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North East Hampshire (UK Parliament Constituency)

North East Hampshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Ranil Jayawardena, a Conservative.

History

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of Aldershot and East Hampshire. It was represented at Westminster by James Arbuthnot until 2015 when he was succeeded by Ranil Jayawardena. The constituency has, since its creation, given large majorities to the Conservatives, and in 2015, Jayawardena was elected with a lead of 29,916 votes, or 55.4%. This made North East Hampshire the safest Conservative seat at that election in both percentage and numerical terms.

Boundaries

1997–2010: The District of Hart wards of Church Crookham, Crondall, Eversley, Fleet Courtmoor, Fleet Pondtail, Fleet West, Hartley Wintney, Hook, Long Sutton, Odiham, and Whitewater, and the District of East Hampshire wards of Binsted, Bramshott and Liphook, Froyle and Bentley, Grayshott, Headley, Selborne, Whitehill Bordon and Whitehill, and Whitehill Lindford.

2010–2024: The District of Hart wards of Church Crookham East, Church Crookham West, Crondall, Eversley, Fleet Central, Fleet Courtmoor, Fleet North, Fleet Pondtail, Fleet West, Greywell, Hartley Wintney, Hook, Long Sutton, Odiham, Yateley East, Yateley North, and Yateley West, and the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Calleva, Pamber, Sherborne St John, and Upton Grey and The Candovers.

Towns and villages in the constituency include Elvetham Heath, Eversley, Fleet, Greywell, Hartley Wintney, Headley, Herriard, Hook, Odiham, Sherfield on Loddon, Silchester and Yateley.

This constituency was slightly altered for the 2010 general election. The seat's southernmost part was transferred to East Hampshire while it gained some wards from Basingstoke and Hart wards from Aldershot.

2024-present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of: Basing & Upton Grey; Bramley.
  • The District of Hart wards of: Crookham East; Crookham West and Ewshot; Fleet Central; Fleet East; Fleet West; Hartley Wintney; Hook; Odiham; Yateley West.

The contents will be adjusted largely to take account of modifications to local authority ward boundaries.

Constituency profile

The seat includes significant software, hardware and military sectors and a significant proportion of Basingstoke, Bracknell and City of London commuters, particularly the latter towards Hook railway station on the South West Main Line; the average income level is higher than the national average. This area also has low unemployment and a high proportion of semi-detached and detached properties.

Members of Parliament

East Hampshire and Aldershot prior to 1997

Election Member Party
1997 James Arbuthnot Conservative
2015 Ranil Jayawardena Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: North East Hampshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alex Brewer
Monster Raving Loony Howling Laud Hope
Conservative Ranil Jayawardena
Green Mohamed Miah
Reform UK Paul Morton
Labour Bradley Phillips
Hampshire Independents Duncan Stone
Libertarian Alex Zychowski
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: North East Hampshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ranil Jayawardena 35,280 59.5 Decrease 6.0
Liberal Democrats Graham Cockarill 15,069 25.4 Increase 13.3
Labour Barry Jones 5,760 9.7 Decrease 7.6
Green Culann Walsh 1,754 3.0 Increase 0.4
Independent Tony Durrant 831 1.4 New
Monster Raving Loony Howling Laud Hope 576 1.0 New
Majority 20,211 34.1 Decrease 14.1
Turnout 59,270 75.1 Decrease 2.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 9.6
General election 2017: North East Hampshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ranil Jayawardena 37,754 65.5 Decrease 0.4
Labour Barry Jones 9,982 17.3 Increase 7.5
Liberal Democrats Graham Cockarill 6,987 12.1 Increase 1.6
Green Chas Spradbery 1,476 2.6 Decrease 1.8
UKIP Mike Gascoigne 1,061 1.8 Decrease 7.0
Independent Robert Blay 367 0.6 New
Majority 27,772 48.2 Decrease 7.2
Turnout 57,627 76.3 Increase 3.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 3.95
General election 2015: North East Hampshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ranil Jayawardena 35,573 65.9 Increase 5.3
Liberal Democrats Graham Cockarill 5,657 10.5 Decrease 15.0
Labour Amran Hussain 5,290 9.8 Steady 0.0
UKIP Robert Blay 4,732 8.8 Increase 4.6
Green Andrew Johnston 2,364 4.4 New
Monster Raving Loony Mad Max Bobetsky 384 0.7 New
Majority 29,916 55.4 Increase 20.3
Turnout 54,000 72.9 Decrease 0.4
Conservative hold Swing Increase10.15

: After nominations were closed, Blay was suspended from UKIP after threatening to shoot his Conservative opponent. His name still appeared on ballot papers as it was too late to remove him.

General election 2010: North East Hampshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Arbuthnot 32,075 60.6 Increase 7.5
Liberal Democrats Denzil Coulson 13,478 25.5 Decrease 1.6
Labour Barry Jones 5,173 9.8 Decrease 6.8
UKIP Ruth Duffin 2,213 4.2 Increase 0.9
Majority 18,597 35.1 Increase 8.6
Turnout 52,939 73.3 Increase 8.5
Conservative hold Swing Increase 4.55

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: North East Hampshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Arbuthnot 25,407 53.7 Increase 0.5
Liberal Democrats Adam Carew 12,858 27.2 Increase 4.2
Labour Kevin McGrath 7,630 16.1 Decrease 3.8
UKIP Paul Birch 1,392 2.9 Decrease 1.0
Majority 12,549 26.5 Decrease 3.7
Turnout 47,287 64.8 Increase 3.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 1.8
General election 2001: North East Hampshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Arbuthnot 23,379 53.2 Increase 2.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Plummer 10,122 23.0 Increase 0.3
Labour Barry Jones 8,744 19.9 Increase 3.9
UKIP Graham Mellstrom 1,702 3.9 Increase 3.0
Majority 13,257 30.2 Increase 2.0
Turnout 43,947 61.6 Decrease 12.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase 1.0

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: North East Hampshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Arbuthnot 26,017 50.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Mann 11,619 22.7
Labour Peter Dare 8,203 16.0
Referendum Winston Rees 2,420 4.7
Independent Keki Jessavala 2,400 4.7
UKIP Christopher Berry 452 0.9
Majority 14,398 28.2
Turnout 51,111 73.6
Conservative win (new seat)

See also