Winchester (UK Parliament constituency)

Winchester
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Winchester in South East England
CountyHampshire
Electorate76,577 (2023) [1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1918
Member of ParliamentDanny Chambers (Liberal Democrat)
SeatsOne
1295–1918
Seats1295–1885: Two
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
During its existence contributed to new seat(s) of:Romsey
Meon Valley

Winchester is a constituency[n 1] in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Danny Chambers, a Liberal Democrat.[n 2]

Boundaries

Map
Map of 2010–2024 boundaries

1918–1950: The Borough of Winchester, the Urban District of Eastleigh and Bishopstoke, the Rural Districts of Hursley and Winchester, and the Rural District of South Stoneham except the parish of Bittern.

1950–1955: The Boroughs of Eastleigh, Romsey, and Winchester, in the Rural District of Romsey and Stockbridge the parishes of Ampfield, Chilworth, East Dean, Lockerley, Melchet Park and Plaitford, Michelmersh, Mottisfont, North Baddesley, Nursling and Rownhams, Romsey Extra, Sherfield English, and Wellow, and part of the Rural District of Winchester.

1955–1974: The Boroughs of Romsey and Winchester, and parts of the Rural Districts of Romsey and Stockbridge, and Winchester.

1974–1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Andover and Winchester, the Rural District of Andover, and parts of the Rural Districts of Romsey and Stockbridge, and Winchester.

1983–1997: The City of Winchester wards of Bishop's Sutton, Bishop's Waltham, Cheriton, Compton, Durley and Upham, Itchen Valley, Littleton, Micheldever, New Alresford, Olivers Battery, Otterbourne and Hursley, Owlesbury and Colden Common, St Barnabas, St Bartholomew, St John and All Saints, St Luke, St Michael, St Paul, Sparsholt, The Worthys, Twyford, Upper Meon Valley, and Wonston, and the District of East Hampshire wards of Alton Holybourne, Alton North East, Alton North West, Alton South East, Alton South West and Beech, Farringdon, Four Marks, Medstead, North Downland and Ropley, and West Tisted.

1997–2010: The City of Winchester.

2010–2024: The City of Winchester wards of Colden Common and Twyford, Compton and Otterbourne, Itchen Valley, Kings Worthy, Littleton and Harestock, Olivers Battery and Badger Farm, St Barnabas, St Bartholomew, St John and All Saints, St Luke, St Michael, St Paul, Sparsholt, The Alresfords, and Wonston and Micheldever, and the Borough of Eastleigh wards of Chandler's Ford East, Chandler's Ford West, Hiltingbury East, and Hiltingbury West.

Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies by making slight changes to this constituency for the 2010 general election, removing 11 mostly rural wards in and around Bishops Waltham to a new seat, Meon Valley. In return, Winchester gained four suburban and partially urban wards at the northern edge of Eastleigh.[2]

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

  • The City of Winchester wards of: Alresford & Itchen Valley; Badger Farm & Oliver’s Battery; Bishop’s Waltham; Central Meon Valley; Colden Common & Twyford; St. Barnabas; St. Bartholomew; St. Luke; St. Michael; St. Paul; The Worthys; Upper Meon Valley; Wonston & Micheldever.[3]

The constituency again solely comprises areas within the City of Winchester local authority with the transfer of Chandler's Ford and Hitlingbury back to Eastleigh. Bishop's Waltham and the Meon valley area was transferred back from the abolished Meon Valley seat.

History

1295–1885

The chartered city sent burgesses (equivalent to advisory MPs) to the Model Parliament of 1295 and then to most Parliaments convened by the monarch in the medieval period and thereafter; its representation being fixed at two in number during this long period of English history. As is common, major disruption in representation caused by both infrequency of Parliaments convened and allegiance of the incumbents (whether a Royalist or a Parliamentarian) led to sporadic representation during the Protectorate of England and its Commonwealth which followed the end of most fighting during the English Civil War, in this case the stripping of wealth and status from Sir William Ogle followed his being supportive of the wrong faction at the wrong time.

1885–present

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 reduced the narrow borough constituency that elected two MPs to only one, permitting the creation of new broader replacement seats in surrounding Hampshire countryside for two abolished boroughs: Andover and Fareham (also known as West and South Hampshire respectively).

Political history

The seat was a Conservative safe seat in terms of majority and length of time held from 1950 until 1997.

At the 1997 general election the incumbent MP Gerry Malone of the Conservative Party was defeated by Mark Oaten of the Liberal Democrats by just two votes. This was the closest result in any of the 659 constituencies contested at the 1997 general election, followed by the Liberal Democrats 12 vote majority (also over the Conservatives) in Torbay.[4] Malone petitioned the result and it was declared void by the High Court on the grounds of mis-stamped ballots having altered the outcome, necessitating a by-election. This was won definitively by Oaten with a very large majority of 21,556, in an election that saw the Labour vote collapse to 1.7% hence the candidate, Patrick Davies, losing his deposit.

The events of 1997 swung the constituency strongly away from its usual status as a fairly safe Conservative seat.

Avoidance of confusion in party names

The candidacy of Richard Huggett in both 1997 elections as a "Literal Democrat" candidate led in part to the creation of the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998.

Oaten stood down at the 2010 general election and was replaced as Liberal Democrat candidate by Martin Tod. Following significant boundary changes, Tod was defeated by Conservative candidate Steve Brine, who took the seat with a majority of 3,048 votes. Brine held the seat in 2015, 2017 and 2019, although in 2019 his majority was reduced to just 985 votes over Paula Ferguson of the Liberal Democrats, making Winchester one of the most marginal seats in the UK.

Brine stood down for the 2024 election and Flick Drummond, the incumbent MP for the now abolished seat of Meon Valley, was selected for the Conservatives, having failed to be selected for the new seat of Fareham and Waterlooville. However, despite boundary changes favouring the Conservative Party, she was easily defeated by the Liberal Democrats' Danny Chambers after a notional swing of 19.2%.

Prominent frontbenchers

Constituency profile

The constituency is in mid-Hampshire and comprises the bulk of the large City of Winchester District. The largest settlements after Winchester itself are Bishop's Waltham, New Alresford and Kings Worthy.

The ancient capital of Wessex, Winchester is a cathedral city with the arts and humanities-oriented University and an affluent population. Poverty is very low, and the population is a mixture of students, academics, London and Southampton commuters, and those employed locally in high-tech and creative industries.[5]

Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.4% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[6]

Members of Parliament

  • Constituency created (1295)

