North East Hampshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Alex Brewer, a Liberal Democrat.

Constituency profile North East Hampshire is a constituency in Hampshire in South East England covering the towns, villages and rural areas to the east of Basingstoke. Its largest town is Fleet, which has a population of around 40,000. Other settlements include the Basingstoke neighbourhood of Lychpit, the western half of the town of Yateley and the villages of Old Basing, Hook, Hartley Wintney, Bramley and Odiham.

Fleet is a wealthy commuter town, mostly developed during the 20th century, with a high proportion of large, detached houses. The South West Main Line and the M3 motorway connect the town to London, which is located around to the north-east. The constituency contains military sites at Bramley Training Area and RAF Odiham. North East Hampshire is highly affluent, with the House of Commons Library ranking it as the second least-deprived out of 543 constituencies in England. House prices here are higher than the rest of South East England and considerably higher than the national average.

North East Hampshire has an above-average proportion of older working-age adults and retirees and a low proportion of young adults. In general, residents are well-educated and have high rates of homeownership. Household income is very high and the child poverty rate is less than one-third the UK-wide figure. A high proportion of residents work in professional occupations, with many in the business administration and science sectors, and the percentage claiming unemployment benefits is very low. White people made up 93% of the population at the 2021 census.

At the local council level, much of the constituency—including Fleet—is represented by independent or localist councillors. The rural parts of the constituency elected mostly Conservatives and Yateley is represented by Liberal Democrats. An estimated 54% of voters in North East Hampshire supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the UK-wide figure of 48%.

History The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of Aldershot and East Hampshire. It was represented at Westminster by James Arbuthnot until 2015 when he was succeeded by Ranil Jayawardena. The constituency has, since its creation, given large majorities to the Conservatives, and in 2015, Jayawardena was elected with a lead of 29,916 votes, or 55.4%. This made North East Hampshire the safest Conservative seat at that election in both percentage and numerical terms. Nevertheless, at the 2024 General Election the seat was gained by the Liberal Democrats with a swing of over 20%.

Boundaries

1997–2010: The District of Hart wards of Church Crookham, Crondall, Eversley, Fleet Courtmoor, Fleet Pondtail, Fleet West, Hartley Wintney, Hook, Long Sutton, Odiham, and Whitewater, and the District of East Hampshire wards of Binsted, Bramshott and Liphook, Froyle and Bentley, Grayshott, Headley, Selborne, Whitehill Bordon and Whitehill, and Whitehill Lindford.

2010–2024: The District of Hart wards of Church Crookham East, Church Crookham West, Crondall, Eversley, Fleet Central, Fleet Courtmoor, Fleet North, Fleet Pondtail, Fleet West, Greywell, Hartley Wintney, Hook, Long Sutton, Odiham, Yateley East, Yateley North, and Yateley West, and the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Calleva, Pamber, Sherborne St John, and Upton Grey and The Candovers.

This constituency was slightly altered for the 2010 general election. The seat's southernmost part was transferred to East Hampshire while it gained some wards from Basingstoke and additional Hart wards from Aldershot.

2024–present: Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of: Basing & Upton Grey; Bramley. The District of Hart wards of: Crookham East; Crookham West and Ewshot; Fleet Central; Fleet East; Fleet West; Hartley Wintney; Hook; Odiham; Yateley West. Revised boundaries largely arising from changes to local authority ward structures and population growth since the previous review. The constituency lost its westernmost villages and part of Yateley, while gaining Old Basing.

Towns and villages in the constituency include Bramley, Church Crookham, Elvetham Heath, Eversley, Ewshot, Fleet, Greywell, Hartley Wintney, Herriard, Hook, Odiham, Old Basing, Sherfield on Loddon, Silchester, Upton Grey and Yateley (west).

Members of Parliament

East Hampshire and Aldershot prior to 1997

ElectionMemberParty 1997 James Arbuthnot Conservative 2015 Ranil Jayawardena Conservative 2024 Alex Brewer Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

2019 national result Party Vote % Conservative 35,124 61.9 Liberal Democrats 12,691 22.4 Labour 5,808 10.2 Green 1,700 3.0 Others 1,407 2.5Turnout56,73077.4Electorate73,306

1: After nominations were closed, Blay was suspended from UKIP after threatening to shoot his Conservative opponent. His name still appeared on ballot papers as it was too late to remove him.

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)

Notes

References

Sources Election result, 2005 (BBC) Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC) Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon) Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)

External links North East Hampshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK North East Hampshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK North East Hampshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK