The ceremonial county of Hampshire, which includes the unitary authorities of Portsmouth and Southampton, is divided into 18 parliamentary constituencies: 9 borough constituencies and 9 county constituencies.
Conservative † Labour ‡ Liberal Democrat ¤
See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[1] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.
The commission opted to combine Hampshire with Berkshire and Surrey as a sub-region of the South East Region. As a result, parts of the current constituency of East Hampshire were transferred to a new cross-county boundary constituency named Farnham and Bordon. In addition, Fareham and Meon Valley was abolished and replaced by the new constituencies of Fareham and Waterlooville, and Hamble Valley.[2][3]
The following constituencies are proposed:
Containing electoral wards from Basingstoke and Deane
Containing electoral wards from East Hampshire
Containing electoral wards from Eastleigh
Containing electoral wards from Fareham
Containing electoral wards from Gosport
Containing electoral wards from Hart
Containing electoral wards from Havant
Containing electoral wards from New Forest
Containing electoral wards from Portsmouth
Containing electoral wards from Rushmoor
Containing electoral wards from Southampton
Containing electoral wards from Test Valley
Containing electoral wards from Winchester
Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to increase the number of seats which covered Hampshire from 17 to 18, with the creation of Meon Valley. As a consequence of resulting boundary changes, Romsey was renamed Romsey and Southampton North. The Aldershot and Basingstoke seats, more predominantly urban than previously defined, were redesignated as borough constituencies.
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Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019.[4] The Isle of Wight is excluded throughout.
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Hampshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:
Party | Votes | % | Change from 2017 | Seats | Change from 2017 |
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Conservative | 536,633 | 57.1% | 0.5% | 16 | 0 |
Labour | 188,738 | 20.1% | 6.5% | 2 | 0 |
Liberal Democrats | 175,173 | 18.6% | 6.4% | 0 | 0 |
Greens | 30,710 | 3.3% | 1.3% | 0 | 0 |
Brexit | 2,585 | 0.3% | new | 0 | 0 |
Others | 6,473 | 0.6% | 2.0% | 0 | 0 |
Total | 940,312 | 100.0 | 18 |
Note that before 1983 Hampshire also included the Bournemouth and Christchurch areas.
Election year | 1923 | 1924 | 1929 | 1935 | 1945 | 1950 | 1951 | 1955 | 1959 | 1964 | 1966 | 1970 | 1974 (F) | 1974 (O) | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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Conservative1 | 50.2 | 63.8 | 46.9 | 68.0 | 49.5 | 54.3 | 58.1 | 60.0 | 60.6 | 50.5 | 47.4 | 52.0 | 46.5 | 45.9 | 56.1 | 55.1 | 55.3 | 54.2 | 41.2 | 41.6 | 42.8 | 49.5 | 52.2 | 56.6 | 57.1 |
Labour | 22.7 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 27.4 | 37.7 | 38.8 | 40.3 | 38.1 | 34.9 | 34.1 | 33.7 | 29.9 | 26.9 | 29.4 | 26.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 18.6 | 28.3 | 27.6 | 23.2 | 14.9 | 16.9 | 26.6 | 20.1 |
Liberal Democrat2 | 27.0 | 9.1 | 23.7 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 26.0 | 24.0 | 17.3 | 29.9 | 30.0 | 26.0 | 25.3 | 27.8 | 29.6 | 29.7 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 18.6 |
Green Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | * | * | * | * | 0.7 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
UKIP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | * | * | 3.9 | 14.7 | 2.0 | * |
Brexit Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
Other | - | - | 2.2 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 0.3 | - | - | - | 0.04 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1Including National Liberal, and one National candidate in 1945
2pre-1979: Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
Accurate vote percentages for the 1918, 1922 and 1931 elections cannot be obtained because at least one candidate stood unopposed.
Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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Conservative | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Liberal Democrat1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name. Unlike elsewhere in this article, the Isle of Wight is included in these tables.
Conservative Independent Conservative Liberal Liberal Unionist National Party
Constituency | 1885 | 1886 | 87 | 88 | 1892 | 1895 | 96 | 97 | 00 | 1900 | 01 | 04 | 05 | 1906 | 06 | Jan 10 | Dec 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Andover | Beach | E. Faber | W. Faber | ||||||||||||||||||
Basingstoke | Sclater-Booth | Jeffreys | Salter | Geddes | |||||||||||||||||
Christchurch | Young | Smith | Balfour | Allen | Croft | Croft | |||||||||||||||
Fareham | Fitzwygram | Lee | Davidson | ||||||||||||||||||
New Forest | F. Compton | Douglas-Scott-Montagu | H. Compton | Hobart | Perkins | ||||||||||||||||
Petersfield | Palmer | → | Wickham | Nicholson | |||||||||||||||||
Portsmouth | Crossman | → | Baker | Majendie | Baker | Falle | → | ||||||||||||||
Vanderbyl | Wilson | Clough | Bramsdon | Lucas | Bramsdon | Beresford | Meux | ||||||||||||||
Southampton | Giles | Chamberlayne | Evans | Chamberlayne | Philipps | ||||||||||||||||
Commerell | Evans | Simeon | Ward | ||||||||||||||||||
Winchester | Tottenham | Moss | Myers | G. V. Baring | Carnegie | → | |||||||||||||||
Isle of Wight | Webster | Seely | → | G. Baring | Hall |
Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23) Conservative Labour Liberal National Government National Liberal (1931-68) National Party
Constituency | 1918 | 20 | 21 | 1922 | 22 | 23 | 1923 | 1924 | 1929 | 31 | 1931 | 32 | 34 | 1935 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 1945 | 45 |
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Aldershot | Palmer | Lyttelton | |||||||||||||||||||
Basingstoke | Geddes | Holbrook | Fletcher | Holbrook | Wallop | Wolff | Donner | ||||||||||||||
Bournemouth | Croft | → | Lyle | Bracken | |||||||||||||||||
Fareham | Davidson | Inskip | White | ||||||||||||||||||
New Forest & Christchurch | Perkins | Ashley | Mills | Crosthwaite-Eyre | |||||||||||||||||
Petersfield | Nicholson | Dorman-Smith | Jeffreys | ||||||||||||||||||
Portsmouth Central | Bramsdon | Privett | Bramsdon | Foster | Hall | Beaumont | Snow | ||||||||||||||
Portsmouth North | Falle | Keyes | James | Bruce | |||||||||||||||||
Portsmouth South | Cayzer | Wilson | Cayzer | Lucas | |||||||||||||||||
Southampton | Philipps | Perkins | Morley | Barrie | Reith | Thomas | Morley | ||||||||||||||
Ward | Bathurst | Lewis | Craven-Ellis | Lewis | |||||||||||||||||
Winchester | Hennessy | Ellis | Palmer | Jeger | |||||||||||||||||
Isle of Wight | Hall | Chatfeild-Clarke | Seely | Macdonald |
Conservative Labour Liberal Social Democratic Speaker
Constituency | 1950 | 1951 | 52 | 54 | 1955 | 1959 | 60 | 64 | 1964 | 65 | 1966 | 68 | 1970 | 71 | Feb 74 | Oct 74 | 77 | 1979 | 81 |
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Aldershot | Lyttelton | Errington | Critchley | ||||||||||||||||
Basingstoke | Donner | Freeth | Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||
Bournemouth East & Christchurch / Bth East (1974) | Bracken | Nicolson | Cordle | Atkinson | |||||||||||||||
Bournemouth West | Gascoyne-Cecil | Eden | |||||||||||||||||
Christchurch and Lymington | N/A | Adley | |||||||||||||||||
Eastleigh | N/A | Price | |||||||||||||||||
Gosport | N/A | Viggers | |||||||||||||||||
Gosport and Fareham / Fareham (1974) | Bennett | Lloyd | |||||||||||||||||
New Forest | Crosthwaite-Eyre | McNair-Wilson | |||||||||||||||||
Petersfield | Jeffreys | Legh | Quennell | Mates | |||||||||||||||
Portsmouth Langstone / Havant & Waterloo (1974) | Stevens | Lloyd | |||||||||||||||||
Portsmouth South | Lucas | Pink | |||||||||||||||||
Portsmouth West / Portsmouth North (1974) | Clarke | Judd | Griffiths | ||||||||||||||||
Southampton Itchen | Morley | King | → | Mitchell | → | ||||||||||||||
Southampton Test | King | Howard | Fletcher-Cooke | Mitchell | Hill | Gould | Hill | ||||||||||||
Winchester | Smithers | Morgan-Giles | Browne | ||||||||||||||||
Isle of Wight | Macdonald | Woodnutt | Ross |
Conservative Democratic Unionist Independent Conservative Labour Liberal Liberal Democrats Social Democratic
Constituency | 1983 | 84 | 1987 | 1992 | 94 | 1997 | 00 | 2001 | 02 | 04 | 2005 | |||||||
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Aldershot | Critchley | Howarth | ||||||||||||||||
Basingstoke | Hunter | → | → | Miller | ||||||||||||||
East Hampshire | Mates | |||||||||||||||||
Eastleigh | Price | Milligan | Chidgey | Huhne | ||||||||||||||
Fareham | Lloyd | Hoban | ||||||||||||||||
Gosport | Viggers | |||||||||||||||||
Havant | Lloyd | Willetts | ||||||||||||||||
New Forest / New Forest East (1997) | McNair-Wilson | Lewis | ||||||||||||||||
New Forest West | Swayne | |||||||||||||||||
North East Hampshire | Arbuthnot | |||||||||||||||||
North West Hampshire | Mitchell | Young | ||||||||||||||||
Portsmouth North | Griffiths | Rapson | McCarthy-Fry | |||||||||||||||
Portsmouth South | Pink | Hancock | Martin | Hancock | ||||||||||||||
Romsey and Waterside / Romsey (1997) | Colvin | Gidley | ||||||||||||||||
Southampton Itchen | Chope | Denham | ||||||||||||||||
Southampton Test | Hill | Whitehead | ||||||||||||||||
Winchester | Browne | Malone | Oaten | |||||||||||||||
Isle of Wight | Ross | Field | Brand | Turner |
Conservative Independent Labour Liberal Democrats
1parts transferred in 2024 to the constituency of Farnham and Bordon which is partially in Surrey
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