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| Basingstoke | |
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| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Basingstoke in Hampshire for the 2010 general election | |
 Location of Hampshire within England | |
| County | Hampshire |
| Population | 107,996 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 75,470 (December 2010)[2] |
| Major settlements | Basingstoke |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 |
| Member of Parliament | Maria Miller (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | North Hampshire |
Basingstoke (/ˈbeɪzɪŋˌstoʊk/) is a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Maria Miller, a member of the Conservative Party who served as Culture Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities from 2012 to 2014 under Prime Minister David Cameron.[n 1]
Constituency profile
The constituency is based around the town of Basingstoke, and the surrounding countryside, in Hampshire. Basingstoke is both a commuter town with frequent trains to London and a regional economic centre, making this a prosperous area.[3]
History
Political history
With the exception of a 1923-1924 Liberal MP, since broadening in 1885 it has elected Conservative MPs, and thus meets the longevity indicator, if not majority indicator, as a Conservative safe seat. The closest it came to a non-Conservative victory was in 2001, when its incumbent since 1983, Hunter, in his final election, was returned by 880 votes.
In June 2016, an estimated 53.6% of local adults voting in the EU membership referendum chose to leave the European Union instead of to remain.[4]
Content and regional context
The town was represented in the Model Parliament convened in 1295 but not again until the modern seat was created in 1885 which was done on a broad contents basis. From 1295 inclusive[n 2] to the one year parliament of 1831-32 its area was part of the Hampshire constituency or election of knights of the shire as the event was more often called and from 1832 to 1885 its area lay in the North Hampshire constituency.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Borough of Basingstoke, and the Sessional Divisions of Basingstoke and Odiham.
1918–1950: The Boroughs of Basingstoke and Andover, and the Rural Districts of Andover, Basingstoke, Kingsclere, Stockbridge, and Whitchurch.
1950–1955: The Boroughs of Basingstoke and Andover, the Rural Districts of Andover, Basingstoke, and Kingsclere and Whitchurch, and in the Rural District of Romsey and Stockbridge the parishes of Ashley, Bossington, Broughton, Buckholt, East Tytherley, Frenchmoor, Houghton, King's Somborne, Leckford, Little Somborne, Longstock, Nether Wallop, Over Wallop, Stockbridge, and West Tytherley.
1955–1974: The Boroughs of Basingstoke and Andover, and the Rural Districts of Andover, Basingstoke, and Kingsclere and Whitchurch.
1974–1983: The Borough of Basingstoke, the Rural Districts of Basingstoke, and Kingsclere and Whitchurch, and in the Rural District of Hartley Wintney the parishes of Bramshill, Dogmersfield, Eversley, Greywell, Hartley Wintney, Heckfield, Hook, Long Sutton, Mattingley, Odiham, Rotherwick, South Warnborough, and Winchfield. Note: among these Hook was by 1983 commonly considered a town.
1983–1997: The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Basing, Black Dam, Bramley, Brighton Hill, Buckskin, Chapel, Daneshill, Eastrop, Farleigh Wallop, Kempshott, King's Furlong, Norden, North Waltham, Oakley, Pamber, Popley, Sherborne St John, Sherfield on Loddon, Silchester, South Ham, Upton Grey, Viables, Westside, and Winklebury.
1997–2010: The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Basing, Brighton Hill, Brookvale, Buckskin, Calleva, Chineham, Eastrop, Grove, Hatch Warren, Kempshott, Norden, Popley, South Ham, Upton Grey, and Winklebury.
2010–present: The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Basing, Brighton Hill North, Brighton Hill South, Brookvale and King's Furlong, Buckskin, Chineham, Eastrop, Grove, Hatch Warren and Beggarwood, Kempshott, Norden, Popley East, Popley West, Rooksdown, South Ham, and Winklebury.
Proposed
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 general election, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of: Brighton Hill; Brookvale & Kings Furlong; Chineham; Eastrop & Grove; Hatch Warren & Beggarwood; Kempshott & Buckskin; Norden; Oakley & The Candovers (polling districts OC01, OC03, OC04, OC05, OC06, OC07, OC08, OC09 and OC11); Popley; South Ham; Winklebury & Manydown.[5]
To bring the electorate within the permitted range, Old Basing will be transferred to North East Hampshire. The suburb of Rooksdown will be transferred to North West Hampshire in exchange for the village of Oakley.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Michael Howard-Sorrell[7] | ||||
| Conservative | Maria Miller[8] | ||||
| Labour | Luke Murphy[9] | ||||
| Reform UK | Raymond Saint[10] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Whelan[11] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Maria Miller | 29,593 | 54.1 | +1.4 | |
| Labour | Kerena Marchant | 15,395 | 28.1 | −7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sashi Mylvaganam | 6,841 | 12.5 | +6.4 | |
| Green | Jonnie Jenkin | 2,138 | 3.9 | +1.9 | |
| Independent | Alan Stone | 746 | 1.4 | New | |
| Majority | 14,198 | 26.0 | +9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 54,713 | 66.0 | −2.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 | |||