Havant (UK Parliament constituency)

Havant
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Havant in Hampshire.
Location of Hampshire within England.
County	Hampshire
Electorate	70,568 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of parliament	Alan Mak (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Havant & Waterloo
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South East England

Havant /ˈhævənt/ is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Alan Mak, the first person of Chinese origin to be elected to the chamber.^{[n 2]} To date, the constituency has been a Conservative safe seat.

Boundaries

The constituency comprises most of the borough (and the town) of Havant in Hampshire. This includes two other towns: Waterlooville and Emsworth.

History

The constituency was preceded by Havant and Waterloo.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[2]	Party
	1983	Ian Lloyd	Conservative
	1992	David Willetts	Conservative
	2015	Alan Mak	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Havant[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Mak	23,159	51.7	+0.6
	UKIP	John Perry	9,239	20.6	+14.7
	Labour	Graham Giles	7,149	15.9	-1.8%
	Liberal Democrat	Steve Sollitt[4]	2,929	6.5	-16.9
	Green	Tim Dawes	2,352	5.2	N/A
Majority			13,920	31.1
Turnout			44,828	63.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Havant[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Willetts	22,433	51.1	+6.8
	Liberal Democrat	Alex Payton	10,273	23.4	+3.2
	Labour	Robert Smith	7,777	17.7	-11.0
	UKIP	Gary Kerrin	2,611	5.9	+3.5
	English Democrats	Fungus Addams	809	1.8	+1.8
Majority			12,160	27.7
Turnout			43,903	63.0	+2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Havant[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Willetts	18,370	44.4	+0.5
	Labour	Sarah Bogle	11,862	28.7	-4.8
	Liberal Democrat	Alex Bentley	8,358	20.2	+1.6
	Green	Timothy Dawes	1,006	2.4	+0.4
	UKIP	Steve Harris	998	2.4	+1.0
	BNP	Ian Johnson	562	1.4	N/A
	Veritas	Russell Thomas	195	0.5	N/A
Majority			6,508	15.7
Turnout			41,351	60.3	+2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Havant[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Willetts	17,769	43.9	+4.2
	Labour	Peter Guthrie	13,562	33.5	+1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Helena Cole	7,508	18.6	-3.8
	Green	Kevin Jacks	793	2.0	N/A
	UKIP	Tim Cuell	561	1.4	N/A
	Independent	Roy Stanley	244	0.6	N/A
Majority			4,207	10.4
Turnout			40,437	57.6	-12.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Havant[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Willetts	19,204	39.7
	Labour	Lynne Armstrong	15,475	32.0
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Kooner	10,806	22.4
	Referendum	Anthony Green	2,395	5.0
	British Isles People First Party	Major Atwal	442	0.9
Majority			3,729	7.7
Turnout			48,322	70.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Havant[9][10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Willetts	32,233	55.0	−2.2
	Liberal Democrat	SF Van Hagen	14,649	25.0	−3.1
	Labour	GRJ Morris	10,968	18.7	+4.6
	Green	TAF Mitchell	793	1.4	+1.4
Majority			17,584	30.0	+1.0
Turnout			58,643	79.0	+4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.5

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Havant[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Stewart Lloyd	32,527	57.1
	Social Democratic	E E Cleaver	16,017	28.1
	Labour	J A Philips	8,030	14.1
	Creek Road Fresh Bread Party	G W Fuller	373	0.7
Majority			16,510	29.0
Turnout			56,947	74.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Havant[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Stewart Lloyd	29,148	55.3
	Social Democratic	E E Cleaver	17,192	32.7
	Labour	R J Norris	6,335	12.0
Majority			11,956	22.6
Turnout			52,675	72.1
	Conservative win (new seat)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire

Notes and references

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
3. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
4. "Steve Sollitt PPC page". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
5. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
6. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
7. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
8. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
9. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
10. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
11. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
12. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Sources

• Election result, 2005 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)

Coordinates: 50°49′N 0°59′W / 50.82°N 0.98°W