Gosport and Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)

50.818°N 1.173°W / 50.818; -1.173

Gosport and Fareham
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyHampshire
1950–February 1974
SeatsOne
Created fromFareham
Replaced byGosport and Fareham

Gosport and Fareham was a parliamentary constituency in Hampshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

It was then replaced by two new constituencies, Gosport and Fareham. The incumbent MP, Reginald Bennett, was re-elected in the new Fareham constituency.

Boundaries

The Borough of Gosport, and the Urban District of Fareham.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
1950 Reginald Bennett Conservative
Feb 1974 Constituency abolished: see Gosport and Fareham

Election results

Elections in the 1950s
General election 1950: Gosport and Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Bennett 29,163 56.88
Labour Alfred Robert Nobes 18,579 36.24
Liberal Edgar Wilfred Borrow 3,531 6.89
Majority 10,584 20.64
Turnout 51,273 83.18
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951: Gosport and Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Bennett 30,727 60.21
Labour Norman Francis Stogdon 20,303 39.79
Majority 10,424 20.42
Turnout 51,030 80.89
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Gosport and Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Bennett 30,918 62.65
Labour S James Surrey 18,432 37.35
Majority 12,486 25.30
Turnout 49,350 74.24
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Gosport and Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Bennett 35,808 64.56
Labour Alan S Pratley 19,654 35.44
Majority 16,154 29.12
Turnout 55,462 75.68
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s
General election 1964: Gosport and Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Bennett 32,369 51.90
Labour John R Sturges 18,321 29.37
Liberal Eric J Barber 11,684 18.73 New
Majority 14,048 22.53
Turnout 62,374 76.02
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Gosport and Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Bennett 32,752 51.72
Labour John R Sturges 21,726 34.31
Liberal Brian V Newman 8,849 13.97
Majority 11,026 17.41
Turnout 63,327 75.36
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s
General election 1970: Gosport and Fareham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Bennett 39,234 54.30
Labour John R Sturges 21,262 29.43
Liberal Peter Irvin Smith 11,754 16.27
Majority 17,972 24.87
Turnout 72,250 71.72
Conservative hold Swing

References
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