East Hampshire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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![]() Boundary of East Hampshire in South East England | |
County | Hampshire |
Electorate | 69,959 (2023) [1] |
Major settlements | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Damian Hinds (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Petersfield, Aldershot and Basingstoke[2] |
East Hampshire is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Damian Hinds of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was subject to major boundary changes. The town of Bordon moved to a majority Surrey constituency named Farnham and Bordon, first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]
History
The seat was created in 1983 chiefly to replace the Petersfield constituency. The first MP was (by election) Michael Mates, who held it from 1983 until the calling of the 2010 election when he retired.
Constituency profile
The boundaries resemble the East Hampshire district, shifted somewhat north. The south of the seat has many farm, tourist and outdoor leisure businesses in the South Downs National Park. Results present a Conservative safe seat by length of tenure and size of majorities. On national opinion-poll adjusted results, Hinds achieved the 28th-highest vote share for the party in 2017. The Liberal Democrats or its predecessor the Liberals have finished second in the elections, bar:
Boundaries
1983–1997: The District of East Hampshire wards of Binsted, Bramshott and Liphook, Clanfield and Buriton, East Meon and Langrish, Froyle and Bentley, Froxfield and Steep, Grayshott, Headley, Horndean Catherington, Horndean Hazleton, Horndean Kings, Horndean Murray, Liss, Petersfield Heath, Petersfield St Mary's, Petersfield St Peter's, Rowlands Castle, Selborne, The Hangers, Whitehill Bordon and Whitehill, and Whitehill Lindford, and the District of Hart wards of Church Crookham, Crondall, Fleet Courtmoor, Fleet Pondtail, Fleet West, Hook, Long Sutton, and Odiham.
1997–2010: The District of East Hampshire wards of Alton Holybourne, Alton North East, Alton North West, Alton South East, Alton South West and Beech, Clanfield and Buriton, East Meon and Langrish, Farringdon, Four Marks, Froxfield and Steep, Horndean Catherington, Horndean Hazleton, Horndean Kings, Horndean Murray, Liss, Medstead, North Downland, Petersfield Heath, Petersfield St Mary's, Petersfield St Peter's, Ropley and West Tisted, Rowlands Castle, and The Hangers, and the Borough of Havant wards of Cowplain, Hart Plain, and Waterloo.
2010–2024: The District of East Hampshire wards of Alton Amery, Alton Ashdell, Alton Eastbrooke, Alton Westbrooke, Alton Whitedown, Alton Wooteys, Binstead and Bentley, Bramshott and Liphook, Downland, East Meon, Four Marks and Medstead, Froxfield and Steep, Grayshott, Headley, Holybourne and Froyle, Lindford, Liss, Petersfield Bell Hill, Petersfield Causeway, Petersfield Heath, Petersfield Rother, Petersfield St Mary's, Petersfield St Peter's, Ropley and Tisted, Selborne, The Hangers and Forest, Whitehill Chase, Whitehill Deadwater, Whitehill Hogmoor, Whitehill Pinewood, and Whitehill Walldown.
2024–present: The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane ward of Oakley & The Candovers (part) and the District of East Hampshire wards of Alton Amery, Alton Ashdell, Alton Eastbrooke, Alton Holybourne, Alton Westbrooke, Alton Whitedow, Alton Wooteys, Bentworth & Froyle, Binsted, Bentley & Selborne, Buriton & East Meon, Clanfield, Four Marks & Medstead, Froxfield, Sheet & Steep, Horndean Catherington, Horndean Downs, Horndean Kings & Blendworth, Horndean Murray, Liss, Petersfield Bell Hill, Petersfield Causeway, Petersfield Heath, Petersfield St. Peter's, Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers, and Rowlands Castle.[5]
- The town of Bordon (which forms part of the parish of Whitehill) and surrounding areas, comprising 36% of the 2010-2024 electorate[6], was moved to the new constituency of Farnham and Bordon. To compensate, the seat was expanded southwards again to re-include Horndean, which between 2010 and 2024 was part of the subsequently-abolished Meon Valley constituency. To ensure the electorate is within the permitted range, a small part of the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane ward of Oakley & The Candovers (the "Candovers") was also added.
Members of Parliament
Petersfield, Aldershot and Basingstoke prior to 1983
Election | Member[7] | Party | |
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1983 | Michael Mates | Conservative | |
2010 | Damian Hinds | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Damian Hinds | 18,509 | 36.9 | –22.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dominic Martin | 17,234 | 34.4 | +12.7 | |
Reform UK | Matthew Kellermann | 6,476 | 12.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Lucy Sims | 4,967 | 9.9 | −2.4 | |
Green | Richard Knight | 2,404 | 4.8 | –0.7 | |
Hampshire Ind. | Jim Makin | 364 | 0.7 | N/A | |
SDP | Sara Smith | 152 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,275 | 2.5 | –34.8 | ||
Turnout | 50,106 | 69.6 | –7.8 | ||
Registered electors | 71,965 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −17.4 |
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result[9] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 31,965 | 59.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 11,765 | 21.7 | |
Labour | 6,662 | 12.3 | |
Green | 2,971 | 5.5 | |
Others | 812 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 54,175 | 77.4 | |
Electorate | 69,959 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Damian Hinds | 33,446 | 58.8 | −4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Buxton | 13,750 | 24.2 | +9.0 | |
Labour | Gaynor Austin | 6,287 | 11.1 | −5.9 | |
Green | Zoe Parker | 2,600 | 4.6 | +1.4 | |
UKIP | Jim Makin | 616 | 1.1 | New | |
JAC | Eddie Trotter | 196 | 0.3 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 19,696 | 34.6 | −12.0 | ||
Turnout | 56,895 | 74.4 | −0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Damian Hinds | 35,263 | 63.6 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Rohit Dasgupta | 9,411 | 17.0 | +6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Robinson | 8,403 | 15.2 | +4.1 | |
Green | Richard Knight | 1,760 | 3.2 | −2.9 | |
JAC | Susan Jerrard | 571 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 25,852 | 46.6 | −2.1 | ||
Turnout | 55,567 | 74.7 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Damian Hinds | 31,334 | 60.7 | +3.9 | |
UKIP | Peter Baillie | 6,187 | 12.0 | +9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Robinson | 5,732 | 11.1 | −19.4 | |
Labour | Alex Wilks | 5,220 | 10.1 | +2.2 | |
Green | Peter Bisset | 3,176 | 6.1 | New | |
Majority | 25,147 | 48.7 | +22.4 | ||
Turnout | 51,649 | 72.7 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Damian Hinds | 29,137 | 56.8 | +9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adam Carew | 15,640 | 30.5 | −3.5 | |
Labour | Jane Edbrooke | 4,043 | 7.9 | −8.6 | |
UKIP | Hugh McGuiness | 1,477 | 2.9 | +0.3 | |
English Democrat | Matt Williams | 710 | 1.4 | New | |
JAC | Don Jerrard | 310 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 13,467 | 26.3 | +15.9 | ||
Turnout | 51,317 | 71.0 | +6.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.6 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Mates | 24,273 | 45.7 | −1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Bright | 18,764 | 35.3 | +5.4 | |
Labour | Marjorie Broughton | 8,519 | 16.0 | −3.6 | |
UKIP | David Samuel | 1,583 | 3.0 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 5,509 | 10.4 | −7.3 | ||
Turnout | 53,139 | 66.9 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mates | 23,950 | 47.6 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Booker | 15,060 | 29.9 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Barbara Burfoot | 9,866 | 19.6 | +2.5 | |
UKIP | Stephen Coles | 1,413 | 2.8 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 8,890 | 17.7 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 50,289 | 64.3 | −11.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mates | 27,927 | 48.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Booker | 16,337 | 28.1 | ||
Labour | Robert Hoyle | 9,945 | 17.1 | ||
Referendum | John Hayter | 2,757 | 4.7 | New | |
Green | Ian Foster | 649 | 1.1 | ||
UKIP | Stephen Coles | 513 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 11,590 | 19.9 | |||
Turnout | 58,128 | 75.6 | −3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mates | 47,541 | 64.2 | −0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Baring | 18,376 | 24.8 | −4.1 | |
Labour | James Phillips | 6,840 | 9.2 | +2.5 | |
Green | Ian Foster | 1,113 | 1.5 | New | |
Independent | Stanley Hale | 165 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 29,165 | 39.4 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 74,035 | 79.3 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mates | 43,093 | 64.5 | +1.7 | |
Liberal | Robert Booker | 19,307 | 28.9 | −2.8 | |
Labour | Colin Lloyd | 4,443 | 6.7 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 23,786 | 35.6 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 66,843 | 77.4 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mates | 36,968 | 62.8 | ||
Liberal | Rebecca Bryan | 18,641 | 31.7 | ||
Labour | Steven Cowan | 3,247 | 5.5 | ||
Majority | 18,327 | 31.1 | |||
Turnout | 58,856 | 74.2 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
Notes
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'Hampshire East', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Majority Sorted Seats". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ "Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?".
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
- ^ East Hampshire
- ^ "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.
- ^ "General Election 2019 results | East Hampshire District Council". Archived from the original on 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Constituencies | UK results: Conservatives win majority", Election 2019, BBC News.
- ^ "Hampshire East parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
- East Hampshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- East Hampshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK