Fareham and Waterlooville (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Fareham and Waterlooville
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Type:	County
Electorate:	77,036 (2023) ^[1]
Region:	England
Elects Howmany:	One

Fareham and Waterlooville is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was first contested in the 2024 general election^[2] and is currently represented by Suella Braverman of the Conservative Party.

Boundaries

Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following wards:

• The Borough of Fareham wards of Fareham East, Fareham North, Fareham North-West, Fareham South, Fareham West, Portchester East, and Portchester West.
• The Borough of Havant wards of Cowplain, Hart Plain, and Waterloo.
• The City of Winchester wards of Denmead, and Southwick & Wickham.^[3]

The constituency comprises the following areas:

• The town of Fareham and village of Portchester from the former constituency of Fareham
• The town of Waterlooville, together with the villages of Denmead, Southwick and Wickham, from the former constituency of Meon Valley^[4]

History

The constituency is formed from parts of the former Fareham and Meon Valley constituencies. On 5 April 2023, Suella Braverman (MP for Fareham) defeated Flick Drummond (previously MP for Meon Valley) by 77 votes to 54, to be preselected by a majority of local party members as the Conservative Party's candidate for the new seat in the 2024 election.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[8]
Party		Vote	%
		30,819	61.2
		9,543	18.9
		7,951	15.8
		2,065	4.1
Turnout		50,378	65.4
Electorate		77,036

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)

External links

• Fareham and Waterlooville UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Notes and References

1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East . Boundary Commission for England . 13 June 2024 . dmy .
2. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East Boundary Commission for England . 2023-07-31 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
3. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
4. Web site: New Seat Details – Fareham and Waterlooville . 2024-02-10 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
5. Web site: Braverman wins 'Battle of Waterlooville' in selection for proposed new Hampshire constituency . 2023-04-06 . Sky News . en.
6. Web site: 5 April 2023 . Suella Braverman defeats fellow Tory MP in selection vote for new seat . 5 April 2023 . BBC News . BBC.
7. Web site: Morton . Tom . 5 April 2023 . Home Secretary Suella Braverman wins 'Battle of Waterlooville' and beats Meon Valley MP Flick Drummond to stand for Tories in new Fareham and Waterlooville seat . Portsmouth News.
8. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.