Romsey (UK Parliament constituency)

File:RomseyWaterside1983Constituency.svg

1983–1997: The Borough of Test Valley wards of Abbey, Blackwater, Chilworth and Nursling, Cuppernham, Field, North Baddesley, Romsey Extra, and Tadburn, and the District of New Forest wards of Blackfield and Langley, Colbury, Dibden and Hythe North, Dibden Purlieu, Fawley Holbury, Hythe South, Marchwood, Netley Marsh, Totton Central, Totton North, and Totton South.

1997–2010: The Borough of Test Valley wards of Abbey, Blackwater, Chilworth and Nursling, Cuppernham, Dun Valley, Field, Harewood, Kings Somborne and Michelmersh, Nether Wallop and Broughton, North Baddesley, Over Wallop, Romsey Extra, Stockbridge, and Tadburn, the Borough of Eastleigh wards of Chandler's Ford, Hiltingbury East, and Hiltingbury West, and the City of Southampton ward of Bassett.

The constituency was approximate to the Test Valley district of Hampshire and covered a smaller area as parts of the north of Test Valley fell into part of the North West Hampshire seat to roughly ensure equal size electorates (low malapportionment). The main town within the constituency was Romsey.

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Eastleigh and New Forest. It was originally named Romsey and Waterside and included areas such as Hythe and Fawley on the west side of Southampton Water. In 1997 it lost the Waterside area and gained the Bassett Ward of the City of Southampton, and new territory in the Test Valley district, to the north of Romsey, and was consequently renamed to just Romsey. The first MP, Michael Colvin, held the constituency from its creation until his death in 2000. This led to a by-election, which was won by Liberal Democrat Sandra Gidley, who held the seat in the two subsequent General Elections.

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Hampshire, the Boundary Commission for England created a modified Romsey constituency called Romsey and Southampton North, to reflect the fact that two wards of Southampton form part of the constituency (though one ward had in fact formed part of the constituency since 1997).

Sandra Gidley lost to the Conservatives in the 2010 general election when she contested the new seat. She was succeeded by Caroline Nokes.

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|title=General election 2005: Romsey{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Sandra Gidley

|votes = 22,465

|percentage = 44.7

|change = −2.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Caroline Nokes

|votes = 22,340

|percentage = 44.4

|change = +2.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Matthew Stevens

|votes = 4,430

|percentage = 8.8

|change = +0.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Michael Wigley

|votes = 1,076

|percentage = 2.1

|change = +0.6

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 125

|percentage = 0.3

|change = -4.6

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 50,311

|percentage = 69.7

|change = +2.5

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing = −2.3

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|title=General election 2001: Romsey{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Sandra Gidley

|votes = 22,756

|percentage = 47.0

|change = +17.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Paul Raynes

|votes = 20,386

|percentage = 42.1

|change = −3.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Stephen Roberts

|votes = 3,986

|percentage = 8.2

|change = −10.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Anthony McCabe

|votes = 730

|percentage = 1.5

|change = −2.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance

|candidate = Derrick Large

|votes = 601

|percentage = 1.2

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,370

|percentage = 4.9

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 48,459

|percentage = 67.2

|change = -9.2

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

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|title=By-election 2000: Romsey}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Sandra Gidley

|votes = 19,571

|percentage = 50.6

|change = +21.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Tim Palmer

|votes = 16,260

|percentage = 42.0

|change = −4.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Andy Howard

|votes = 1,451

|percentage = 3.7

|change = −14.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Garry Rankin-Moore

|votes = 901

|percentage = 2.3

|change = −1.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance

|candidate = Derrick Large

|votes = 417

|percentage = 1.1

|change = New

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Thomas Lamont

|votes = 109

|percentage = 0.3

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,311

|percentage = 8.6

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 38,709

|percentage = 55.4

|change = -21.0

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

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|title=General election 1997: Romsey{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Colvin

|votes = 23,834

|percentage = 46.0

|change = −17.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Mark G. Cooper

|votes = 15,249

|percentage = 29.4

|change = +6.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Joanne V. Ford

|votes = 9,623

|percentage = 18.6

|change = +5.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Alan Sked

|votes = 1,824

|percentage = 3.5

|change = New

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Referendum Party

|candidate = Michael J.L. Wigley

|votes = 1,291

|percentage = 2.5

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,585

|percentage = 16.57

|change = -23.5

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 51,821

|percentage = 76.4

|change = -6.8

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

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|title=General election 1992: Romsey and Waterside{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Colvin

|votes = 37,375

|percentage = 54.4

|change = −2.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = George Dawson

|votes = 22,071

|percentage = 32.1

|change = +0.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Angela Mawle

|votes = 8,688

|percentage = 12.6

|change = +1.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = John C.T. Spottiswood

|votes = 577

|percentage = 0.8

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 15,304

|percentage = 22.3

|change = -2.2

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 68,711

|percentage = 83.16

|change = +4.2

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

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|title=General election 1987: Romsey and Waterside{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Colvin

|votes = 35,303

|percentage = 56.4

|change = −0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Bloss

|votes = 20,031

|percentage = 32.0

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Stephen Roberts

|votes = 7,213

|percentage = 11.5

|change = −0.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 15,272

|percentage = 24.5

|change = -1.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 62,547

|percentage = 79.0

|change = +3.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

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|title=General election 1983: Romsey and Waterside{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=18 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Colvin

|votes = 30,361

|percentage = 56.6

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Bloss

|votes = 16,671

|percentage = 31.1

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Matthew Knight

|votes = 6,604

|percentage = 12.3

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 13,690

|percentage = 25.5

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 53,636

|percentage = 75.8

|change =

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{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

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• [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13323.html Romsey UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK

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