Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)
Fareham | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Fareham in Hampshire. | |
Location of Hampshire within England. | |
County | Hampshire |
Electorate | 76,457 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Fareham, Portchester, Warsash |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 |
Member of parliament | Suella Fernandes (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Gosport & Fareham |
1885–1950 | |
Number of members | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Replaced by | Gosport & Fareham and Portsmouth Langstone |
Created from | South Hampshire |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Fareham is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since the 2015 General Election it has been represented by Suella Fernandes of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
Boundaries
1885-1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Portsmouth and Southampton, the Sessional Division of Fareham, and part of the Sessional Division of Southampton.
1918-1950: The Urban Districts of Fareham, Gosport and Alverstoke, Havant, and Warblington, and the Rural Districts of Fareham and Havant.
1974-1983: The Urban District of Fareham.
1983-1997: The Borough of Fareham except the wards of Hill Head and Stubbington, and the City of Winchester wards of Boarhunt and Southwick, Curdridge, Denmead, Droxford Soberton and Hambledon, Shedfield, Swanmore, Waltham Chase, and Wickham.
1997–present: The Borough of Fareham except the wards of Hill Head and Stubbington.
The constituency comprises all wards of the Fareham borough except Stubbington and Hill Head. The largest town in the constituency, as the name suggests, is Fareham. Other communities in the constituency include Portchester, Locks Heath, Warsash and Titchfield.
History
The constituency was first created in 1885, however in 1950 it was abolished to form the constituency of Gosport and Fareham. It was revived again in 1974. The constituency has always been represented by Conservatives, therefore it is considered a safe seat.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885–1950
Election | Member[2] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Sir Frederick Fitzwygram | Conservative | |
1900 | Arthur Lee | Conservative | |
1918 | John Humphrey Davidson | Conservative | |
1931 by-election | Thomas Inskip | Conservative | |
1939 by-election | Dymoke White | Conservative | |
1950 | constituency abolished: see Gosport and Fareham |
MPs since 1974
Election | Member[2] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
Feb. 1974 | Reginald Bennett | Conservative | |
1979 | Sir Peter Lloyd | Conservative | |
2001 | Mark Hoban | Conservative | |
2015 | Suella Fernandes | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Suella Fernandes | 35,915 | 63.0 | +6.9 | |
Labour | Matthew Randall | 14,360 | 25.2 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Matthew Winnington | 3,896 | 6.8 | -2.0 | |
UKIP | Tony Blewett | 1,541 | 2.7 | -12.7 | |
Green | Miles Grindey | 1,302 | 2.3 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 21,555 | 37.8 | -2.9 | ||
Turnout | 57,014 | 72.3 | +1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Suella Fernandes[5] | 30,689 | 56.1 | +0.8 | |
UKIP | Malcolm Jones[6] | 8,427 | 15.4 | +11.3 | |
Labour | Stuart Rose[7] | 7,800 | 14.3 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Matthew Winnington[8] | 4,814 | 8.8 | −15.0 | |
Green | Miles Grindey | 2,129 | 3.9 | +2.4 | |
Independent | Nick Gregory | 705 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Harvey Hines | 136 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 22,262 | 40.7 | +9.2 | ||
Turnout | 54,700 | 70.8 | -0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Hoban | 30,037 | 55.3 | +5.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alex Bentley | 12,945 | 23.8 | +2.1 | |
Labour | James Carr | 7,719 | 14.2 | −11.4 | |
UKIP | Steve Richards | 2,235 | 4.1 | +1.2 | |
Green | Peter Doggett | 791 | 1.5 | N/A | |
English Democrat | Joe Jenkins | 618 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 17,092 | 31.5 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 54,345 | 71.6 | +4.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Hoban | 24,151 | 49.7 | +2.6 | |
Labour | James Carr | 12,449 | 25.6 | −6.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Richard de Ste-Croix | 10,551 | 21.7 | +3.0 | |
UKIP | Peter Mason-Apps | 1,425 | 2.9 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 11,702 | 24.1 | +8.7 | ||
Turnout | 48,576 | 66.9 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Hoban | 21,389 | 47.1 | +0.3 | |
Labour | James Carr | 14,380 | 31.6 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Hugh Pritchard | 8,503 | 18.7 | −0.9 | |
UKIP | William O’Brien | 1,175 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,009 | 15.4 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 45,447 | 63.5 | −3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Lloyd | 24,436 | 46.8 | −14.2 | |
Labour | Michael A. Prior | 14,078 | 27.0 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Grace Hill | 10,234 | 19.6 | −5.0 | |
Referendum | Dayne Markham | 2,914 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
No to Europe | William O'Brien | 515 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,358 | 19.8 | −16.6 | ||
Turnout | 48,576 | 66.9 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Lloyd | 40,482 | 61.0 | −0.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | John C. Thompson | 16,341 | 24.6 | −5.3 | |
Labour | Elizabeth M. Weston | 8,766 | 13.2 | +4.1 | |
Green | Malcolm J. Brimecome | 818 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 24,141 | 36.4 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 66,407 | 81.9 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Lloyd | 36,781 | 61.1 | −0.7 | |
Liberal | Timothy Slack | 17,986 | 29.9 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Michael Merritt | 5,451 | 9.0 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 18,795 | 31.2 | |||
Turnout | 60,218 | 78.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Lloyd | 32,762 | 61.8 | ||
Liberal | Steve Yolland | 16,446 | 31.0 | ||
Labour | D. Sommerville | 3,808 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 16,316 | 30.8 | |||
Turnout | 53,016 | 73.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Lloyd | 28,730 | 59.0 | ||
Liberal | W.P. Boulden | 11,685 | 24.0 | ||
Labour | B.R. Townsend | 8,041 | 16.5 | ||
National Front | D.C. Vine | 252 | 0.5 | ||
Majority | 17,045 | 35.0 | |||
Turnout | 79.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 19,053 | 43.2 | ||
Liberal | P. Smith | 14,605 | 33.1 | ||
Labour | B.R. Townsend | 8,153 | 18.5 | ||
Independent Conservative | W.P. Boulden | 1,727 | 3.9 | ||
National Front | R.M. Doughty | 617 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 4,448 | 10.1 | |||
Turnout | 44,155 | 77.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 22,303 | 47.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | P. Smith | 14,426 | 30.8 | N/A | |
Labour | J. Horne | 8,237 | 17.6 | N/A | |
Independent Conservative | W.P. Boulden | 1,879 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,877 | 16.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 46,845 | 82.4 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dymoke White | 35,882 | 52.47 | ||
Labour | Ashley Bramall | 32,501 | 47.53 | ||
Majority | 3,381 | 4.94 | |||
Turnout | 70.96 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dymoke White | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Inskip | 31,794 | 75.07 | ||
Labour | Robert Mack | 10,561 | 24.93 | ||
Majority | 21,233 | 50.13 | |||
Turnout | 61.92 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Inskip | Unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Inskip | 18,749 | 65.6 | ||
Labour | Arthur James Pearson | 6,312 | 22.1 | ||
Liberal | Conyngham Peters Cross | 3,517 | 12.3 | ||
Majority | 12,437 | ||||
Turnout | 50.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Davidson | 19,756 | 54.2 | -21.0 | |
Liberal | Conyngham Peters Cross | 8,630 | 23.7 | n/a | |
Labour | Arthur James Pearson | 8,034 | 22.1 | -2.7 | |
Majority | 11,126 | 30.5 | -19.9 | ||
Turnout | 68.0 | -0.8 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Davidson | 19,108 | 75.2 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Joseph Bowron Baker | 6,304 | 24.8 | -5.8 | |
Majority | 12,804 | 50.4 | +11.6 | ||
Turnout | 68.8 | +9.1 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | +5.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Davidson | 14,787 | 69.4 | -3.7 | |
Labour | Joseph Bowron Baker | 6,526 | 30.6 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 8,261 | 38.8 | -7.4 | ||
Turnout | 59.7 | -7.7 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -3.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Davidson | 17,008 | 73.1 | n/a | |
Labour | C H Hoare | 6,245 | 26.9 | n/a | |
Majority | 10,763 | 46.2 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 67.4 | n/a | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Election results 1885-1918
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Frederick Wellington John Fitzwygram | 5,177 | 53.4 | n/a | |
Liberal | Reginald Garton Wilberforce | 4,518 | 46.6 | n/a | |
Majority | 659 | 6.8 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 79.7 | n/a | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Frederick Wellington John Fitzwygram | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Frederick Wellington John Fitzwygram | 6,086 | 57.2 | n/a | |
Liberal | James Grab Niven | 4,547 | 42.8 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,539 | 14.4 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 77.0 | n/a | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Frederick Wellington John Fitzwygram | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Hamilton Lee | 7,375 | n/a | ||
Liberal | Robert Tweedy-Smith | 3,828 | n/a | ||
Majority | 3,547 | n/a | |||
Turnout | 69.8 | n/a | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Hamilton Lee | 7,683 | |||
Liberal | George Joseph Hamilton Evatt | 6,331 | |||
Majority | 1,352 | ||||
Turnout | 80.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Hamilton Lee | 10,117 | |||
Liberal | John Sandy | 5,763 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 84.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Hamilton Lee | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a | |||
General Election 1914/15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Arthur Hamilton Lee
- Liberal:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | unopposed | n/a | n/a | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a | |||
- endorsed by Coalition Government
See also
Notes and references
- 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
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- ↑ "Fareham parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Tories pick Suella Fernandes to represent them in Fareham election". Portsmouth News.
- ↑ "UKIP announces its contender for Fareham MP". Portsmouth News.
- ↑ "Stuart Rose PPC page". Labour Party (UK). Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "City fighter is choice for Fareham". Liberal Democrats. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
Sources
- Iain Dale, ed. (2003). The Times House of Commons 1929, 1931, 1935. Politico's (reprint). ISBN 1-84275-033-X.
- The Times House of Commons 1945. The Times. 1945.
- The Times House of Commons 1950. The Times. 1950.
- The Times House of Commons 1955. The Times. 1955.