East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Hampshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of East Hampshire in Hampshire.
Outline map
Location of Hampshire within England.
County Hampshire
Electorate 72,648 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament Damian Hinds (Conservative)
Number of members One
Created from Petersfield, Aldershot and Basingstoke[2]
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency South East England

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]

History

East Hampshire as a seat was created in 1983 to replace the Petersfield constituency. The first MP for the seat was Michael Mates, who held the seat from 1983 until the 2010 election when he retired.

Boundaries and profile

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-present: 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.

The constituency is based on a similar area to that of the East Hampshire district, which it does not fill completely. Much of the seat is the East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Results to date suggest the seat is a Conservative Party safe seat and on national opinion-poll adjusted results, Hinds has the 28th highest share of the vote for the party in the country. The Liberal Democrats or its predecessor the Liberals have finished second in every election bar 2015, where UKIP finished second with 12.3% of the vote,[3] and 2017 where Labour came second.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[4] Party
1983 Michael Mates Conservative
2010 Damian Hinds Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2017: East Hampshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Damian Hinds 35,263 63.6 +3.0
Labour Rohit Dasgupta 9,411 17.0 +6.9
Liberal Democrat Richard Robinson 8,403 15.2 +4.1
Green Richard Knight 1,760 3.2 -3.0
JAC Susan Jerrard 571 1.0 +1.0
Majority 25,852 46.6 -2.1
Turnout 55,567 75.6 +4.5
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 1.95
General Election 2015: East Hampshire[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Damian Hinds 31,334 60.7 +3.9
UKIP Peter Baillie 6,187 12.0 +9.1
Liberal Democrat Richard Robinson 5,732 11.1 −19.4
Labour Alex Wilks 5,220 10.1 +2.2
Green Peter Bisset 3,176 6.1 +6.1
Majority 25,147 48.7 +22.4
Turnout 51,649 71.1 +0.1
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 2010: East Hampshire[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Damian Hinds 29,137 56.8 +9.7
Liberal Democrat 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 N/A
JAC Don Jerrard 310 0.6 N/A
Majority 13,467 26.3
Turnout 51,317 71.0 +6.3
Conservative hold Swing +6.6

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: East Hampshire[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Michael Mates 24,273 45.7 −1.9
Liberal Democrat 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
Turnout 53,139 66.9 +2.6
Conservative hold Swing −3.7
General Election 2001: East Hampshire[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Michael Mates 23,950 47.6 −0.4
Liberal Democrat 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
Turnout 50,289 64.3 −11.3
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Hampshire East[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Michael Mates 27,927 48.0
Liberal Democrat Robert Booker 16,337 28.1
Labour Robert Hoyle 9,945 17.1
Referendum John Hayter 2,757 4.7 N/A
Green Ian Foster 649 1.1
UKIP Stephen Coles 513 0.9 N/A
Majority 11,590 19.94
Turnout 58,128 75.60
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1992: Hampshire East[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Michael Mates 47,541 64.2 −0.3
Liberal Democrat Susan Baring 18,376 24.8 −4.1
Labour James Phillips 6,840 9.2 +2.6
Green Ian Foster 1,113 1.5 +1.5
Independent Stanley Hale 165 0.2 N/A
Majority 29,165 39.4 +3.8
Turnout 74,035 79.3 +1.9
Conservative hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Hampshire East[13]
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
Turnout 66,843 77.4
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1983: Hampshire East[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Michael Mates 36,968 62.8 N/A
Liberal Rebecca Bryan 18,641 31.7 N/A
Labour Steven Cowan 3,247 5.5 N/A
Majority 18,327 31.1 N/A
Turnout 58,856 74.2 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ↑ A county 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. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "'Hampshire East', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Majority Sorted Seats". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
  4. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
  5. ↑ "Hampshire East parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  6. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Coordinates: 50°59′N 0°59′W / 50.98°N 0.98°W / 50.98; -0.98

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