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Basingstoke (UK Parliament constituency)

Basingstoke
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Basingstoke in Hampshire for the 2010 general election
Outline map
Location of Hampshire within England
CountyHampshire
Population107,996 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate75,470 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlementsBasingstoke
Current constituency
Created1885
Member of ParliamentMaria Miller (Conservative)
Number of membersOne
Created fromNorth Hampshire

Basingstoke /ˈbeɪzɪŋˌstoʊk/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Maria Miller, a Conservative. She is the former Culture Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities. [n 1]

History

Political history

With the exception of a 1923-1924 Liberal MP, since broadening in 1885 it has elected Conservative MPs, and thus meets the longevity indicator, if not majority indicator, as a Conservative safe seat. The closest it came to a non-Conservative victory was in 2001, when its incumbent since 1983, Hunter, in his final election, was returned by 880 votes.

In June 2016, an estimated 53.6% of local adults voting in the EU membership referendum chose to leave the European Union instead of to remain. This was matched in two January 2018 votes in Parliament by its MP.[3]

Content and regional context

The town was represented in the Model Parliament convened in 1295 but not again until the modern seat was created in 1885 which was done on a broad contents basis. From 1295 inclusive[n 2] to the one year parliament of 1831-32 its area was part of the Hampshire constituency or election of knights of the shire as the event was more often called and from 1832-1885 its area lay in the North Hampshire constituency.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Borough of Basingstoke, and the Sessional Divisions of Basingstoke and Odiham.

1918–1950: The Boroughs of Basingstoke and Andover, and the Rural Districts of Andover, Basingstoke, Kingsclere, Stockbridge, and Whitchurch.

1950–1955: The Boroughs of Basingstoke and Andover, the Rural Districts of Andover, Basingstoke, and Kingsclere and Whitchurch, and in the Rural District of Romsey and Stockbridge the parishes of Ashley, Bossington, Broughton, Buckholt, East Tytherley, Frenchmoor, Houghton, King's Somborne, Leckford, Little Somborne, Longstock, Nether Wallop, Over Wallop, Stockbridge, and West Tytherley.

1955–1974: The Boroughs of Basingstoke and Andover, and the Rural Districts of Andover, Basingstoke, and Kingsclere and Whitchurch.

1974–1983: The Borough of Basingstoke, the Rural Districts of Basingstoke, and Kingsclere and Whitchurch, and in the Rural District of Hartley Wintney the parishes of Bramshill, Dogmersfield, Eversley, Greywell, Hartley Wintney, Heckfield, Hook, Long Sutton, Mattingley, Odiham, Rotherwick, South Warnborough, and Winchfield. Note: among these Hook was by 1983 commonly considered a town.

1983–1997: The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Basing, Black Dam, Bramley, Brighton Hill, Buckskin, Chapel, Daneshill, Eastrop, Farleigh Wallop, Kempshott, King's Furlong, Norden, North Waltham, Oakley, Pamber, Popley, Sherborne St John, Sherfield on Loddon, Silchester, South Ham, Upton Grey, Viables, Westside, and Winklebury.

1997–2010: The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Basing, Brighton Hill, Brookvale, Buckskin, Calleva, Chineham, Eastrop, Grove, Hatch Warren, Kempshott, Norden, Popley, South Ham, Upton Grey, and Winklebury.

2010–present: The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Basing, Brighton Hill North, Brighton Hill South, Brookvale and King's Furlong, Buckskin, Chineham, Eastrop, Grove, Hatch Warren and Beggarwood, Kempshott, Norden, Popley East, Popley West, Rooksdown, South Ham, and Winklebury.

The Basingstoke constituency is based around the town of Basingstoke, and the surrounding countryside, in Hampshire.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[4] Party
1885 George Sclater-Booth Conservative
1887 by-election Arthur Frederick Jeffreys Conservative
1906 Arthur Salter Conservative
1917 by-election Auckland Geddes Unionist
1920 by-election Arthur Richard Holbrook Coalition Conservative
1923 Reginald Fletcher Liberal
1924 Arthur Richard Holbrook Conservative
1929 Gerard Wallop Conservative
1934 by-election Henry Drummond Wolff Conservative
1935 Patrick Donner Conservative
1955 Denzil Freeth Conservative
1964 David Mitchell Conservative
1983 Andrew Hunter Conservative
2002 Independent Conservative
2004 Democratic Unionist
2005 Maria Miller Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Basingstoke[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maria Miller 29,593 54.1 Increase1.4
Labour Kerena Marchant 15,395 28.1 Decrease7.7
Liberal Democrats Sashi Mylvaganam 6,841 12.5 Increase6.4
Green Jonnie Jenkin 2,138 3.9 Increase1.9
Independent Alan Stone 746 1.4 Increase1.4
Majority 14,198 26.0 Increase9.1
Turnout 54,713 66.0 Decrease2.4
Conservative hold Swing Increase4.5
General election 2017: Basingstoke[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maria Miller 29,510 52.7 +4.2
Labour Terry Bridgeman 20,044 35.8 +8.1
Liberal Democrats John Shaw 3,406 6.1 −1.3
UKIP Alan Stone 1,681 3.0 −12.6
Green Richard Winter 1,106 2.0 N/A
Libertarian Scott Neville 213 0.4 N/A
Majority 9,466 16.9 −3.1
Turnout 55,960 68.3 +1.7
Conservative hold Swing −2.0
General election 2015: Basingstoke[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maria Miller 25,769 48.6 −2.0
Labour Paul Harvey 14,706 27.7 +7.3
UKIP Alan Stone 8,290 15.6 +11.5
Liberal Democrats Janice Spalding 3,919 7.4 −17.1
Independent Omar Selim 392 0.7 N/A
Majority 11,063 20.8 −5.2
Turnout 53,076 66.6 −0.5
Conservative hold Swing −4.6

For the 2015 election, the Green Party attempted to field two candidates who would job share.[8] Sarah Cope has young children and Clare Lorraine Phipps has a disability,[8] so neither could work as a full-time MP. Their application was rejected.[9]

General election 2010: Basingstoke[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maria Miller 25,590 50.5 +11.7
Liberal Democrats 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

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Basingstoke[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maria Miller 19,955 41.5 −1.2
Labour Paul Harvey 15,275 31.7 −9.2
Liberal Democrats 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 +7.9
Turnout 48,123 63.0 +2.3
Conservative hold Swing +3.9
General election 2001: Basingstoke[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Hunter 20,490 42.7 −0.6
Labour Jon Hartley 19,610 40.9 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Steve Sollitt 6,693 13.9 −3.1
UKIP Kim Graham 1,202 2.5 N/A
Majority 880 1.8 −2.4
Turnout 47,995 60.7 −13.5
Conservative hold Swing −1.2

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Basingstoke[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Hunter 24,751 43.3 −10.2
Labour Nigel Lickley 22,354 39.1 +14.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Rimmer 9,714 17.0 −3.4
Independent Elsayed Selim 310 0.6 N/A
Majority 2,397 4.2
Turnout 57,129 74.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1992: Basingstoke[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Hunter 37,521 54.6 −1.4
Labour David Bull 16,323 23.8 +6.1
Liberal Democrats Chris I. Curtis 14,119 20.6 −5.7
Green Valerie J. Oldaker 714 1.0 N/A
Majority 21,198 30.9 +1.1
Turnout 68,677 82.8 +5.8
Conservative hold Swing −3.7

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Basingstoke[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Hunter 33,657 56.0
SDP David Bennett 15,764 26.3
Labour Peter Daden 10,632 17.7
Majority 17,893 29,7
Turnout 77.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Basingstoke[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Hunter 28,381 51.32
SDP Ednyfed Davies 15,931 28.81
Labour J. McAllister 10,646 19.25
BNP I. Wilson 344 0.62
Majority 12,450 22.51
Turnout 76.84
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Mitchell 42,625 54.1
Labour R.W. Harris 20,879 26.5
Liberal P. Clatworthy 14,605 18.54
National Front B. Packer 677 0.86
Majority 21,746 27.6
Turnout 79.48
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Mitchell 29,038 43.17
Labour T.E. Hunt 22,826 33.94
Liberal N.A.L. Whitbread 14,636 21.76
National Front G. Goodall 763 1,13
Majority 6,212 9.24
Turnout 77.51
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Mitchell 30,886 43.15
Labour T.E. Hunt 23,089 32.26
Liberal N.A.L. Whitbread 17,598 24.59
Majority 7,797 10.89
Turnout 83.24
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Mitchell 35,138 50.94
Labour Denis Carter 25,664 37.2
Liberal Ray A. Musselwhite 8,138 11.86
Majority 9,474 13.73
Turnout 75.02
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Mitchell 26,076 45.85
Labour Alec J. Kazantzis 22,417 39.42
Liberal John W. Matthew 8,379 14.73
Majority 3,659 6.43
Turnout 78.56
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1964: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Mitchell 26,466 49.32
Labour Brian Tilley 18,490 34.46
Liberal Basil Goldstone 8,708 16.23
Majority 7,976 14.86
Turnout 78.12
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Denzil Freeth 25,314 52.18
Labour Sydney G. Conbeer 14,070 29.00
Liberal Leslie Gascoinge Housden 9,126 18.81
Majority 11,244 23.18
Turnout 79.55
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Denzil Freeth 24,973 57.20
Labour William Royle 18,683 42.80
Majority 6,290 14.41
Turnout 76.55
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Donner 26,045 55.86
Labour Arthur Carr 20,580 44.14
Majority 5,465 11.72
Turnout 79.86
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1950: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Donner 25,151 55.39
Labour Marjorie Clark 20,257 44.61
Majority 4,894 10.78
Turnout 79.53
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Donner 18,700 46.0
Labour Edith Alice Weston 13,763 33.8
Liberal David Reginald Rhys 8,206 20.2
Majority 4,937 12.1
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Donner 18,549 57.83
Liberal John Foot 10,317 32.17
Labour James Silas William Whybrew 3,207 10.00
Majority 8,232 25.67
Turnout 67.44
Conservative hold Swing
1934 Basingstoke by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Drummond Wolff 16,147 53.7 −16.0
Liberal John Foot 9,262 30.8 +12.7
Labour James William Barker 4,663 15.5 +3.3
Majority 6,885 22.9
Turnout 30,072 64.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerard Wallop 23,523 69.7
Liberal Frances Josephy 6,106 18.1
Labour C A Goatcher 4,124 12.2
Majority 17,417 51.6
Turnout 67.44
Conservative hold Swing

Election in the 1920s

General election 30 May 1929: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Gerard Wallop 16,547 50.4 −7.1
Liberal Laurence Harry Duniam Jones 11,595 35.4 +0.7
Labour W. J. Beck 4,650 14.2 +6.2
Majority 4,952 15.0 −7.8
Turnout 74.2 −4.1
Unionist hold Swing −3.9
General election 29 October 1924: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Arthur Richard Holbrook 15,558 57.3 +8.0
Liberal Reginald Fletcher 9,429 34.7 −16.0
Labour Ben Greene 2,172 8.0 n/a
Majority 6,129 22.6 +21.2
Turnout 78.3 +9.5
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
General election 6 December 1923: Basingstoke [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reginald Fletcher 11,879 50.7 +20.3
Unionist Arthur Richard Holbrook 11,531 49.3 −6.7
Majority 348 1.4 27.0
Turnout 68.8 +1.9
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +13.5
General election 15 November 1922: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Arthur Richard Holbrook 12,514 56.0 +21.8
Liberal Reginald Fletcher 6,780 30.4 +2.4
Labour Samuel Ledbury 3,035 13.6 −14.2
Majority 5,734 25.6 +10.4
Turnout 66.9 +6.9
Unionist hold Swing +9.7
1920 Basingstoke by-election [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Arthur Richard Holbrook 8,515 44.2 −19.9
Liberal Harry Verney 5,393 28.0 n/a
Labour J H Round 5,352 27.8 −8.1
Majority 3,122 16.2 −12.0
Turnout 60.0 +4.8
Unionist hold Swing −6.0
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Election in the 1910s

General election 14 December 1918: Basingstoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Auckland Geddes 11,218 64.1
Independent Labour A. Close 6,277 35.9
Majority 4,941 28.2
Turnout 55.2
Unionist hold Swing
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Election results 1885-1918

Elections in the 1880s

Eve
General election 1885: Basingstoke [20][21][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Sclater-Booth 3,892 62.7 N/A
Liberal Richard Eve 2,313 37.3 N/A
Majority 1,579 25.4 N/A
Turnout 6,205 80.4 N/A
Registered electors 7,720
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Basingstoke [20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Sclater-Booth Unopposed
Conservative hold

Sclater-Booth was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Basing, requiring a by-election.

Jeffreys
1887 Basingstoke by-election[20][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Frederick Jeffreys 3,158 56.6 N/A
Liberal Richard Eve 2,426 43.4 N/A
Majority 732 13.2 N/A
Turnout 5,584 69.6 N/A
Registered electors 8,021
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Basingstoke [20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Frederick Jeffreys 4,046 61.3 N/A
Liberal George Judd 2,555 38.7 N/A
Majority 1,491 22.6 N/A
Turnout 6,601 72.5 N/A
Registered electors 9,110
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1895: Basingstoke [20][21][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Frederick Jeffreys Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Basingstoke [20][21][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Frederick Jeffreys Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1906: Basingstoke [20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Frederick Jeffreys 4,825 50.6 N/A
Liberal Harry Verney 4,705 49.4 N/A
Majority 120 1.2 N/A
Turnout 9,530 79.1 N/A
Registered electors 12,049
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Verney
1906 Basingstoke by-election[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Salter 4,852 49.0 −1.6
Liberal Harry Verney 4,593 46.3 −3.1
Independent Liberal J. Ernest Polden 467 4.7 N/A
Majority 259 2.7 +1.5
Turnout 9,912 82.3 +3.2
Registered electors 12,049
Conservative hold Swing +0.7

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Basingstoke [20][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Salter 7,506 66.3 +17.3
Liberal John Ernest Wallis 3,821 33.7 −12.6
Majority 3,685 32.6 +29.9
Turnout 86.2 +3.9
Conservative hold Swing +14.9
General election December 1910: Basingstoke [20][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Salter 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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

  • Unionist: Arthur Salter
  • Liberal:
Geddes
1917 Basingstoke by-election [20][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Auckland Geddes Unopposed
Conservative hold

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ^ As with all constituencies, the first past the post system of election is used with elections at least every five years.
  2. ^ Burgesses (ie freeholders in boroughs could elect their borough member and county members.
References
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  3. ^ https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2018-01-17-104-commons/mp/10241
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
  5. ^ https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/content/page/61699/Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20and%20Situation%20of%20Polling%20Stations%20-%20Basingstoke.pdf
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  10. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ^ Parliamentary election - Statement of Persons Nominated (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2011
  12. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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  15. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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  22. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  23. ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 144 (168 in web page), Hampshire
  24. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  25. ^ a b c Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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