Fareham and Waterlooville (UK Parliament constituency)
| Fareham and Waterlooville | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of Fareham and Waterlooville in South East England | |
| County | Hampshire |
| Electorate | 77,036 (2023) [1] |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Suella Braverman (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
Fareham and Waterlooville is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was first contested in the 2024 general election[2] and is currently represented by Suella Braverman of the Conservative Party.
Boundaries
[edit]Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following wards:
- The Borough of Fareham wards of Fareham East, Fareham North, Fareham North-West, Fareham South, Fareham West, Portchester East, and Portchester West.
- The Borough of Havant wards of Cowplain, Hart Plain, and Waterloo.
- The City of Winchester wards of Denmead, and Southwick & Wickham.[3]
The constituency comprises the following areas:
- The town of Fareham and village of Portchester from the former constituency of Fareham
- The town of Waterlooville, together with the villages of Denmead, Southwick and Wickham, from the former constituency of Meon Valley[4]
History
[edit]The constituency is formed from parts of the former Fareham and Meon Valley constituencies. On 5 April 2023, Suella Braverman (MP for Fareham) defeated Flick Drummond (previously MP for Meon Valley) by 77 votes to 54, to be preselected by a majority of local party members as the Conservative Party's candidate for the new seat in the 2024 election.[5][6][7]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Suella Braverman | Conservative | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Suella Braverman | 17,561 | 35.0 | –26.2 | |
| Labour | Gemma Furnivall | 11,482 | 22.9 | +7.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bella Hewitt | 9,533 | 19.0 | +0.1 | |
| Reform UK | Kevan Chippindall-Higgin | 9,084 | 18.1 | N/A | |
| Green | Baz Marie | 2,036 | 4.1 | ±0.0 | |
| Hampshire Ind. | Robert Holliday | 217 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Rejoin EU | Edward Dean | 210 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,079 | 12.1 | –30.1 | ||
| Turnout | 50,123 | 64.5 | –0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,691 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –16.7 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 30,819 | 61.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 9,543 | 18.9 | |
| Labour | 7,951 | 15.8 | |
| Green | 2,065 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | 50,378 | 65.4 | |
| Electorate | 77,036 | ||
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Fareham and Waterlooville". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "Braverman wins 'Battle of Waterlooville' in selection for proposed new Hampshire constituency". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Suella Braverman defeats fellow Tory MP in selection vote for new seat". BBC News. BBC. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Morton, Tom (5 April 2023). "Home Secretary Suella Braverman wins 'Battle of Waterlooville' and beats Meon Valley MP Flick Drummond to stand for Tories in new Fareham and Waterlooville seat". Portsmouth News.
- ^ "Fareham and Waterlooville - General election results 2024". BBC News.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Fareham and Waterlooville UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK