Romsey (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Romsey
Map1 = Romsey
Map2 = Hampshire
Type = County
Year = 1983
Entity = Hampshire
County = Hampshire
EP = South East England
MP = Sandra Gidley
Party = Liberal Democrat

Romsey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is a Liberal Democrat/ Conservative marginal.

Boundaries

The constituency is located in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, although it covers a smaller area with parts of the Test Valley to the north being part of the North West Hampshire constituency. The main town within the constituency is Romsey.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Hampshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Romsey constituency to be called Romsey and Southampton North, to reflect the fact that Southampton forms part of the constituency.

History

The constituency has existed since 1983, under the name of Romsey and Waterside. In 1997 it was renamed to just Romsey. The first MP, Michael Colvin, had held the constituency since its creation until his death, in 2000. This led to a by-election, which was won by the Liberal Democrat Sandra Gidley.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: RomseyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sandra Gidley
votes = 22,465
percentage = 44.7
change = −2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Caroline Nokes
votes = 22,340
percentage = 44.4
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Stevens
votes = 4,430
percentage = 8.8
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Michael Wigley
votes = 1,076
percentage = 2.1
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 125
percentage = 0.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 50,311
percentage = 69.7
change = +2.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing = −2.3

This majority of only 125 makes this the most marginal Lib Dem seat in the country.

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: RomseyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sandra Gidley
votes = 22,756
percentage = 47.0
change = +17.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Raynes
votes = 20,386
percentage = 42.1
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Roberts
votes = 3,986
percentage = 8.2
change = -10.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Anthony McCabe
votes = 730
percentage = 1.5
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance
candidate = Derrick Large
votes = 601
percentage = 1.2
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,370
percentage = 4.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 48,459
percentage = 67.2
change = -9.2Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=By-election 2000: RomseyElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sandra Gidley
votes = 19,571
percentage = 50.6
change = +21.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tim Palmer
votes = 16,260
percentage = 42.0
change = −4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andy Howard
votes = 1,451
percentage = 3.7
change = −14.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Garry Rankin-Moore
votes = 901
percentage = 2.3
change = −1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance
candidate = Derrick Large
votes = 417
percentage = 1.1
change = +1.1Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Thomas Lamont
votes = 109
percentage = 0.3
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 55.4
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: RomseyElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Colvin
votes = 23,834
percentage = 46.0
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Cooper
votes = 15,249
percentage = 29.4
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joanne Ford
votes = 9,623
percentage = 18.6
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Alan Sked
votes = 1,824
percentage = 3.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = Michael Wigley
votes = 1,291
percentage = 2.5
change =Election box majority
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change = Election box turnout
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ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire