The ceremonial county of Hampshire, which includes the unitary authorities of Portsmouth and Southampton, is divided into 18 parliamentary constituencies: 9 borough constituencies and 9 county constituencies.
Constituencies
2010 boundary changes
Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to increase the number of seats which covered Hampshire from 17 to 18, with the creation of Meon Valley. As a consequence of resulting boundary changes, Romsey was renamed Romsey and Southampton North. The Aldershot and Basingstoke seats, more predominantly urban than previously defined, were redesignated as borough constituencies.
Proposed boundary changes
See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.
The commission has proposed that Hampshire be combined with Berkshire and Surrey as a sub-region of the South East Region. As a result, parts of the current constituency of East Hampshire would be included in a new cross-county boundary constituency named Farnham and Bordon. In addition, Fareham and Meon Valley would be abolished and replaced by Fareham and Waterlooville, and Hamble Valley.
The following constituencies are proposed:
Containing electoral wards from Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke
East Hampshire (part) North East Hampshire (part) North West Hampshire (part)
Containing electoral wards from East Hampshire
East Hampshire (part) Farnham and Bordon (also includes part in the Surrey borough of Waverley)
Containing electoral wards from Eastleigh
Eastleigh (part) Hamble Valley (part)
Containing electoral wards from Fareham
Fareham and Waterlooville (part) Gosport (part) Hamble Valley (part)
Containing electoral wards from Gosport
Gosport (part)
Containing electoral wards from Hart
Aldershot (part) North East Hampshire (part)
Containing electoral wards from Havant
Fareham and Waterlooville (part) Havant
Containing electoral wards from New Forest
New Forest East
New Forest West
Containing electoral wards from Portsmouth
Portsmouth North
Portsmouth South
Containing electoral wards from Rushmoor
Aldershot (part)
Containing electoral wards from Southampton
Romsey and Southampton North (part) Southampton Itchen Southampton Test
Containing electoral wards from Test Valley
Eastleigh (part) North West Hampshire (part) Romsey and Southampton North (part)
Containing electoral wards from Winchester
Fareham and Waterlooville (part) Hamble Valley (part) Winchester
Results history
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019. The Isle of Wight is excluded throughout.
2019
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Hampshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:
Percentage votes
Note that before 1983 Hampshire also included the Bournemouth and Christchurch areas.
1Including National Liberal, and one National candidate in 1945
2pre-1979: Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
Accurate vote percentages for the 1918, 1922 and 1931 elections cannot be obtained because at least one candidate stood unopposed.
Seats
11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
Maps
1885-1910
1918-1945
1950-1979
1983-present
Historical representation by party
A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name. Unlike elsewhere in this article, the Isle of Wight is included in these tables.
1885 to 1918
1918 to 1950
1950 to 1983
1983 to present
See also
List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East (region)