Fareham_and_Waterlooville_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Fareham and Waterlooville (UK Parliament constituency)

Fareham and Waterlooville (UK Parliament constituency)

Proposed United Kingdom parliamentary constituency


Fareham and Waterlooville is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. The constituency is scheduled to be created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, and will first be contested at the next general election.[1]

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The Borough of Fareham wards of: Fareham East; Fareham North; Fareham North-West; Fareham South; Fareham West; Portchester East; Portchester West.
  • The Borough of Havant wards of: Cowplain; Hart Plain; Waterloo.
  • The City of Winchester wards of: Denmead; Southwick & Wickham.[2]

The constituency will comprise the following areas:

History

The constituency will be formed from parts of the existing Fareham and Meon Valley constituencies. On 5 April 2023, Suella Braverman (the current MP for Fareham) defeated Flick Drummond (the current MP for Meon Valley) by 77 votes to 54, to be preselected by a majority of local party members as the Conservative Party's candidate for the new seat at the next election.[4][5][6]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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References

  1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  3. "New Seat Details - Fareham and Waterlooville". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  4. "Suella Braverman defeats fellow Tory MP in selection vote for new seat". BBC News. BBC. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.



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