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Portsmouth North (UK Parliament constituency)

{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox UK constituency main

|name = Portsmouth North

|parliament = uk

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

|caption = Boundaries since 2010

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

|caption2 = Boundary of Portsmouth North in South East England

|year = 1974

|abolished =

|type = Borough

|elects_howmany = One

|previous = {{ubl|Portsmouth West|Portsmouth Langstone}}

|next =

|electorate = 71,844 (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_portsmouth-north-bc-71844 |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 }}

|mp = Amanda Martin

|party = Labour

|region = England

|county = Hampshire

|towns = {{ubl|Cosham|Hilsea|Farlington}}

|year2 = 1918

|abolished2 = 1950

|type2 = Borough

|previous2 = Portsmouth

|next2 = {{ubl|Portsmouth West (Bulk)|Portsmouth Langstone (Part)}}

|elects_howmany2 = One

}}

Portsmouth North is a 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 UK Parliament by Amanda Martin of the Labour Party since 2024.{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.|group= n}}

Boundaries and boundary changes

As its name suggests, the constituency covers the northern portion of the city of Portsmouth in Hampshire.

class=wikitable
DatesLocal authority

!Maps

Wards
1918–1950

|County Borough of Portsmouth

|frameless

|Charles Dickens, Mile End, North End, and Portsea.

1974–1983

|County Borough of Portsmouth

|frameless

|Cosham, Farlington, Meredith, Nelson, North End, Paulsgrove, Portsea, and St Mary and Guildhall.

1983–1997

|City of Portsmouth
Borough of Havant

|

|City of Portsmouth wards of Copnor, Cosham, Drayton and Farlington, Hilsea, Nelson, and Paulsgrove, and the Borough of Havant wards of Purbrook and Stakes.

1997–2010

|rowspan="2"|City of Portsmouth

|frameless

|Copnor, Cosham, Drayton and Farlington, Hilsea, Nelson, and Paulsgrove.

2010–present

|frameless

|Baffins, Copnor, Cosham, Drayton and Farlington, Hilsea, Nelson, and Paulsgrove.

=1918–1950=

The constituency was formed from splitting the existing of constituency Portsmouth

=Abolition=

After the First periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the Cosham and Meredith ward forming part of the new constituency of Portsmouth Langstone, while the rest formed the new constituency of Portsmouth West.

=1974–1983=

The constituency was reformed from the abolished constituencies of Portsmouth West and Portsmouth Langstone

=1983–1997=

Portsea, and St Mary and Guildhall wards were transferred to Portsmouth South with Purbrook and Stakes transferred from the abolished constituency of Havant and Waterloo.

=1997–2010=

Purbrook and Stakes were transferred to Havant

=2010–present=

Ward boundary changes and renaming

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged.{{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}}

History

The constituency was created in 1918 when the two-seat Portsmouth constituency was split into three divisions: Central, North and South.

It was abolished for the 1950 general election and largely replaced by a new Portsmouth West constituency as the axis of division changed, but was re-established for the February 1974 general election.

Constituency profile

This urban seat is of average affluence{{cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/help/localstatistics|title=Local statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics}} and incomes, with relatively low unemployment compared to the national average measured at the end of 2012 at 3.8% (claimant count) as opposed to 2.3% average across the region.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics|title=Unemployment claimants by constituency|date=17 November 2010|work=The Guardian}}

Compared to Portsmouth South, it has a lower proportion of public sector workers, students and ethnic minorities. This explains the divergence between the two Portsmouth seats in voting patterns. The seat is currently in Labour hands, but very narrowly, with the former Conservative MP and leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt commanding a large personal following.

The seat has been one of the most long-standing bellwethers (of the national election winner), having that status since its creation in February 1974 (1970 if notional results are taken into account); only the Dartford constituency have a longer-standing status, which has been a bellwether since 1964.

