New Forest East (UK Parliament constituency)

New Forest East
New Forest East
County constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of New Forest East in Hampshire
	Location of Hampshire within England
County	Hampshire
Electorate	73,542 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Julian Lewis (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Romsey and Waterside, New Forest

50°49′12″N 1°28′01″W / 50.820°N 1.467°W / 50.820; -1.467

New Forest East is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Julian Lewis, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

Constituency profile

The constituency covers the eastern half of the New Forest in Hampshire, including the central forest villages of Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst and Beaulieu, as well as the waterside settlements (Totton, Marchwood, Hythe and Fawley).

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]

Boundaries

1997-2010: 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.

History

This constituency was created when the old New Forest constituency was divided for the 1997 general election since its creation results suggest a Conservative safe seat.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[3]	Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1997	Julian Lewis	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: New Forest East^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Murray Lewis	27,819	56.3	+3.4
	UKIP	Roy Swales^[5]	8,657	17.5	+12.5
	Labour	Andrew Pope^[6]	6,018	12.2	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Bruce Tennent	4,626	9.4	−20.9
	Green	Sally May^[7]	2,327	4.7	+2.7
Majority			19,162	38.8
Turnout			49,447	68.0	−0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+11.2

General Election 2010: New Forest East^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Murray Lewis	26,443	52.8	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Terry G. Scriven	15,136	30.3	−3.0
	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
Turnout			50,036	68.7	+2.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.2

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: New Forest East^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Murray Lewis	21,975	48.6	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Brian David Dash	15,424	34.1	+0.7
	Labour	Stephen J. Roberts	5,492	12.1	−9.6
	UKIP	Ms. Katy S. Davies	2,344	5.2	+2.7
Majority			6,551	14.5
Turnout			45,235	65.9	+2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.7

General Election 2001: New Forest East^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Murray Lewis	17,902	42.4	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Brian David Dash	14,073	33.4	+1.1
	Labour	Alan George William Goodfellow	9,141	21.7	−3.1
	UKIP	William Howe	1,062	2.5	N/A
Majority			3,829	9.0
Turnout			42,178	63.2	−11.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.6

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: New Forest East^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Murray Lewis	21,053	42.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	George Dawson	15,838	32.3	N/A
	Labour	Alan George William Goodfellow	12,161	24.8	N/A
Majority			5,215	10.6	N/A
Turnout			49,052	74.6	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.

References

^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^ ^a ^b 2011 census interactive maps
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
^ "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.
^ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/new-forest-east-2015.html
^ "Sally May PPC page". Green Party of England and Wales. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)
^ "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)

[2] A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[3] 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.

[1] "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

[census-4] 2011 census interactive maps

[5] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)

[electoralcalculus2015-6] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[7] "11559982.Former_policeman_bidding_to_become_UKIP_MP_in_Hampshire". Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[8] ttp://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/new-forest-east-2015.html

[9] "Sally May PPC page". Green Party of England and Wales. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[electoralcalculus2010-10] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)

[electoralcalculus2005-11] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2001-12] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-13] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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