Portsmouth South (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Portsmouth South Borough constituency |
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| Portsmouth South shown within Hampshire, and Hampshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1918 |
| MP: | Mike Hancock |
| Party: | Liberal Democrat |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Hampshire |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Portsmouth South is a borough 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 voting system.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency represents part of the city of Portsmouth. The northern part is represented by Portsmouth North. It also includes the seaside resort of Southsea and the Naval Dockyards.
[edit] History
The constituency was created in 1918 when the larger Portsmouth constituency was split into three divisions: Central, North and South. The Central constituency was abolished in 1950.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | Herbert Cayzer | Conservative | |
| 1922 | Leslie Orme Wilson | Conservative | |
| 1923 | Sir Herbert Robin Cayzer, Bt. | Conservative | |
| 1939 | Sir Jocelyn Lucas, Bt. | Conservative | |
| 1966 | Bonner Pink | Conservative | |
| 1984 | Mike Hancock | Social Democrat | |
| 1987 | David Martin | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Mike Hancock | Liberal Democrat | |
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Portsmouth South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mike Hancock | 17,047 | 42.2 | −2.4 | |
| Conservative | Caroline Dinenage | 13,685 | 33.9 | +4.8 | |
| Labour | Mark Button | 8,714 | 21.6 | −2.3 | |
| UK Independence | Dennis Pierson | 928 | 2.3 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 3,362 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 40,374 | 56.9 | +6.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | −3.6 | |||
| General Election 2001: Portsmouth South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mike Hancock | 17,490 | 44.6 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | Philip Warr | 11,397 | 29.1 | -2.1 | |
| Labour | Graham Heaney | 9,361 | 23.9 | -1.4 | |
| Socialist Alliance | John Molyneux | 647 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Mike Tarrant | 321 | 0.8 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 6,093 | 15.5 | |||
| Turnout | 39,216 | 50.9 | -12.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