Members of Parliament

=MPs 1918–1950=

Portsmouth prior to 1918

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"|Election

!Member

!Party

!Notes

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

| 1918

|rowspan="2"| Sir Bertram Falle, Bt.

| Coalition Conservative

|rowspan="2"| Member for Portsmouth (1910–1918)

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

| 1922

| Conservative

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

| 1934 by-election

| Admiral Sir Roger Keyes

| Conservative

| Elevated to the peerage as Baron Keyes in January 1943

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

| 1943 by-election

| Admiral Sir William James

| Conservative

|

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

| 1945

| Donald Bruce

| Labour

| Contested Portsmouth West following redistribution

colspan="2" align="center"|1950

| colspan="3"| constituency abolished: see Portsmouth West and Portsmouth Langstone

=MPs since 1974=

Portsmouth West and Portsmouth Langstone prior to 1974

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"|Election

!Member

!Party

!Notes

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

| Feb 1974

| Frank Judd

| Labour

| Member for Portsmouth West (1966–1974)

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

| 1979

| Peter Griffiths

| Conservative

|

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

| 1997

| Syd Rapson

| Labour

|

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Co-operative}}" |

| 2005

| Sarah McCarthy-Fry

| Labour Co-operative

| Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (2009–2010)

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

| 2010

| Penny Mordaunt

| Conservative

| Secretary of State for International Development (2017–2019)
Secretary of State for Defence (2019)
Leader of the House of Commons (2022–2024)

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

| 2024

| Amanda Martin

| Labour

|

Elections

=Election in the 1910s=

{{Election box begin no change|

|title=General election 1918: Portsmouth NorthDebrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1922

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918 no change|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Bertram Falle

|votes = 11,427

|percentage = 61.8

}}

{{Election box candidate no change|

|party = Naval and Lower-Deck

|candidate = Lionel Yexley{{asterisk}}

|votes = 7,063

|percentage = 38.2

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 4,364

|percentage = 23.6

}}

{{Election box turnout no change|

|votes = 18,490

|percentage = 52.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors no change|

|reg. electors = 35,367

}}

{{Election box new seat win no change|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end 1918}}

{{asterisk}} Yexley (real name, James Woods) was supported by the Lower-Deck Parliamentary Committee, and also the local Liberal association.

=Elections in the 1920s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1922: Portsmouth North

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Bertram Falle

|votes = 14,168

|percentage = 55.9

|change = −5.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Henderson

|votes = 6,808

|percentage = 26.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Lapthorn

|votes = 4,368

|percentage = 17.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,360

|percentage = 29.0

|change = +5.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 25,344

|percentage = 71.9

|change = +19.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 35,236

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1923: Portsmouth North

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Bertram Falle

|votes = 13,229

|percentage = 50.2

|change = −5.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Olaf Gleeson

|votes = 9,523

|percentage = 36.2

|change = +9.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William Llewellyn Williams

|votes = 3,584

|percentage = 13.6

|change = −3.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,706

|percentage = 14.0

|change = −15.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 26,336

|percentage = 71.7

|change = −0.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 36,717

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −7.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1924: Portsmouth North

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Bertram Falle

|votes = 17,597

|percentage = 63.1

|change = +12.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Olaf Gleeson

|votes = 10,279

|percentage = 36.9

|change = +0.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,318

|percentage = 26.2

|change = +12.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 27,876

|percentage = 75.0

|change = +3.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 37,168

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +6.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1929: Portsmouth North

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Bertram Falle

|votes = 15,352

|percentage = 44.5

|change = −18.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Archbold

|votes = 12,475

|percentage = 36.2

|change = −0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Archibald Palmer

|votes = 6,643

|percentage = 19.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,877

|percentage = 8.3

|change = −27.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 34,470

|percentage = 70.8

|change = −4.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 48,688

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −9.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1930s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1931: Portsmouth North

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Bertram Falle

|votes = 26,331

|percentage = 69.37

|change = +24.87

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Kenneth Dewar

|votes = 12,182

|percentage = 31.63

|change = -4.57

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 14,149

|percentage = 36.74

|change = +28.44

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 38,513

|percentage = 74.49

|change = +3.69

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +14.87

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1934 Portsmouth North by-election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Roger Keyes

|votes = 17,582

|percentage = 59.6

|change = -8.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Humby

|votes = 11,904

|percentage = 40.4

|change = +8.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,678

|percentage = 19.2

|change = -17.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 29,486

|percentage = 55.7

|change = -18.79

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = -8.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1935: Portsmouth North

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Roger Keyes

|votes = 22,956

|percentage = 66.62

|change = +7.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Humby

|votes = 11,502

|percentage = 33.38

|change = -7.02

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 11,454

|percentage = 33.24

|change = +14.04

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 34,458

|percentage = 64.86

|change = -9.63

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +7.02

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1940s=

{{Election box begin |

|title= 1943 Portsmouth North by-election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William James

|votes = 6,735

|percentage = 59.7

|change = -6.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Common Wealth Party

|candidate = {{sortname|Thomas|Sargant}}

|votes = 4,545

|percentage = 40.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,190

|percentage = 19.4

|change = -13.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 11,280

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1945: Portsmouth North{{cite book |last1=Craig |first1=Fred W. S |title=British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949 |url=https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai/ |publisher=Political Reference Publications |isbn=0900178019 |access-date=5 April 2025 |date=1969}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Donald Bruce

|votes = 15,352

|percentage = 51.1

|change = +17.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Greville Howard

|votes = 14,310

|percentage = 47.6

|change = –19.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (UK, 1942)

|candidate = John Keast

|votes = 388

|percentage = 1.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,042

|percentage = 3.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 30,050

|percentage = 75.4

|change = +10.5

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 39,873

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +18.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1970s=

class="wikitable"
colspan="4" | 1970 notional result{{cite web |title=1970 notional general election & February 1974 general election |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dX47DuTxmFg6SXaizeo3TQwvlEEOKPdCWQCTABWyN40/edit?gid=0#gid=0 |author1=Michael Stead |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 March 2025 }}
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| 24,000align=right| 46.0
{{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}

| Labour

align=right| 21,500align=right| 41.2
{{party color cell|Liberal Party (UK)}}

| Liberal

align=right| 6,700align=right| 12.8
colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
colspan="2"|Turnout

|align=right|52,200

|align=right|71.3

colspan="2"|Electorate

|align=right|73,238

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election February 1974: Portsmouth North

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Frank Judd

|votes = 23,847

|percentage = 43.6

|change = +2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Griffiths

|votes = 23,527

|percentage = 43.0

|change = –2.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Anthony Peaston{{cite web |author1=Lionel King |title=Election candidates 1945-2019: South Central region |url=https://liberalhistory.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CANDIDATES-SOUTH-CENTRAL-REGION-1945-2019-1.pdf |website=liberalhistory.org.uk |publisher=Liberal Democrat History Group |access-date=29 April 2025}}

|votes = 7,304

|percentage = 13.4

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 320

|percentage = 0.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 54,678

|percentage = 79.9

|change = +8.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 68,473

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|notional = yes

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +2.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election October 1974: Portsmouth North

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Frank Judd

|votes = 24,352

|percentage = 45.9

|change = +2.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Ward

|votes = 23,007

|percentage = 43.3

|change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Eileen Brooks

|votes = 5,208

|percentage = 9.8

|change = -3.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain

|candidate = Tom Keen

|votes = 527

|percentage = 1.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,345

|percentage = 2.5

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 53,094

|percentage = 76.8

|change = -3.0

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 69,089

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +1.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1979: Portsmouth North

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Griffiths

|votes = 26,356

|percentage = 48.6

|change = +5.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Frank Judd

|votes = 24,045

|percentage = 44.4

|change = –1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = S Brewin

|votes = 3,354

|percentage = 6.2

|change = -3.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = R Hadlow

|votes = 298

|percentage = 0.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Workers' Revolutionary Party (UK)

|candidate = T White

|votes = 122

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,311

|percentage = 4.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 54,177

|percentage = 78.7

|change = +1.8

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 68,870

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +3.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

class="wikitable"
colspan="4" | 1979 notional result{{cite web |title=BBC/ITN NOTIONAL ELECTION 1979 |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/notional79.html |website=election.demon.co.uk |publisher=BBC/ITN |access-date=7 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040528085747/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/notional79.html |archive-date=28 May 2004}}
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| 30,139align=right| 51.4
{{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}

| Labour

align=right| 23,229align=right| 39.6
{{party color cell|Liberal Party (UK)}}

| Liberal

align=right| 4,922align=right| 8.4
{{party color cell|Independent politician}}

| Others

align=right| 381align=right| 0.6
colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
colspan="2"|Turnout

|align=right|58,671

|align=right|

colspan="2"|Electorate

|align=right|

=Elections in the 1980s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1983: Portsmouth North{{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 = Peter Griffiths

|votes = 31,413

|percentage = 55.3

|change = +3.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = Stuart Luxon

|votes = 13,414

|percentage = 23.6

|change = +15.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Nigel Beard

|votes = 12,013

|percentage = 21.1

|change = –18.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 17,999

|percentage = 31.7

|change = +19.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 56,840

|percentage = 72.9

|change = –5.7

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 77,923

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = –5.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1987: Portsmouth North{{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 = Peter Griffiths

|votes = 33,297

|percentage = 55.3

|change = +0.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = Elizabeth Mitchell

|votes = 14,896

|percentage = 24.7

|change = +1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = David Miles

|votes = 12,016

|percentage = 20.0

|change = –1.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 18,401

|percentage = 30.6

|change = –1.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 60,209

|percentage = 74.8

|change = +1.8

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 80,501

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = –0.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1990s=

class="wikitable"
colspan="4" | 1992 notional result
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| 25,368align=right| 50.7
{{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}

| Labour

align=right| 16,610align=right| 33.2
{{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

| Liberal Democrats

align=right| 7,529align=right| 15.1
{{party color cell|Green Party of England and Wales}}

| Green

align=right| 511align=right| 1.0
colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
colspan="2"|Turnout

|align=right|50,018

|align=right|76.2

colspan="2"|Electorate

|align=right|65,614

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1992: Portsmouth North{{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 December 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 = Peter Griffiths

|votes = 32,240

|percentage = 52.6

|change = −2.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Burnett

|votes = 18,359

|percentage = 29.9

|change = +10.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Alex Bentley

|votes = 10,101

|percentage = 16.5

|change = −8.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Helen Palmer

|votes = 628

|percentage = 1.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 13,881

|percentage = 22.6

|change = −7.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 61,328

|percentage = 77.1

|change = +2.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 79,592

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −6.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1997: Portsmouth North{{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 = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Syd Rapson

|votes = 21,339

|percentage = 47.1

|change = +13.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Griffiths

|votes = 17,016

|percentage = 37.6

|change = −13.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Steven Sollitt

|votes = 4,788

|percentage = 10.6

|change = –4.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Referendum Party

|candidate = Shaun Evelegh

|votes = 1,757

|percentage = 3.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Peter Coe

|votes = 298

|percentage = 0.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Wessex Regionalist Party

|candidate = Colin Bex

|votes = 72

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,323

|percentage = 9.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 45,270

|percentage = 70.1

|change = –6.1

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 64,539

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +13.5

}}

{{election box end}}

=Elections in the 2000s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 2001: Portsmouth North{{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 = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Syd Rapson

|votes = 18,676

|percentage = 50.7

|change = +3.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Christopher Day

|votes = 13,542

|percentage = 36.7

|change = −0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Darren Sanders

|votes = 3,795

|percentage = 10.3

|change = −0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = William McCabe

|votes = 559

|percentage = 1.5

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Brian Bundy

|votes = 294

|percentage = 0.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,134

|percentage = 13.9

|change = +4.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 36,866

|percentage = 57.4

|change = −12.8

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 64,256

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +2.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin

| title=General election 2005: Portsmouth North{{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 = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = Sarah McCarthy-Fry

|votes = 15,412

|percentage = 40.9

|change = −9.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Penny Mordaunt

|votes = 14,273

|percentage = 37.8

|change = +1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Gary Lawson

|votes = 6,684

|percentage = 17.7

|change = +7.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Mike Smith

|votes = 1,348

|percentage = 3.6

|change = +2.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,139

|percentage = 3.0

|change = −10.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 37,717

|percentage = 60.0

|change = +2.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 62,884

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −5.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

class="wikitable"
colspan="4" | 2005 notional result
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

{{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}

| Labour

align=right| 15,897align=right| 38.7
{{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| Conservative

align=right| 15,564align=right| 37.9
{{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

| Liberal Democrats

align=right| 8,080align=right| 19.7
{{party color cell|Independent politician}}

| Others

align=right| 1,563align=right| 3.8
colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
colspan="2"|Turnout

|align=right|41,104

|align=right|59.7

colspan="2"|Electorate

|align=right|68,872

=Elections in the 2010s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 2010: Portsmouth North{{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 }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Penny Mordaunt

|votes = 19,533

|percentage = 44.3

|change = +6.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = Sarah McCarthy-Fry

|votes = 12,244

|percentage = 27.8

|change = −10.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Darren Sanders

