Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Fareham
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Fareham in Hampshire.
Outline map
Location of Hampshire within England.
County Hampshire
Electorate 76,457 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements Fareham, Portchester, Warsash
Current constituency
Created 1974 (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
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

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.

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

General Election 2015: Fareham[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Suella Fernandes[4] 30,689 56.1 +0.8
UKIP Malcolm Jones[5] 8,427 15.4 +11.3
Labour Stuart Rose[6] 7,800 14.3 +0.1
Liberal Democrat Matthew Winnington[7] 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
Turnout 54,700 70.8
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 2010: Fareham[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Hoban 30,037 55.3 +5.6
Liberal Democrat Alex Bentley 12,945 23.8 +2.1
Labour James Wilson 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 Democrats 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

General Election 2005: Fareham[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Hoban 24,151 49.7 +2.6
Labour James Wilson 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
General Election 2001: Fareham[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Hoban 21,389 47.1 +0.3
Labour James Wilson Carr 14,380 31.6 +4.6
Liberal Democrat Hugh William Lee 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

General Election 1997: Fareham[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Peter Robert Cable Lloyd 24,436 46.8 −14.2
Labour Michael A. Prior 14,078 27.0 +2.4
Liberal Democrat Mrs. 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
General Election 1992: Fareham[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Peter Robert Cable Lloyd 40,482 61.0 −0.1
Liberal Democrat John C. Thompson 16,341 24.6 −5.3
Labour Ms. 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

General Election 1987: Fareham[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Peter Robert Cable Lloyd 36,781 61.1 −0.7
Liberal Timothy Willatt Slack 17,986 29.9 −1.1
Labour Michael Francis Merritt 5,451 9.0 +1.8
Majority 18,795 31.2
Turnout 60,218 78.4
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1983: Fareham[15]
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

General Election 1979: Fareham
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
General Election October 1974: Fareham
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
General Election February 1974: Fareham
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

General Election 1945: Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dymoke White 35,882 52.47
Labour E.A. Bramall 32,501 47.53
Majority 3,381 4.94
Turnout 70.96
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

Fareham by-election 1939
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dymoke White Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1935: Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Sir Thomas Inskip 31,794 75.07
Labour Robert Mack 10,561 24.93
Majority 21,233 50.13
Turnout 61.92
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1931: Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Inskip Unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Fareham by-election, 1931
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Inskip 18,749 65.6
Labour A.J. Pearson 6,312 22.1
Liberal Conyngham P. Cross 3,517 12.3
Majority 12,437
Turnout 50.3
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Fareham[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Sir John Humphrey Davidson 19,756 54.2
Liberal Conyngham Peters Cross 8,630 23.7
Labour Arthur James Pearson 8,034 22.1
Majority 11,126 30.5
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1924: Fareham[17] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Sir John Humphrey Davidson
Labour Joseph Bowron Baker
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1923: Fareham [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Sir John Humphrey Davidson 14,787 69.4
Labour Joseph Bowron Baker 6,526 30.6
Majority 8,261 38.8
Turnout 59.7
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1922 : Fareham [19] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Sir John Humphrey Davidson
Liberal
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918 Fareham[20] Electorate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist
Liberal
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing
  • denotes candidate who was endorsed by the Coalition Government.

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
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  16. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  17. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  18. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  19. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  20. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

Sources

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