Eastleigh (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Eastleigh
Map1 = Eastleigh
Map2 = Hampshire
Type = Borough
Year = 1955
Entity = Hampshire
County = Hampshire
EP = South East England
MP = Chris Huhne
Party = Liberal Democrat

Eastleigh 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 system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency is based around the town of Eastleigh in Hampshire, sharing similar borders as the borough of Eastleigh.

History

Eastleigh was a fairly safe seat for the Conservatives for nearly forty years until the bizarre and accidental death of its then MP, former journalist Stephen Milligan, in 1994. At the subsequent by-election, the Liberal Democrats gained the seat on a very large swing, and have since held Eastleigh in the three following General Elections,though with somewhat narrow majorities.

The current MP, Chris Huhne, has gained national attention as environment spokesman for the Lib Dems, having previously stood as a candidate for party leader in 2006 and finished runner-up to Sir Menzies Campbell.

Members of Parliament

* "Constituency created" (1955)

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: EastleighElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Chris Huhne
votes = 19,216
percentage = 38.6
change = −2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Conor Burns
votes = 18,648
percentage = 37.5
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Watt
votes = 10,238
percentage = 20.6
change = −1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Christopher Murphy
votes = 1,669
percentage = 3.4
change = +1.6Election box majority
votes = 568
percentage = 1.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 49,771
percentage = 64.8
change = +1.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing = −2.6

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: EastleighElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Chidgey
votes = 19,360
percentage = 40.7
change = +5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Conor Burns
votes = 16,302
percentage = 34.3
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sam Jaffa
votes = 10,426
percentage = 21.9
change = -4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Stephen Challis
votes = 849
percentage = 1.8
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Martha Lyn
votes = 636
percentage = 1.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,058
percentage = 6.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 47,573
percentage = 63.8
change = -12.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1990s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: EastleighElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Chidgey
votes = 19,453
percentage = 35.1
change = +7.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Reid
votes = 18,699
percentage = 33.7
change = -17.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Lloyd
votes = 14,883
percentage = 26.8
change = +6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = V. Eldridge
votes = 2,013
percentage = 3.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = P. Robinson
votes = 446
percentage = 0.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 754
percentage = 1.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 55,494
percentage = 76.9
change = -6.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Chidgey
votes = 24,473
percentage = 44.3
change = +16.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marilyn Birks
votes = 15,234
percentage = 27.6
change = +6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Allison
votes = 13,675
percentage = 24.7
change = -26.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Nigel Farage
votes = 952
percentage = 1.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = David Edward Sutch
votes = 783
percentage = 1.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = P Warburton
votes = 145
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 9,239
percentage = 16.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 55,272
percentage = 58.2
change = -24.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +21.5

Election box begin
title=General Election 1992: EastleighElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Milligan
votes = 38,998
percentage = 51.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Chidgey
votes = 21,296
percentage = 28.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jo Sugrue
votes = 15,768
percentage = 20.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 17,702
percentage = 23.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 76,062
percentage = 82.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
* Eastleigh by-election, 1994