Gosport (UK Parliament constituency)
Gosport | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 1983 | |
![]() Boundary of Gosport in South East England | |
County | Hampshire |
Electorate | 73,763 (2023) [1] |
Major settlements | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 |
Member of Parliament | Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Gosport & Fareham |
Gosport (/ˈɡɒspɔːrt/ GOS-port) is a parliamentary constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Caroline Dinenage of the Conservative Party.[n 2] The constituency is anchored by the town and borough of Gosport.
Boundaries
1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Gosport.
1983–present: The Borough of Gosport, and the Borough of Fareham wards of Hill Head and Stubbington.
The constituency centres on Peel Common, Chalk Common and the River Alver that run north–south — its largest settlement is arguably the eastern town of Gosport. Gosport post town comprises several distinct villages and neighbourhoods on the south coast of England in Hampshire whereas the constituency comprises the whole of Gosport Borough (including Lee-on-the-Solent and Alverstoke) and includes Stubbington and Hill Head from the neighbouring Fareham Borough.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the 2024 general election remained unchanged.[2]
Constituency profile
Gosport has, to date, been a Conservative safe seat, as an area with a majority of privately owned properties that has a minority of poor residents. It has two large housing estates in the south and east of Rowner, for example: according to the 2001 census, these are predominantly social housing, and contain two of the most deprived output areas in terms of income and unemployment in the United Kingdom. However, the area is not of uniform characterisation.[3][4] Rowner has a central conservation area of expensive housing, and touches, immediately to the west, the Lee on Solent Golf Club, Grange Farm Museum, the West of the Alder Nature Reserve and the Wild Grounds Nature reserve. Beside its bowling green, allotments and recreation ground lies the Grade I-architecture of St Mary's Church.[5] Unlike the generally expensive west of the borough,[4] Rowner resembles central Gosport and Bridgemary in presenting a diverse picture, retaining scenic and generally more rural surroundings than the City of Portsmouth, with some areas of deprivation.[6]
History
The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election. The area had previously been part of the constituency of Gosport and Fareham.
In December 2009, Gosport became the second constituency to vote in an open primary to select the Conservative PPC. All residents of the area were asked to take part via a postal vote. The result of the Gosport primary saw Caroline Dinenage publicly selected. At the general election on 6 May 2010, Caroline Dinenage was elected with 24,300 votes, a majority of 14,413 over her nearest opponent. Since the turn of the century, Labour, UKIP and the Liberal Democrats have all finished in second place.
Peter Viggers (later knighted) had represented the constituency from 1974 to 2010. David Cameron instructed Sir Peter not to stand for re-election after his nationally infamous attempt to claim for a duck house during the MPs' expenses scandal.
Members of Parliament
Gosport & Fareham prior to 1974
Election | Member [7] | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | Sir Peter Viggers | Conservative | |
2010 | Caroline Dinenage | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Caroline Dinenage | 17,776 | 40.3 | –26.2 | |
Labour | Edward Batterbury | 11,776 | 26.6 | +8.1 | |
Reform UK | Matt Mulliss | 7,983 | 18.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Tim Bearder | 4,039 | 9.1 | –2.2 | |
Green | Tony Sudworth | 1,948 | 4.4 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Jeff Roberts | 334 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Heritage | Lisa Englefield | 319 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Hampshire Ind. | Dave Watson | 48 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,066 | 13.7 | –34.3 | ||
Turnout | 44,277 | 60.4 | –5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 73,261 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | –17.2 |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Caroline Dinenage | 32,226 | 66.5 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Tom Chatwin | 8,948 | 18.5 | −8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Pepper | 5,473 | 11.3 | +6.6 | |
Green | Zoe Aspinall | 1,806 | 3.7 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 23,278 | 48.0 | +13.3 | ||
Turnout | 48,453 | 65.9 | −0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Caroline Dinenage | 30,647 | 61.9 | +6.6 | |
Labour | Alan Durrant | 13,436 | 27.2 | +12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bruce Tennent | 2,328 | 4.7 | −2.2 | |
UKIP | Chloe Palmer | 1,790 | 3.6 | −15.8 | |
Green | Monica Cassidy | 1,024 | 2.1 | −1.5 | |
Independent | Jeffrey Roberts | 256 | 0.5 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 17,211 | 34.7 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 49,481 | 66.7 | +1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Caroline Dinenage | 26,364 | 55.3 | +3.5 | |
UKIP | Christopher Wood | 9,266 | 19.4 | +16.2 | |
Labour | Alan Durrant | 6,926 | 14.5 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rob Hylands[13] | 3,298 | 6.9 | −14.2 | |
