East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Hampshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of East Hampshire in Hampshire.
Location of Hampshire within England.
County	Hampshire
Electorate	72,648 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1983 (1983)
Member of Parliament	Damian Hinds (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Petersfield
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South East England

East Hampshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created in 1983 to replace the Petersfield constituency.

The first MP for the seat was Michael Mates, who held the seat from 1983 until 2010, but retired prior to the 2010 general election.

Boundaries

The constituency is based in a similar area to that of the East Hampshire district, however the constituency covers a smaller area. The constituency includes the towns of Petersfield, part of Waterlooville, and Alton.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Michael Mates	Conservative
	2010	Damian Hinds	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: East Hampshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Damian Hinds	29,137	56.8	+9.7
	Liberal Democrat	Adam Carew	15,640	30.5	−3.5
	Labour	Jane Edbrooke	4,043	7.9	−8.6
	UKIP	Hugh McGuiness	1,477	2.9	+0.3
	English Democrats	Matt Williams	710	1.4	N/A
	Justice & Anti-Corruption Party	Don Jerrard	310	0.6	N/A
Majority			13,467	26.3
Turnout			51,317	71.0	+6.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.6

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: East Hampshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Mates	24,273	45.7	−1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Ruth Bright	18,764	35.3	+5.4
	Labour	Marjorie Broughton	8,519	16.0	−3.6
	UKIP	David Samuel	1,583	3.0	+0.2
Majority			5,509	10.4
Turnout			53,139	66.9	+2.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	−3.7

General Election 2001: East Hampshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Mates	23,950	47.6	-0.4
	Liberal Democrat	Bob Booker	15,060	29.9	+1.8
	Labour	Barbara Burfoot	9,866	19.6	+2.5
	UKIP	Stephen Coles	1,413	2.8	+1.9
Majority			8,890	17.7
Turnout			50,289	64.3	-11.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Hampshire East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Mates	47,541	64.2	−0.3
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs SM Baring	18,376	24.8	−4.1
	Labour	JA Phillips	6,840	9.2	+2.6
	Green	IC Foster	1,113	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	SL Hale	165	0.2	+0.2
Majority			29,165	39.4	+3.8
Turnout			74,035	79.3	+1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.9

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire