Fareham and Waterlooville (UK Parliament constituency)

Fareham and Waterlooville
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Fareham and Waterlooville in South East England
CountyHampshire
Electorate77,036 (2023) [1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentSuella Braverman (Conservative)
SeatsOne
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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

Under the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was defined as comprising the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020:

  • 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]

Following a local government boundary review in Fareham which became effective in May 2024[4], the constituency now comprises the following with effect from the 2024 general election:

  • The Borough of Fareham wards of: Avenue (majority); Fareham Park; Fareham Town; Fort Fareham; Portchester Castle; Portchester Wincor; Uplands & Funtley; Wallington & Downend; and a small part of Titchfield ward.
  • The Borough of Havant wards of: Cowplain; Hart Plain; Waterloo.
  • The City of Winchester wards of: Denmead; Southwick & Wickham.[5]

It comprises the following areas:

History

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.[7][8][9]

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
2024 Suella Braverman Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Fareham and Waterlooville[10]
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

2019 notional result[11]
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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  4. ^ LGBCE. "Fareham | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  5. ^ "Seat Details - Fareham and Waterlooville". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  6. ^ "New Seat Details – Fareham and Waterlooville". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  7. ^ "Braverman wins 'Battle of Waterlooville' in selection for proposed new Hampshire constituency". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  8. ^ "Suella Braverman defeats fellow Tory MP in selection vote for new seat". BBC News. BBC. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Fareham and Waterlooville - General election results 2024". BBC News.
  11. ^ "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.

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