Havant and Waterloo (UK Parliament constituency)

Havant and Waterloo was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Havant and Waterlooville in Hampshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

Havant and Waterloo
Former constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Havant and Waterloo in Hampshire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
CountyHampshire
1974 (1974)–1983
SeatsOne
Created fromPetersfield and Portsmouth Langstone
Replaced byHavant and Portsmouth North[1]

History

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and was abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

The area of the constituency was the same as that of the Havant and Waterloo Urban District, on the south coast of England. The seat covered the semi-urban area in the south east of Hampshire, between the city of Portsmouth and the West Sussex border.

As part of the re-organisation of local government, in 1974–1975, the Urban District was incorporated in the Borough of Havant.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
Feb 1974 Ian Lloyd Conservative
1983 constituency abolished: see Havant

Election results
General election 1979: Havant and Waterloo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Lloyd 35,580 57.30
Labour D.B. Hoodless 15,240 24.54
Liberal D. Amies 11,274 18.16
Majority 20,340 32.76
Turnout 62,094 75.62
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Havant and Waterloo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Lloyd 24,880 44.71
Liberal S. Brewin 16,148 29.02
Labour T. King 14,615 26.27
Majority 8,732 15.69
Turnout 55,643 73.73
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Havant and Waterloo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Lloyd 27,397 45.93
Liberal S. Brewin 18,209 30.53
Labour J.T. Acklaw 13,367 22.41
Independent R.E. Wakeford 675 1.13
Majority 9,188 15.40
Turnout 59,648 79.96
Conservative win (new seat)

References
  1. "'Havant and Waterloo', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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