New Forest West (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 50°48′22″N 1°37′44″W / 50.806°N 1.629°W

New Forest West
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of New Forest West in Hampshire.
Location of Hampshire within England.
County	Hampshire
Electorate	68,987 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements	Fordingbridge, Ringwood, New Milton and Lymington.
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Desmond Swayne (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	New Forest
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South East England

New Forest West is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Desmond Swayne, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries

1997-2010: The District of New Forest wards of Barton, Bashley, Becton, Bransgrove and Sopley, Downlands, Fordingbridge, Forest North West, Forest West, Hordle, Lymington Town, Milford, Milton, Pennington, Ringwood North, Ringwood South, and Sway.

2010-present: The District of New Forest wards of Barton, Bashley, Becton, Bransgore and Burley, Buckland, Downlands and Forest, Fernhill, Fordingbridge, Forest North West, Hordle, Lymington Town, Milford, Milton, Pennington, Ringwood East and Sopley, Ringwood North, and Ringwood South.

This constituency covers the part of the New Forest which is not covered by its other constituency^{[n 3]} and southern settlements next to the coast just outside its boundaries. Largest settlements are Fordingbridge and Ringwood which are inland and coastal New Milton and Lymington.

History

This constituency was created when the old New Forest constituency was divided for the 1997 general election, since its creation results suggest a Conservative safe seat.

Constituency profile

For all areas the relevant local authority has a higher than average proportion of retired people, and a lower than national average extent of social housing and rented housing.^[2] Housing types include far above average detached and semi-detached properties.^[2] Bournemouth's eastern borders plus coast and forest are contained in this area.^[3]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[4]	Party
	1997	Desmond Swayne	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: New Forest West[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Desmond Swayne	28,420	59.9	+1.1
	UKIP	Paul Bailey	7,816	16.5	+10.6
	Labour	Lena Samuels	5,133	10.8	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat	Imogen Shepherd-DuBey	3,293	6.9	−16.4
	Green	Janet Richards	2,748	5.8	+3.6
Majority			20,604	43.5
Turnout				69.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.75

General Election 2010: New Forest West[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Desmond Swayne	27,980	58.8	+2.9
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Plummer	11,084	23.3	+4.1
	Labour	Janice Hurne	4,666	9.8	−6.7
	UKIP	Martin Lyon	2,783	5.9	+1.7
	Green	Janet Richards	1,059	2.2	-1.8
Majority			16,896	35.5
Turnout			47,572	69.6	+3.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.6

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: New Forest West[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Desmond Swayne	26,004	56.4	+0.7
	Liberal Democrat	Murari Kaushik	8,719	18.9	−6.9
	Labour	Janice Hurne	7,590	16.5	+1.8
	UKIP	Brian Lawrence	1,917	4.2	+0.5
	Green	Janet Richards	1,837	4.0	N/A
Majority			17,285	37.5	+7.6
Turnout			46,067	66.5	+1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.8

General Election 2001: New Forest West[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Desmond Swayne	24,575	55.7	+5.1
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Graham Bignell	11,384	25.8	−2.0
	Labour	Mrs. Crada N. Onuegbu	6,481	14.7	+0.4
	UKIP	Michael John Clark	1,647	3.7	+0.6
Majority			13,191	29.9	+7.1
Turnout			44,087	65.0	−9.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.6

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: New Forest West[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Desmond Swayne	25,149	50.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Robert C.H. Hale	13,817	27.8	N/A
	Labour	David R. Griffiths	7,092	14.3	N/A
	Referendum	Mrs. Maureen A. Elliott	2,150	4.3	N/A
	UKIP	Michael J. Holmes	1,542	3.1	N/A
Majority			11,332	22.8	N/A
Turnout			49,750	74.7	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire

Notes and references

Notes

1. A county 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.
3. New Forest East

References

1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. 2011 census interactive maps
4. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
5. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
6. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
7. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
8. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
9. "Election Data 1997". 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, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)