Winchester (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 51°03′47″N 1°19′01″W / 51.063°N 1.317°W / 51.063; -1.317

Winchester
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Winchester in Hampshire.
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Location of Hampshire within England.
County Hampshire
Electorate 74,138 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements Winchester, Chandler's Ford, Hiltingbury and Alresford
Current constituency
Created 1918
Member of parliament Steve Brine (Conservative)
Number of members One
1295–1918
Number of members 1295–1885: Two
Type of constituency Borough constituency
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency South East England
During its existence contributed to new seat(s) of: Romsey
Meon Valley

Winchester is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Steve Brine, a Conservative.

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the northern bulk of the large City of Winchester District as well as Chandler's Ford and Hiltingbury in the Borough of Eastleigh, and as such is a swathe of mid-Hampshire. The largest settlement is Winchester. Following their review of parliamentary representation in a chapter reviewing Hampshire, the Boundary Commission for England created a new seat Meon Valley formed in 2010 using eastern parts of the old Winchester seat which had been in the seat since 1885.

History of boundaries

1918-1950: The Municipal Borough of Winchester, the Urban District of Eastleigh and Bishopstoke, the Rural Districts of Hursley and Winchester, and the Rural District of South Stoneham except the civil parish of Bittern.

1950-1955: The Municipal Boroughs of Eastleigh, Romsey, and Winchester, in the Rural District of Romsey and Stockbridge the civil parishes of Ampfield, Chilworth, East Dean, Lockerley, Melchet Park and Plaitford, Michelmersh, Mottisfont, North Baddesley, Nursling and Rownhams, Romsey Extra, Sherfield English, and Wellow, and part of the Rural District of Winchester.

1955-1974: The Municipal Boroughs of Romsey and Winchester, and parts of the Rural Districts of Romsey and Stockbridge, and Winchester.

1974-1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Andover and Winchester, the Rural District of Andover, and parts of the Rural Districts of Romsey and Stockbridge, and Winchester.

1983-1997: The City of Winchester wards of Bishop's Sutton, Bishop's Waltham, Cheriton, Compton, Durley and Upham, Itchen Valley, Littleton, Micheldever, New Alresford, Olivers Battery, Otterbourne and Hursley, Owlesbury and Colden Common, St Barnabas, St Bartholomew, St John and All Saints, St Luke, St Michael, St Paul, Sparsholt, The Worthys, Twyford, Upper Meon Valley, and Wonston, and the District of East Hampshire wards of Alton Holybourne, Alton North East, Alton North West, Alton South East, Alton South West and Beech, Farringdon, Four Marks, Medstead, North Downland and Ropley, and West Tisted.

1997-2010: The City of Winchester.

2010–present: The City of Winchester wards of Colden Common and Twyford, Compton and Otterbourne, Itchen Valley, Kings Worthy, Littleton and Harestock, Olivers Battery and Badger Farm, St Barnabas, St Bartholomew, St John and All Saints, St Luke, St Michael, St Paul, Sparsholt, The Alresfords, and Wonston and Micheldever, and the Borough of Eastleigh wards of Chandler's Ford East, Chandler's Ford West, Hiltingbury East, and Hiltingbury West.

Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies by making slight changes to this constituency for the 2010 general election, removing 11 mostly rural wards in and around Bishops Waltham to a new seat, Meon Valley. In return, Winchester gained four suburban and partially urban wards at the northern edge of Eastleigh.[2]

History

1295–1885

The chartered city sent burgesses (equivalent to advisory MPs) to the Model Parliament of 1295 and then to most Parliaments convened by the monarch in the medieval period and thereafter; its representation being fixed at two in number during this long period of English history. As is common, major disruption in representation caused by both infrequency of Parliaments convened and allegiance of the incumbents (whether a Royalist or a Parliamentarian) led to sporadic representation during the Protectorate of England and its Commonwealth which followed the end of most fighting during the English Civil War, in this case the stripping of wealth and status from Sir William Ogle followed his being supportive of the wrong faction at the wrong time.

1885–date

Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 reduced the narrow borough constituency that elected two MPs to only one, permitting the creation of new broader replacement seats in surrounding Hampshire countryside for two abolished boroughs: Andover and Fareham (also known as West and South Hampshire respectively).

Political history

The seat was a Conservative safe seat in terms of majority and length of time held from 1950 until 1997.

At the 1997 general election the incumbent MP Gerry Malone of the Conservative Party was defeated by Mark Oaten of the Liberal Democrats by just two votes. Malone petitioned the result and it was declared void by the High Court on the grounds of mis-stamped ballots having altered the outcome, necessitating a by-election. This was won definitively by Oaten with a very large majority of 21,556, in an election that saw the Labour vote collapse to 1.7% hence the candidate, Patrick Davies, losing his deposit.

The events of 1997 swung the constituency strongly away from its usual status as a fairly safe Conservative seat.

Avoidance of confusion in party names

The candidacy of Richard Huggett in both 1997 elections as a "Literal Democrat" candidate led in part to the creation of the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998.

Oaten stood down at the 2010 general election and was replaced as Liberal Democrat candidate by Martin Tod. Following significant boundary changes, Tod was defeated by Conservative candidate Steve Brine, who took the seat with a majority of 3,048 votes, a modest majority which cannot be described as either marginal or safe.

Prominent frontbenchers

Constituency profile

The ancient capital of Wessex, Winchester is a cathedral city with the arts and humanities-oriented University and an affluent population. Deprivation levels are very low, and the population is a mix of students, academics, London and Southampton commuters, and those employed locally in high-tech and creative industries.[3]

The only other large settlement in the constituency is Chandler's Ford which has over 21,000 residents and is largely a dormitory town. The constituency also includes several villages, mostly to the north and east of Winchester, including Micheldever, New Alresford and Kings Worthy. Much of the rural territory previously in the constituency was moved to Meon Valley from the 2010 election.

Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.4% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[4]

Members of Parliament

  • Constituency created (1295)

1295–1660

ParliamentFirst memberSecond member
1386Richard FryeMark Le Faire[5]
1388 (Feb)Mark Le FaireGilbert Forster[5]
1388 (Sep)William WyggeJohn Blake[5]
1390 (Jan)Mark Le FaireJohn West[5]
1390 (Nov)
1391Mark Le FaireGilbert Forster[5]
1393Mark Le FaireEdmund Picard[5]
1394John PeverelRichard Gould[5]
1395Mark Le FaireJohn Blake[5]
1397 (Jan)Henry ClerkNicholas Tanner[5]
1397 (Sep)William BoltRichard Pachford[5]
1399Mark Le FaireEdmund Picard[5]
1401
1402John SnellJohn Steor[5]
1404 (Jan)
1404 (Oct)
1406Thomas SmaleEdmund Picard[5]
1407John SteorRobert Archer[5]
1410
1411Mark Le FaireRobert Archer[5]
1413 (Feb)Mark Le FaireWilliam Wood[5]
1413 (May)Mark Le FaireWilliam Wood[5]
1414 (Apr)
1414 (Nov)Mark Le FaireWilliam Wood[5]
1415Richard GouldRichard Bolt[5]
1416 (Mar)Mark Le FaireWilliam Wood[5]
1416 (Oct)Richard TurnauntWilliam Reson[5]
1417Mark Le FaireRichard Turnaunt[5]
1419Richard BoltRichard Turnaunt[5]
1420William ResonWilliam Wood[5]
1421 (May)John FrenchWilliam Wood[5]
1421 (Dec)John FrenchThomas Cutler[5]
1510-1523No names known[6]
1529William HawlesThomas Coke, died
and replaced after 1532 by ?Walter Chandler[6]
1536?William Hawles?Walter Chandler[6]
1539Thomas Lee?[6]
1542Walter Chandler?[6]
1545?
1547William HoningJohn Foster[6]
1553 (Mar)Richard BethellWilliam Lawrence I[6]
1553 (Oct)Richard BethellWilliam Lawrence I[6]
1554 (Apr)William Lawrence IRobert Hodson[6]
1554 (Nov)William Lawrence IRobert Hodson[6]
1555William Lawrence IRobert Hodson[6]
1558Giles WhiteWilliam Lawrence I[6]
1559 (Jan)William LawrenceRobert Bethell[7]
1562 (Dec)William LawrenceThomas Michelborne[7]
1571Thomas MichelborneRichard Birde?[7]
1572 (May)Thomas Michelborne, died
and replaced Jan, 1583 by William Bethell		John Caplyn[7]
1584 (Nov)John WolleyThomas Fleming I[7]
1586 (Oct)John WolleyThomas Fleming I[7]
1588 (Oct)Thomas Fleming IFrancis Mylles[7]
1593Sir Edward StaffordThomas Fleming I[7]
1597 (Oct)William BadgerJohn Moore[7]
1601 (Oct)Edward ColeSir Thomas Fleming II[7]
1604John MooreEdward Cole
1614Sir William SandysSir William Bilson
1621Richard TichborneWilliam Savage
1624Richard TichborneJames Lord Wriothesley
1625Richard TichborneSir Thomas Phelipps
1626Richard TichborneHenry Whitehead
1628Richard TichborneRobert Mason
1629–1640No Parliaments summoned
1640 (Apr)John LisleSir William Ogle
1640 (Nov)John LisleSir William Ogle, disabled June 1643
replaced 1645 by Nicholas Love
1654John Hildesley
1656John Hildesley
1659John HildesleyNicholas Love
1659John LisleNicholas Love

MPs 1660–1885

YearFirst member[8]First partySecond member[8]Second party
1660 John Hooke Thomas Cole
1660 Charles Paulet
1661 Richard Goddard Lawrence Hyde
1666 Sir Robert Mason
1669 Sir Robert Holmes
1679 James Annesley Sir John Cloberry
1685 Roger L'Estrange Charles Hanses
1689 Francis Morley Lord William Powlett
1690 Frederick Tylney
1701 George Rodney Brydges
1710 Thomas Lewis
1714 George Brydges John Popham
1715 Lord William Powlett
1730 Norton Powlett
1734 Paulet St John
1741 William Powlett
1747 Henry Penton
1751 Paulet St John
1754 James Brydges
1761 Henry Penton Lord Harry Powlett
1765 George Paulet
1774 Lovell Stanhope
1783 Henry Flood
1784 Richard Grace Gamon
1796 Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston
1802 Sir Henry St John-Mildmay, Bt
1807 Sir Henry St John-Mildmay
1812 Richard Meyler
1818 James Henry Leigh
1818 Paulet St John-Mildmay
1823 Sir Edward East
1831 James Buller East Conservative
1832 Bingham Baring Liberal[9]
1835 Sir James Buller East Conservative[9]
1837 Paulet St John-Mildmay Liberal[9]
1841 Bickham Escott Conservative[9]
1847 John Bonham-Carter Whig[10][11]
1859 Liberal[9]
1864 by-election Thomas Willis Fleming Conservative[9]
1865 William Barrow Simonds Conservative[9]
1874 Arthur Robert Naghten Conservative[9]
1880 Francis Baring Liberal Richard Moss Conservative[9]
1885 Representation reduced to one member

MPs since 1885

Election Member[8] Party
1885 Arthur Loftus Tottenham Conservative
1888 by-election Richard Moss Conservative
1892 William Myers Conservative
1906 Guy Baring Conservative
1916 by-election Douglas Carnegie Conservative
1917 National Party
1918 Sir George Hennessy Coalition Conservative
1922 Conservative
1931 Sir Geoffrey Ellis Conservative
1935 Gerald Palmer Conservative
1945 George Jeger Labour
1950 Peter Smithers Conservative
1964 by-election Morgan Morgan-Giles Conservative
1979 John Browne Conservative
1992 Gerry Malone Conservative
1997 Mark Oaten Liberal Democrat
2010 Steve Brine Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2017: Winchester[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Steve Brine 29,729 52.0 -3.0
Liberal Democrat Jackie Porter 19,730 34.5 +10.1
Labour Mark Chaloner 6,007 10.5 +2.2
Green Andrew Wainwright 846 1.5 -3.3
UKIP Martin Lyon 695 1.2 -6.2
JAC Teresa Skelton 149 0.3 N/A
Majority 9,999 17.5 -13.1
Turnout 57,156 79.0 +4.4
Conservative hold Swing -6.5
General Election 2015: Winchester[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Steve Brine 30,425 55.0 +6.5
Liberal Democrat Jackie Porter 13,511 24.4 -18.7
Labour Mark Chaloner 4,613 8.3 +2.9
UKIP Martin Lyon 4,122 7.5 +5.4
Green Michael Wilks 2,645 4.8 N/A
Majority 16,914 30.6 +25.2
Turnout 53,316 74.6 -1.2
Conservative hold Swing +12.6
General Election 2010: Winchester[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Steve Brine 27,155 48.5 +11.2
Liberal Democrat Martin Tod 24,107 43.1 −7.0
Labour Patrick Davies 3,051 5.5 −3.9
UKIP Jocelyn Penn-Bull 1,139 2.0 −0.2
English Democrat Mark Lancaster 503 0.9 N/A
Majority 3,048 5.4 +18.2
Turnout 55,955 75.8 +3.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +9.1

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Winchester[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Mark Oaten 31,225 50.6 −4.0
Conservative George Hollingbery 23,749 38.5 +0.2
Labour Patrick Davies 4,782 7.8 +1.9
UKIP David Abbott 1,321 2.1 +1.0
Independent Arthur Uther Pendragon 581 0.9 N/A
Majority 7,473 12.1
Turnout 61,655 71.9 −0.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing −2.1
General Election 2001: Winchester[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Mark Oaten 32,282 54.6 +12.5
Conservative Andrew Hayes 22,648 38.3 -3.8
Labour Stephen Wyeth 3,498 5.9 -4.6
UKIP Joan Martin 664 1.1 +0.4
Wessex Regionalist Henrietta Rous 66 0.1 N/A
Majority 9,634 16.3
Turnout 59,158 72.3 -6.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Note: The percentage differences are compared to the previous general election poll, not the by-election.

Elections in the 1990s

Winchester by-election, 1997[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Mark Oaten 37,006 68.0 +26
Conservative Gerry Malone 15,450 28.4 −13.6
Labour Patrick Davies 944 1.7 −8.8
UKIP Robin Page 521 1.0 +0.2
Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 316 0.6 +0.1
Literal Democrat Richard Huggett 59 0.1 −0.9
Natural Law Rosemary Barry 48 0.1 +0.1
Ind. Conservative Roger Everest 40 0.1 +0.1
Majority 21,556 39.6
Turnout 54,384 68.7 -9.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing 19.8
General Election 1997: Winchester[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Mark Oaten 26,100 42.1 +4.3
Conservative Gerry Malone 26,098 42.1 −8.0
Labour Patrick Davies 6,528 10.5 +3.1
Referendum Peter Strand 1,598 2.6 +2.6
"Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament" Richard Huggett 640 1.0 +1.0
UKIP Derek Rumsey 476 0.8 +0.8
Independent John Browne 307 0.5 −4.2
Monster Raving Loony Peter Stockton 307 0.5 +0.5
Majority 2 0.0
Turnout 62,054 78.6 -4.6
Void election result Swing

Note: The result reflects the official return made at the time. It was subsequently declared void upon petition. Because of the presence on the ballot paper of Richard Huggett as "Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament", Oaten used the description "Liberal Democrat: Leader: Paddy Ashdown" to identify himself as the official Liberal Democrat candidate.

General Election 1992: Winchester[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Gerry Malone 33,113 50.1 −2.3
Liberal Democrat Tony Barron 24,992 37.8 −2.4
Labour PJ Jenks 4,917 7.4 +0.9
Ind. Conservative John Browne 3,095 4.7 +4.7
Majority 8,121 12.3 +0.1
Turnout 66,117 83.2 +2.8
Conservative hold Swing +0.1

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Winchester[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Browne 32,195 52.4 −5.2
Social Democratic John MacDonald 24,716 40.2 +6.2
Labour Fred Inglis 4,028 6.6 −1.6
Green Julie Patricia Walker 565 0.9 N/A
Majority 7,479 12.2 −11.4
Turnout 76,507 80.4 +4.2
Conservative hold Swing −5.7
General Election 1983: Winchester[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Browne 31,908 57.56
Social Democratic John MacDonald 18,861 34.02
Labour W.H. Allchin 4,512 8.14
Wessex Regionalist S. Winkworth 155 0.28
Majority 13,047 23.54
Turnout 76.16
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Browne 38,198 56.01
Labour W.H. Allchin 15,378 22.55
Liberal J. Morgan 14,228 20.86
Wessex Regionalist M. Mahoney 395 0.58
Majority 22,820 33.46
Turnout 78.02
Conservative hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Morgan Morgan-Giles 27,671 44.43
Liberal J.W. Matthew 18,451 29.63
Labour W.H. Allchin 16,153 25.94
Majority 9,220 14.81
Turnout 75.22
Conservative hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Morgan Morgan-Giles 30,843 46.15
Liberal J.W. Matthew 20,339 30.43
Labour W.H. Allchin 15,655 23.42
Majority 10,504 15.72
Turnout 81.49
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1970: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Morgan Morgan-Giles 25,249 55.02
Labour Christopher Perry 11,773 25.66
Liberal John W. Matthew 8,867 19.32
Majority 13,476 29.37
Turnout 74.56
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Morgan Morgan-Giles 21,162 51.57
Labour Stanley E. Spicer 12,485 30.42
Liberal E Terence S. Read 7,390 18.01
Majority 8,677 21.14
Turnout 77.87
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1964: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Morgan Morgan-Giles 21,502 53.08
Labour C Patrick Seyd 12,495 30.85
Liberal E Terence S. Read 6,510 16.07
Majority 9,007 22.24
Turnout 79.79
Conservative hold Swing
Winchester by-election, 1964[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Morgan Morgan-Giles 18,032 52.17
Labour C Patrick Seyd 11,968 34.62
Liberal J. Edwards 4,567 13.21
Majority 6,064 17.54
Turnout 34567
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Peter Smithers 24,924 67.26
Labour Margaret J. Manning 12,132 32.74
Majority 12,792 44.52
Turnout 76.69
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1955: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Peter Smithers 23,827 65.43
Labour Jasper Ridley 12,591 34.57
Majority 11,236 30.85
Turnout 76.73
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1951: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Peter Smithers 31,700 56.49
Labour Eric Charles Neate 24,418 43.51
Majority 7,282 12.98
Turnout 83.66
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1950: Winchester [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Peter Smithers 31,462 56.77
Labour Co-op L.F. Cornillie 23,955 43.23
Majority 7,507 13.55
Turnout 84.02
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Election in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour George Jeger 30,290 52.63
Conservative Gerald Palmer 27,259 47.37
Majority 3,031 5.27
Turnout 71.70
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Gerald Palmer 28,506 64.43
Labour Leonard Williams 15,739 35.57
Majority 12,767 28.86
Turnout 71.15
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1931: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Robert Ellis 31,131 69.71
Labour Robert Arthur Lyster 13,529 30.29
Majority 17,602 39.41
Turnout 77.14
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Winchester [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist George Hennessy 17,560 44.8 −12.4
Labour Robert Arthur Lyster 14,326 36.6 +5.3
Liberal Frances Josephy 7,278 18.6 +7.1
Majority 3,234 8.2 −17.7
Turnout 39,164 74.6 +2.8
Registered electors 52,522
Unionist hold Swing −8.9
General Election 1924: Winchester [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist George Hennessy 15,026 57.2 +10.4
Labour Reginald Stamp 8,216 31.3 +4.2
Liberal William West 3,012 11.5 −14.6
Majority 6,810 25.9 +6.2
Turnout 26,254 71.8 +3.9
Registered electors 36,583
Unionist hold Swing +3.1
West
General Election 1923: Winchester [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist George Hennessy 11,240 46.8 −18.5
Labour Reginald Stamp 6,495 27.1 −7.6
Liberal William West 6,252 26.1 N/A
Majority 4,745 19.7 −10.9
Turnout 23,987 67.9 +4.1
Registered electors 35,324
Unionist hold Swing −5.5
General Election 1922: Winchester [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist George Hennessy 14,173 65.3 +0.7
Labour Alexander Haycock 7,535 34.7 N/A
Majority 6,638 30.6 +1.4
Turnout 21,708 63.8 +15.7
Registered electors 34,045
Unionist hold Swing +0.7

Election results 1885-1918

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1885: Winchester [27][28][29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Arthur Loftus Tottenham 1,153 54.0 −7.8
Liberal Francis Baring 982 46.0 +7.8
Majority 171 8.0 N/A
Turnout 2,135 91.8 +2.9 (est)
Registered electors 2,326
Conservative hold Swing −7.8
General Election 1886: Winchester [27][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Arthur Loftus Tottenham 1,119 58.8 +4.8
Liberal Archibald Grove 783 41.2 -4.8
Majority 336 17.6 +9.6
Turnout 1,902 81.8 -10.0
Registered electors 2,326
Conservative hold Swing +4.8

Tottenham's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 5 Jan 1888: Winchester [27][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Moss 1,364 61.6 +2.8
Liberal Philip Vanderbyl 849 38.4 −2.8
Majority 515 23.2 +5.6
Turnout 2,213 90.1 +8.3
Registered electors 2,455
Conservative hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1890s

Myers
General Election 1892: Winchester [27][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Myers 1,213 58.5 −0.3
Liberal Willie Mathews 859 41.5 +0.3
Majority 354 17.0 -0.6
Turnout 2,072 86.6 +4.8
Registered electors 2,393
Conservative hold Swing -0.3
General Election 1895: Winchester [27][28][30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Myers Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

Hemmerde
General Election 1900: Winchester [27][28][31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Myers 1,342 61.3 N/A
Liberal Edward Hemmerde 846 38.7 N/A
Majority 496 22.6 N/A
Turnout 2,188 81.6 N/A
Registered electors 2,681
Conservative hold Swing N/A
McCurdy
General Election 1906: Winchester [27][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Guy Baring 1,322 51.0 -10.3
Liberal Charles McCurdy 1,272 49.0 +10.3
Majority 50 2.0 -20.6
Turnout 2,594 87.0 +5.4
Registered electors 2,982
Conservative hold Swing -10.3

Elections in the 1910s

Baring
General Election January 1910: Winchester [27][32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Guy Baring 1,729 57.7 +6.7
Liberal George William Ricketts 1,268 42.3 -6.7
Majority 461 15.4 +13.4
Turnout 93.7 +6.7
Conservative hold Swing +6.7
General Election December 1910: Winchester [27][33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Guy Baring 1,719 60.5
Liberal George William Ricketts 1,121 39.5
Majority 598 21.0
Turnout 88.7
Conservative hold Swing

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;

Winchester by-election, 1916 [27][34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Douglas Carnegie 1,218 72.0 +11.5
Independent Henry Charles Woods 473 28.0 N/A
Majority 745 44.0 +23.0
Turnout 52.0 -35.3
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General Election 1918: Winchester [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
C Unionist George Hennessy 10,166 64.6 +4.1
Liberal William West 5,569 35.4 −4.1
Majority 4,597 29.2 +8.2
Turnout 15,735 48.1 −40.6
Registered electors 32,747
Unionist hold Swing +4.1
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Election results 1832-1885

Elections in the 1850s

General Election 1852: Winchester (2 seats)[35][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Whig John Bonham-Carter 381 36.4
Conservative James Buller East 379 36.2
Independent Liberal William Whitear Bulpett[37][38] 288 27.5
Turnout 524 (est) 66.5 (est)
Registered electors 788
Majority 2 0.2
Whig hold Swing
Majority 91 8.7
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1857: Winchester (2 seats)[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Whig John Bonham-Carter 398 38.5 +2.1
Conservative James Buller East 384 37.1 +0.9
Whig Wyndham Spencer Portal[39][40] 253 24.4 N/A
Turnout 518 (est) 61.5 (est) −5.0
Registered electors 842
Majority 14 1.4 +1.2
Whig hold Swing +0.6
Majority 131 12.7 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing −0.6
General Election 1859: Winchester (2 seats)[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Buller East 402 30.4 +11.8
Liberal John Bonham-Carter 349 26.4 −12.1
Conservative Thomas Willis Fleming 341 25.8 +7.2
Liberal George Shaw-Lefevre 231 17.5 −6.9
Turnout 662 (est) 76.4 (est) +14.9
Registered electors 866
Majority 53 4.0 −8.7
Conservative hold Swing +10.7
Majority 8 0.6 −0.8
Liberal hold Swing −10.8

Elections in the 1860s

East's resignation caused a by-election.

By-election, 10 February 1864: Winchester[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Thomas Willis Fleming Unopposed
Conservative hold
General Election 1865: Winchester (2 seats)[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Bonham-Carter 459 39.5 −4.4
Conservative William Barrow Simonds 367 31.6 +1.2
Conservative Thomas Willis Fleming 336 28.9 +3.1
Majority 92 7.9 +7.3
Turnout 811 (est) 84.2 (est) +7.8
Registered electors 963
Liberal hold Swing −4.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.7

Carter was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 4 June 1866: Winchester[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Bonham-Carter 361 88.7 +49.2
Conservative Charles Lempriere[41] 46 11.3 −49.2
Majority 315 77.4 +69.5
Turnout 407 42.3 −41.9
Registered electors 963
Liberal hold Swing +49.2
General Election 1868: Winchester (2 seats)[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Barrow Simonds 830 40.5 −20.0
Liberal John Bonham-Carter 690 33.7 +13.9
Liberal Arthur Jervoise Scott[42] 529 25.8 +6.0
Majority 140 6.8 N/A
Turnout 1,440 (est) 88.8 (est) +4.6
Registered electors 1,621
Conservative hold Swing −20.0
Liberal hold Swing +12.0

Elections in the 1870s

General Election 1874: Winchester (2 seats)[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Barrow Simonds 949 39.6 +19.3
Conservative Arthur Robert Naghten 793 33.1 +12.8
Liberal John Bonham-Carter 657 27.4 −32.1
Majority 136 5.7 −1.1
Turnout 1,528 (est) 85.2 (est) −3.6
Registered electors 1,793
Conservative hold Swing +17.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +14.4

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1880: Winchester (2 seats)[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Francis Baring 979 38.2 +10.8
Conservative Richard Moss 808 31.6 −1.5
Conservative William Barrow Simonds 773 30.2 −9.4
Turnout 1,787 (est) 88.9 (est) +3.7
Registered electors 2,011
Majority 171 6.7 N/A
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +5.1
Conservative hold Swing −3.5

See also

Notes and references

Notes
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    16. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
    17. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
    18. ↑ United Kingdom Election Results
    19. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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    25. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
    26. 1 2 3 4 5 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
    27. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 210. ISBN 9781349022984.
    28. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
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    30. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
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    32. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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    34. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
    35. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 334–335. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
    36. ↑ "Winchester Election". Hampshire Telegraph. 10 July 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    37. ↑ "Winchester Election". Hampshire Advertiser. 10 July 1852. p. 7. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    38. ↑ "Shipping and Mercantile Gazette". 8 July 1852. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    39. ↑ "To the Electors of the City of Winchester". Hampshire Chronicle. 4 April 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    40. ↑ "Hampshire Chronicle". 28 March 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    41. ↑ "Winchester Election". Alnwick Mercury. 2 June 1866. p. 9. Retrieved 23 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
    42. ↑ "Winchester Liberal Committee". Hampshire Chronicle. 24 October 1868. p. 8. Retrieved 23 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

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