New Forest West (UK Parliament constituency)
New Forest West is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Desmond Swayne, a Conservative.[n 2]
New Forest West | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of New Forest West in Hampshire | |
Location of Hampshire within England | |
County | Hampshire |
Electorate | 68,987 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Fordingbridge, Ringwood, New Milton and Lymington. |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Desmond Swayne (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | New Forest |
Boundaries
1997–2010: The District of New Forest wards of Barton, Bashley, Becton, Bransgore and Sopley, Downlands, Fordingbridge, Forest North West, Forest West, Hordle, Lymington Town, Milford, Milton, Pennington, Ringwood North, Ringwood South, and Sway.
2010–present: The District of New Forest wards of Barton, Bashley, Becton, Bransgore and Burley, Buckland, Downlands and Forest, Fernhill, Fordingbridge, Forest North West, Hordle, Lymington Town, Milford, Milton, Pennington, Ringwood East and Sopley, Ringwood North, and Ringwood South.
This constituency covers the part of the New Forest which is not covered by its other constituency[n 3] and southern settlements next to the coast just outside its boundaries. Largest settlements are Fordingbridge and Ringwood which are inland and coastal New Milton and Lymington.
History
This constituency was created when the old New Forest constituency was divided for the 1997 general election. Since its creation, election results suggest a Conservative safe seat.
Constituency profile
For all areas the relevant local authority has a higher than average proportion of retired people, and a lower than national average extent of social housing and rented housing.[2] Housing types include far above average detached and semi-detached properties.[2] Coast and forest are contained in this area.[3]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[4] | Party | |
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1997 | Sir Desmond Swayne | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Desmond Swayne | 32,113 | 63.8 | -3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jack Davies | 7,710 | 15.3 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Jo Graham | 6,595 | 13.1 | -6.5 | |
Green | Nicholas Bubb | 3,888 | 7.7 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 24,403 | 48.5 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 50,556 | 71.3 | -1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.35 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Desmond Swayne | 33,170 | 66.8 | +6.9 | |
Labour | Jo Graham | 9,739 | 19.6 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terry Scriven | 4,781 | 9.6 | +2.7 | |
Green | Janet Richards | 1,454 | 2.9 | -2.9 | |
Pirate | Des Hjerling | 483 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 23,431 | 47.2 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 49,627 | 72.8 | +3.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.95 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Desmond Swayne | 28,420 | 59.9 | +1.1 | |
UKIP | Paul Bailey | 7,816 | 16.5 | +10.6 | |
Labour | Lena Samuels | 5,133 | 10.8 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Imogen Shepherd-DuBey | 3,293 | 6.9 | −16.4 | |
Green | Janet Richards | 2,748 | 5.8 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 20,604 | 43.5 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 47,410 | 69.2 | -7.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.75 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Desmond Swayne | 27,980 | 58.8 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Plummer | 11,084 | 23.3 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Janice Hurne | 4,666 | 9.8 | −6.7 | |
UKIP | Martin Lyon | 2,783 | 5.9 | +1.7 | |
Green | Janet Richards | 1,059 | 2.2 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 16,896 | 35.5 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | 47,572 | 69.6 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.6 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Desmond Swayne | 26,004 | 56.4 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Murari Kaushik | 8,719 | 18.9 | −6.9 | |
Labour | Janice Hurne | 7,590 | 16.5 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | Brian Lawrence | 1,917 | 4.2 | +0.5 | |
Green | Janet Richards | 1,837 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 17,285 | 37.5 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 46,067 | 66.5 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Desmond Swayne | 24,575 | 55.7 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Bignell | 11,384 | 25.8 | −2.0 | |
Labour | Crada N. Onuegbu | 6,481 | 14.7 | +0.4 | |
UKIP | Michael Clark | 1,647 | 3.7 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 13,191 | 29.9 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 44,087 | 65.0 | −9.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Desmond Swayne | 25,149 | 50.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert C.H. Hale | 13,817 | 27.8 | N/A | |
Labour | David R. Griffiths | 7,092 | 14.3 | N/A | |
Referendum | Maureen A. Elliott | 2,150 | 4.3 | N/A | |
UKIP | Michael Holmes | 1,542 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,332 | 22.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,750 | 74.7 | N/A | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Notes and references
- Notes
- A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- 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.
- New Forest East
- References
- "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on January 29, 2016.
- "New Forest West: Constituency | Politics | The Guardian". April 9, 2014. Archived from the original on April 9, 2014.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
- "New Forest West Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)