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|name = [[Portsmouth]] South |
|name = [[Portsmouth]] South |
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|caption = Boundaries since 2010 |
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|map2 = EnglandHampshire |
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|image2 = [[File:South East England - Portsmouth South constituency.svg|255px|alt=Map of constituency]] |
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|map_entity = [[Hampshire]] |
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|caption2 = Boundary of Portsmouth South in South East England |
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|year = 1918 |
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|previous = [[Portsmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Portsmouth]] |
|previous = [[Portsmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Portsmouth]] |
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|electorate = 73,711 (2024) |
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|electorate = 71,947 (December 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|title=Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England|date=4 March 2011|work=2011 Electorate Figures|publisher=Boundary Commission for England|access-date=13 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106204053/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|archive-date=6 November 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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|mp = [[Stephen Morgan (British politician)|Stephen Morgan]] |
|mp = [[Stephen Morgan (British politician)|Stephen Morgan]] |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
|party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] |
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|towns = [[Southsea]] |
|towns = {{ubl|[[Southsea]]|[[Fratton]]|[[HMNB Portsmouth]]}} |
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|region = England |
|region = England |
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|county = [[Hampshire]] |
|county = [[Hampshire]] |
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|european = South East England |
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'''Portsmouth South''' is a [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[borough constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[ |
'''Portsmouth South''' is a [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[borough constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[UK Parliament]] since [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017]] by [[Stephen Morgan (British politician)|Stephen Morgan]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. Morgan is the first Labour MP to represent the seat. |
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==Boundaries== |
==Boundaries== |
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'''1950–1955''': The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Havelock, Highland, Kingston, St Paul, St Simon, and St Thomas. |
'''1950–1955''': The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Havelock, Highland, Kingston, St Paul, St Simon, and St Thomas. |
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'''2010–present''': The City of Portsmouth wards of Central Southsea, Charles Dickens, Eastney and Craneswater, Fratton, Milton, St Jude, and St Thomas. |
'''2010–present''': The City of Portsmouth wards of Central Southsea, Charles Dickens, Eastney and Craneswater, Fratton, Milton, St Jude, and St Thomas. |
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=== Proposed === |
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==Constituency profile== |
==Constituency profile== |
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The constituency covers the southern part of the city of [[Portsmouth]] in Hampshire, including [[Fratton]], the seaside resort of [[Southsea]] and [[HMNB Portsmouth]] (Portsmouth Naval Dockyard) within the city bounds. The northern part is represented by [[ |
The constituency covers the southern part of the city of [[Portsmouth]] in Hampshire, including [[Fratton]], the seaside resort of [[Southsea]] and [[HMNB Portsmouth]] (Portsmouth Naval Dockyard) within the city bounds. The [[University of Portsmouth]] is within the constituency. The northern part is represented by [[Portsmouth North]]. |
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This constituency is marginally less affluent than its neighbour, with in December 2012 slightly higher unemployment, but considerably below the national average of all constituencies in terms of the claimant count.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency] ''[[The Guardian]]''</ref> Notwithstanding this, following the Second World War the city has a large proportion of flats, increasingly in a more aesthetic apartment style, some being affordable [[social housing]] and [[ |
This constituency is marginally less affluent than its neighbour, with in December 2012 slightly higher unemployment, but considerably below the national average of all constituencies in terms of the claimant count.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency] ''[[The Guardian]]''</ref> Notwithstanding this, following the Second World War the city has a large proportion of flats, increasingly in a more aesthetic apartment style, some being affordable [[social housing]] and [[brutalist]] tower blocks; however, the majority of the city is of semi-detached and terraced nature with a mixture of incomes centred around the national average<ref>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk|title=Local statistics – Office for National Statistics|website=neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk}}</ref> and excellent amenities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/2011-census-interactive-content/index.html|title=2011 census interactive maps|publisher=ons.gov.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129132219/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/2011-census-interactive-content/index.html|archive-date=29 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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During the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]] campaign, independent candidate Les Cummings distributed a leaflet claiming that sitting MP [[Mike Hancock (British politician)|Mike Hancock]] was a paedophile, which was later proven in court to be false. Cummings was subsequently convicted under the [[Representation of the People Act 1983]] for distributing material which was known to be false with the intention of smearing or defaming to affect the return of a Member of Parliament, and was fined £500 as a result. |