Green | Monica Cassidy | 1,707 | 3.6 | +2.4 | |
Independent | Jeffrey Roberts | 104 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 17,098 | 35.9 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 47,662 | 65.1 | +0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Caroline Dinenage | 24,300 | 51.8 | +7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rob Hylands | 9,887 | 21.1 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Graham Giles | 7,944 | 16.9 | −14.6 | |
UKIP | Andrew Rice | 1,496 | 3.2 | −1.0 | |
BNP | Barry Bennett | 1,004 | 2.1 | New | |
English Democrat | Bob Shaw | 622 | 1.3 | New | |
Green | Claire Smith | 573 | 1.2 | −1.7 | |
Independent | Dave Smith | 493 | 1.1 | New | |
Independent | Charlie Read | 331 | 0.7 | New | |
Independent | Brian Hart | 289 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 14,413 | 30.7 | +17.4 | ||
Turnout | 46,939 | 64.6 | +4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Viggers | 19,268 | 44.8 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Richard Williams | 13,538 | 31.5 | −5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Roberts | 7,145 | 16.6 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | John Bowles | 1,825 | 4.2 | +1.3 | |
Green | Claire Smith | 1,258 | 2.9 | New | |
Majority | 5,730 | 13.3 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 43,034 | 60.5 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Viggers | 17,364 | 43.6 | ±0.0 | |
Labour | Richard Williams | 14,743 | 37.1 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Roberts | 6,011 | 15.1 | −4.5 | |
UKIP | John Bowles | 1,162 | 2.9 | New | |
Socialist Labour | Kevin Chetwynd | 509 | 1.3 | New | |
Majority | 2,621 | 6.5 | −6.4 | ||
Turnout | 39,789 | 57.1 | −13.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.2 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Viggers | 21,085 | 43.6 | −14.5 | |
Labour | Ivan Gray | 14,827 | 30.7 | +17.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Hogg | 9,479 | 19.6 | −8.0 | |
Referendum | Andrew Blowers | 2,538 | 5.3 | New | |
Independent | Patrick Ettie | 426 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 6,258 | 12.9 | −17.6 | ||
Turnout | 48,355 | 70.3 | −6.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Viggers | 31,094 | 58.1 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | MG Russell | 14,776 | 27.6 | −4.0 | |
Labour | Mrs MF Angus | 7,275 | 13.6 | +3.7 | |
Independent | PFF Ettie | 332 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 16,318 | 30.5 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 53,477 | 76.6 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Viggers | 29,804 | 58.5 | −2.1 | |
Liberal | Peter John Chegwyn | 16,081 | 31.6 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Alan Lloyd | 5,053 | 9.9 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 13,723 | 26.9 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 50,938 | 74.8 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Viggers | 28,179 | 60.6 | ||
Liberal | Peter John Chegwyn | 13,728 | 29.5 | ||
Labour | Bernard Bond | 4,319 | 9.3 | ||
Independent | R.A. MacMillan | 241 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 14,451 | 31.1 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 46,467 | 71.6 | −5.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Viggers | 24,553 | 61.8 | +14.3 | |
Labour | John Slater | 10,460 | 26.3 | −2.6 | |
Liberal | N.C. Lewis | 4,741 | 11.9 | −11.7 | |
Majority | 14,093 | 35.5 | +16.9 | ||
Turnout | 39,754 | 77.5 | +2.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Viggers | 17,487 | 47.5 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Peter Marsh Tebbutt | 10,621 | 28.9 | −2.4 | |
Liberal | Peter Dane Clark | 8,701 | 23.6 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 6,866 | 18.6 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 36,809 | 75.3 | −6.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Viggers | 19,563 | 49.7 | ||
Labour | Graham John Hewitt | 12,335 | 31.3 | ||
Liberal | John George Rodway Rix | 7,485 | 19.0 | ||
Majority | 7,228 | 18.4 | |||
Turnout | 39,383 | 81.4 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
- Fareham
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
Notes
- ^ A borough 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
- ^ "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 Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ "2001 census statistics". Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ a b Local House Price Map - Mouseprice.com
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1276419)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ [1] Ordnance survey website
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)
- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED, NOTICE OF POLL & SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS" (PDF). Gosport Council. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Gosport Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Gosport parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "County councillor stands against Tory MP". Portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ http://www.libdems.org.uk/general_election_candidates#South East
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
- Gosport UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Gosport UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK