New Forest East is a constituency[n 1] in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 1997 by Julian Lewis of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
New Forest East | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundaries since 2010 | |
Boundary of New Forest East in South East England | |
County | Hampshire |
Electorate | 73,823 (2023) [1] |
Major settlements | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Julian Lewis (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from |
Constituency profile
editThe industrial element and mid-density housing of the Southampton Water strip results in some or all Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors in this area at the local district elections from creation to date,[2] and contributes strongly towards the latter party's peak performance leaving the winner a 9% majority in 2001. This contrasts with the Conservative winner's greatest majority to date in 2017 of 42.8% of the votes over his nearest rival which ranks Lewis among the top 10% of his party's MPs by majority. The history of district itself is typical of inherent suburban and retiree districts as it was largely created for the preservation of the National Park and to provide contrast in planning and ethos to the City of Southampton and the Bournemouth conurbation.[citation needed]
The constituency covers the eastern half of the New Forest National Park in Hampshire and land to the east adjoining Southampton Water – almost the whole of its population live in the waterside settlements Totton, Marchwood, Hythe and Fawley or the major forest villages of Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst and Beaulieu.
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.[3] Housing types include far above average detached and semi-detached properties.[3]
Boundaries
edit1997–2010: The District of New Forest wards of Blackfield and Langley, Boldre, Brockenhurst, Colbury, Copythorne South, Dibden and Hythe North, Dibden Purlieu, Fawley Holbury, Forest North, Forest South, Hythe South, Lyndhurst, Marchwood, Netley Marsh, Totton Central, Totton North, and Totton South.
2010–present: The District of New Forest wards of Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh, Boldre and Sway, Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead, Brockenhurst and Forest South East, Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu, Dibden and Hythe East, Fawley, Blackfield and Langley, Furzedown and Hardley, Holbury and North Blackfield, Hythe West and Langdown, Lyndhurst, Marchwood, Totton Central, Totton East, Totton North, Totton South, and Totton West.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the 2024 United Kingdom general election remained unchanged.[4]
Following a review of local authority ward boundaries, which became effective in May 2023,[5][6] the constituency now comprises the following:
- The District of New Forest wards of: Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh; Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge; Dibden & Dibden Purlieu; Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley; Forest & Solent; Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield; Hythe Central; Hythe South; Lyndhurst & Minstead; Marchwood & Eling; Sway; Totton Central; Totton North; Totton South.[7]
History
editThis constituency was created when the old New Forest constituency was divided for the 1997 general election. All election results but one since its creation suggest that it is a Conservative safe seat. The 2001 election produced a marginal victory when the Liberal Democrats came within 4,000 votes of winning, closer than any challengers since.
Members of Parliament
editNew Forest and Romsey & Waterside prior to 1997
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
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1997 | Sir Julian Lewis | Conservative | |
July 2020[9] | Independent | ||
December 2020[10] | Conservative |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Julian Lewis | 17,412 | 38.5 | –26.0 | |
Labour | Sasjkia Otto | 8,917 | 19.7 | +4.9 | |
Reform UK | Roy Swales | 7,646 | 16.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Caroline Rackham | 7,198 | 15.9 | +1.3 | |
Green | Simon King | 3,118 | 6.9 | +2.1 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Mad Hatter | 529 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Animal Welfare | Andrew Knight | 410 | 0.9 | –0.4 | |
Majority | 8,495 | 18.8 | –30.9 | ||
Turnout | 45,376 | 64.2 | –4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 70,618 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | –15.5 |
Elections in the 2010s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julian Lewis | 32,769 | 64.5 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Julie Hope | 7,518 | 14.8 | −5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Johnston | 7,390 | 14.6 | −0.6 | |
Green | Nicola Jolly | 2,434 | 4.8 | +2.4 | |
Animal Welfare | Andrew Knight | 675 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 25,251 | 49.7 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 50,786 | 69.0 | −2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.45 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julian Lewis | 32,162 | 62.6 | +6.3 | |
Labour | Julie Renyard | 10,167 | 19.8 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Harrison | 7,786 | 15.2 | +5.8 | |
Green | Henry Mellor | 1,251 | 2.4 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 21,995 | 42.8 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 51,366 | 71.4 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julian Lewis | 27,819 | 56.3 | +3.5 | |
UKIP | Roy Swales[14] | 8,657 | 17.5 | +12.5 | |
Labour | Andrew Pope[15] | 6,018 | 12.2 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bruce Tennent | 4,626 | 9.4 | −20.8 | |
Green | Sally May[16] | 2,327 | 4.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 19,162 | 38.8 | +16.2 | ||
Turnout | 49,447 | 68.0 | −0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julian Lewis | 26,443 | 52.8 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terry Scriven | 15,136 | 30.3 | −3.1 | |
Labour | Peter W.J. Sopowski | 4,915 | 9.8 | −2.4 | |
UKIP | Peter A. Day | 2,518 | 5.0 | −0.1 | |
Green | Beverley J. Golden | 1,024 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,307 | 22.6 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 50,036 | 68.7 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.2 |
Elections in the 2000s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Julian Lewis | 21,975 | 48.6 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Dash | 15,424 | 34.1 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Stephen Roberts | 5,492 | 12.1 | −9.6 | |
UKIP | Katy Davies | 2,344 | 5.2 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 6,551 | 14.5 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 45,235 | 65.9 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julian Lewis | 17,902 | 42.4 | −0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Dash | 14,073 | 33.4 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Alan Goodfellow | 9,141 | 21.7 | −3.1 | |
UKIP | William Howe | 1,062 | 2.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,829 | 9.0 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 42,178 | 63.2 | −11.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.8 |
Elections in the 1990s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Julian Lewis | 21,053 | 42.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | George Dawson | 15,838 | 32.3 | ||
Labour | Alan Goodfellow | 12,161 | 24.8 | ||
Majority | 5,215 | 10.6 | |||
Turnout | 49,052 | 74.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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.
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.
- ^ "Your Councillors". democracy.newforest.gov.uk. 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ LGBCE. "New Forest | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "The New Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
- ^ "New Seat Details - New Forest East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
- ^ "Dr Julian Lewis has Tory whip removed after running against PM's security committee chair pick". Sky News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Jon Waller (30 December 2020). "New Forest MP Lewis welcomed back to Tories after being axed for committee rebellion".
- ^ New Forest East
- ^ "New Forest East Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "11559982.Former_policeman_bidding_to_become_UKIP_MP_in_Hampshire". Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "UK ELECTION RESULTS: NEW FOREST EAST 2015".
- ^ "Sally May PPC page". Green Party of England and Wales. Retrieved 31 January 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
edit- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997–2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)
External links
edit- New Forest East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- New Forest East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK