Gosport and Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Gosport and Fareham | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Hampshire |
| 1950–February 1974 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Fareham |
| Replaced by | Gosport and Fareham |
Gosport and Fareham was a parliamentary constituency in Hampshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.
It was then replaced by two new constituencies, Gosport and Fareham. The incumbent MP, Reginald Bennett, was re-elected in the new Fareham constituency.
Boundaries
[edit]The Borough of Gosport, and the Urban District of Fareham.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Reginald Bennett | Conservative | |
| Feb 1974 | Constituency abolished: see Gosport and Fareham | ||
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1950s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 29,163 | 56.88 | ||
| Labour | Alfred Robert Nobes | 18,579 | 36.24 | ||
| Liberal | Edgar Wilfred Borrow | 3,531 | 6.89 | ||
| Majority | 10,584 | 20.64 | |||
| Turnout | 51,273 | 83.18 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 30,727 | 60.21 | ||
| Labour | Norman Francis Stogdon | 20,303 | 39.79 | ||
| Majority | 10,424 | 20.42 | |||
| Turnout | 51,030 | 80.89 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 30,918 | 62.65 | ||
| Labour | S James Surrey | 18,432 | 37.35 | ||
| Majority | 12,486 | 25.30 | |||
| Turnout | 49,350 | 74.24 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 35,808 | 64.56 | ||
| Labour | Alan S Pratley | 19,654 | 35.44 | ||
| Majority | 16,154 | 29.12 | |||
| Turnout | 55,462 | 75.68 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 32,369 | 51.90 | ||
| Labour | John R Sturges | 18,321 | 29.37 | ||
| Liberal | Eric J Barber | 11,684 | 18.73 | New | |
| Majority | 14,048 | 22.53 | |||
| Turnout | 62,374 | 76.02 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 32,752 | 51.72 | ||
| Labour | John R Sturges | 21,726 | 34.31 | ||
| Liberal | Brian V Newman | 8,849 | 13.97 | ||
| Majority | 11,026 | 17.41 | |||
| Turnout | 63,327 | 75.36 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 39,234 | 54.30 | ||
| Labour | John R Sturges | 21,262 | 29.43 | ||
| Liberal | Peter Irvin Smith | 11,754 | 16.27 | ||
| Majority | 17,972 | 24.87 | |||
| Turnout | 72,250 | 71.72 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||