1295–1660

Parliament First member Second member
1386 Richard Frye Mark Le Faire[7]
1388 (February) Mark Le Faire Gilbert Forster[7]
1388 (September) William Wygge John Blake[7]
1390 (January) Mark Le Faire John West[7]
1390 (November)
1391 Mark Le Faire Gilbert Forster[7]
1393 Mark Le Faire Edmund Picard[7]
1394 John Peverel Richard Gould[7]
1395 Mark Le Faire John Blake[7]
1397 (January) Henry Clerk Nicholas Tanner[7]
1397 (September) William Bolt Richard Pachford[7]
1399 Mark Le Faire Edmund Picard[7]
1401
1402 John Snell John Steor[7]
1404 (January)
1404 (October)
1406 Thomas Smale Edmund Picard[7]
1407 John Steor Robert Archer[7]
1410
1411 Mark Le Faire Robert Archer[7]
1413 (February) Mark Le Faire William Wood[7]
1413 (May) Mark Le Faire William Wood[7]
1414 (April)
1414 (November) Mark Le Faire William Wood[7]
1415 Richard Gould Richard Bolt[7]
1416 (March) Mark Le Faire William Wood[7]
1416 (October) Richard Turnaunt William Reson[7]
1417 Mark Le Faire Richard Turnaunt[7]
1419 Richard Bolt Richard Turnaunt[7]
1420 William Reson William Wood[7]
1421 (May) John French William Wood[7]
1421 (December) John French Thomas Cutler[7]
1510-1523 No names known[8]
1529 William Hawles Thomas Coke, died
and replaced after 1532 by ?Walter Chandler[8]
1536 ?William Hawles ?Walter Chandler[8]
1539 Thomas Lee ?[8]
1542 Walter Chandler ?[8]
1545 ?
1547 William Honing John Foster[8]
1553 (March) Richard Bethell William Lawrence I[8]
1553 (October) Richard Bethell William Lawrence I[8]
1554 (April) William Lawrence I Robert Hodson[8]
1554 (November) William Lawrence I Robert Hodson[8]
1555 William Lawrence I Robert Hodson[8]
1558 Giles White William Lawrence I[8]
1559 (January) William Lawrence Robert Bethell[9]
1562 (December) William Lawrence Thomas Michelborne[9]
1571 Thomas Michelborne Richard Birde?[9]
1572 (May) Thomas Michelborne, died
and replaced in January 1583 by William Bethell		 John Caplyn[9]
1584 (November) John Wolley Thomas Fleming I[9]
1586 (October) John Wolley Thomas Fleming I[9]
1588 (October) Thomas Fleming I Francis Mylles[9]
1593 Sir Edward Stafford Thomas Fleming I[9]
1597 (October) William Badger John Moore[9]
1601 (October) Edward Cole Sir Thomas Fleming II[9]
1604 John Moore Edward Cole
1614 Sir William Sandys Sir Thomas Bilson
1621 Richard Tichborne William Savage
1624 Richard Tichborne James Lord Wriothesley
1625 Richard Tichborne Sir Thomas Phelipps
1626 Richard Tichborne Henry Whitehead
1628 Richard Tichborne Robert Mason
1629–1640 No Parliaments summoned
1640 (April) John Lisle Sir William Ogle
1640 (November) John Lisle Sir William Ogle, disabled June 1643
replaced in 1645 by Nicholas Love
1654 John Hildesley
1656 John Hildesley
1659 John Hildesley Nicholas Love
1659 John Lisle Nicholas Love

MPs 1660–1885

Year First member[10] First party Second member[10] Second party
1660 John Hooke Thomas Cole
1660 Charles Paulet
1661 Richard Goddard Lawrence Hyde
1666 Sir Robert Mason
1669 Sir Robert Holmes
1679 James Annesley Sir John Cloberry
1685 Roger L'Estrange Charles Hanses
1689 Francis Morley Lord William Powlett
1690 Frederick Tylney
1701 George Rodney Brydges
1710 Thomas Lewis
1714 George Brydges John Popham
1715 Lord William Powlett
1730 Norton Powlett
1734 Paulet St John
1741 William Powlett
1747 Henry Penton
1751 Paulet St John
1754 James Brydges
1761 Henry Penton Lord Harry Powlett
1765 George Paulet
1774 Lovell Stanhope
1783 Henry Flood
1784 Richard Grace Gamon
1796 Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston
1802 Sir Henry St John-Mildmay
1807 Sir Henry St John-Mildmay
1812 Richard Meyler
1818 James Henry Leigh Tory[11]
1818 Paulet St John-Mildmay Whig[11][12]
1823 Sir Edward East Tory[11]
1831 James Buller East Tory[11]
1832 Bingham Baring Whig[13][11]
1835 Sir James Buller East Conservative[13][11]
1837 Paulet St John-Mildmay Whig[13][11][12]
1841 Bickham Escott Conservative[13][11]
1847 John Bonham-Carter Whig[14][15]
1859 Liberal[13]
1864 by-election Thomas Willis Fleming Conservative[13]
1865 William Barrow Simonds Conservative[13]
1874 Arthur Robert Naghten Conservative[13]
1880 Francis Baring Liberal Richard Moss Conservative[13]
1885 Representation reduced to one member

MPs since 1885

Election Member[10] Party
1885 Arthur Loftus Tottenham Conservative
1888 by-election Richard Moss Conservative
1892 William Myers Conservative
1906 Guy Baring Conservative
1916 by-election Douglas Carnegie Conservative
1917 National
1918 Sir George Hennessy Coalition Conservative
1922 Conservative
1931 Sir Geoffrey Ellis Conservative
1935 Gerald Palmer Conservative
1945 George Jeger Labour
1950 Peter Smithers Conservative
1964 by-election Morgan Morgan-Giles Conservative
1979 John Browne Conservative
1992 Gerry Malone Conservative
1997 Mark Oaten Liberal Democrats
2010 Steve Brine Conservative
Sep 2019 Independent
Oct 2019 Conservative
2024 Danny Chambers Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Winchester [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Danny Chambers 29,939 52.5 +12.6
Conservative Flick Drummond 16,118 28.2 −25.8
Reform UK Sean Whelan 4,797 8.4 N/A
Labour Hannah Dawson 3,023 5.3 +0.5
Green Lorraine Estelle 2,740 4.8 +3.9
SDP Andrew Davis 146 0.3 N/A
Independent Chris Barfoot 142 0.3 N/A
Independent Kevin D'Cruze 127 0.2 N/A
Hampshire Ind. Andy Liming 44 0.1 N/A
Majority 13,821 24.2 N/A
Turnout 57,261 73.1 −10.4
Registered electors 78,289
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase19.2

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[17]
Party Vote %
Conservative 34,522 54.0
Liberal Democrats 25,472 39.9
Labour 3,039 4.8
Green 586 0.9
Others 292 0.5
Turnout 63,911 83.5
Electorate 76,577
General election 2019: Winchester[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Brine 28,430 48.3 –3.7
Liberal Democrats Paula Ferguson 27,445 46.6 +12.1
Labour George Baker 2,723 4.6 –5.9
JAC Teresa Skelton 292 0.5 +0.2
Majority 985 1.7 –15.8
Turnout 58,890 77.9 –1.1
Conservative hold Swing –7.9
General election 2017: Winchester[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Brine 29,729 52.0 –3.0
Liberal Democrats Jackie Porter 19,730 34.5 +10.1
Labour Mark Chaloner 6,007 10.5 +2.2
Green Andrew Wainwright 846 1.5 –3.3
UKIP Martin Lyon 695 1.2 –6.3
JAC Teresa Skelton 149 0.3 New
Majority 9,999 17.5 –13.1
Turnout 57,156 79.0 +4.4
Conservative hold Swing –6.5
General election 2015: Winchester[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Brine 30,425 55.0 +6.5
Liberal Democrats Jackie Porter 13,511 24.4 –18.7
Labour Mark Chaloner 4,613 8.3 +2.8
UKIP Martin Lyon 4,122 7.5 +5.5
Green Michael Wilks 2,645 4.8 New
Majority 16,914 30.6 +25.2
Turnout 53,316 74.6 –1.2
Conservative hold Swing +12.6
General election 2010: Winchester[21][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Brine 27,155 48.5 +11.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Tod 24,107 43.1 –7.0
Labour Patrick Davies 3,051 5.5 –3.9
UKIP Jocelyn Penn-Bull 1,139 2.0 –0.2
English Democrat Mark Lancaster 503 0.9 New
Majority 3,048 5.4 N/A
Turnout 55,955 75.8 +3.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +9.1

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Winchester[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Oaten 31,225 50.6 −4.0
Conservative George Hollingbery 23,749 38.5 +0.2
Labour Patrick Davies 4,782 7.8 +1.9
UKIP David Abbott 1,321 2.1 +1.0
Independent Arthur Uther Pendragon 581 0.9 New
Majority 7,473 12.1 −4.2
Turnout 61,655 71.9 −0.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −2.1
General election 2001: Winchester[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Oaten 32,282 54.6 +12.5
Conservative Andrew Hayes 22,648 38.3 −3.8
Labour Stephen Wyeth 3,498 5.9 −4.6
UKIP Joan Martin 664 1.1 +0.3
Wessex Regionalist Henrietta Rous 66 0.1 New
Majority 9,634 16.3 +16.3
Turnout 59,158 72.3 −6.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Note: The percentage differences are compared to the previous general election poll, not the by-election.

