
Conservative hold Swing –0.6

Elections in the 1990s

1992 notional result
PartyVote %
Conservative 25,36850.7
Labour 16,61033.2
Liberal Democrats 7,52915.1
Green 5111.0
Turnout50,01876.2
Electorate65,614
General election 1992: Portsmouth North [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Griffiths 32,240 52.6 −2.7
Labour Alan Burnett18,35929.9+10.0
Liberal Democrats Alex Bentley10,10116.5−8.3
Green Helen Palmer6281.0N/A
Majority 13,88122.6−7.9
Turnout 61,32877.1+2.3
Registered electors 79,592
Conservative hold Swing −6.4
General election 1997: Portsmouth North [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Syd Rapson 21,339 47.1 +13.9
Conservative Peter Griffiths 17,01637.6−13.1
Liberal Democrats Steven Sollitt4,78810.6–4.5
Referendum Shaun Evelegh1,7573.9N/A
UKIP Peter Coe2980.7N/A
Wessex Regionalist Colin Bex720.2N/A
Majority 4,3239.5N/A
Turnout 45,27070.1–6.1
Registered electors 64,539
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +13.5

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Portsmouth North [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Syd Rapson 18,676 50.7 +3.5
Conservative Christopher Day13,54236.7−0.9
Liberal Democrats Darren Sanders3,79510.3−0.3
UKIP William McCabe5591.5+0.9
Independent Brian Bundy2940.8N/A
Majority 5,13413.9+4.4
Turnout 36,86657.4−12.8
Registered electors 64,256
Labour hold Swing +2.2
General election 2005: Portsmouth North [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sarah McCarthy-Fry 15,412 40.9 −9.8
Conservative Penny Mordaunt 14,27337.8+1.1
Liberal Democrats Gary Lawson6,68417.7+7.4
UKIP Mike Smith 1,3483.6+2.1
Majority 1,1393.0−10.9
Turnout 37,71760.0+2.6
Registered electors 62,884
Labour hold Swing −5.5
2005 notional result
PartyVote %
Labour 15,89738.7
Conservative 15,56437.9
Liberal Democrats 8,08019.7
Others1,5633.8
Turnout41,10459.7
Electorate68,872

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Portsmouth North [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Penny Mordaunt 19,533 44.3 +6.4
Labour Co-op Sarah McCarthy-Fry 12,24427.8−10.9
Liberal Democrats Darren Sanders8,87420.1+0.5
UKIP Mike Fitzgerald1,8124.1+0.3
English Democrat David Knight1,0402.4N/A
Green Iain Maclennan4611.0N/A
TUSC Mick Tosh1540.3N/A
Majority 7,28916.5N/A
Turnout 44,11862.7+3.0
Registered electors 70,329
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.7
General election 2015: Portsmouth North [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Penny Mordaunt 21,343 47.1 +2.8
Labour John Ferrett10,80623.8−3.9
UKIP Mike Fitzgerald [19] 8,66019.1+15.0
Liberal Democrats Darren Sanders2,8286.2−13.9
Green Gavin Ellis [20] 1,4503.2+2.2
TUSC Jon Woods2310.5+0.2
Majority 10,53723.2+6.7
Turnout 45,31862.1−0.7
Registered electors 73,105
Conservative hold Swing +3.4
General election 2017: Portsmouth North [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Penny Mordaunt 25,860 54.8 +7.7
Labour Rumal Khan15,89533.7+9.8
Liberal Democrats Darren Sanders2,6085.5−0.7
UKIP Mike Fitzgerald1,9264.1−15.0
Green Ken Hawkins [22] 7911.7−1.5
Libertarian Joe Jenkins1300.3N/A
Majority 9,96521.1−2.1
Turnout 47,21066.1+4.2
Registered electors 71,374
Conservative hold Swing –1.1
General election 2019: Portsmouth North [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Penny Mordaunt 28,172 61.4 +6.6
Labour Amanda Martin 12,39227.0−6.7
Liberal Democrats Antonia Harrison3,4197.4+1.9
Green Lloyd Day1,3042.8+1.2
Independent George Madgwick6231.4N/A
Majority 15,78034.4+13.3
Turnout 45,91064.4−1.8
Registered electors 71,299
Conservative hold Swing +6.6

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Portsmouth North [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amanda Martin 14,495 34.8 +7.9
Conservative Penny Mordaunt 13,71533.0–28.4
Reform UK Melvyn Todd8,50120.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Simon Dodd3,0317.3–0.2
Green Duncan Robinson1,8514.5+1.6
Majority 7801.9N/A
Turnout 41,59359.0–5.3
Registered electors 70,446
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +18.1

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough 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. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  3. ↑ "Local statistics". Office for National Statistics.
  4. ↑ "Unemployment claimants by constituency". The Guardian. 17 November 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Craig, Fred W. S (1969). British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949. Political Reference Publications. ISBN   0900178019 . Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1922
  7. ↑ Michael Stead. "1970 notional general election & February 1974 general election". BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Lionel King. "Election candidates 1945-2019: South Central region" (PDF). liberalhistory.org.uk. Liberal Democrat History Group. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "BBC/ITN NOTIONAL ELECTION 1979". election.demon.co.uk. BBC/ITN. Archived from the original on 28 May 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "UK Polling Report".
  20. ↑ "People - Portsmouth Green Party". Archived from the original on 11 September 2024.
  21. ↑ "Microsoft Word – Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll – Portsmouth North.docx" (PDF). portsmouth.gov.uk. 11 May 2017.
  22. ↑ "Portsmouth Green Party Candidates 2019 Local Elections". portsmouth.greenparty.org.uk.
  23. ↑ "Portsmouth North Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  24. ↑ "Portsmouth North Statement of Persons Nominated". Portsmouth City Council. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

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