Meon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
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Meon Valley is a new county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
, created for the 2010 general election. It elects one Member of Parliament
(MP) by the first past the post system voting.
, with electoral wards from East Hampshire
, Havant and Winchester districts.
The wards included are largely from parts of the former Winchester and East Hampshire parliamentary seats with some 600 voters from the Havant constituency which is otherwise unchanged. The largest towns in the constituency are Waterlooville
and Horndean
.
When created, the seat was seen as a likely Conservative-Liberal Democrat marginal, taking in territory from the Liberal Democrat-held Winchester and Conservative-held East Hampshire. Estimates were that the Conservative majority if the seat had existed in 2005 would have been around 2,000 votes. At the 2010 election however, the seat saw one of the largest Liberal Democrat to Conservative swings (9.4%), and the Conservative candidate George Hollingbery was elected with a majority of over 12,000. A similar swing was recorded in the neighbouring Winchester seat, which was a Conservative gain. It would now take a swing of almost 12% for the LibDems to gain Meon Valley.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
, created for the 2010 general election. It elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) by the first past the post system voting.
Boundaries
This seat has been formed by the Boundary Commission for England as an extra constituency in HampshireHampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, with electoral wards from East Hampshire
East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Hampshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, Havant and Winchester districts.
- From East Hampshire - the wards of Clanfield and Finchdean, HorndeanHorndeanHorndean is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 8 miles north of Portsmouth.The nearest railway station is 2.2 miles southeast of the village at Rowlands Castle....
Catherington and Lovedean, Horndean Downs, Horndean Hazleton and Blendworth, Horndean Kings, Horndean Murray and Rowlands Castle - From Havant - the wards of Cowplain, Hart Plain and Waterloo
- From Winchester - the wards of Bishops Waltham, Boarhunt and Southwick, Cheriton and Bishops Sutton, Denmead, Droxford, Soberton and Hambledon, Owslebury and Curdridge, Shedfield, Swanmore and Newtown, Upper Meon ValleyMeon ValleyMeon Valley may refer to:*The valley of the River Meon, Hampshire, England*Meon Valley , constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom's Parliament...
, Whiteley and Wickham
The wards included are largely from parts of the former Winchester and East Hampshire parliamentary seats with some 600 voters from the Havant constituency which is otherwise unchanged. The largest towns in the constituency are Waterlooville
Waterlooville
Waterlooville is a town in Hampshire, England approximately 8 miles north of Portsmouth.The town has a population itself of about 10,000 and is surrounded by Purbrook, Blendworth, Cowplain, Lovedean, Clanfield, Catherington, Crookhorn, Denmead, Hambledon, Horndean and Widley. It forms part of...
and Horndean
Horndean
Horndean is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 8 miles north of Portsmouth.The nearest railway station is 2.2 miles southeast of the village at Rowlands Castle....
.
When created, the seat was seen as a likely Conservative-Liberal Democrat marginal, taking in territory from the Liberal Democrat-held Winchester and Conservative-held East Hampshire. Estimates were that the Conservative majority if the seat had existed in 2005 would have been around 2,000 votes. At the 2010 election however, the seat saw one of the largest Liberal Democrat to Conservative swings (9.4%), and the Conservative candidate George Hollingbery was elected with a majority of over 12,000. A similar swing was recorded in the neighbouring Winchester seat, which was a Conservative gain. It would now take a swing of almost 12% for the LibDems to gain Meon Valley.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | George Hollingbery George Hollingbery George Michael Edward Hollingbery is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Meon Valley, a new Hampshire constituency created as a result of changes made by the Boundary Commission for England.Hollingbery was educated... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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