Elections in the 1990s

1997 Winchester by-election[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Oaten 37,006 68.0 +25.9
Conservative Gerry Malone 15,450 28.4 −13.7
Labour Patrick Davies 944 1.7 −8.8
UKIP Robin Page 521 1.0 +0.2
Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 316 0.6 +0.1
Literal Democrat Mark Here To Win Richard Huggett 59 0.1 −0.9
Natural Law Rosemary Barry 48 0.1 New
Ind. Conservative Roger Everest 40 0.1 New
Majority 21,556 39.6 N/A
Turnout 54,384 68.7 −9.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +19.8
General election 1997: Winchester[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Oaten 26,100 42.1 +4.3
Conservative Gerry Malone 26,098 42.1 −8.0
Labour Patrick Davies 6,528 10.5 +3.1
Referendum Peter Strand 1,598 2.6 New
"Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament" Richard Huggett 640 1.0 New
UKIP Derek Rumsey 476 0.8 New
Independent John Browne 307 0.5 −4.2
Monster Raving Loony Peter Stockton 307 0.5 New
Majority 2 0.0 N/A
Turnout 62,054 78.6 −4.6
Void election result Swing

Note: The result reflects the official return made at the time. It was subsequently declared void upon petition. Because of the presence on the ballot paper of Richard Huggett as "Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament", Oaten used the description "Liberal Democrat: Leader: Paddy Ashdown" to identify himself as the official Liberal Democrat candidate.

General election 1992: Winchester[27][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerry Malone 33,113 50.1 −2.3
Liberal Democrats Tony Barron 24,992 37.8 −2.4
Labour PJ Jenks 4,917 7.4 +0.8
Ind. Conservative John Browne 3,095 4.7 New
Majority 8,121 12.3 +0.1
Turnout 66,117 83.2 +2.8
Conservative hold Swing +0.1

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Winchester[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Browne 32,195 52.4 −5.2
SDP John MacDonald 24,716 40.2 +6.2
Labour Fred Inglis 4,028 6.6 −1.5
Green Julie Walker 565 0.9 New
Majority 7,479 12.2 −11.4
Turnout 76,507 80.4 +4.2
Conservative hold Swing −5.7
General election 1983: Winchester[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Browne 31,908 57.6
SDP John MacDonald 18,861 34.0
Labour William Allchin 4,512 8.1
Wessex Regionalist S. Winkworth 155 0.3
Majority 13,047 23.6
Turnout 55,436 76.2 −1.8
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Browne 38,198 56.01
Labour W.H. Allchin 15,378 22.55
Liberal J. Morgan 14,228 20.86
Wessex Regionalist M. Mahoney 395 0.58 New
Majority 22,820 33.46
Turnout 68,199 78.02
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morgan Morgan-Giles 27,671 44.43
Liberal J.W. Matthew 18,451 29.63
Labour W.H. Allchin 16,153 25.94
Majority 9,220 14.80
Turnout 62,275 75.22
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morgan Morgan-Giles 30,843 46.15
Liberal J.W. Matthew 20,339 30.43
Labour W.H. Allchin 15,655 23.42
Majority 10,504 15.72
Turnout 66,837 81.49
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morgan Morgan-Giles 25,249 55.02
Labour Christopher Perry 11,773 25.66
Liberal John W. Matthew 8,867 19.32
Majority 13,476 29.36
Turnout 45,889 74.56
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morgan Morgan-Giles 21,162 51.57 −
Labour Stanley E. Spicer 12,485 30.42
Liberal E Terence S. Read 7,390 18.01
Majority 8,677 21.15
Turnout 41,037 77.87
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1964: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morgan Morgan-Giles 21,502 53.08
Labour C Patrick Seyd 12,495 30.85
Liberal E Terence S. Read 6,510 16.07 N/A
Majority 9,007 22.23
Turnout 40,507 79.79
Conservative hold Swing
1964 Winchester by-election[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morgan Morgan-Giles 18,032 52.17 15.09
Labour C Patrick Seyd 11,968 34.62 +1.88
Liberal J. Edwards 4,567 13.21 New
Majority 6,064 17.55 −26.98
Turnout 34,567
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Smithers 24,924 67.26
Labour Margaret J. Manning 12,132 32.74
Majority 12,792 44.52
Turnout 37,056 76.69
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Smithers 23,827 65.43
Labour Jasper Ridley 12,591 34.57
Majority 11,236 30.86
Turnout 36,418 76.73
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Smithers 31,700 56.49
Labour Eric Charles Neate 24,418 43.51
Majority 7,282 12.98
Turnout 56,118 83.66
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1950: Winchester [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Smithers 31,462 56.77
Labour Co-op L.F. Cornillie 23,955 43.23
Majority 7,507 13.54 N/A
Turnout 55,417 84.02
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Jeger 30,290 52.63
Conservative Gerald Palmer 27,259 47.37
Majority 3,031 5.26 N/A
Turnout 57,819 71.70
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Palmer 28,506 64.43
Labour Leonard Williams 15,739 35.57
Majority 12,767 28.86
Turnout 44,245 71.15
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Winchester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Ellis 31,131 69.71
Labour Robert Arthur Lyster 13,529 30.29
Majority 17,602 39.42
Turnout 44,660 77.14
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Winchester [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist George Hennessy 17,560 44.8 −12.4
Labour Robert Arthur Lyster 14,326 36.6 +5.3
Liberal Frances Josephy 7,278 18.6 +7.1
Majority 3,234 8.2 −17.7
Turnout 39,164 74.6 +2.8
Registered electors 52,522
Unionist hold Swing −8.9
General election 1924: Winchester [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist George Hennessy 15,026 57.2 +10.4
Labour Reginald Stamp 8,216 31.3 +4.2
Liberal William West 3,012 11.5 −14.6
Majority 6,810 25.9 +6.2
Turnout 26,254 71.8 +3.9
Registered electors 36,583
Unionist hold Swing +3.1
William West, the Liberal candidate in Winchester in the 1923 and 1924 elections
General election 1923: Winchester [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist George Hennessy 11,240 46.8 −18.5
Labour Reginald Stamp 6,495 27.1 −7.6
Liberal William West 6,252 26.1 New
Majority 4,745 19.7 −10.9
Turnout 23,987 67.9 +4.1
Registered electors 35,324
Unionist hold Swing −5.5
General election 1922: Winchester [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist George Hennessy 14,173 65.3 +0.7
Labour Alexander Haycock 7,535 34.7 New
Majority 6,638 30.6 +1.4
Turnout 21,708 63.8 +15.7
Registered electors 34,045
Unionist hold Swing +0.7

Election results 1885-1918

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Winchester [34][35][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Loftus Tottenham 1,153 54.0 −7.8
Liberal Francis Baring 982 46.0 +7.8
Majority 171 8.0 N/A
Turnout 2,135 91.8 +2.9 (est)
Registered electors 2,326
Conservative hold Swing −7.8
General election 1886: Winchester [34][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Loftus Tottenham 1,119 58.8 +4.8
Liberal Archibald Grove 783 41.2 −4.8
Majority 336 17.6 +9.6
Turnout 1,902 81.8 −10.0
Registered electors 2,326
Conservative hold Swing +4.8

Tottenham's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 5 Jan 1888: Winchester [34][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Moss 1,364 61.6 +2.8
Liberal Philip Vanderbyl 849 38.4 −2.8
Majority 515 23.2 +5.6
Turnout 2,213 90.1 +8.3
Registered electors 2,455
Conservative hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1890s

William Myers, MP for Winchester from 1892 to 1900
General election 1892: Winchester [34][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Myers 1,213 58.5 −0.3
Liberal Willie Mathews 859 41.5 +0.3
Majority 354 17.0 −0.6
Turnout 2,072 86.6 +4.8
Registered electors 2,393
Conservative hold Swing -0.3
General election 1895: Winchester [34][35][37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Myers Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

Edward Hemmerde, Liberal candidate in Winchester in the 1900 election
General election 1900: Winchester [34][35][37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Myers 1,342 61.3 N/A
Liberal Edward Hemmerde 846 38.7 New
Majority 496 22.6 N/A
Turnout 2,188 81.6 N/A
Registered electors 2,681
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Charles McCurdy, Liberal candidate in Winchester in the 1906 election
General election 1906: Winchester [34][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Guy Baring 1,322 51.0 −10.3
Liberal Charles McCurdy 1,272 49.0 +10.3
Majority 50 2.0 −20.6
Turnout 2,594 87.0 +5.4
Registered electors 2,982
Conservative hold Swing -10.3

Elections in the 1910s

Guy Baring, MP for Winchester from 1906 to 1916
General election January 1910: Winchester [34][38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Guy Baring 1,729 57.7 +6.7
Liberal George William Ricketts 1,268 42.3 −6.7
Majority 461 15.4 +13.4
Turnout 2,997 93.7 +6.7
Conservative hold Swing +6.7
General election December 1910: Winchester [34][38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Guy Baring 1,719 60.5 +2.8
Liberal George William Ricketts 1,121 39.5 −2.8
Majority 598 21.0 +5.6
Turnout 2,840 88.7 −5.0
Conservative hold Swing

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;

1916 Winchester by-election[34][38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Douglas Carnegie 1,218 72.0 +11.5
Independent Henry Charles Woods 473 28.0 New
Majority 745 44.0 +23.0
Turnout 1,691 52.0 −35.3
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1918: Winchester [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist George Hennessy 10,166 64.6 +4.1
Liberal William J. West 5,569 35.4 −4.1
Majority 4,597 29.2 +8.2
Turnout 15,735 48.1 −40.6
Registered electors 32,747
Unionist hold Swing +4.1
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Election results 1832-1885

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Winchester (2 seats)[11][39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Paulet St John-Mildmay 351 45.9 −2.7
Whig Bingham Baring 263 34.4 +10.5
Tory James Buller East 151 19.7 −7.8
Majority 112 14.7 −6.4
Turnout 430 81.0 c. +22.1
Registered electors 531
Whig hold Swing +0.6
Whig gain from Tory Swing +7.2
General election 1835: Winchester (2 seats)[11][39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Buller East 254 45.9 +26.2
Whig Bingham Baring 176 31.8 −2.6
Whig Paulet St John-Mildmay 123 22.2 −23.7
Turnout 408 79.2 −1.8
Registered electors 531
Majority 78 14.1 N/A
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +26.3
Majority 52 9.6 −5.1
Whig hold Swing −7.9
General election 1837: Winchester (2 seats)[11][39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Buller East 258 36.0 +13.1
Whig Paulet St John-Mildmay 242 33.8 −20.2
Conservative Bickham Escott 216 30.2 +7.3
Turnout 458 78.3 −0.9
Registered electors 585
Majority 16 2.2 −11.9
Conservative hold Swing +11.6
Majority 26 3.6 −6.0
Whig hold Swing −20.3