During the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]] campaign, independent candidate Les Cummings distributed a leaflet claiming that sitting MP [[Mike Hancock (British politician)|Mike Hancock]] was a paedophile, which was later proven in court to be false. Cummings was subsequently convicted under the [[Representation of the People Act 1983]] for distributing material which was known to be false with the intention of smearing or defaming to affect the return of a Member of Parliament, and was fined £500 as a result. |
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Stephen Morgan won the seat at the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], the first time ever that the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] have held the seat. Morgan's win was one of 30 net gains made by Labour at that election. At the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]] Labour increased its vote share by 7.6%. This was the second-highest increase in Labour vote share in any seat in the United Kingdom (after [[ |
Stephen Morgan won the seat at the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], the first time ever that the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] have held the seat. Morgan's win was one of 30 net gains made by Labour at that election. At the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]] Labour increased its vote share by 7.6%. This was the second-highest increase in Labour vote share in any seat in the United Kingdom (after [[Bradford West]]) in an election where Labour's vote share fell in all but 13 constituencies.<ref name="TimesGuide19">{{cite book |title=The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2019 |date=2020 |publisher=Times Books |location=Glasgow |isbn=978-0-00-839258-1 |page=54}}</ref> |
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Morgan's vote share remained steady in the 2024 election, with the Conservatives falling significantly behind both Labour and Reform. Portsmouth South can be considered a safe Labour seat. From a high of 45.9% in 2010, the Lib Dems are now in fourth position in a seat they held between 1997 and 2015, despite holding the majority of councillors in this constituency. |
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==Members of Parliament== |
==Members of Parliament== |
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''[[Portsmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Portsmouth]] prior to 1918'' |
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| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]] |
| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Herbert Cayzer]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1922 Portsmouth South by-election|1922 by-election]] |
| [[1922 Portsmouth South by-election|1922 by-election]] |
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| [[Leslie Wilson (politician)|Leslie Wilson]] |
| [[Leslie Wilson (politician)|Leslie Wilson]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1923 Portsmouth South by-election|1923 by-election]] |
| [[1923 Portsmouth South by-election|1923 by-election]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Herbert Cayzer]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1939 Portsmouth South by-election|1939 by-election]] |
| [[1939 Portsmouth South by-election|1939 by-election]] |
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| [[Jocelyn Lucas]] |
| [[Jocelyn Lucas]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1966 United Kingdom general election|1966]] |
| [[1966 United Kingdom general election|1966]] |
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| [[Bonner Pink]] |
| [[Bonner Pink]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1984 Portsmouth South by-election|1984 by-election]] |
| [[1984 Portsmouth South by-election|1984 by-election]] |
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| [[Mike Hancock (British politician)|Mike Hancock]] |
| [[Mike Hancock (British politician)|Mike Hancock]] |
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| [[Social Democratic Party (UK)|SDP]] |
| [[Social Democratic Party (UK)|SDP]] |
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| [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987]] |
| [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987]] |
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| [[David Martin (English politician)|David Martin]] |
| [[David Martin (English politician)|David Martin]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |
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| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] |
| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] |
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| rowspan=2| [[Mike Hancock (British politician)|Mike Hancock]] |
| rowspan=2| [[Mike Hancock (British politician)|Mike Hancock]] |
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| [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] |
| [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] |
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|''2013'' |
|''2013'' |
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|[[Independent politician|Independent]] |
|[[Independent politician|Independent]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative}}" | |
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| [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]] |
| [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]] |
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|[[Flick Drummond]] |
|[[Flick Drummond]] |
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|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
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| [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017]] |
| [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017]] |
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|[[Stephen Morgan (British politician)|Stephen Morgan]] |
|[[Stephen Morgan (British politician)|Stephen Morgan]] |
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==Elections== |
==Elections== |
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===Elections in the 2020s=== |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Portsmouth South<ref>{{cite web |url= https://democracy.portsmouth.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=150&RPID=33771139 |title=Election results for Portsmouth South |publisher=Portsmouth City council |date=5 July 2024 |access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001432 |title=Portsmouth South results |publisher=BBC News |date=5 July 2024 |access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Stephen Morgan (British politician)|Stephen Morgan]]|votes=18,857|percentage=48.4|change=-0.2}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Mark Zimmer|votes=5,702|percentage=14.6|change=+12.5}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Signe Biddle|votes=5,643|percentage=14.5|change=-22.8}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Charlie Murphy|votes=4,886|percentage=12.6|change=+1.2}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Elliott Lee|votes=3,107|percentage=8.0|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Portsmouth Independent Party|candidate=Jacob Short|votes=733|percentage=1.9|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box majority|votes=13,155|percentage=33.8|change=+22.5}} |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=38,928|percentage=52.8|change=-11.1}} |
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{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors=73,711}} |
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===Elections in the 2010s=== |
===Elections in the 2010s=== |
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{{Election box begin |
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| title = [[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Portsmouth South<ref name=BBCresults>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000884 |title=Portsmouth South |website=BBC News |access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref> |
| title = [[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Portsmouth South<ref name=BBCresults>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000884 |title=Portsmouth South |website=BBC News |access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Portsmouth South parliamentary constituency – Election 2019 – BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000884 |access-date=2024-02-08 |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Stephen Morgan (British politician)|Stephen Morgan]]|votes=23,068|percentage=48.6|change=+7.6}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Donna Jones (British politician)|Donna Jones]]|votes=17,705|percentage=37.3|change= |
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Stephen Morgan (British politician)|Stephen Morgan]]|votes=23,068|percentage=48.6|change=+7.6}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Donna Jones (British politician)|Donna Jones]]|votes=17,705|percentage=37.3|change=−0.3}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=[[Gerald Vernon-Jackson]]|votes=5,418|percentage=11.4|change=−5.9}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Brexit Party|candidate=John Kennedy|votes=994|percentage=2.1|change=''N/A''}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party|candidate=Steven George|votes=240|percentage=0.5|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box majority|votes=5,363|percentage=11.3|change=+7.9}} |
{{Election box majority|votes=5,363|percentage=11.3|change=+7.9}} |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=47,425|percentage=63.9|change=0.0}} |
{{Election box turnout|votes=47,425|percentage=63.9|change=0.0}} |
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| party = Labour Party (UK) |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Flick Drummond]]|votes=16,736|percentage=37.6|change=+2.8}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=[[Gerald Vernon-Jackson]]|votes=7,699|percentage=17.3|change=―5.0}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Kevan Chippindall-Higgin|votes=1,129|percentage=2.5|change=―10.9}} |
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| candidate = [[Flick Drummond]] |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Ian McCulloch|votes=712|percentage=1.6|change=―5.9}} |
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| votes = 16,736 |
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{{Election box majority|votes=1,554|percentage=3.4|change=''N/A''}} |
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| percentage = 37.6 |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=44,566|percentage=63.9|change=+5.4}} |
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| party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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| candidate = [[Gerald Vernon-Jackson]] |
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| votes = 7,699 |
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| percentage = 17.3 |
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| change = ―5.0 |
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| party = UK Independence Party |
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| candidate = Kevan Chippindall-Higgin |
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| votes = 1,129 |
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| percentage = 2.5 |
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| change = ―10.9 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
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| party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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| candidate = Ian McCulloch |
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| votes = 712 |
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| percentage = 1.6 |
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| change = ―5.9 |
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{{Election box majority |
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| votes = 1,554 |
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| percentage = 3.4 |
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| change = ''N/A'' |
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{{Election box turnout |
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| votes = 44,566 |
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| percentage = 63.9 |
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| change = +5.4 |
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| winner = Labour Party (UK) |
| winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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| swing = +9.4 |
| swing = +9.4 |
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| party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Steve Harris|votes=5,595|percentage=13.4|change=+11.3}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Steve Harris|votes=5,595|percentage=13.4|change=+11.3}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Ian McCulloch|votes=3,145|percentage=7.5|change=+5.8}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Ian McCulloch|votes=3,145|percentage=7.5|change=+5.8}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=[[Mike Hancock (British politician)|Mike Hancock]]|votes=716|percentage=1.7|change='' |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=[[Mike Hancock (British politician)|Mike Hancock]]|votes=716|percentage=1.7|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition|candidate=Sean Hoyle|votes=235|percentage=0.6|change='' |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition|candidate=Sean Hoyle|votes=235|percentage=0.6|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party|candidate=Don Jerrard|votes=99|percentage=0.2|change=0.0}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party|candidate=Don Jerrard|votes=99|percentage=0.2|change=0.0}} |
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{{Election box majority|votes=5,241|percentage=12.5|change=''N/A''}} |
{{Election box majority|votes=5,241|percentage=12.5|change=''N/A''}} |
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| swing = +12.6 |
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|title=[[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Portsmouth South<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics|title=Politics|website=the Guardian}}</ref>}} |
|title=[[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Portsmouth South<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics|title=Politics|website=the Guardian}}</ref>}} |
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|percentage = 2.1 |
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|party = Socialist Alliance (England) |
|party = Socialist Alliance (England) |
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|candidate = Jonathan Molyneux |
|candidate = [[John_Molyneux_(Trotskyist)|Jonathan Molyneux]] |
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|votes = 647 |
|votes = 647 |
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|percentage = 1.6 |
|percentage = 1.6 |
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|votes = 1,629 |
|votes = 1,629 |
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|percentage = 3.2 |
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|percentage = 0.7 |
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{{Election box begin | title=[[1987 United Kingdom general election|General election 1987]]: Portsmouth South<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>}} |
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|votes = 455 |
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|votes = 10,307 |
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|percentage = 19.31 |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Herbert Cayzer]] |
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|votes = 27,416 |
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|votes = 32,634 |
|votes = 32,634 |
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|votes = 15,068 |
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|votes = 9,505 |
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|votes = 6,214 |
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|percentage = 15.19 |
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|candidate = [[Herbert Cayzer]] |
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|votes = 22,423 |
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|votes = 16,625 |
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|votes = 7,388 |
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|percentage = 24.87 |
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|votes = 11,884 |
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|percentage = 37.10 |
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|candidate = [[Herbert Cayzer]] |
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|votes = 19,960 |
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|percentage = 68.73 |
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|votes = 15,842 |
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* [[List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire]] |
* [[List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire]] |
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* [[Parliamentary constituencies in South East England|List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)]] |
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*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13495.html Portsmouth South UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at ''MapIt UK'' |
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*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/66014.html Portsmouth South UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' |
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*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168733.html Portsmouth South UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' |
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Latest revision as of 14:28, 18 November 2024
Portsmouth South | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Hampshire |
Electorate | 73,711 (2024) |
Major settlements | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1918 |
Member of Parliament | Stephen Morgan (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Portsmouth |
Portsmouth South is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Stephen Morgan of the Labour Party. Morgan is the first Labour MP to represent the seat.
Boundaries
[edit]1918–1950: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Havelock, Highland, St Paul, St Simon, and St Thomas.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Havelock, Highland, Kingston, St Paul, St Simon, and St Thomas.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Havelock, Highland, Kingston, St Jude, St Simon, and St Thomas.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Buckland, Fratton, Havelock, Highland, Kingston, St Jude, St Simon, and St Thomas.
1983–2010: The City of Portsmouth wards of Charles Dickens, Fratton, Havelock, Highland, Milton, St Jude, and St Thomas.
2010–present: The City of Portsmouth wards of Central Southsea, Charles Dickens, Eastney and Craneswater, Fratton, Milton, St Jude, and St Thomas.
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged.[1]
Constituency profile
[edit]The constituency covers the southern part of the city of Portsmouth in Hampshire, including Fratton, the seaside resort of Southsea and HMNB Portsmouth (Portsmouth Naval Dockyard) within the city bounds. The University of Portsmouth is within the constituency. The northern part is represented by Portsmouth North.
This constituency is marginally less affluent than its neighbour, with in December 2012 slightly higher unemployment, but considerably below the national average of all constituencies in terms of the claimant count.[2] Notwithstanding this, following the Second World War the city has a large proportion of flats, increasingly in a more aesthetic apartment style, some being affordable social housing and brutalist tower blocks; however, the majority of the city is of semi-detached and terraced nature with a mixture of incomes centred around the national average[3] and excellent amenities.[4]
History
[edit]The constituency was created in 1918 when the larger Portsmouth constituency was split into three divisions: Central, North and South. The Portsmouth Central constituency was abolished in 1950.
During the 2010 general election campaign, independent candidate Les Cummings distributed a leaflet claiming that sitting MP Mike Hancock was a paedophile, which was later proven in court to be false. Cummings was subsequently convicted under the Representation of the People Act 1983 for distributing material which was known to be false with the intention of smearing or defaming to affect the return of a Member of Parliament, and was fined £500 as a result.
Stephen Morgan won the seat at the 2017 general election, the first time ever that the Labour Party have held the seat. Morgan's win was one of 30 net gains made by Labour at that election. At the 2019 general election Labour increased its vote share by 7.6%. This was the second-highest increase in Labour vote share in any seat in the United Kingdom (after Bradford West) in an election where Labour's vote share fell in all but 13 constituencies.[5]
Morgan's vote share remained steady in the 2024 election, with the Conservatives falling significantly behind both Labour and Reform. Portsmouth South can be considered a safe Labour seat. From a high of 45.9% in 2010, the Lib Dems are now in fourth position in a seat they held between 1997 and 2015, despite holding the majority of councillors in this constituency.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Portsmouth prior to 1918
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Stephen Morgan | 18,857 | 48.4 | −0.2 | |
Reform UK | Mark Zimmer | 5,702 | 14.6 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Signe Biddle | 5,643 | 14.5 | −22.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charlie Murphy | 4,886 | 12.6 | +1.2 | |
Green | Elliott Lee | 3,107 | 8.0 | N/A | |
PIP | Jacob Short | 733 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,155 | 33.8 | +22.5 | ||
Turnout | 38,928 | 52.8 | −11.1 | ||
Registered electors | 73,711 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.4 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Stephen Morgan | 23,068 | 48.6 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | Donna Jones | 17,705 | 37.3 | −0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Vernon-Jackson | 5,418 | 11.4 | −5.9 | |
Brexit Party | John Kennedy | 994 | 2.1 | N/A | |
JAC | Steven George | 240 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,363 | 11.3 | +7.9 | ||
Turnout | 47,425 | 63.9 | 0.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Morgan | 18,290 | 41.0 | +21.5 | |
Conservative | Flick Drummond | 16,736 | 37.6 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Vernon-Jackson | 7,699 | 17.3 | ―5.0 | |
UKIP | Kevan Chippindall-Higgin | 1,129 | 2.5 | ―10.9 | |
Green | Ian McCulloch | 712 | 1.6 | ―5.9 | |
Majority | 1,554 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,566 | 63.9 | +5.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Flick Drummond | 14,585 | 34.8 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Vernon-Jackson | 9,344 | 22.3 | ―23.6 | |
Labour | Sue Castillon | 8,184 | 19.5 | +5.8 | |
UKIP | Steve Harris | 5,595 | 13.4 | +11.3 | |
Green | Ian McCulloch | 3,145 | 7.5 | +5.8 | |
Independent | Mike Hancock | 716 | 1.7 | N/A | |
TUSC | Sean Hoyle | 235 | 0.6 | N/A | |
JAC | Don Jerrard | 99 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 5,241 | 12.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,903 | 58.5 | −0.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +12.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mike Hancock | 18,921 | 45.9 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Flick Drummond | 13,721 | 33.3 | ―0.4 | |
Labour | John Ferrett | 5,640 | 13.7 | −8.7 | |
UKIP | Robert Robinson | 876 | 2.1 | −0.2 | |
BNP | Geoff Crompton | 873 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Green | Tim Dawes | 716 | 1.7 | N/A | |
English Democrat | Ian Ducain | 400 | 1.0 | N/A | |
JAC | Les Cummings | 117 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,200 | 12.6 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 41,264 | 58.7 | +1.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.3 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mike Hancock | 17,047 | 42.2 | ―2.4 | |
Conservative | Caroline Dinenage | 13,685 | 33.9 | +4.8 | |
Labour | Mark Button | 8,714 | 21.6 | ―2.3 | |
UKIP | Dennis Pierson | 928 | 2.3 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 3,362 | 8.3 | ―7.2 | ||
Turnout | 40,374 | 56.9 | +6.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ―3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mike Hancock | 17,490 | 44.6 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | Philip Warr | 11,396 | 29.1 | ―2.0 | |
Labour | Graham Heaney | 9,361 | 23.9 | ―1.4 | |
Socialist Alliance | Jonathan Molyneux | 647 | 1.6 | N/A | |
UKIP | Michael Tarrant | 321 | 0.8 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 6,094 | 15.5 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 39,216 | 50.9 | ―13.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.2 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mike Hancock | 20,421 | 39.5 | ―2.5 | |
Conservative | David Martin | 16,094 | 31.1 | ―11.4 | |
Labour | Alan Burnett | 13,086 | 25.3 | +10.7 | |
