Farnham and Bordon (UK Parliament constituency)

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Farnham and Bordon
County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyHampshire and Surrey
Current constituency
CreatedNext United Kingdom general election
Member of ParliamentTBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created fromEast Hampshire & South West Surrey

Farnham and Bordon is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.[2] This cross-county constituency will cover parts of both Hampshire and Surrey.[3]

Boundaries[edit]

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The District of East Hampshire wards of: Bramshott & Liphook; Grayshott; Headley; Lindford; Whitehill Chase; Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham; Whitehill Pinewood.
  • The Borough of Waverley wards of: Farnham Bourne; Farnham Castle; Farnham Firgrove; Farnham Hale and Heath End; Farnham Moor Park; Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone; Farnham Upper Hale; Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea; Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge; Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford; Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill; Haslemere East and Grayswood; Hindhead.[4]

It will comprise the following areas of Hampshire and Surrey:[5]

Following a local government boundary review in Waverley[6][7] which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency will now comprise the following from the next general election:

  • The District of East Hampshire wards of: Bramshott & Liphook; Grayshott; Headley; Lindford; Whitehill Chase; Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham; Whitehill Pinewood.
  • The Borough of Waverley wards of: Farnham Bourne; Farnham Castle; Farnham Firgrove; Farnham Heath End; Farnham Moor Park; Farnham North West; Farnham Rowledge; Farnham Weybourne; Haslemere East; Haslemere West; Hindhead & Beacon Hill; Western Commons (except Thursley parish).[5]

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

Next general election: Farnham and Bordon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Greg Stafford[8]
Liberal Democrats Khalil Yousuf[9]
Labour Alex Just[10]
Majority
Turnout

References[edit]

  1. ^ "South East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. ^ Armstrong, Julie (2021-06-18). "Jeremy Hunt's South West Surrey could be split in two by boundary review". Surrey Live. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  3. ^ "Bordon could join Farnham and Haslemere in proposed cross-county constituency". Farnham Herald. 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  5. ^ a b "New Seat Details - Farnham and Bordon". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  6. ^ LGBCE. "Waverley | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  7. ^ "The Waverley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  8. ^ "The Big Interview: Greg Stafford, Tory candidate for Farnham & Bordon". Farnham Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Labour 'within a few votes of winning' in Farnham and Bordon, says new candidate Alex Just". Alton Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

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