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Winchester (2 seats)[40][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Buller East 320 33.0 −3.0
Conservative Bickham Escott 292 30.1 −0.1
Whig Richard Crowder[41] 191 19.7 +2.8
Whig Francis Pigott 166 17.1 +0.2
Majority 101 10.4 +8.2
Turnout 485 85.5 +7.2
Registered electors 567
Conservative hold Swing −2.3
Conservative gain from Whig Swing −0.8
General election 1847: Winchester (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Bonham-Carter 363 39.4 +2.6
Conservative James Buller East 315 34.2 +1.2
Radical Bickham Escott[42] 243 26.4 −3.7
Turnout 461 (est) 67.3 (est) −18.2
Registered electors 684
Majority 48 5.2 N/A
Whig gain from Conservative Swing +2.2
Majority 72 7.8 −2.6
Conservative hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Winchester (2 seats)[40][43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Bonham-Carter 381 36.4 −3.0
Conservative James Buller East 379 36.2 +2.0
Independent Liberal William Whitear Bulpett[44][45] 288 27.5 New
Turnout 524 (est) 66.5 (est) −0.8
Registered electors 788
Majority 2 0.2 −5.0
Whig hold Swing −2.0
Majority 91 8.7 +0.9
Conservative hold Swing +1.8
General election 1857: Winchester (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Bonham-Carter 398 38.5 +2.1
Conservative James Buller East 384 37.1 +0.9
Whig Sir Wyndham Portal, 1st Baronet 253 24.4 N/A
Turnout 518 (est) 61.5 (est) −5.0
Registered electors 842
Majority 14 1.4 +1.2
Whig hold Swing +0.6
Majority 131 12.7 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing −0.6
General election 1859: Winchester (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Buller East 402 30.4 +11.8
Liberal John Bonham-Carter 349 26.4 −12.1
Conservative Thomas Willis Fleming 341 25.8 +7.2
Liberal George Shaw-Lefevre 231 17.5 −6.9
Turnout 662 (est) 76.4 (est) +14.9
Registered electors 866
Majority 53 4.0 −8.7
Conservative hold Swing +10.7
Majority 8 0.6 −0.8
Liberal hold Swing −10.8

Elections in the 1860s

East's resignation caused a by-election.

By-election, 10 February 1864: Winchester[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Willis Fleming Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1865: Winchester (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bonham-Carter 459 39.5 −4.4
Conservative William Barrow Simonds 367 31.6 +1.2
Conservative Thomas Willis Fleming 336 28.9 +3.1
Majority 92 7.9 +7.3
Turnout 811 (est) 84.2 (est) +7.8
Registered electors 963
Liberal hold Swing −4.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.7

Carter was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 4 June 1866: Winchester[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bonham-Carter 361 88.7 +49.2
Conservative Charles Lempriere[46] 46 11.3 −49.2
Majority 315 77.4 +69.5
Turnout 407 42.3 −41.9
Registered electors 963
Liberal hold Swing +49.2
General election 1868: Winchester (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Barrow Simonds 830 40.5 −20.0
Liberal John Bonham-Carter 690 33.7 +13.9
Liberal Arthur Jervoise Scott[47] 529 25.8 +6.0
Majority 140 6.8
Turnout 1,440 (est) 88.8 (est) +4.6
Registered electors 1,621
Conservative hold Swing −20.0
Liberal hold Swing +12.0

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Winchester (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Barrow Simonds 949 39.6 +19.3
Conservative Arthur Robert Naghten 793 33.1 +12.8
Liberal John Bonham-Carter 657 27.4 −32.1
Majority 136 5.7 −1.1
Turnout 1,528 (est) 85.2 (est) −3.6
Registered electors 1,793
Conservative hold Swing +17.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +14.4

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Winchester (2 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Baring 979 38.2 +10.8
Conservative Richard Moss 808 31.6 −1.5
Conservative William Barrow Simonds 773 30.2 −9.4
Turnout 1,787 (est) 88.9 (est) +3.7
Registered electors 2,011
Majority 171 6.6 N/A
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +5.1
Conservative hold Swing −3.5

Elections before 1832

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Winchester (2 seats)[11][39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Paulet St John-Mildmay Unopposed
Tory Edward East Unopposed
Registered electors c. 129
Whig hold
Tory hold
General election 1831: Winchester (2 seats)[11][39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Paulet St John-Mildmay 69 48.6
Tory James Buller East 39 27.5
Whig Bingham Baring 34 23.9
Turnout 76 c. 58.9
Registered electors c. 129
Majority 30 21.1
Whig hold
Majority 5 3.6
Tory hold

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ 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.

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