Winchester (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Winchester
Map1 = Winchester
Map2 = Hampshire
Type = County
Year = 1295
Entity = Hampshire
County = Hampshire
EP = South East England
MP = Mark Oaten
Party = Liberal Democrat

Winchester is a parliamentary 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 centred around the Winchester district in Hampshire, sharing similar borders. The main city in the constituency is Winchester. Following their review of parliamentary representation in Hampshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new seat in the county. A new Meon Valley constituency has been formed from parts of the existing Winchester seat.

History

In the 1997 general election Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat) beat the incumbent Conservative MP Gerry Malone with a majority of 2 votes. Malone successfully challenged the election in the High Court, which declared it void. A by-election was held which returned Mark Oaten as MP, this time with a larger majority of 21,556.

The candidacy of Richard Huggett in both 1997 elections as a "Literal Democrat" candidate led in part to the creation of the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998.

Members of Parliament

*"Constituency created" (1295)

MPs 1660-1885

Representation reduced to a single member in the Reform Act 1885

MPs since 1885

*"Representation reduced to one" (1885)

Election results

2000s

Election box begin | title=Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [ [http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/winchester/] , UKPollingReport] Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Martin Tod
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Steve Brine
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: WinchesterElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Oaten
votes = 31,222
percentage = 50.6
change = −4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Hollingbery
votes = 23,749
percentage = 38.5
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Davies
votes = 4,782
percentage = 7.8
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = David Abbott
votes = 1,321
percentage = 2.1
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Arthur Uther Pendragon
votes = 581
percentage = 0.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 7,473
percentage = 12.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 61,655
percentage = 71.9
change = −0.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing = −2.1

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: WinchesterElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Oaten
votes = 32,282
percentage = 54.6
change = +12.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Hayes
votes = 22,648
percentage = 38.3
change = -3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Wyeth
votes = 3,498
percentage = 5.9
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Joan Martin
votes = 664
percentage = 1.1
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Wessex Regionalist Party
candidate = Henrietta Rous
votes = 66
percentage = 0.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 9,634
percentage = 16.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 59,158
percentage = 72.3
change = -6.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

"Note:" The percentage differences are compared to the previous general election poll, not the by-election.

1990s

Election box begin
title=By-election 1997: WinchesterElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Oaten
votes = 37,006
percentage = 68.0
change = +26Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gerry Malone
votes = 15,450
percentage = 28.4
change = −13.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Davies
votes = 944
percentage = 1.7
change = −8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Robin Page
votes = 521
percentage = 1.0
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = Lord David Sutch
votes = 316
percentage = 0.6
change = +0.1Election box candidate
party = Literal Democrat
candidate = Richard Huggett
votes = 51
percentage = 0.1
change = −0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = Rosemary Barry
votes = 48
percentage = 0.1
change = +0.1Election box candidate
party = Independent Conservative
candidate = Roger Everest
votes = 40
percentage = 0.1
change = +0.1Election box majority
votes = 21,556
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 68.7
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: Winchester (void)Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Oaten
votes = 26,100
percentage = 42.1
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gerry Malone
votes = 26,098
percentage = 42.0
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Davies
votes = 6,528
percentage = 10.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = Peter Strand
votes = 1,598
percentage = 2.6
change =Election box candidate
party = "Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament"
candidate = Richard Huggett
votes = 640
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Derek Rumsey
votes = 476
percentage = 0.8
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = John Browne
votes = 307
percentage = 0.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = Peter Stockton
votes = 307
percentage = 0.5
change =Election box majority
votes = 2
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

"Note:" Because of the presence on the ballot paper of Richard Huggett as "Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament", Oaten used the description "Liberal Democrat Leader Paddy Ashdown" to identify himself as the official Liberal Democrat candidate.

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire

References