Summary
Romsey and Southampton North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Caroline Nokes for the Conservative Party. For the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer it is a county constituency.
| Romsey and Southampton North | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Romsey and Southampton North in Hampshire | |
 Location of Hampshire within England | |
| County | Hampshire |
| Electorate | 67,696 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Dunbridge, Mottisfont, Romsey, Swaythling |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Caroline Nokes (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Romsey |
History edit
Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which created this constituency for the 2010 general election primarily as an extended Romsey constituency.
Boundaries edit
Romsey and Southampton North is formed from electoral wards:
- Bassett; and Swaythling in the City of Southampton:
- Abbey, Ampfield and Braishfield, Blackwater, Broughton and Stockbridge, Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams, Cupernham, Dun Valley, Harewood, Kings Somborne and Michelmersh, North Baddesley, Over Wallop, Romsey Extra, Tadburn, Valley Park in Test Valley[2]
The area includes Stockbridge, which was a rotten borough (rotten parliamentary borough) until the latter's abolition under the Great Reform Act of 1832.
Proposed edit
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):
- The City of Southampton wards of: Bassett; Swaythling.
- The Borough of Test Valley wards of: Ampfield & Braishfield; Anna; Bellinger; Blackwater; Charlton & the Pentons; Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams; Harewood; Mid Test; North Baddesley; Romsey Abbey; Romsey Cupernham; Romsey Tadburn.[3]
The boundaries will be extended northwards to included rural areas to the south and west of Andover, transferred from North West Hampshire. The Valley Park ward is to be transferred to Eastleigh.
Constituency profile edit
The constituency takes in the bulk of a more affluent and older-population local government district with a fraction of a contrasting district: the net result is a working population whose income is close to the national average and lower than average reliance upon social housing.[4] At the end of 2012, the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 1.5% of the population claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, compared to the regional average of 2.4%.[5] The borough contributing to the bulk of the seat has a low 13.5% of its population without a car, 18.4% of the population without qualifications and a high 30.5% with Level 4 qualifications or above. In terms of tenure 70.4% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage as at the 2011 census in Test Valley district.[6]
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Caroline Nokes | Conservative | |
| Sep 2019 | Independent[8] | ||
| Oct 2019 | Conservative[9] | ||
Elections edit
Elections in the 2020s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Caroline Nokes | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Cooper[11] | ||||
| Labour | Christie Lambert | ||||
| Green | Connor Shaw[12] | ||||
| Reform UK | Harry Sheffield[13] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Elections in the 2010s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Caroline Nokes | 27,862 | 54.2 | -2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Fletcher | 16,990 | 33.1 | +11.8 | |
| Labour | Claire Ransom | 5,898 | 11.5 | -7.7 | |
| UKIP | Geoff Bentley | 640 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 10,872 | 21.1 | -14.7 | ||
| Turnout | 51,390 | 75.3 | +0.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -7.35 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Caroline Nokes | 28,668 | 57.1 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Royce | 10,662 | 21.3 | +3.6 | |
| Labour | Darren Paffey | 9,614 | 19.2 | +7.3 | |
| Green | Ian Callaghan | 953 | 1.9 | -2.7 | |
| Justice & Anti-Corruption | Don Jerrard | 271 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 18,006 | 35.8 | -0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 50,168 | 74.7 | +1.94 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.35 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Caroline Nokes | 26,285 | 54.4 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Nicholls | 8,573 | 17.7 | -23.6 | |
| Labour | Darren Paffey | 5,749 | 11.9 | +5.5 | |
| UKIP | Sandra James | 5,511 | 11.4 | +8.8 | |
| Green | Ian Callaghan | 2,218 | 4.6 | New | |
| Majority | 17,712 | 36.7 | +28.3 | ||
| Turnout | 48,336 | 72.76 | +0.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +14.1 | |||
This constituency was contested for the first time at the 2010 general election. Liberal Democrat MP Sandra Gidley had been the MP for the predecessor seat of Romsey since 2000.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Caroline Nokes | 24,345 | 49.7 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Gidley | 20,189 | 41.3 | −2.4 | |
| Labour | Aktar Beg | 3,116 | 6.4 | -4.6 | |
| UKIP | John Meropoulos | 1,289 | 2.6 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 4,156 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 48,939 | 72.6 | +6.2 | ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ 2001 Census
- ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ^ 2011 census interactive maps Archived 2016-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
- ^ "Whip stripped from Tory heavyweights after Brexit rebellion". ITV News. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Boris Johnson readmits 10 Brexit rebels to Tory party". BBC. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Romsey & Southampton North Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Selected Candidates". Test Valley Green Party. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Romsey and Southampton North Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Romsey & Southampton North Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Romsey & Southampton North parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
Sources edit
- Romsey and Southampton North on UKPollingReport
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