Basingstoke (UK Parliament constituency)

{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards}}

{{Infobox UK constituency main

|name = Basingstoke

|parliament = uk

|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Basingstoke (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}

|caption = Boundaries since 2024

|image2 = File:South East England - Basingstoke constituency.svg

|caption2 = Boundary of Basingstoke in South East England

|year = 1885

|abolished =

|type = Borough

|previous = North Hampshire

|next =

|elects_howmany = One

| population = 107,996 (2011 census){{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507718&c=&d=27&e=62&g=6430187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1422104706393&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2473 |title=Usual Resident Population, 2011 |website=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035433/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507718&c=&d=27&e=62&g=6430187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1422104706393&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2473 |url-status=live }}

|electorate = 77,050 (2023) {{cite web

|url= https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-south-east/#lg_basingstoke-bc-77050

|title= The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East

|publisher=Boundary Commission for England

|access-date=13 June 2024

|df=dmy

}}

|mp = Luke Murphy

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|region = England

|county = Hampshire

|towns = Basingstoke, East Oakley

}}

Basingstoke ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|eɪ|z|ᵻ|ŋ|ˌ|s|t|oʊ|k|}}) is a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Luke Murphy, a member of the Labour Party.{{efn|As with all constituencies, the first past the post system of election is used with elections at least every five years.}}

Constituency profile

The constituency is based around the town of Basingstoke in Hampshire. Basingstoke is both a commuter town with frequent trains to London and a regional economic centre, making this a prosperous area.UK Polling Report http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/basingstoke/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117134735/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/basingstoke/ |date=17 November 2021 }}

History

=Political history=

Historically, Basingstoke has been a Conservative safe seat, but in 2024 it elected a Labour MP for the first time in its history. With the exception of this and a Liberal MP being elected in 1923, it has elected Conservative MPs since the seat was created in 1885. The closest it came to a non-Conservative victory in the century between was in 2001, when its incumbent since 1983, Andrew Hunter, in his final election, was returned by 880 votes. Hunter notably crossed the floor in 2004 to join the Democratic Unionist Party, a party which traditionally only runs in Northern Ireland.

In June 2016, an estimated 53.6% of local adults voting in the EU membership referendum chose to leave the European Union instead of to remain.{{cite web |author=TheyWorkForYou |url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2018-01-17-104-commons/mp/10241 |title=European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Reject Third Reading — Membership of the European Union: Recent Votes |publisher=TheyWorkForYou |date=2018-01-17 |accessdate=2022-02-14 |archive-date=21 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221203222/https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2018-01-17-104-commons/mp/10241 |url-status=live }}

=Content and regional context=

The town was represented in the Model Parliament convened in 1295 but not again until the modern seat was created in 1885 which was done on a broad contents basis. From 1295 inclusive{{efn|Burgesses (ie freeholders in boroughs could elect their borough member and county members.}} to the one year parliament of 1831–32 its area was part of the Hampshire constituency or election of knights of the shire as the event was more often called and from 1832 to 1885 its area lay in the North Hampshire constituency.

Boundaries

{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Basingstoke (UK Parliament constituency) 2010}}|frame=yes|text=Map of boundaries 2010–2024}}

1885–1918: The Borough of Basingstoke, and the Sessional Divisions of Basingstoke and Odiham.

1918–1950: The Boroughs of Basingstoke and Andover, and the Rural Districts of Andover, Basingstoke, Kingsclere, Stockbridge, and Whitchurch.

1950–1955: The Boroughs of Basingstoke and Andover, the Rural Districts of Andover, Basingstoke, and Kingsclere and Whitchurch, and in the Rural District of Romsey and Stockbridge the parishes of Ashley, Bossington, Broughton, Buckholt, East Tytherley, Frenchmoor, Houghton, King's Somborne, Leckford, Little Somborne, Longstock, Nether Wallop, Over Wallop, Stockbridge, and West Tytherley.

1955–1974: The Boroughs of Basingstoke and Andover, and the Rural Districts of Andover, Basingstoke, and Kingsclere and Whitchurch.

1974–1983: The Borough of Basingstoke, the Rural Districts of Basingstoke, and Kingsclere and Whitchurch, and in the Rural District of Hartley Wintney the parishes of Bramshill, Dogmersfield, Eversley, Greywell, Hartley Wintney, Heckfield, Hook, Long Sutton, Mattingley, Odiham, Rotherwick, South Warnborough, and Winchfield. Note: among these Hook was by 1983 commonly considered a town.

1983–1997: The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Basing, Black Dam, Bramley, Brighton Hill, Buckskin, Chapel, Daneshill, Eastrop, Farleigh Wallop, Kempshott, King's Furlong, Norden, North Waltham, Oakley, Pamber, Popley, Sherborne St John, Sherfield on Loddon, Silchester, South Ham, Upton Grey, Viables, Westside, and Winklebury.

1997–2010: The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Basing, Brighton Hill, Brookvale, Buckskin, Calleva, Chineham, Eastrop, Grove, Hatch Warren, Kempshott, Norden, Popley, South Ham, Upton Grey, and Winklebury.

2010–2024: The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Basing, Brighton Hill North, Brighton Hill South, Brookvale and King's Furlong, Buckskin, Chineham, Eastrop, Grove, Hatch Warren and Beggarwood, Kempshott, Norden, Popley East, Popley West, Rooksdown, South Ham, and Winklebury.

2024–present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of: Brighton Hill; Brookvale & Kings Furlong; Chineham; Eastrop & Grove; Hatch Warren & Beggarwood; Kempshott & Buckskin; Norden; Oakley & The Candovers (polling districts OC01, OC03, OC04, OC05, OC06, OC07, OC08, OC09 and OC11); Popley; South Ham; Winklebury & Manydown.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region}}

To bring the electorate within the permitted range, Old Basing was transferred to North East Hampshire. The suburb of Rooksdown was transferred to North West Hampshire in exchange for the village of Oakley.

Members of Parliament

North Hampshire prior to 1885

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"\|Election	Member{{Rayment-hc\|b\|1\|date=March 2012}} !Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1885 \| George Sclater-Booth \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1887 by-election \| Arthur Frederick Jeffreys \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1906 \| Arthur Salter \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1917 by-election \| Auckland Geddes \| Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Coalition Conservative}}" \| \| 1920 by-election \| Arthur Holbrook \| Coalition Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1923 \| Reginald Fletcher \| Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1924 \| Arthur Richard Holbrook \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1929 \| Gerard Wallop \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1934 by-election \| Henry Drummond Wolff \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1935 \| Patrick Donner \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1955 \| Denzil Freeth \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1964 \| David Mitchell \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1983 \|rowspan="3"\| Andrew Hunter \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Independent Conservative}}" \| \| 2002 \| Independent Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Democratic Unionist Party}}" \| \| 2004 \| Democratic Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 2005 \| Maria Miller \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| 2024 \| Luke Murphy \| Labour

class="wikitable"

colspan="2"|Election

Member{{Rayment-hc|b|1|date=March 2012}}

!Party

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1885

| George Sclater-Booth

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1887 by-election

| Arthur Frederick Jeffreys

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1906

| Arthur Salter

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1917 by-election

| Auckland Geddes

| Unionist

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Coalition Conservative}}" |

| 1920 by-election

| Arthur Holbrook

| Coalition Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |

| 1923

| Reginald Fletcher

| Liberal

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1924

| Arthur Richard Holbrook

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1929

| Gerard Wallop

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1934 by-election

| Henry Drummond Wolff

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1935

| Patrick Donner

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1955

| Denzil Freeth

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1964

| David Mitchell

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1983

|rowspan="3"| Andrew Hunter

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Independent Conservative}}" |

| 2002

| Independent Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" |

| 2004

| Democratic Unionist

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 2005

| Maria Miller

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| 2024

| Luke Murphy

| Labour

Elections

File:Basingstoke Results 1900-2019.png

= Elections in the 2020s =

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Basingstoke{{cite web |title=Parliamentary results for the election held on 4 July 2024 |url=https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/general-election-results-2024 |website=Basingstoke and Deane |access-date=22 January 2025}}|}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Luke Murphy|votes=20,922|percentage=42.7|change=+14.0|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Maria Miller|votes=14,438|percentage=29.5|change=-23.2|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Ray Saint|votes=6,314|percentage=12.9|change=N/A|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Michael Howard-Sorrell|votes=3,568|percentage=7.3|change=+3.4|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Richard Whelan|votes=3,176|percentage=6.5|change=-6.8|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Hampshire Independents|candidate=Alan Stone|votes=571|percentage=1.2|change=N/A}}

{{Election box majority|votes=6,484|percentage=13.2|change=N/A}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=48,948|percentage=62.4|change=-4.0}}

{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = 78,487

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +18.6

}}

Reform UK withdrew support for Saint on 27 June, after it was revealed that he was a former member of the British National Party. As this was after nominations for the election had closed, Saint remained on the ballot as the Reform UK candidate.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/27/reform-uk-drops-basingstoke-candidate-raymond-saint-bnp-2009-list|title=Reform UK drops candidate revealed to have been BNP member|website=The Guardian|date=27 June 2024}}

=Elections in the 2010s=

colspan="4" \| 2019 notional result{{Cite web\|url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/5 \|title=Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 \|date= \|access-date=11 July 2024 \|work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News \|publisher=UK Parliament}}
class="wikitable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" \| Party ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" \| Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" \| %
{{party color cell\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| Conservative	align=right\| 26,966	align=right\| 52.7
{{party color cell\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| Labour	align=right\| 14,665	align=right\| 28.7
{{party color cell\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} \| Liberal Democrats	align=right\| 6,797	align=right\| 13.3
{{party color cell\|Green Party of England and Wales}} \| Green	align=right\| 2,007	align=right\| 3.9
{{party color cell\|Independent politician}} \| Others	align=right\| 746	align=right\| 1.5
colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"\|
colspan="2"\|Turnout \|align=right\|51,181 \|align=right\|66.4
colspan="2"\|Electorate \|align=right\|77,050

{{Election box begin|title= General election 2019: Basingstokehttps://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/content/page/61699/Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20and%20Situation%20of%20Polling%20Stations%20-%20Basingstoke.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Maria Miller

|votes = 29,593

|percentage = 54.1

|change = +1.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Kerena Marchant

|votes = 15,395

|percentage = 28.1

|change = −7.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Sashi Mylvaganam

|votes = 6,841

|percentage = 12.5

|change = +6.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Jonnie Jenkin

|votes = 2,138

|percentage = 3.9

|change = +1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Alan Stone

|votes = 746

|percentage = 1.4

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 14,198

|percentage = 26.0

|change = +9.1

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 54,713

|percentage = 66.0

|change = −2.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +4.5

}}

{{Election box begin|title= General election 2017: Basingstoke{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000545|title=Basingstoke parliamentary constituency – Election 2017|via=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-date=23 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123182235/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000545|url-status=live}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Maria Miller

|votes =29,510

|percentage =52.7

|change =+4.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Terry Bridgeman

|votes =20,044

|percentage =35.8

|change =+8.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = John Shaw

|votes =3,406

|percentage =6.1

|change = −1.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Alan Stone

|votes =1,681

|percentage =3.0

|change = −12.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Richard Winter

|votes =1,106

|percentage =2.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Libertarian Party (UK)

|candidate = Scott Neville

|votes =213

|percentage =0.4

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 9,466

|percentage = 16.9

|change = −4.0

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 55,960

|percentage = 68.3

|change = +1.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −2.0

}}

{{Election box begin | title= General election 2015: Basingstoke{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Maria Miller

|votes = 25,769

|percentage = 48.6

|change = -1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Paul Harvey

|votes = 14,706

|percentage = 27.7

|change = +7.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Alan Stone

|votes = 8,290

|percentage = 15.6

|change = +11.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Janice Spalding

|votes = 3,919

|percentage = 7.4

|change = −17.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Omar Selim

|votes = 392

|percentage = 0.7

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 11,063

|percentage = 20.9

|change = −5.1

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 53,076

|percentage = 66.6

|change = −0.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −4.6

}}

For the 2015 election, the Green Party attempted to field two candidates who would job share.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-england-32248191|title=Green Basingstoke MP job share nomination rejected|work=BBC News |date=10 April 2015|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-date=14 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214080121/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-england-32248191|url-status=live}} Sarah Cope had young children and Clare Lorraine Phipps is disabled, so neither could work as a full-time MP. Their application was rejected.{{cite web|url=http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/content/page/38824/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-04-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419003243/http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/content/page/38824/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated.pdf |archive-date=2015-04-19 }}

{{Election box begin | title= General election 2010: Basingstoke{{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}}{{citation|url=http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/12935C34-1E82-41E7-99DE-11EFDF703346/0/StatementofPersonsNominatedParliamentaryelection6May2010.pdf |title=Parliamentary election – Statement of Persons Nominated |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612113540/http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/12935C34-1E82-41E7-99DE-11EFDF703346/0/StatementofPersonsNominatedParliamentaryelection6May2010.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-12 }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Maria Miller

|votes = 25,590

|percentage = 50.5

|change = +11.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = John Shaw

|votes = 12,414

|percentage = 24.5

|change = +2.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Funda Pepperell

|votes = 10,327

|percentage = 20.4

|change = −12.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Stella Howell

|votes = 2,076

|percentage = 4.1

|change = +1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Basingstoke Common Man

|candidate = Steve Saul

|votes = 247

|percentage = 0.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 13,176

|percentage = 26.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 50,654

|percentage = 67.1

|change = +6.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +4.6

}}

=Elections in the 2000s=

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2005: Basingstoke{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Maria Miller

|votes = 19,955

|percentage = 41.5

|change = −1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Paul Harvey

|votes = 15,275

|percentage = 31.7

|change = −9.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Jen Smith

|votes = 9,952

|percentage = 20.7

|change = +6.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Peter Effer

|votes = 1,044

|percentage = 2.2

|change = −0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Darren Shirley

|votes = 928

|percentage = 1.9

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Roger Robertson

|votes = 821

|percentage = 1.7

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Millennium Council

|candidate = Roger MacNair

|votes = 148

|percentage = 0.3

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 4,680

|percentage = 9.8

|change = +8.0

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 48,123

|percentage = 63.0

|change = +2.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +3.9

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2001: Basingstoke{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Hunter

|votes = 20,490

|percentage = 42.7

|change = −0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Jon Hartley

|votes = 19,610

|percentage = 40.9

|change = +1.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Steve Sollitt

|votes = 6,693

|percentage = 13.9

|change = −3.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Kim Graham

|votes = 1,202

|percentage = 2.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 880

|percentage = 1.8

|change = −2.4

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 47,995

|percentage = 60.7

|change = −13.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −1.2

}}

=Elections in the 1990s=

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1997: Basingstoke{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Hunter

|votes = 24,751

|percentage = 43.3

|change = −11.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Nigel Lickley

|votes = 22,354

|percentage = 39.1

|change = +15.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Martin Rimmer

|votes = 9,714

|percentage = 17.0

|change = −3.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Elsayed Selim

|votes = 310

|percentage = 0.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,397

|percentage = 4.2

|change = -24.2

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 57,129

|percentage = 74.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1992: Basingstoke{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 Dec 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Hunter

|votes = 37,521

|percentage = 54.6

|change = −1.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Bull

|votes = 16,323

|percentage = 23.8

|change = +6.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Chris I. Curtis

|votes = 14,119

|percentage = 20.6

|change = −5.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Valerie J. Oldaker

|votes = 714

|percentage = 1.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 21,198

|percentage = 30.8

|change = +1.1

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 68,677

|percentage = 82.8

|change = +5.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −3.7

}}

=Elections in the 1980s=

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1987: Basingstoke{{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}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Hunter

|votes = 33,657

|percentage = 56.0

|change = +4.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = David Bennett

|votes = 15,764

|percentage = 26.3

|change = -2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Daden

|votes = 10,632

|percentage = 17.7

|change = -1.5

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 17,893

|percentage = 29.7

|change = +7.2

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 60,053

|percentage = 77.0

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1983: Basingstoke{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Hunter

|votes = 28,381

|percentage = 51.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = Ednyfed Davies

|votes = 15,931

|percentage = 28.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = James McAllister

|votes = 10,646

|percentage = 19.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = British National Party

|candidate = I. Wilson

|votes = 344

|percentage = 0.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 12,450

|percentage = 22.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 55,302

|percentage = 76.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

=Elections in the 1970s=

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1979: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = David Mitchell

|votes = 42,625

|percentage = 54.1

|change = +10.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = R.W. Harris

|votes = 20,879

|percentage = 26.5

|change = -7.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = P. Clatworthy

|votes = 14,605

|percentage = 18.54

|change = -3.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = B. Packer

|votes = 677

|percentage = 0.86

|change = -0.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 21,746

|percentage = 27.6

|change = +18.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 78,786

|percentage = 79.48

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election October 1974: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = David Mitchell

|votes = 29,038

|percentage = 43.17

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = T.E. Hunt

|votes = 22,826

|percentage = 33.94

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = N.A.L. Whitbread

|votes = 14,636

|percentage = 21.76

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = G. Goodall

|votes = 763

|percentage = 1.13

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,212

|percentage = 9.23

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 67,263

|percentage = 77.51

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election February 1974: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = David Mitchell

|votes = 30,886

|percentage = 43.15

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = T.E. Hunt

|votes = 23,089

|percentage = 32.26

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = N.A.L. Whitbread

|votes = 17,598

|percentage = 24.59

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,797

|percentage = 10.89

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 71,553

|percentage = 83.24

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1970: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = David Mitchell

|votes = 35,138

|percentage = 50.94

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Denis Carter

|votes = 25,664

|percentage = 37.21

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Ray A. Musselwhite

|votes = 8,138

|percentage = 11.86

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,474

|percentage = 13.73

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 68,940

|percentage = 75.02

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

=Elections in the 1960s=

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1966: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = David Mitchell

|votes = 26,076

|percentage = 45.85

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Alec J. Kazantzis

|votes = 22,417

|percentage = 39.42

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John W. Matthew

|votes = 8,379

|percentage = 14.73

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,659

|percentage = 6.43

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 56,872

|percentage = 78.56

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1964: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = David Mitchell

|votes = 26,466

|percentage = 49.32

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Brian Tilley

|votes = 18,490

|percentage = 34.46

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Basil Goldstone

|votes = 8,708

|percentage = 16.23

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,976

|percentage = 14.86

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 53,664

|percentage = 78.12

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

=Elections in the 1950s=

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1959: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Denzil Freeth

|votes = 25,314

|percentage = 52.18

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sydney G. Conbeer

|votes = 14,070

|percentage = 29.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Leslie Gascoinge Housden

|votes = 9,126

|percentage = 18.81

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 11,244

|percentage = 23.18

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 48,510

|percentage = 79.55

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1955: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Denzil Freeth

|votes = 24,973

|percentage = 57.20

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = William Royle

|votes = 18,683

|percentage = 42.80

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,290

|percentage = 14.40

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 43,656

|percentage = 76.55

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1951: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Patrick Donner

|votes = 26,045

|percentage = 55.86

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Carr

|votes = 20,580

|percentage = 44.14

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,465

|percentage = 11.72

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 46,625

|percentage = 79.86

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1950: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Patrick Donner

|votes = 25,151

|percentage = 55.39

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Marjorie Clark

|votes = 20,257

|percentage = 44.61

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,894

|percentage = 10.78

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 45,408

|percentage = 79.53

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

=Elections in the 1940s=

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1945: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Patrick Donner

|votes = 18,700

|percentage = 46.0

|change = -11.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Edith Alice Weston

|votes = 13,763

|percentage = 33.8

|change = +23.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = David Reginald Rhys

|votes = 8,206

|percentage = 20.2

|change = -12.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,937

|percentage = 12.2

|change = -13.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 40,669

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

=Elections in the 1930s=

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1935: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Patrick Donner

|votes = 18,549

|percentage = 57.83

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John Foot

|votes = 10,317

|percentage = 32.17

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = James Silas William Whybrew

|votes = 3,207

|percentage = 10.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,232

|percentage = 25.66

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 32,073

|percentage = 67.44

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin | title= 1934 Basingstoke by-election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Henry Drummond Wolff

|votes = 16,147

|percentage = 53.7

|change = −16.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John Foot

|votes = 9,262

|percentage = 30.8

|change = +12.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = James William Barker

|votes = 4,663

|percentage = 15.5

|change = +3.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,885

|percentage = 22.9

|change = -28.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 30,072

|percentage = 64.4

|change = -3.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1931: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerard Wallop

|votes = 23,523

|percentage = 69.7

|change = +19.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Frances Josephy

|votes = 6,106

|percentage = 18.1

|change = -17.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = C A Goatcher

|votes = 4,124

|percentage = 12.2

|change = -2.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 17,417

|percentage = 51.6

|change = +36.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 33,753

|percentage = 67.44

|change = -6.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

=Election in the 1920s=

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1929: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerard Wallop

|votes = 16,547

|percentage =50.4

|change = −6.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Laurence Harry Duniam Jones

|votes = 11,595

|percentage =35.4

|change =+0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = W. J. Beck

|votes = 4,650

|percentage =14.2

|change =+6.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =4,952

|percentage =15.0

|change = −7.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 32.792

|percentage =74.2

|change = −4.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −3.9

}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1924: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate =Arthur Richard Holbrook

|votes =15,558

|percentage =57.3

|change =+8.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Reginald Fletcher

|votes =9,429

|percentage =34.7

|change = −16.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Ben Greene

|votes =2,172

|percentage =8.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =6,129

|percentage =22.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 27,159

|percentage =78.3

|change =+9.5

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1923: Basingstoke British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Reginald Fletcher

|votes = 11,879

|percentage =50.7

|change =+20.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Richard Holbrook

|votes = 11,531

|percentage =49.3

|change = −6.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =348

|percentage =1.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 23,410

|percentage =68.8

|change =+1.9

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +13.5

}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1922: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate =Arthur Richard Holbrook

|votes =12,514

|percentage =56.0

|change =+11.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Reginald Fletcher

|votes =6,780

|percentage =30.4

|change =+2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate =Samuel Ledbury

|votes =3,035

|percentage =13.6

|change = −14.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =5,734

|percentage =25.6

|change =+10.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 22,329

|percentage =66.9

|change =+6.9

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +9.7

}}

{{Election box begin | title=1920 Basingstoke by-election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Richard Holbrook

|votes = 8,515

|percentage = 44.2

|change = −19.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Harry Verney

|votes = 5,393

|percentage = 28.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = J H Round

|votes = 5,352

|percentage = 27.8

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,122

|percentage = 16.2

|change = −12.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 19,260

|percentage = 60.0

|change = +4.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −6.0

}}

=Election in the 1910s=

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1918: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Auckland Geddes

|votes = 11,218

|percentage = 64.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent Labour

|candidate =A. Close

|votes =6,277

|percentage =35.9

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes =4,941

|percentage =28.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 17,495

|percentage =55.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

Election results, 1885–1918

=Elections in the 1880s =

File:Richard Eve 1887.jpg

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1885: Basingstoke British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, FWS CraigThe Liberal Year Book, 1907Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =George Sclater-Booth

|votes =3,892

|percentage =62.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Richard Eve

|votes =2,313

|percentage =37.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =1,579

|percentage =25.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =6,205

|percentage =80.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 7,720

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{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1886: Basingstoke

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = George Sclater-Booth

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

Sclater-Booth was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Basing, requiring a by-election.

File:Arthur Frederick Jeffreys (Justice of the peace).jpg

{{Election box begin| title=1887 Basingstoke by-election[https://archive.org/details/constitutionaly07unkngoog The Constitutional Year Book], 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 144 (168 in web page), Hampshire

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Frederick Jeffreys

|votes =3,158

|percentage = 56.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Richard Eve

|votes = 2,426

|percentage = 43.4

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 732

|percentage = 13.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 5,584

|percentage = 69.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 8,021

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

=Elections in the 1890s =

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1892: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Frederick Jeffreys

|votes =4,046

|percentage =61.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Judd

|votes =2,555

|percentage =38.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =1,491

|percentage =22.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 6,601

|percentage =72.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 9,110

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1895: Basingstoke Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Frederick Jeffreys

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

=Elections in the 1900s =

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1900: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =Arthur Frederick Jeffreys

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1906: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =Arthur Frederick Jeffreys

|votes =4,825

|percentage =50.6

|change =N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Harry Verney

|votes =4,705

|percentage =49.4

|change =New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =120

|percentage =1.2

|change =N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 9,530

|percentage =79.1

|change =N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 12,049

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner =Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =N/A

}}

File:Harry_Verney.jpg

{{Election box begin| title=1906 Basingstoke by-election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =Arthur Salter

|votes =4,852

|percentage =49.0

|change = −1.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Harry Verney

|votes =4,593

|percentage =46.3

|change = −3.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Liberal

|candidate =J. Ernest Polden

|votes =467

|percentage =4.7

|change =New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =259

|percentage =2.7

|change =+1.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =9,912

|percentage =82.3

|change =+3.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 12,049

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +0.7

}}

=Elections in the 1910s =

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election January 1910: Basingstoke Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =Arthur Salter

|votes =7,506

|percentage =66.3

|change = +15,7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =John Ernest Wallis

|votes =3,821

|percentage =33.7

|change = -15.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =3,685

|percentage =32.6

|change = +31.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 11,327

|percentage =86.2

|change = +7.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +14.9

}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election December 1910: Basingstoke

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Salter

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

Unionist: Arthur Salter
Liberal:

File:Auckland Geddes.png

{{Election box begin|

|title=1917 Basingstoke by-election

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Auckland Geddes

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

Notes

References

External links

[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/12906.html Basingstoke UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65623.html Basingstoke UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168720.html Basingstoke UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire

Parliament

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1295

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of England disestablished in 1295

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{{party color cell\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| Labour	align=right\| 14,665	align=right\| 28.7
{{party color cell\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} \| Liberal Democrats	align=right\| 6,797	align=right\| 13.3
{{party color cell\|Green Party of England and Wales}} \| Green	align=right\| 2,007	align=right\| 3.9
{{party color cell\|Independent politician}} \| Others	align=right\| 746	align=right\| 1.5
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colspan="2"\|Turnout \|align=right\|51,181 \|align=right\|66.4
colspan="2"\|Electorate \|align=right\|77,050

Basingstoke (UK Parliament constituency)

Constituency profile

History

=Political history=

=Content and regional context=

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Elections

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Election results, 1885–1918

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See also

Notes

References

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