Fareham was a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It existed from 1885 to 1950 and again from 1974 to 2024. Its final Member of Parliament (MP) was Suella Braverman of the Conservative Party, first elected in 2015 (under her maiden name of Suella Fernandes), who served as Home Secretary in 20222023.
Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was abolished at the 2024 general election: the majority, comprising Fareham and Portchester, was incorporated into the new constituency of Fareham and Waterlooville (which Braverman contested and won), with the remainder, comprising the villages of Locks Heath, Park Gate, Sarisbury, Titchfield and Warsash, forming part of the newly created constituency of Hamble Valley.
Constituency profile The largest town is Fareham, and other communities include Portchester, Locks Heath, Warsash and Titchfield. There are many commuters to Southampton and Portsmouth. The Royal Navy and Merchant Navy have training facilities.UK Polling Report http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/fareham/ Residents are wealthier than the UK average.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Portsmouth and Southampton, the Sessional Division of Fareham, and part of the Sessional Division of Southampton.
1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Fareham, Gosport and Alverstoke, Havant, and Warblington, and the Rural Districts of Fareham and Havant.
1974–1983: The Urban District of Fareham.
1983–1997: The Borough of Fareham except the wards of Hill Head and Stubbington, and the City of Winchester wards of Boarhunt and Southwick, Curdridge, Denmead, Droxford Soberton and Hambledon, Shedfield, Swanmore, Waltham Chase, and Wickham.
1997–2024: The Borough of Fareham wards of Fareham North, Fareham North-West, Fareham South, Fareham West, Locks Heath, Park Gate, Portchester East, Portchester West, Sarisbury, Titchfield, Titchfield Common, and Warsash.
History The constituency was first created in 1885. In January 1905 the Liberal Party employed Bertha Bowness Foulkes who was Britain's second constituency woman political agent. The constituency was abolished in 1950 and succeeded by Gosport and Fareham but revived in 1974. The constituency has always been represented by Conservatives.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885–1950 ElectionMemberParty 1885 Sir Frederick Fitzwygram Conservative 1900 Arthur Lee Conservative 1918 John Davidson Conservative 1931 by-election Thomas Inskip Conservative 1939 by-election Dymoke White Conservative 1950 Constituency abolished: see Gosport and Fareham
MPs 1974–2024 ElectionMemberParty Feb. 1974 Reginald Bennett Conservative 1979 Sir Peter Lloyd Conservative 2001 Mark Hoban Conservative 2015 Suella Braverman Conservative 2024 Constituency abolished: see Fareham and Waterlooville
Election results 1922–2019
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1920s
Election results 1885–1918 Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
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; Unionist: Arthur Lee Liberal:
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
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References
Sources
External links Fareham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK Fareham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK