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Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)

Fareham was a constituency in Hampshire[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. From 2015 to 2024, it had been represented by Suella Braverman of the Conservative Party.[n 2]

Fareham
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Fareham in Hampshire
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Location of Hampshire within England
CountyHampshire
Electorate76,457 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsFareham, Portchester, Warsash
Current constituency
Created1974 (1974)
Member of ParliamentNone
SeatsOne
Created fromGosport and Fareham
Replaced byFareham and Waterlooville and Hamble Valley
1885–1950
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyCounty constituency
Created fromSouth Hampshire
Replaced byGosport & Fareham and Portsmouth Langstone

Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was abolished at the 2024 general election: the majority, comprising Fareham and Portchester, was incorporated into the new constituency of Fareham and Waterlooville, with the remainder, comprising the villages of Locks Heath, Park Gate, Sarisbury, Titchfield and Warsash, forming part of the newly created constituency of Hamble Valley.[2]

Constituency profile

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The largest town is Fareham, and other communities include Portchester, Locks Heath, Warsash and Titchfield. There are many commuters to Southampton and Portsmouth. The Royal Navy and Merchant Navy have training facilities.[3] Residents are wealthier than the UK average.[4]

Boundaries

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Map of boundaries 1997-2024

1885–1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Portsmouth and Southampton, the Sessional Division of Fareham, and part of the Sessional Division of Southampton.

1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Fareham, Gosport and Alverstoke, Havant, and Warblington, and the Rural Districts of Fareham and Havant.

1974–1983: The Urban District of Fareham.

1983–1997: The Borough of Fareham except the wards of Hill Head and Stubbington, and the City of Winchester wards of Boarhunt and Southwick, Curdridge, Denmead, Droxford Soberton and Hambledon, Shedfield, Swanmore, Waltham Chase, and Wickham.

1997–2024: The Borough of Fareham wards of Fareham North, Fareham North-West, Fareham South, Fareham West, Locks Heath, Park Gate, Portchester East, Portchester West, Sarisbury, Titchfield, Titchfield Common, and Warsash.

History

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The constituency was first created in 1885. In January 1905 the Liberal Party employed Bertha Bowness Foulkes who was Britain's second constituency woman political agent.[5] The constituency was abolished in 1950 and succeeded by Gosport and Fareham but revived in 1974. The constituency has always been represented by Conservatives.

Members of Parliament

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MPs 1885–1950

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Election Member[6] Party
1885 Sir Frederick Fitzwygram Conservative
1900 Arthur Lee Conservative
1918 John Davidson Conservative
1931 by-election Thomas Inskip Conservative
1939 by-election Dymoke White Conservative
1950 constituency abolished: see Gosport and Fareham

MPs since 1974

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Election Member[6] Party
Feb. 1974 Reginald Bennett Conservative
1979 Sir Peter Lloyd Conservative
2001 Mark Hoban Conservative
2015 Suella Braverman Conservative

Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Fareham[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Suella Braverman 36,459 63.7 +0.7
Labour Matthew Randall 10,373 18.1 −7.1
Liberal Democrats Matthew Winnington 8,006 14.0 +7.2
Green Nick Lyle 2,412 4.2 +1.9
Majority 26,086 45.6 +7.8
Turnout 57,250 73.1 +0.8
Conservative hold Swing +3.9
General election 2017: Fareham[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Suella Fernandes 35,915 63.0 +6.9
Labour Matthew Randall 14,360 25.2 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Matthew Winnington 3,896 6.8 −2.0
UKIP Tony Blewett 1,541 2.7 −12.7
Green Miles Grindey 1,302 2.3 −1.6
Majority 21,555 37.8 −2.9
Turnout 57,014 72.3 +1.5
Conservative hold Swing -2.0
General election 2015: Fareham[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Suella Fernandes[10] 30,689 56.1 +0.8
UKIP Malcolm Jones[11] 8,427 15.4 +11.3
Labour Stuart Rose[12] 7,800 14.3 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Matthew Winnington[13] 4,814 8.8 −15.0
Green Miles Grindey 2,129 3.9 +2.4
Independent Nick Gregory 705 1.3 New
Independent Harvey Hines 136 0.2 New
Majority 22,262 40.7 +9.2
Turnout 54,700 70.8 −0.8
Conservative hold Swing -5.3
General election 2010: Fareham[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Hoban 30,037 55.3 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Alex Bentley 12,945 23.8 +2.1
Labour James Carr 7,719 14.2 −11.4
UKIP Steve Richards 2,235 4.1 +1.2
Green Peter Doggett 791 1.5 New
English Democrat Joe Jenkins 618 1.1 New
Majority 17,092 31.5 +7.4
Turnout 54,345 71.6 +4.7
Conservative hold Swing +1.7

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Fareham[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Hoban 24,151 49.7 +2.6
Labour James Carr 12,449 25.6 −6.0
Liberal Democrats Richard de Ste-Croix 10,551 21.7 +3.0
UKIP Peter Mason-Apps 1,425 2.9 +0.3
Majority 11,702 24.1 +8.6
Turnout 48,576 66.9 +3.4
Conservative hold Swing +4.3
General election 2001: Fareham[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Hoban 21,389 47.1 +0.3
Labour James Carr 14,380 31.6 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Hugh Pritchard 8,503 18.7 −0.9
UKIP William O’Brien 1,175 2.6 New
Majority 7,009 15.5 −4.3
Turnout 45,447 63.5 −3.4
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Fareham[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Lloyd 24,436 46.8 −14.2
Labour Michael A. Prior 14,078 27.0 +13.8
Liberal Democrats Grace Hill 10,234 19.6 −5.0
Referendum Dayne Markham 2,914 5.6 New
No to Europe William O'Brien 515 1.0 New
Majority 10,358 19.8 −16.6
Turnout 52,177 75.9 −6.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1992: Fareham[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Lloyd 40,482 61.0 −0.1
Liberal Democrats John C. Thompson 16,341 24.6 −5.3
Labour Elizabeth M. Weston 8,766 13.2 +4.2
Green Malcolm J. Brimecome 818 1.2 New
Majority 24,141 36.4 +5.2
Turnout 66,407 81.9 +3.5
Conservative hold Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Fareham[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Lloyd 36,781 61.1 −0.7
Liberal Timothy Slack 17,986 29.9 −1.1
Labour Michael Merritt 5,451 9.0 +1.8
Majority 18,795 31.2 +0.4
Turnout 60,218 78.4 +4.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Fareham[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Lloyd 32,762 61.8
Liberal Steve Yolland 16,446 31.0
Labour Dennis Sommerville 3,808 7.2
Majority 16,316 30.8
Turnout 53,016 73.7
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Lloyd 28,730 59.0 +15.8
Liberal W.P. Boulden 11,685 24.0 −9.1
Labour B.R. Townsend 8,041 16.5 −2.0
National Front D.C. Vine 252 0.5 −0.9
Majority 17,045 35.0 +25.1
Turnout 48,708 79.1 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Bennett 19,053 43.2 −4.4
Liberal P. Smith 14,605 33.1 +2.3
Labour B.R. Townsend 8,153 18.5 +0.9
Ind. Conservative W.P. Boulden 1,727 3.9 −0.1
National Front R.M. Doughty 617 1.4 New
Majority 4,448 10.1 −6.7
Turnout 44,155 77.0 −5.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Bennett 22,303 47.6
Liberal P. Smith 14,426 30.8
Labour J. Horne 8,237 17.6
Ind. Conservative W.P. Boulden 1,879 4.0
Majority 7,877 16.8
Turnout 46,845 82.4
Conservative win (new seat)

Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dymoke White 35,882 52.47
Labour Ashley Bramall 32,501 47.53
Majority 3,381 4.94
Turnout 68,383 70.96
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

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Fareham by-election 1939
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dymoke White Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold
 
Inskip
General election 1935: Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Inskip 31,794 75.07
Labour Robert Mack 10,561 24.93 New
Majority 21,233 50.14
Turnout 42,355 61.92
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Inskip Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold
1931 Fareham by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Inskip 18,749 65.6 +11.4
Labour Arthur James Pearson 6,312 22.1 0.0
Liberal Conyngham Peters Cross 3,517 12.3 −11.4
Majority 12,437 43.5 +13.0
Turnout 28,578 50.3 −17.7
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Fareham[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Davidson 19,756 54.2 −21.0
Liberal Conyngham Peters Cross 8,630 23.7 New
Labour Arthur James Pearson 8,034 22.1 −2.7
Majority 11,126 30.5 −19.9
Turnout 36,420 68.0 −0.8
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1924: Fareham[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Davidson 19,108 75.2 +5.8
Labour Joseph Bowron Baker 6,304 24.8 −5.8
Majority 12,804 50.4 +11.6
Turnout 25,412 68.8 +9.1
Unionist hold Swing +5.8
General election 1923: Fareham [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Davidson 14,787 69.4 −3.7
Labour Joseph Bowron Baker 6,526 30.6 +3.7
Majority 8,261 38.8 −7.4
Turnout 21,313 59.7 −7.7
Unionist hold Swing -3.7
General election 1922: Fareham [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Davidson 17,008 73.1 N/A
Labour C H Hoare 6,245 26.9 New
Majority 10,763 46.2 N/A
Turnout 23,253 67.4 N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A

Election results 1885-1918

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Elections in the 1880s

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Frederick Fitzwygram
General election 1885: Fareham [23][24][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Fitzwygram 5,177 53.4
Liberal Reginald Garton Wilberforce 4,518 46.6
Majority 659 6.8
Turnout 9,695 79.7
Registered electors 12,162
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Fareham [23][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Fitzwygram Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1892: Fareham [23][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Fitzwygram 6,086 57.2 N/A
Liberal James Grab Niven 4,547 42.8 New
Majority 1,539 14.4 N/A
Turnout 10,633 77.0 N/A
Registered electors 13,816
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1895: Fareham [23][24][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Fitzwygram Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

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Lee
General election 1900: Fareham [23][24][26][27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Lee 7,375 65.8 N/A
Liberal Robert Tweedy-Smith 3,828 34.2 New
Majority 3,547 31.6 N/A
Turnout 11,203 69.8 N/A
Registered electors 16,050
Conservative hold Swing N/A
By-election, 1903: Fareham [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Lee Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1906: Fareham [23][24][27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Lee 7,683 54.8 −11.0
Liberal George Evatt 6,331 45.2 +11.0
Majority 1,352 9.6 −22.0
Turnout 14,014 80.5 +10.7
Registered electors 17,398
Conservative hold Swing −11.0

Elections in the 1910s

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General election January 1910: Fareham [23][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Lee 10,117 63.7 +8.9
Liberal John Sandy 5,763 36.3 −8.9
Majority 4,354 27.4 +17.8
Turnout 15880 84.9 +4.4
Registered electors 18,695
Conservative hold Swing +8.9
General election December 1910: Fareham [23][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Lee Unopposed
Conservative hold

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

By-election, 1918: Fareham [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Davidson Unopposed
Unionist hold
General election 1918: Fareham[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist John Davidson Unopposed
Unionist hold
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ UK Polling Report http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/fareham/
  4. ^ "Fareham: Seat Details". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. ^ Rix, Kathryn (8 August 2019), "Fischer [married name Foulkes], Bertha Bowness (1875–1920), poor-law guardian and professional political agent", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.112277, ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8, retrieved 19 July 2022
  6. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
  7. ^ "Election of a Member of Parliament" (PDF). 14 November 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Fareham parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  9. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Tories pick Suella Fernandes to represent them in Fareham election". Portsmouth News.
  11. ^ "UKIP announces its contender for Fareham MP". Portsmouth News.
  12. ^ "Stuart Rose PPC page". Labour Party (UK). Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  13. ^ "City fighter is choice for Fareham". Liberal Democrats. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  20. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  22. ^ a b c d e Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  24. ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  25. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  26. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  27. ^ a b c Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  28. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

Sources

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  • Iain Dale, ed. (2003). The Times House of Commons 1929, 1931, 1935. Politico's (reprint). ISBN 1-84275-033-X.
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  • The Times House of Commons 1950. 1950. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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