Southampton Itchen (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Southampton Itchen Borough constituency |
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|---|---|
| Southampton Itchen shown within Hampshire, and Hampshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | John Denham |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Hampshire |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Southampton Itchen is a parliamentary constituency which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons. It is currently represented by John Denham of the Labour Party. The seat covers the eastern part of the City of Southampton, in southern England. It is named after the River Itchen, the lesser of the two major rivers that flow through the city.
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[edit] History
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, when the previous two-member Southampton constituency was abolished.
[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers the city centre, the eastern port areas (the Port of Southampton is one of the principal ports of the UK), the exclusive Ocean Village quarter and the inner city council estates including the impoverished Thornhill area. It is seen as the more working class of the two constituencies in the city (the other is Southampton Test - named after the other major river).
Southampton Itchen is traditionally a safe Labour constituency. It has only elected a Conservative MP, Christopher Chope in 1983 and 1987 after the then sitting MP Bob Mitchell left Labour in 1981 for the SDP. The combination of a strong Alliance candidate and Conservative landslides made Southampton Itchen highly competitive. The current MP, John Denham, narrowly defeated Chope by 551 votes in 1992 but has safely held the seat since.
Southampton Itchen covers the city wards of (with their associated neighbourhoods):
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- Bargate (City Centre, Ocean Village, Polygon, part of St. Marys, includes Southampton Solent University)
- Bitterne (Thornhill)
- Bitterne Park (Bitterne Park, Townhill Park, Midanbury)
- Harefield (Harefield, Thornhill Park)
- Peartree (Merry Oak, Peartree Green, Itchen)
- Sholing (Sholing, Sholing Common)
- Woolston (Woolston, Weston, Newtown)
The constituency is bounded to the west by Southampton Test (Labour), to the north and east by Eastleigh (Liberal Democrat) and in the far north by Romsey (Liberal Democrat).
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1950)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Ralph Morley | Labour | |
| 1955 | Dr Horace King | Labour | |
| 1965 | Speaker | ||
| 1971 | Bob Mitchell | Labour | |
| 1981 | Social Democratic | ||
| 1983 | Christopher Chope | Conservative | |
| 1992 | John Denham | Labour | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Denham | ||||
| Conservative | Royston Smith | ||||
| General Election 2005: Southampton Itchen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Denham | 20,871 | 48.3 | -6.2 | |
| Conservative | Flick Drummond | 11,569 | 26.8 | -0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Goodall | 9,162 | 21.2 | +6.2 | |
| UK Independence | Kim Rose | 1,623 | 3.8 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 9,302 | 21.5 | |||
| Turnout | 43,225 | 55.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.8 | |||
| General Election 2001: Southampton Itchen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Denham | 22,553 | 54.5 | -0.3 | |
| Conservative | Caroline Nokes | 11,330 | 27.4 | -1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mark Cooper | 6,195 | 15.0 | +3.3 | |
| UK Independence | Kim Rose | 829 | 2.0 | +1.7 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Gavin Marsh | 241 | 0.6 | ||
| Socialist Labour | Michael Holmes | 225 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 11,223 | 27.1 | |||
| Turnout | 41,373 | 54.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.37 | |||
Electorate: 76,603
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Southampton Itchen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Denham | 29,498 | 54.8 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Fleet | 15,269 | 28.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | David Harrison | 6,289 | 11.7 | ||
| Referendum Party | John Clegg | 1,660 | 3.1 | ||
| Socialist Labour | Ken Rose | 628 | 1.2 | ||
| UK Independence | Clive Hoar | 172 | 0.3 | ||
| Socialist Alternative | Gavin Marsh | 113 | 0.2 | ||
| Natural Law | Rosemary Barry | 110 | 0.2 | ||
| ProLife Alliance | Ferdi McDermott | 99 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 14,220 | 26.4 | |||
| Turnout | 53,838 | 70.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +12.29 | |||
Electorate: 76,869
| General Election 1992: Southampton Itchen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Denham | 24,402 | 44.0 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Chope | 23,851 | 43.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | James Hodgson | 7,221 | 13.0 | ||
| Majority | 551 | ||||
| Turnout | 76.9 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1980s
| General Election 1987: Southampton Itchen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Christopher Chope | 24,419 | 44.3 | ||
| Labour | John Denham | 17,703 | 32.1 | ||
| Social Democrat | Bob Mitchell | 13,006 | 23.6 | ||
| Majority | 6,716 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 75.9 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1983: Southampton Itchen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Christopher Chope | 21,937 | 41.5 | ||
| Social Democrat | Bob Mitchell | 16,647 | 31.5 | ||
| Labour | John Denham | 14,324 | 27.1 | ||
| Majority | 5,290 | 10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 73.3 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1970s
| General Election 1979: Southampton Itchen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bob Mitchell | 28,036 | 46.3 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Hunter | 26,434 | 43.6 | ||
| Liberal | J. Pinder | 6,132 | 10.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,602 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 74.7 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election October 1974: Southampton Itchen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bob Mitchell | 28,168 | 48.9 | ||
| Conservative | P. T. James | 20,373 | 35.4 | ||
| Liberal | Joseph Cherryson | 9,071 | 15.7 | ||
| Majority | 7,795 | 13.5 | |||
| Turnout | 70.3 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election February 1974: Southampton Itchen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bob Mitchell | 27,557 | 44.0 | ||
| Conservative | P. T. James | 21,967 | 35.0 | ||
| Liberal | Joseph Cherryson | 13,173 | 21.0 | ||
| Majority | 5,590 | 8.9 | |||
| Turnout | 77.2 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Southampton Itchen by-election, 1971 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bob Mitchell | 22,575 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | James Spicer | 12,900 | N/A | ||
| National Democratic | Edwin Bray | 3,090 | |||
| Liberal | Joseph Cherryson | 2,214 | |||
| Majority | 9,675 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Speaker | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1970: Southampton Itchen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Speaker | Horace King | 29,417 | 67.2 | ||
| National Democratic | Edwin Bray | 9,581 | 21.9 | ||
| Independent | B. H. Phillips | 4,794 | 11.0 | ||
| Majority | 19,836 | 45.3 | |||
| Turnout | 54.1 | ||||
| Speaker hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1960s
| General Election 1966: Southampton Itchen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Speaker | Horace King | 30,463 | 85.4 | ||
| Independent | K. D. Hunt | 5,217 | 14.6 | ||
| Majority | 25,246 | 70.8 | |||
| Turnout | 49.0 | ||||
| Speaker gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1964: Southampton Itchen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Horace King | 28,949 | 52.7 | ||
| Conservative | G. G. Olson | 18,974 | 34.5 | ||
| Liberal | Joseph Cherryson | 7,007 | 12.8 | ||
| Majority | 9.975 | 18.2 | |||
| Turnout | 76.1 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Southampton Itchen, UKPollingReport

