- New Forest East (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 50°49′12″N 1°28′01″W / 50.820°N 1.467°W
New Forest East County constituency for the House of Commons 
Boundary of New Forest East in Hampshire.
Location of Hampshire within England.County Hampshire Electorate 73,542 (December 2010)[1] Current constituency Created 1997 Member of Parliament Julian Lewis (Conservative) Number of members One Created from Romsey and Waterside, New Forest Overlaps European Parliament constituency South East England New Forest East is a county 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.
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Boundaries
The constituency covers the eastern half of the New Forest in Hampshire, including the central forest villages of Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst and Beaulieu, as well as the waterside settlements (Totton, Marchwood, Hythe and Fawley).
Boundary review
Following its review of parliamentary representation in Hampshire, the Boundary Commission for England made minor alterations to the New Forest East constituency. This modified seat was fought for the first time at the 2010 UK general election. It is formed from the following electoral wards
- Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh, Boldre and Sway, Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead, Brockenhurst and Forest South East, Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu, Dibden and Hythe East, Fawley, Blackfield and Langley, Furzedown and Hardley, Holbury and North Blackfield, Hythe West and Langdown, Lyndhurst, Marchwood, Totton Central, Totton East, Totton North, Totton South, Totton West
History
This constituency was created when the old New Forest constituency was divided for the 1997 general election.
Members of Parliament
Election Member[2] Party 1997 Julian Lewis Conservative Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2010: New Forest East[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Julian Lewis 26,443 52.8 +3.4 Liberal Democrat Terry Scriven 15,136 30.3 -3.0 Labour Peter Sopowski 4,915 9.8 -2.4 UKIP Peter Day 2,518 5.0 -0.1 Green Beverley Golden 1,024 2.0 +2.0 Majority 11,307 22.6 Turnout 50,036 68.7 +2.6 Conservative hold Swing +3.2 Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2005: New Forest East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Julian Lewis 21,975 48.6 +6.2 Liberal Democrat Brian Dash 15,424 34.1 +0.7 Labour Stephen Roberts 5,492 12.1 -9.6 UKIP Katy Davies 2,344 5.2 +2.7 Majority 6,551 14.5 Turnout 45,235 65.9 +2.7 Conservative hold Swing +2.7 General Election 2001: New Forest East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Julian Lewis 17,902 42.4 -0.5 Liberal Democrat Brian Dash 14,073 33.4 +1.1 Labour Alan Goodfellow 9,141 21.7 -3.1 UKIP William Howe 1,062 2.5 N/A Majority 3,829 9.0 Turnout 42,178 63.2 -11.4 Conservative hold Swing Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1997: New Forest East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Julian Lewis 21,053 42.9 Liberal Democrat George Dawson 15,838 32.3 Labour Alan Goodfellow 12,161 24.8 Majority 5,215 10.6 Turnout 49,052 74.6 Conservative hold Swing See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
- ^ UKPollingReport, New Forest East
Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1997
- New Forest (district)
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