Gosport (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Gosport
Map1 = Gosport
Map2 = Hampshire
Entity = Hampshire
Type = Borough
Year = 1974
Entity = Hampshire
County = Hampshire
EP = South East England
MP = Peter Viggers
Party = Conservative

Gosport is a borough 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 voting system.

Boundaries

The constituency is based around the town of Gosport, which is on the south coast of England, in Hampshire. It contains the whole of Gosport Borough including Lee-on-the-Solent. Stubbington from the neighbouring Fareham Borough is also part of the constituency.

History

Gosport constituency was created in 1974. The area had previously been part of the constituency of Fareham and Gosport.

It is a safe Conservative seat, though it has some stark social divisions; the large council estate of Rowner, for example, which is one of the most deprived areas in the United Kingdom.

Members of Parliament

* "Constituency created" (1974)
* 1974 — "present": Peter Viggers, Conservative

Elections

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: GosportElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Viggers
votes = 19,268
percentage = 44.8
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Williams
votes = 13,538
percentage = 31.5
change = -5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Roger Roberts
votes = 7,145
percentage = 16.6
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Bowles
votes = 1,825
percentage = 4.2
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Andrea Smith
votes = 1,258
percentage = 2.9
change = +2.9Election box majority
votes = 5,730
percentage = 13.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 43,034
percentage = 60.5
change = 3.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -3.4

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: GosportElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Viggers
votes = 17,364
percentage = 43.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Williams
votes = 14,743
percentage = 37.1
change = +6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Roger Roberts
votes = 6,011
percentage = 15.1
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John Bowles
votes = 1,162
percentage = 2.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Chetwynd
votes = 509
percentage = 1.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,621
percentage = 6.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 39,789
percentage = 57.1
change = -13.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

ee also

* Fareham
* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire