Gosport (UK Parliament constituency)

Gosport Borough constituency

Gosport shown within Hampshire, and Hampshire shown within England
Created:	1974
MP:	Peter Viggers
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Hampshire
EP constituency:	South East England

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1 Boundaries
2 History
3 Members of Parliament
4 Elections
5 See also

Boundaries

The constituency is based around the town of Gosport, which is on the south coast of England, in Hampshire. History The Rowner area of the peninsula was known to have been settled in Saxon times mentioned in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles as Rughenor (Rough bank or slope England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain It contains the whole of Gosport Borough including Lee-on-the-Solent. History The Rowner area of the peninsula was known to have been settled in Saxon times mentioned in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles as Rughenor (Rough bank or slope Lee-on-the-Solent, often referred to as Lee-on-Solent, is a small seaside town in Hampshire, England about five miles west of Portsmouth. Stubbington from the neighbouring Fareham Borough is also part of the constituency. Stubbington is a large Hampshire village which is located between Southampton and Portsmouth on the south coast of England. Fareham Borough Council The Borough Council is Conservative controlled

History

Gosport constituency was created in 1974. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The area had previously been part of the constituency of Fareham and Gosport. Gosport and Fareham was a parliamentary constituency in Hampshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the

It is a safe Conservative seat, though it has some stark social divisions; the large council estate of Rowner, for example, which is one of the most deprived areas in the United Kingdom. Rowner is a part of Gosport, Hampshire, mostly famous for the high rise flats which dominate the area known as 'The Concrete Jungle' The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Members of Parliament

Constituency created (1974)
1974 — present: Peter Viggers, Conservative

Elections

General Election 2005: Gosport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Viggers	19,268	44. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Sir Peter John Viggers (born March 13, 1938, Gosport) is a lawyer and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Peter John Viggers (born March 13, 1938, Gosport) is a lawyer and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. 8	+1. 2
	Labour	Richard Williams	13,538	31. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 5	-5. 6
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Roberts	7,145	16. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 6	+1. 5
	UK Independence	John Bowles	1,825	4. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 2	+1. 3
	Green	Andrea Smith	1,258	2. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. 9	+2. 9
Majority			5,730	13. 3
Turnout			43,034	60. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 5	3. 4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 4

General Election 2001: Gosport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Viggers	17,364	43. Results \|} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Peter John Viggers (born March 13, 1938, Gosport) is a lawyer and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. 6	N/A
	Labour	Richard Williams	14,743	37. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 1	+6. 4
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Roberts	6,011	15. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 1	-4. 5
	UK Independence	John Bowles	1,162	2. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 9	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Kevin Chetwynd	509	1. This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996 3	N/A
Majority			2,621	6. 5
Turnout			39,789	57. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 1	-13. 1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Contents

Boundaries

History

Members of Parliament

Elections

See also