Southampton Itchen (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards
Southampton, Itchen is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Royston Smith, a Conservative member of parliament.[n 2]
| Southampton, Itchen | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Southampton, Itchen in Hampshire | |
 Location of Hampshire within England | |
| County | Hampshire |
| Electorate | 74,513 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Southampton |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1950 |
| Member of Parliament | Royston Smith (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Southampton |
The electorate is 74,513 (December 2010).[2]
Election results change
| General election 2019: Southampton Itchen[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Royston Smith | 23,952 | 50.5 | +4.0 | |
| Labour | Simon Letts | 19,454 | 41.0 | -5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Jarvis | 2,503 | 5.3 | +2.3 | |
| Green | Osman Sen-Chadun | 1,040 | 2.2 | +0.6 | |
| UKIP | Kim Rose | 472 | 1.0 | -1.4 | |
| Majority | 4,498 | 9.5 | +9.4 | ||
| Turnout | 47,421 | 65.6 | +0.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Notes change
- ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References change
- ↑ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Southampton Itchen Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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