Farnham and Bordon (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024–}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Farnham and Bordon
|parliament = uk
|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Farnham and Bordon (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}
|caption = Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
|image2 = File:South East England - Farnham and Bordon constituency.svg
|caption2 = Boundary of Farnham and Bordon in South East England
|year = 2024
|abolished =
|type = County
|previous = {{ubl|East Hampshire|South West Surrey}}
|next =
|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=24 June 2024
|df=dmy
}}
|mp = Greg Stafford
|party = Conservative
|region = England
|county = {{ubl|Hampshire|Surrey}}
|elects_howmany = One
|towns = {{ubl|Bordon|Farnham|Frensham|Haslemere}}
}}
Farnham and Bordon is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.{{Cite web |title=South East {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/south-east/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Boundary Commission for England}} It is a cross-county constituency covering parts of Hampshire and Surrey.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-12 |title=Bordon could join Farnham and Haslemere in proposed cross-county constituency |url=https://www.farnhamherald.com/news/planning/bordon-could-join-farnham-and-haslemere-in-proposed-cross-county-constituency-195503 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Farnham Herald}} It was first contested in the 2024 general election{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Julie |date=2021-06-18 |title=Jeremy Hunt's South West Surrey could be split in two by boundary review |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/planned-changes-surrey-constituencies-include-20848125 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Surrey Live |language=en}} and is currently represented by Greg Stafford of the Conservative Party.
A majority of the population, of the electorate and of the land area of this constituency come from the Borough of Waverley in Surrey, with the relevant wards of the District of East Hampshire making up a significant minority of the seat.
Boundaries
The constituency was created by the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, and is composed of the following wards:
- The District of East Hampshire wards of Bramshott & Liphook, Grayshott, Headley, Lindford, Whitehill Chase, Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham, and Whitehill Pinewood.
- The Borough of Waverley wards of Farnham Bourne, Farnham Castle, Farnham Firgrove, Farnham Heath End, Farnham Moor Park, Farnham North West, Farnham Rowledge, Farnham Weybourne, Haslemere East, Haslemere West, Hindhead & Beacon Hill, and Western Commons (except Thursley parish).{{Cite web |title=New Seat Details – Farnham and Bordon |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Farnham%20and%20Bordon |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}
It comprises the following areas of Hampshire and Surrey:
- In the Borough of Waverley: Farnham, Hindhead, Beacon Hill and Haslemere from South West Surrey
- In the East Hampshire District: Bordon, Bramshott and Liphook, Grayshott, Headley, Lindford and Whitehill from East Hampshire
Members of Parliament
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!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 2024 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2020s =
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Farnham and Bordon{{cite web |url=https://www.waverley.gov.uk/Portals/0/Documents/services/council-information/voting-and-elections/Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20Farnham%20and%20Bordon.pdf?ver=EGVxKMSVhD2OsF2curc5Lw%3d%3d|title=Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations|date=7 June 2024|publisher=Waverley Borough Council |access-date=7 June 2024}}{{cite news |title=Farnham and Bordon - General election results 2024 |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001234 |access-date=24 July 2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Greg Stafford|votes=18,951|percentage=35.7|change=−23.7|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Khalil Yousuf |votes=17,602|percentage=33.2|change=+0.4|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Alex Just|votes=7,328|percentage=13.8|change=+7.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Ged Hall |votes=6,217|percentage=11.7|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Claire Matthes|votes=2,496|percentage=4.7|change=+3.8|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Hampshire Independents|candidate=Don Jerrard|votes=421|percentage=0.8|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority|votes=1,349|percentage=2.5|change=−24.0}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=53,015|percentage=69.8|change=−0.3}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=75,918}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=−12.1}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2010s=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="4" | 2019 national 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}} | ||
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | align=right| 30,376 | align=right| 59.4 |
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | align=right| 16,799 | align=right| 32.8 |
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| Labour | align=right| 3,487 | align=right| 6.8 |
| {{party color cell|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| Green | align=right| 479 | align=right| 0.9 |
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| | ||
| colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|51,141 |align=right|70.1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|72,938 |
See also
References
External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168717.html Farnham and Bordon UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
{{Constituencies in South East England}}
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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Surrey
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024