Christchurch and Lymington (UK Parliament constituency)

Christchurch and Lymington
Former constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Christchurch and Lymington in Hampshire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
CountyHampshire
February 1974–1983
SeatsOne
Created fromBournemouth East and Christchurch
Replaced byNew Forest and Christchurch[1]

Christchurch and Lymington was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Christchurch and Lymington in Hampshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Christchurch constituency.

Boundaries

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The Boroughs of Christchurch and Lymington.[2]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
Feb 1974 Robert Adley Conservative
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

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General election February 1974: Christchurch and Lymington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert James Adley 25,908 58.02 n/a
Liberal Martin John Kyrle 11,274 25.25 n/a
Labour Bruce Stanley Reed 7,471 16.73 n/a
Majority 14,634 32.77 n/a
Turnout 44,653 81.22 n/a
Conservative win (new seat)
General election October 1974: Christchurch and Lymington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert James Adley 23,728 57.42 −0.60
Liberal John Madeley 9,838 23.81 −1.44
Labour L.K. Hatts 7,759 18.78 +2.05
Majority 13,890 33.61 +0.84
Turnout 41,325 74.73 −6.49
Conservative hold Swing +0.42
General election 1979: Christchurch and Lymington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert James Adley 29,817 66.01 +8.69
Liberal Robert Harrison 7,654 16.95 −6.86
Labour L.K. Hatts 6,722 14.88 −3.90
Ecology James Keeling 975 2.16 new
Majority 22,163 49.06 +15.55
Turnout 45,168 77.63 +2.90
Conservative hold Swing +7.77

References

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  1. ^ "'Christchurch and Lymington', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (New Forest and Christchurch and Lymington) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/607, retrieved 26 February 2023
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