|votes = 8,874

|percentage = 20.1

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Mike Fitzgerald

|votes = 1,812

|percentage = 4.1

|change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = English Democrats

|candidate = David Knight

|votes = 1,040

|percentage = 2.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Iain Maclennan

|votes = 461

|percentage = 1.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

|candidate = Mick Tosh

|votes = 154

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,289

|percentage = 16.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 44,118

|percentage = 62.7

|change = +3.0

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 70,329

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +8.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 2015: Portsmouth North{{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 = Penny Mordaunt

|votes = 21,343

|percentage = 47.1

|change = +2.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Ferrett

|votes = 10,806

|percentage = 23.8

|change = −3.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Mike Fitzgerald{{cite web|url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/portsmouthnorth/|title=UK Polling Report}}

|votes = 8,660

|percentage = 19.1

|change = +15.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Darren Sanders

|votes = 2,828

|percentage = 6.2

|change = −13.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Gavin Ellis{{cite web | url=https://portsmouth.greenparty.org.uk/people/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911174352/https://portsmouth.greenparty.org.uk/people/ | archive-date=11 September 2024 | title=People - Portsmouth Green Party }}

|votes = 1,450

|percentage = 3.2

|change = +2.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

|candidate = Jon Woods

|votes = 231

|percentage = 0.5

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 10,537

|percentage = 23.2

|change = +6.7

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 45,318

|percentage = 62.1

|change = −0.7

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 73,105

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +3.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin

|title=General election 2017: Portsmouth North{{cite web|url=https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/statement%20of%20persons%20nominated%20and%20notice%20of%20poll%20-%20portsmouth%20north.pdf|title=Microsoft Word – Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll – Portsmouth North.docx|date=11 May 2017|publisher=portsmouth.gov.uk}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Penny Mordaunt

|votes = 25,860

|percentage = 54.8

|change = +7.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Rumal Khan

|votes = 15,895

|percentage = 33.7

|change = +9.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Darren Sanders

|votes = 2,608

|percentage = 5.5

|change = −0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Mike Fitzgerald

|votes = 1,926

|percentage = 4.1

|change = −15.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Ken Hawkins{{cite web|url=https://portsmouth.greenparty.org.uk/candidates.html|title=Portsmouth Green Party Candidates 2019 Local Elections|website=portsmouth.greenparty.org.uk}}

|votes = 791

|percentage = 1.7

|change = −1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Libertarian Party (UK)

|candidate = Joe Jenkins

|votes = 130

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 9,965

|percentage = 21.1

|change = -2.1

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 47,210

|percentage = 66.1

|change = +4.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 71,374

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = –1.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin

| title = General election 2019: Portsmouth North{{cite news |title=Portsmouth North Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000883 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=26 November 2019}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Penny Mordaunt

|votes = 28,172

|percentage = 61.4

|change = +6.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Amanda Martin

|votes = 12,392

|percentage = 27.0

|change = −6.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Antonia Harrison

|votes = 3,419

|percentage = 7.4

|change = +1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Lloyd Day

|votes = 1,304

|percentage = 2.8

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = George Madgwick

|votes = 623

|percentage = 1.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 15,780

|percentage = 34.4

|change = +13.3

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 45,910

|percentage = 64.4

|change = −1.8

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 71,299

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +6.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 2020s=

{{Election box begin

|title=General election 2024: Portsmouth North{{cite news |title=Portsmouth North Statement of Persons Nominated |url=https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-and-Notice-of-Poll-Portsmouth-North.docx |publisher= Portsmouth City Council |access-date= 7 June 2024}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Amanda Martin

|votes = 14,495

|percentage = 34.8

|change = +7.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Penny Mordaunt

|votes = 13,715

|percentage = 33.0

|change = –28.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Reform UK

|candidate = Melvyn Todd

|votes = 8,501

|percentage = 20.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Simon Dodd

|votes = 3,031

|percentage = 7.3

|change = –0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Duncan Robinson

|votes = 1,851

|percentage = 4.5

|change = +1.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 780

|percentage = 1.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,593

|percentage = 59.0

|change = –5.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 70,446

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +18.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

Notes

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References

{{Reflist}}

Sources

  • {{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}}

External links

  • {{Rayment-hc|p|2|date=March 2012}}
  • [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13305.html Portsmouth North UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
  • [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65566.html Portsmouth North UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
  • [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168732.html Portsmouth North UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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