Referendum | Christopher Trim | 1,629 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Thompson | 184 | 0.4 | N/A | |
UKIP | Jill Evans | 141 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Natural Law | William Trend | 140 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,327 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,695 | 64.2 | ―4.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Martin | 22,798 | 42.5 | ―0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Hancock | 22,556 | 42.0 | ―0.9 | |
Labour | Syd Rapson | 7,857 | 14.6 | +1.6 | |
Green | Aleksander Zivkovic | 349 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Natural Law | William Trend | 91 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 242 | 0.5 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 53,651 | 69.1 | ―2.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ±0.0 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Martin | 23,534 | 43.3 | ―6.7 | |
SDP | Mike Hancock | 23,329 | 42.9 | +17.5 | |
Labour | Keith Gardiner | 7,047 | 13.0 | ―9.6 | |
657 Party | Martyn Hughes | 455 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 205 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 76,292 | 71.3 | +4.0 | ||
Conservative gain from SDP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP | Mike Hancock | 15,358 | 37.6 | +12.2 | |
Conservative | Patrick Rock | 14,017 | 34.3 | ―15.7 | |
Labour | Sally Thomas | 10,846 | 26.5 | +3.9 | |
National Front | Gordon Knight | 226 | 0.5 | ―0.1 | |
Ecology | Terry Mitchell | 190 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Independent Liberal | Alan Evens | 113 | 0.3 | ―0.8 | |
Independent Ecology | Thomas Layton | 50 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Anthony Andrews | 42 | 0.1 | N/A | |
New National Party | Peter Smith | 41 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,341 | 3.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,523 | 54.5 | ―12.8 | ||
SDP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bonner Pink | 25,101 | 50.0 | ||
SDP | Mike Hancock | 12,766 | 25.4 | ||
Labour | Sally T. Thomas | 11,324 | 22.6 | ||
Independent Liberal | Alan J. Evens | 554 | 1.1 | N/A | |
National Front | Gordon A. Knight | 279 | 0.6 | ||
Traditional English Food | D. W. Fry | 172 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,335 | 24.6 | |||
Turnout | 50,196 | 67.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bonner Pink | 26,835 | 54.67 | ||
Labour | Sally T. Thomas | 15,306 | 31.18 | ||
Liberal | Jack Raphael Wallis | 6,487 | 13.22 | ||
National Front | W. Donkin | 457 | 0.93 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,529 | 23.49 | |||
Turnout | 49,085 | 72.88 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bonner Pink | 23,379 | 47.61 | ||
Labour | A. M. Halmos | 15,308 | 31.17 | ||
Liberal | M. Tribe | 9,807 | 19.97 | ||
Marxist-Leninist (England) | A. D. Rifkin | 612 | 1.25 | ||
Majority | 8,071 | 16.44 | |||
Turnout | 49,106 | 69.39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bonner Pink | 26,824 | 50.26 | ||
Labour | S. Lloyd | 15,842 | 29.69 | ||
Liberal | J. Williams | 10,307 | 19.31 | N/A | |
Marxist-Leninist (England) | A. D. Rifkin | 394 | 0.74 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,982 | 20.57 | |||
Turnout | 58,367 | 75.86 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bonner Pink | 23,962 | 63.38 | ||
Labour | John White | 13,847 | 36.62 | ||
Majority | 10,115 | 26.76 | |||
Turnout | 37,809 | 67.36 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bonner Pink | 22,713 | 60.65 | ||
Labour | Patten Bridge Smith | 14,738 | 39.35 | ||
Majority | 7,975 | 21.30 | |||
Turnout | 37,451 | 70.74 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jocelyn Lucas | 24,387 | 63.69 | ||
Labour | Richard W. S. Pryke | 13,904 | 36.31 | ||
Majority | 10,483 | 27.38 | |||
Turnout | 38,291 | 71.02 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jocelyn Lucas | 27,892 | 69.96 | ||
Labour | Frank Towell | 11,979 | 30.04 | ||
Majority | 15,913 | 39.92 | |||
Turnout | 39,871 | 72.33 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jocelyn Lucas | 27,887 | 67.22 | ||
Labour | Lawrence W. Carroll | 13,600 | 32.78 | ||
Majority | 14,287 | 34.44 | |||
Turnout | 41,487 | 72.39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jocelyn Lucas | 30,548 | 63.78 | ||
Labour | Douglas S. Wallace | 17,350 | 36.22 | ||
Majority | 13,198 | 27.56 | |||
Turnout | 47,898 | 80.76 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jocelyn Lucas | 31,124 | 63.95 | ||
Labour | Leslie Merrion | 17,545 | 36.05 | ||
Majority | 13,579 | 27.90 | |||
Turnout | 48,669 | 83.50 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jocelyn Lucas | 15,810 | 55.29 | −19.91 | |
Labour | J. F. Blitz | 12,783 | 44.71 | +19.91 | |
Majority | 3,027 | 10.58 | −39.82 | ||
Turnout | 28,593 | 74.95 | +8.01 | ||
Registered electors | 38,150 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −19.91 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jocelyn Lucas | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Cayzer | 27,416 | 75.20 | −5.68 | |
Labour | John W. Fawcett | 9,043 | 24.80 | +5.68 | |
Majority | 18,373 | 50.40 | −11.36 | ||
Turnout | 36,459 | 66.94 | −5.78 | ||
Registered electors | 54,463 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.68 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Cayzer | 32,634 | 80.88 | +44.06 | |
Labour | W. J. Beck | 7,715 | 19.12 | −5.63 | |
Majority | 24,919 | 61.76 | +49.68 | ||
Turnout | 40,349 | 72.72 | −2.42 | ||
Registered electors | 55,488 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +24.85 |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Cayzer | 15,068 | 36.82 | −36.14 | |
Labour | Jessie Stephen | 10,127 | 24.75 | −2.29 | |
Ind. Conservative | Frank Privett | 9,505 | 23.23 | N/A | |
Liberal | Charles Rudkin | 6,214 | 15.19 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,941 | 12.07 | −33.84 | ||
Turnout | 40,914 | 75.14 | +0.94 | ||
Registered electors | 54,449 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Cayzer | 22,423 | 72.96 | +17.00 | |
Labour | Jessie Stephen | 8,310 | 27.04 | +2.17 | |
Majority | 14,113 | 45.92 | +14.83 | ||
Turnout | 30,733 | 74.20 | +1.48 | ||
Registered electors | 41,417 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.42 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Cayzer | 16,625 | 55.96 | −12.77 | |
Labour | Jessie Stephen | 7,388 | 24.87 | N/A | |
Liberal | Sidney Robert Drury-Lowe | 5,698 | 19.18 | −12.09 | |
Majority | 9,237 | 31.09 | −6.38 | ||
Turnout | 29,711 | 72.72 | −1.94 | ||
Registered electors | 40,854 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −18.82 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Cayzer | 11,884 | 54.90 | −13.83 | |
Liberal | Henry Merrick Lawson | 9,763 | 45.10 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,121 | 9.80 | −17.66 | ||
Turnout | 21,647 | 54.90 | −18.76 | ||
Registered electors | 39,426 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leslie Wilson | 14,301 | 62.90 | −5.83 | |
Ind. Conservative | G. C. Thomas | 8,434 | 37.10 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,867 | 25.80 | −11.66 | ||
Turnout | 22,735 | 57.66 | −16.00 | ||
Registered electors | 39,426 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Cayzer | 19,960 | 68.73 | +0.43 | |
Liberal | Henry Merrick Lawson | 9,080 | 31.27 | +12.80 | |
Majority | 10,880 | 37.46 | −12.37 | ||
Turnout | 29,040 | 73.66 | +11.69 | ||
Registered electors | 39,426 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −6.19 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Herbert Cayzer | 15,842 | 68.30 | |
Liberal | Alison Vickers Garland | 4,283 | 18.47 | ||
Labour | James Lacey | 3,070 | 13.24 | ||
Majority | 11,559 | 49.83 | |||
Turnout | 23,195 | 61.97 | |||
Registered electors | 37,427 | ||||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
Notes
[edit]- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ Results compared to the 1935 general election, not the 1939 by-election
- ^ Results compared to the 1922 general election, not the 1922 or the 1923 by-elections
- ^ Results compared to the 1922 general election, not the 1922 by-election
References
[edit]- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
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- ^ "2011 census interactive maps". ons.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
- ^ The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2019. Glasgow: Times Books. 2020. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
- ^ "Election results for Portsmouth South". Portsmouth City council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Portsmouth South results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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- ^ "Portsmouth South parliamentary constituency – Election 2019 – BBC News". Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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- ^ "Politics". the Guardian.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 December 2010.[permanent dead link ]
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- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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External links
[edit]- Portsmouth South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Portsmouth South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Portsmouth South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK