Havant (UK Parliament constituency)

Havant
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries since 1997
Boundary within South East England
CountyHampshire
Electorate72,766 (2023)[1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentAlan Mak (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromHavant & Waterloo

Havant (/ˈhævənt/) is a constituency[n 1] in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Alan Mak, a member of the Conservative Party. He is the first person of Chinese and East Asian origin to be elected to the House of Commons.

Constituency profile

Havant is a constituency located in Hampshire that forms part of the South Hampshire conurbation, east of the city of Portsmouth. The constituency is almost coterminous with the Borough of Havant but excludes the town of Waterlooville. Its main settlement is the town of Havant, which has a population of around 48,000.[2] The constituency also covers Hayling Island, the small town of Emsworth and the village of Purbrook. The town of Havant developed rapidly after World War II to accommodate people displaced by the bombing of Portsmouth and London during the war, and now mostly serves as a commuter town. Havant has average levels of wealth, although the northern suburb of Leigh Park has high levels of deprivation and council housing. Emsworth is generally affluent,[3] and Hayling Island is popular with tourists. House prices in the constituency are similar to the national average but lower than the rest of South East England.[4]

Residents of the constituency are generally older and have low levels of education and income.[4] A high proportion of residents work in education and manufacturing.[5] White people made up 96% of the population at the 2021 census.[4] At the local district council, Havant is represented by mostly Labour Party and some Reform UK councillors, Purbrook and Hayling Island mostly by Liberal Democrats and Emsworth by Greens. Voters in the constituency strongly supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 63% voted in favour of Brexit compared to the nationwide figure of 52%.[4]

Boundaries

1983–1997: The Borough of Havant wards of Barncroft, Battins, Bedhampton, Bondfields, Cowplain, Emsworth, Hart Plain, Hayling East, Hayling West, St Faith's, Warren Park, and Waterloo.

1997–2024: The Borough of Havant wards of Barncroft, Battins, Bedhampton, Bondfields, Emsworth, Hayling East, Hayling West, Purbrook, St Faith's, Stakes, and Warren Park.

2024–present: The 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place on 1 December 2020, left the boundaries unchanged.[6] However, following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2024,[7] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

  • The Borough of Havant wards of: Bedhampton; Emsworth; Havant St Faith's; Hayling East; Hayling West; Leigh Park Central & West Leigh; Leigh Park Heritage; Purbrook; Stakes.[8]

History

The constituency was preceded by Havant and Waterloo.

The current MP Alan Mak is the first person of Chinese and East Asian origin to be elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Members of Parliament

Havant & Waterloo prior to 1983

Election Member[9] Party
1983 Ian Lloyd Conservative
1992 David Willetts Conservative
2015 Alan Mak Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Havant[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Mak 12,986 30.8 −34.6
Labour Stefanie Harvey 12,894 30.6 +12.6
Reform UK John Perry 9,959 23.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gayathri Sathyanath 3,275 7.8 −4.6
Green Jeanette Shepherd 2,861 6.8 +3.3
Workers Party Jennifer Alemanno 211 0.5 N/A
Majority 92 0.2 −47.2
Turnout 42,186 58.5 −4.7
Registered electors 72,346
Conservative hold Swing −23.6

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Havant[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Mak 30,051 65.4 +5.6
Labour Rosamund Knight 8,259 18.0 −7.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Gray 5,708 12.4 +6.4
Green John Colman 1,597 3.5 +1.1
SDP Alan Black 344 0.7 N/A
Majority 21,792 47.4 +12.9
Turnout 45,959 63.7 −0.2
Conservative hold Swing +6.5
General election 2017: Havant[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Mak 27,676 59.8 +8.1
Labour Graham Giles 11,720 25.3 +9.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Gray 2,801 6.0 −0.5
UKIP John Perry 2,011 4.3 −16.3
Green Tim Dawes 1,122 2.4 −2.8
Independent Ann Buckley 984 2.1 N/A
Majority 15,956 34.5 +3.4
Turnout 46,399 63.9 +0.4
Conservative hold Swing −0.6
General election 2015: Havant[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Mak 23,159 51.7 +0.6
UKIP John Perry 9,239 20.6 +14.7
Labour Graham Giles 7,149 15.9 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Sollitt[14] 2,929 6.5 −16.9
Green Tim Dawes 2,352 5.2 N/A
Majority 13,920 31.1 +3.4
Turnout 44,828 63.5 +0.5
Conservative hold Swing −7.05
General election 2010: Havant[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Willetts 22,433 51.1 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Alex Payton 10,273 23.4 +3.2
Labour Robert Smith 7,777 17.7 −11.0
UKIP Gary Kerrin 2,611 5.9 +3.5
English Democrat Fungus Addams 809 1.8 N/A
Majority 12,160 27.7 +12.0
Turnout 43,903 63.0 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Havant[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Willetts 18,370 44.4 +0.5
Labour Sarah Bogle 11,862 28.7 −4.8
Liberal Democrats Alexander Bentley 8,358 20.2 +1.6
Green Timothy Dawes 1,006 2.4 +0.4
UKIP Stephen Harris 998 2.4 +1.0
BNP Ian Johnson 562 1.4 N/A
Veritas Russell Thomas 195 0.5 N/A
Majority 6,508 15.7 +5.3
Turnout 41,351 60.3 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing +2.65
General election 2001: Havant[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Willetts 17,769 43.9 +4.2
Labour Peter Guthrie 13,562 33.5 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Catherine Cole 7,508 18.6 −3.8
Green Kevin Jacks 793 2.0 N/A
UKIP Timothy Cuell 561 1.4 N/A
Independent Roy Stanley 244 0.6 N/A
Majority 4,207 10.4 +2.7
Turnout 40,437 57.6 −12.8
Conservative hold Swing +1.35

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Havant[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Willetts 19,204 39.7 −13.1
Labour Lynne Armstrong 15,475 32.0 +12.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Kooner 10,806 22.4 −3.7
Referendum Anthony Green 2,395 5.0 N/A
British Isles People First Party Major Atwal 442 0.9 N/A
Majority 3,729 7.7
Turnout 48,322 70.4
Conservative hold Swing −12.7
General election 1992: Havant[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Willetts 32,233 55.0 −2.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen van Hagen 14,649 25.0 −3.1
Labour Graham Morris 10,968 18.7 +4.6
Green Terry Mitchell 793 1.4 N/A
Majority 17,584 30.0 +1.0
Turnout 58,643 79.0 +4.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Havant[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Lloyd 32,527 57.1 +1.8
SDP Elizabeth Cleaver 16,017 28.1 −4.6
Labour James Philips 8,030 14.1 +2.1
Creek Road Fresh Bread Party Gerald Fuller 373 0.7 N/A
Majority 16,510 29.0 +6.4
Turnout 56,947 74.6 +2.5
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Havant[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Lloyd 29,148 55.3
SDP Elizabeth Cleaver 17,192 32.7
Labour Robert Norris 6,335 12.0
Majority 11,956 22.6
Turnout 52,675 72.1
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

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

References

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Sources

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