Basingstoke (/ˈbeɪzɪŋˌstoʊk/) is a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Maria Miller, a member of the Conservative Party who served as Culture Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities from 2012 to 2014 under Prime Minister David Cameron.[n 1]
Basingstoke | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Hampshire |
Population | 107,996 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 75,470 (December 2010)[2] |
Major settlements | Basingstoke |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of Parliament | Maria Miller (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | North Hampshire |
The constituency is based around the town of Basingstoke, and the surrounding countryside, in Hampshire. Basingstoke is both a commuter town with frequent trains to London and a regional economic centre, making this a prosperous area.[3]
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.[4]
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 to 1885 its area lay in the North Hampshire constituency.
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.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
To bring the electorate within the permitted range, Old Basing will be transferred to North East Hampshire. The suburb of Rooksdown will be transferred to North West Hampshire in exchange for the village of Oakley.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Maria Miller[7] | ||||
Labour | Luke Murphy[8] | ||||
Reform UK | Raymond Saint[9] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Maria Miller | 29,593 | 54.1 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Kerena Marchant | 15,395 | 28.1 | −7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sashi Mylvaganam | 6,841 | 12.5 | +6.4 | |
Green | Jonnie Jenkin | 2,138 | 3.9 | +1.9 | |
Independent | Alan Stone | 746 | 1.4 | New | |
Majority | 14,198 | 26.0 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 54,713 | 66.0 | −2.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maria Miller | 29,510 | 52.7 | +4.1 | |
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 | New | |
Libertarian | Scott Neville | 213 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 9,466 | 16.9 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 55,960 | 68.3 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maria Miller | 25,769 | 48.6 | -1.9 | |
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 | New | |
Majority | 11,063 | 20.9 | −5.1 | ||
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.[13] Sarah Cope has young children and Clare Lorraine Phipps who is disabled,[13] so neither could work as a full-time MP. Their application was rejected.[14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | New | |
Majority | 13,176 | 26.0 | |||
Turnout | 50,654 | 67.1 | +6.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 |
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 | New | |
BNP | Roger Robertson | 821 | 1.7 | New | |
Millennium Council | Roger MacNair | 148 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 4,680 | 9.8 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 48,123 | 63.0 | +2.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Hunter | 20,490 | 42.7 | −0.6 | |
Labour | Jon Hartley | 19,610 | 40.9 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Sollitt | 6,693 | 13.9 | −3.1 | |
UKIP | Kim Graham | 1,202 | 2.5 | New | |
Majority | 880 | 1.8 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 47,995 | 60.7 | −13.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Hunter | 24,751 | 43.3 | −11.3 | |
Labour | Nigel Lickley | 22,354 | 39.1 | +15.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Rimmer | 9,714 | 17.0 | −3.6 | |
Independent | Elsayed Selim | 310 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 2,397 | 4.2 | -24.2 | ||
Turnout | 57,129 | 74.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | New | |
Majority | 21,198 | 30.8 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 68,677 | 82.8 | +5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Hunter | 33,657 | 56.0 | +4.7 | |
SDP | David Bennett | 15,764 | 26.3 | -2.5 | |
Labour | Peter Daden | 10,632 | 17.7 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 17,893 | 29.7 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 60,053 | 77.0 | +0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Hunter | 28,381 | 51.3 | ||
SDP | Ednyfed Davies | 15,931 | 28.8 | ||
Labour | James McAllister | 10,646 | 19.3 | ||
BNP | I. Wilson | 344 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 12,450 | 22.5 | |||
Turnout | 55,302 | 76.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Mitchell | 42,625 | 54.1 | +10.9 | |
Labour | R.W. Harris | 20,879 | 26.5 | -7.4 | |
Liberal | P. Clatworthy | 14,605 | 18.54 | -3.2 | |
National Front | B. Packer | 677 | 0.86 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 21,746 | 27.6 | +18.4 | ||
Turnout | 78,786 | 79.48 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | New | |
Majority | 6,212 | 9.23 | |||
Turnout | 67,263 | 77.51 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | 71,553 | 83.24 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Mitchell | 35,138 | 50.94 | ||
Labour | Denis Carter | 25,664 | 37.21 | ||
Liberal | Ray A. Musselwhite | 8,138 | 11.86 | ||
Majority | 9,474 | 13.73 | |||
Turnout | 68,940 | 75.02 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 56,872 | 78.56 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | 53,664 | 78.12 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | New | |
Majority | 11,244 | 23.18 | |||
Turnout | 48,510 | 79.55 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Denzil Freeth | 24,973 | 57.20 | ||
Labour | William Royle | 18,683 | 42.80 | ||
Majority | 6,290 | 14.40 | |||
Turnout | 43,656 | 76.55 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patrick Donner | 26,045 | 55.86 | ||
Labour | Arthur Carr | 20,580 | 44.14 | ||
Majority | 5,465 | 11.72 | |||
Turnout | 46,625 | 79.86 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patrick Donner | 25,151 | 55.39 | ||
Labour | Marjorie Clark | 20,257 | 44.61 | ||
Majority | 4,894 | 10.78 | |||
Turnout | 45,408 | 79.53 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patrick Donner | 18,700 | 46.0 | -11.8 | |
Labour | Edith Alice Weston | 13,763 | 33.8 | +23.8 | |
Liberal | David Reginald Rhys | 8,206 | 20.2 | -12.0 | |
Majority | 4,937 | 12.2 | -13.5 | ||
Turnout | 40,669 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | 25.66 | |||
Turnout | 32,073 | 67.44 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | -28.7 | ||
Turnout | 30,072 | 64.4 | -3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerard Wallop | 23,523 | 69.7 | +19.3 | |
Liberal | Frances Josephy | 6,106 | 18.1 | -17.3 | |
Labour | C A Goatcher | 4,124 | 12.2 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 17,417 | 51.6 | +36.6 | ||
Turnout | 33,753 | 67.44 | -6.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Gerard Wallop | 16,547 | 50.4 | −6.9 | |
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 | −7.6 | ||
Turnout | 32.792 | 74.2 | −4.1 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | −3.9 |
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 | New | |
Majority | 6,129 | 22.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,159 | 78.3 | +9.5 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing |
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 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 23,410 | 68.8 | +1.9 | ||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +13.5 |
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 | 22,329 | 66.9 | +6.9 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +9.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Arthur Richard Holbrook | 8,515 | 44.2 | −19.9 |
Liberal | Harry Verney | 5,393 | 28.0 | New | |
Labour | J H Round | 5,352 | 27.8 | New | |
Majority | 3,122 | 16.2 | −12.0 | ||
Turnout | 19,260 | 60.0 | +4.8 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | −6.0 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Auckland Geddes | 11,218 | 64.1 | N/A |
Independent Labour | A. Close | 6,277 | 35.9 | New | |
Majority | 4,941 | 28.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 17,495 | 55.2 | N/A | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Sclater-Booth | 3,892 | 62.7 | ||
Liberal | Richard Eve | 2,313 | 37.3 | ||
Majority | 1,579 | 25.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,205 | 80.4 | |||
Registered electors | 7,720 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Sclater-Booth | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Sclater-Booth was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Basing, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Frederick Jeffreys | 3,158 | 56.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Richard Eve | 2,426 | 43.4 | New | |
Majority | 732 | 13.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,584 | 69.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,021 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Frederick Jeffreys | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Frederick Jeffreys | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Frederick Jeffreys | 4,825 | 50.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Harry Verney | 4,705 | 49.4 | New | |
Majority | 120 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,530 | 79.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,049 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
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 | New | |
Majority | 259 | 2.7 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 9,912 | 82.3 | +3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 12,049 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Salter | 7,506 | 66.3 | +15,7 | |
Liberal | John Ernest Wallis | 3,821 | 33.7 | -15.7 | |
Majority | 3,685 | 32.6 | +31.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,327 | 86.2 | +7.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +14.9 |
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Auckland Geddes | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
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