Basingstoke (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 51°15′43″N 1°05′02″W / 51.262°N 1.084°W
| Basingstoke | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Basingstoke in Hampshire for the 2010 general election. |
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 Location of Hampshire within England. |
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| County | Hampshire |
| Electorate | 75,470 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Basingstoke |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 |
| Member of Parliament | Maria Miller (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | North Hampshire |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Basingstoke is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The town was represented in the Model Parliament of 1295, but not again until a constituency was created in 1885. Prior to 1885 it was represented by the North Hampshire constituency. With the exception of the 1923 election, it has always elected Conservative MPs. It is a Conservative safe seat.
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[edit] Boundaries
The Basingstoke constituency is based around the town of Basingstoke, and the surrounding countryside, in Hampshire.
The Boundary Commission has proposed that the boundaries of Basingstoke and North West Hampshire be aligned to more closely match the town area.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: Basingstoke[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Maria Miller | 25,590 | 50.5 | +11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Shaw | 12,414 | 24.5 | +2.6 | |
| Labour | Funda Pepperell | 10,327 | 20.4 | -12.2 | |
| UKIP | Stella Howell | 2,076 | 4.1 | +1.9 | |
| Basingstoke Common Man | Steve Saul | 247 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 13,176 | 26.0 | |||
| Turnout | 50,654 | 67.1 | +6.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: Basingstoke | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Maria Miller | 19,955 | 41.5 | −1.2 | |
| Labour | Paul Harvey | 15,275 | 31.7 | −9.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jen Smith | 9,952 | 20.7 | +6.8 | |
| UKIP | Peter Effer | 1,044 | 2.2 | −0.3 | |
| Green | Darren Shirley | 928 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| BNP | Roger Robertson | 821 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Millennium Council | Roger MacNair | 148 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,680 | 9.7 | |||
| Turnout | 48,123 | 63.0 | +2.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Basingstoke | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Hunter | 20,490 | 42.7 | -0.6 | |
| Labour | Jon Hartley | 19,610 | 40.9 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Steve Sollitt | 6,693 | 13.9 | -3.1 | |
| UKIP | Kim Graham | 1,202 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 880 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 47,995 | 60.7 | -13.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Basingstoke | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Hunter | 24,751 | 43.3 | -10.2 | |
| Labour | Nigel Lickley | 22,354 | 39.1 | +14.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | M Rimmer | 9,714 | 17.0 | -3.4 | |
| Independent | E Salim | 310 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,397 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 74.1 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1992: Basingstoke[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Hunter | 37,521 | 54.6 | -1.4 | |
| Labour | DJC Bull | 16,323 | 23.8 | +6.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | CI Curtis | 14,119 | 20.6 | -5.7 | |
| Green | Ms. VJ Oldaker | 714 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 21,198 | 30.9 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 68,677 | 82.8 | +5.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.7 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 1980s
| General Election 1987: Basingstoke | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Hunter | 33,657 | 56.0 | ||
| Social Democrat | D Bennett | 15,764 | 26.3 | ||
| Labour | P Daden | 10,632 | 17.7 | ||
| Majority | 17,893 | 29,7 | |||
| Turnout | 77.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1940s
| General Election 1945: Basingstoke Electorate 61,, Turnout 66.5, Voters 40,669 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Patrick Donner | 18,700 | 46.0 | ||
| Labour | A E Weston | 13,763 | 33.8 | ||
| Liberal | D Rhys | 8,206 | 20.2 | ||
| Majority | 4,937 | 12.1 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 1930s
| General Election 1931: Basingstoke Electorate, Turnout ,Voters 33,753 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Viscount Lymington | 23,523 | 69.7 | ||
| Liberal | A E Weston | 6,106 | 18.1 | ||
| Labour | D Rhys | 4,124 | 12.2 | ||
| Majority | 17,417 | 51.6 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
- ^ Parliamentary election - Statement of Persons Nominated, http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/12935C34-1E82-41E7-99DE-11EFDF703346/0/StatementofPersonsNominatedParliamentaryelection6May2010.pdf
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
