Farnham and Bordon (UK Parliament constituency)
| Farnham and Bordon | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of Farnham and Bordon in South East England | |
| County | |
| Electorate | 72,938 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Greg Stafford (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
Farnham and Bordon is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] It is a cross-county constituency covering parts of Hampshire and Surrey.[3] It was first contested in the 2024 general election[4] and is currently represented by Greg Stafford of the Conservative Party.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency was created by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, and is composed of the following wards:
- The District of East Hampshire wards of Bramshott & Liphook, Grayshott, Headley, Lindford, Whitehill Chase, Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham, and Whitehill Pinewood.
- The Borough of Waverley wards of Farnham Bourne, Farnham Castle, Farnham Firgrove, Farnham Heath End, Farnham Moor Park, Farnham North West, Farnham Rowledge, Farnham Weybourne, Haslemere East, Haslemere West, Hindhead & Beacon Hill, and Western Commons (except Thursley parish).[5]
It comprises the following areas of Hampshire and Surrey:
- In the Borough of Waverley: Farnham, Hindhead, Beacon Hill and Haslemere from South West Surrey
- In the East Hampshire District: Bordon, Bramshott and Liphook, Grayshott, Headley, Lindford and Whitehill from East Hampshire
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Greg Stafford | Conservative | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Greg Stafford | 18,951 | 35.7 | –23.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Khalil Yousuf | 17,602 | 33.2 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Alex Just | 7,328 | 13.8 | +7.0 | |
| Reform UK | Ged Hall | 6,217 | 11.7 | N/A | |
| Green | Claire Matthes | 2,496 | 4.7 | +3.8 | |
| Hampshire Ind. | Don Jerrard | 421 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,349 | 2.5 | –24.0 | ||
| Turnout | 53,015 | 69.8 | –0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,918 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –12.1 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 national result[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 30,376 | 59.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 16,799 | 32.8 | |
| Labour | 3,487 | 6.8 | |
| Green | 479 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | 51,141 | 70.1 | |
| Electorate | 72,938 | ||
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Surrey
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "South East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "Bordon could join Farnham and Haslemere in proposed cross-county constituency". Farnham Herald. 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ Armstrong, Julie (2021-06-18). "Jeremy Hunt's South West Surrey could be split in two by boundary review". Surrey Live. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Farnham and Bordon". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations" (PDF). Waverley Borough Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Farnham and Bordon - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Farnham and Bordon UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK