Horsham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Horsham County constituency
Horsham shown within West Sussex, and West Sussex shown within England
Created:	1295, 1945, 1983
MP:	Francis Maude
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	West Sussex
EP constituency:	South East England

Horsham 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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Boundary review 2 History 3 Members of Parliament 3.1 MPs 1660-1832 3.2 MPs 1832-1945 3.3 MPs 1945-1974 3.4 MPs 1983-Present 4 Election results 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency is located in a northern part of West Sussex, bordering the constituencies of Arundel and South Downs, Mid Sussex and Crawley. It is centred around the town of Horsham.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary boundaries in West Sussex, the Boundary Commission for England has made alterations to all existing constituencies to deal with population changes. The modified Horsham constituency is created with the following electoral wards:

• The Horsham district wards of Billingshurst and Shipley, Broadbridge Heath, Denne, Forest, Holbrook East, Holbrook West, Horsham Park, Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham, Nuthurst, Roffey North, Roffey South, Rudgwick, Rusper and Colgate, Southwater, and Trafalgar
• The Mid Sussex wards of Ardingly and Balcombe, Copthorne and Worth, and Crawley Down and Turners Hill

[edit] History

Horsham has existed as a constituency for three distinct periods. It first sent members to Parliament in 1295. However, the constituency was abolished in 1918 to make way for Horsham and Worthing. In 1945 the constituency was recreated, until 1974 when Horsham and Crawley was created. In 1983 the constituency of Horsham was again created and has existed since.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] MPs 1660-1832

Year	First member		First Party	Second member		Second Party
1660		Thomas Middleton			Hall Ravenscroft
1661		Sir John Covert			Henry Chowne
1669					Orlando Bridgeman
1679		Anthony Eversfield			John Michell
1681		John Machell
1685					Anthony Eversfield
1690					Thomas White
1695					Henry Yates
January 1701		Henry Cowper
November 1701		John Wicker
1702					Henry Cowper
1705		Charles Eversfield
1707					Henry Goring
1708					John Wicker
1710		John Middleton
1713					Charles Eversfield
January 1715		Sir Henry Goring
June 1715		The Viscount of Irvine			Arthur Ingram (of Barrowby)
1721		Charles Eversfield
1722					The Viscount of Irvine
1737					General Charles Ingram
1741		Sir Richard Mill
1747		Charles Ingram
1748					Sir Lionel Pilkington
1763		Robert Pratt
1768					James Grenville
1770					James Wallace
1774		Jeremiah Dyson
1776		The Earl of Drogheda
September 1780		Viscount Lewisham
November 1780		Sir George Osborn
1783					James Crauford
1784		Jeremiah Crutchley			Philip Metcalfe
1790		Timothy Shelley			Wilson Braddyll
1792		Lord William Gordon			James Baillie
1793					William Fullarton
1796		Sir John MacPherson			James Fox-Lane
1802		Edward Hilliard			Patrick Ross
1804					Viscount FitzHarris
1806		Francis John Wilder			Love Jones-Parry
1807		Sir Samuel Romilly	Whig
1812		Sir Arthur Leary Piggott			Robert Hurst
1818		George Richard Phillips
1820		Sir John Aubrey
1826		Henry Fox
1827		Nicholas Ridley-Colborne
1829					The Earl of Arundel

• Representation reduced to one (1832)

[edit] MPs 1832-1945

Election		Member	Party
	1832	Robert Henry Hurst
	1841	Robert Scarlett
	1844 by-election	Robert Henry Hurst
	1847	John Jervis
	1848 by-election	William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald
	1848 by-election	Edward George Fitzalan-Howard	Liberal
	1852	William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald
	1865	Robert Henry Hurst
	1868	John Aldridge
	1869 by-election	Robert Henry Hurst
	1874	Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey-Fitzgerald
	1875 by-election	Robert Henry Hurst
	1876 by-election	James Clifton Brown
	1880	Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher	Conservative
	1885	Sir Walter Barttelot	Conservative
	1893 by-election	John Heywood Johnstone
	1904 by-election	Viscount Turnour	Conservative
1918		Constituency abolished: see Horsham and Worthing

[edit] MPs 1945-1974

Election		Member	Party
	1945	The Earl Winterton	Conservative
	1951	Frederick Gough	Conservative
	1964	Peter Hordern	Conservative
1974		Constituency abolished

[edit] MPs 1983-Present

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Sir Peter Hordern	Conservative
	1997	Francis Maude	Conservative

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Horsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Francis Maude	27,240	50.0	-1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Rosie Sharpley	14,613	26.8	+2.2
	Labour	Atta-Ur-Rehman Chishti	9,320	17.1	-3.1
	UK Independence	Hugo Miller	2,552	4.7	+1.8
	Independent	Jim Duggan	416	0.8	0.0
	People of Horsham First Party	Martin Jeremiah	354	0.6	N/A
Majority			12,627	23.2
Turnout			54,495	67.3	3.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.9

General Election 2001: Horsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Francis Maude	26,134	51.5	+0.7
	Liberal Democrat	Hubert Carr	12,468	24.6	-0.2
	Labour	Janet Sully	10,267	20.2	+1.5
	UK Independence	Hugo Miller	1,472	2.9	+1.5
	Independent	Jim Duggan	429	0.8	N/A
Majority			13,666	26.9
Turnout			50,770	63.8	-11.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.5

General Election 1997: Horsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Francis Maude	29,015	50.7	-11.5
	Liberal Democrat	Morwen Millson	14,153	24.8	+2.0
	Labour	Maureen Walsh	10,691	18.7	+6.8
	Referendum Party	Robin Grant	2,281	4.0	N/A
	UK Independence	Hugo Miller	819	1.4	N/A
	Independent	Malcolm Courbould	206	0.4	N/A
Majority			14,862	25.9
Turnout			57,165	75.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-6.8

This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.

General Election 1992: Horsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Hordern	42,210	61.7	-2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Julie Stainton	17,138	25.0	-0.4
	Labour	SPP Unwins	6,745	9.9	+1.2
	Liberal	JA Elliot	1,281	1.9	N/A
	Green	TJ King	692	1.0	-1.2
	Independent	JJ Duggan	332	0.5	N/A
Majority			25,072	36.7
Turnout			68,398	81.3	+8.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1987: Horsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Hordern	39,775	63.7	+0.5
	SDP-Liberal Alliance (Social Democrat)	J Pearce	15,868	25.4	-1.5
	Labour	MJ Shrimpton	5,435	8.7	+0.4
	Green	TE Metheringham	1,383	2.2	+0.6
Majority			23,907	38.3
Turnout			62,461	72.5	-2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Horsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Hordern	37,897	63.2
	SDP-Liberal Alliance (Social Democrat)	G C Archibald	16,112	26.9
	Labour	GR Ward	4,999	8.3
	Ecology	PH Spurrier	925	1.6
Majority			21,785	36.3
Turnout			59,933	74.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] References

• Historical list of MPs
• Election result, 2005 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Sussex

[edit] External links

• Make Votes Count in West Sussex

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