New Forest East (UK Parliament constituency)
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| New Forest East County constituency |
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| New Forest East shown within Hampshire, and Hampshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Julian Lewis |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Hampshire |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
New Forest East is a county 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers the eastern half of the New Forest in Hampshire, including the central forest villages of Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst and Beaulieu, as well as the waterside settlements (Totton, Marchwood, Hythe and Fawley).
[edit] Boundary review
Following its review of parliamentary representation in Hampshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor alterations to the existing New Forest East constituency. This modified seat will be fought for the first time at the 2009 or 2010 UK general election. It is formed from the following electoral wards
- Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh, Boldre and Sway, Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead, Brockenhurst and Forest South East, Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu, Dibden and Hythe East, Fawley, Blackfield and Langley, Furzedown and Hardley, Holbury and North Blackfield, Hythe West and Langdown, Lyndhurst, Marchwood, Totton Central, Totton East, Totton North, Totton South, Totton West
[edit] History
This constituency was created when the old New Forest constituency was divided for the 1997 general election.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1997)
- 1997 — present: Dr Julian Lewis, Conservative (http://www.julianlewis.net)
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: New Forest East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Julian Lewis | 21,975 | 48.6 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Brian Dash | 15,424 | 34.1 | +0.7 | |
| Labour | Stephen Roberts | 5,492 | 12.1 | -9.6 | |
| UK Independence | Katy Davies | 2,344 | 5.2 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 6,551 | 14.5 | |||
| Turnout | 45,235 | 65.9 | +2.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.7 | |||
| General Election 2001: New Forest East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Julian Lewis | 17,902 | 42.4 | -0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Brian Dash | 14,073 | 33.4 | +1.1 | |
| Labour | Alan Goodfellow | 9,141 | 21.7 | -3.1 | |
| UK Independence | William Howe | 1,062 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,829 | 9.0 | |||
| Turnout | 42,178 | 63.2 | -11.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: New Forest East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Julian Lewis | 21,053 | 42.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | George Dawson | 15,838 | 32.3 | ||
| Labour | Alan Goodfellow | 12,161 | 24.8 | ||
| Majority | 5,215 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 49,052 | 74.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)
