Hove and Portslade (UK Parliament constituency)
Hove and Portslade | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 2010 | |
![]() Boundary of Hove and Portslade in South East England | |
County | East Sussex |
Electorate | 73,726 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 (as Hove) |
Member of Parliament | Peter Kyle (Labour Party) |
Created from |
Hove and Portslade is a borough constituency in East Sussex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Peter Kyle of the Labour Party, who currently serves as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology in the government of Keir Starmer.
It was previously called Hove. Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, there were no changes to the constituency boundaries, but it was renamed from the 2024 general election.[3][4] Before it was renamed, it had the joint shortest name of any constituency of the UK Parliament, with 4 letters, the same as Bath.
Boundaries
[edit]1950–1983: The County Borough of Hove, and the Urban District of Portslade-by-Sea.
1983–2010: The Borough of Hove.
2010–present: The City of Brighton and Hove wards of Brunswick and Adelaide, Central Hove, Goldsmid, Hangleton and Knoll, Hove Park, North Portslade, South Portslade, Westbourne, and Wish.
As a result of 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency remained unchanged, but the name was changed from Hove to Hove and Portslade.
The constituency covers Hove and Portslade in the city of Brighton and Hove.
Constituency profile
[edit]The settlement of Hove is an economically active seaside resort which is both a commuter town and centred in an area of high local employment, stretching from Portsmouth to London Gatwick Airport. The seat acted as a barometer of the national result between 1979 and 2015.
History
[edit]It was not until the 1950 general election, when major boundary changes occurred in Brighton, that Hove acquired a parliamentary seat of its own, having previously been in the former two-seat Brighton constituency. Hove was a Conservative stronghold until the 1997 general election, when the Labour Party saw a landslide parliamentary victory and with it, as in Greater London, wide success on the developed East Sussex coast.[n 1]
Labour retained the seat, though with narrow majorities, at the 2001 and 2005 general elections. The Liberal Democrats including their two predecessor parties amassed their largest share of the vote in 2010 at 22.6% of the vote. Mike Weatherley, a Conservative, regained the seat at the 2010 general election. Weatherley stood down after one term, and the 2015 election saw Peter Kyle regain the seat for Labour on a 3.1% swing.[5] The 2015 result gave the seat the 14th-smallest majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.[6] Kyle was reelected in 2017 by a margin of 32.6%, a 15.1% swing to Labour; this was not only the biggest margin Labour had ever won Hove by, but the largest margin any MP for Hove had won since 1987. The Conservative Party polled its lowest number of votes since 2005 and recorded their lowest percentage of the vote (31.6%) in the constituency since its creation. Turnout at the 2017 general election was 77.6%, the highest turnout in the constituency at a general election since its creation in 1950. In the 2024 election,the Greens moved into 2nd place behind Labour, the latter's vote decreasing, but managing their largest majority since they first gained the seat in 1997.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Brighton and Lewes prior to 1950
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter Kyle | 27,209 | 52.4 | ![]() | |
Green | Sophie Broadbent | 7,418 | 14.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Carline Deal | 6,630 | 12.8 | ![]() | |
Reform UK | Martin Hess | 4,558 | 8.8 | ![]() | |
Independent | Tanushka Marah | 3,048 | 5.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Wang | 3,046 | 5.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 19,881 | 38.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 51,909 | 70.1 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 74,063 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Kyle | 32,876 | 58.3 | –5.8 | |
Conservative | Robert Nemeth | 15,832 | 28.1 | –3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Beatrice Bass | 3,731 | 6.6 | +4.3 | |
Green | Oliver Sykes | 2,496 | 4.4 | +2.7 | |
Brexit Party | Angela Hancock | 1,111 | 2.0 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | Dame Dixon | 195 | 0.3 | New | |
Independent | Charlotte Sabel | 150 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 17,044 | 30.2 | –2.3 | ||
Turnout | 56,391 | 75.9 | –1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | –1.2 |
Peter Kyle's 21.8% vote share increase was the 5th largest for any Labour Party candidate at the 2017 election.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Kyle | 36,942 | 64.1 | +21.8 | |
Conservative | Kristy Adams | 18,185 | 31.6 | –8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carrie Hynds | 1,311 | 2.3 | –1.3 | |
Green | Phélim Mac Cafferty | 971 | 1.7 | –5.1 | |
Independent | Charley Sabel | 187 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 18,757 | 32.5 | +30.1 | ||
Turnout | 57,596 | 77.6 | +6.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +15.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Kyle[16] | 22,082 | 42.3 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Graham Cox[17] | 20,846 | 39.9 | +3.2 | |
Green | Christopher Hawtree[18] | 3,569 | 6.8 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Kevin Smith[19][20] | 3,265 | 6.3 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Lambell[21] | 1,861 | 3.6 | –19.0 | |
Independent | Jenny Barnard-Langston | 322 | 0.6 | New | |
TUSC | Dave Hill | 144 | 0.3 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | Dame Jon Dixon[22] | 125 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,236 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 52,214 | 71.0 | +1.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Weatherley | 18,294 | 36.7 | +0.2 | |
Labour | Celia Barlow | 16,426 | 33.0 | −4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Elgood | 11,240 | 22.6 | +4.7 | |
Green | Ian Davey | 2,568 | 5.2 | −0.5 | |
UKIP | Paul Perrin | 1,206 | 2.4 | +1.1 | |
Independent | Brian Ralfe | 85 | 0.2 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 1,868 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,819 | 69.5 | +5.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +2.4 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Celia Barlow | 16,786 | 37.5 | −8.4 | |
Conservative | Nick Boles | 16,366 | 36.5 | −1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Elgood | 8,002 | 17.9 | +8.8 | |
Green | Anthea P. Ballam | 2,575 | 5.7 | +2.4 | |
UKIP | Stuart N. Bower | 575 | 1.3 | +0.4 | |
Respect | Paddy O'Keefe | 268 | 0.6 | New | |
Independent | Bob Dobbs | 95 | 0.2 | New | |
Silent Majority Party | Richard Franklin | 78 | 0.2 | New | |
Independent | Brian Ralfe | 51 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 420 | 1.0 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 44,796 | 64.1 | +5.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ivor Caplin | 19,253 | 45.9 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | Jenny M. Langston | 16,082 | 38.3 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Harold De Souza | 3,823 | 9.1 | −0.6 | |
Green | Anthea P. Ballam | 1,369 | 3.3 | +2.0 | |
Socialist Alliance | Andy K. Richards | 531 | 1.3 | New | |
UKIP | Richard Franklin | 358 | 0.9 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | Nigel R. Donovan | 316 | 0.8 | New | |
Free Party | Simon Dobbshead | 196 | 0.5 | New | |
Independent | Thomas S. Major | 60 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 3,171 | 7.6 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 41,988 | 58.9 | −10.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.3 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ivor Caplin | 21,458 | 44.6 | +20.1 | |
Conservative | Robert Guy | 17,499 | 36.4 | −12.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Pearce | 4,645 | 9.7 | −9.7 | |
Referendum | Stuart R. Field | 1,931 | 4.0 | New | |
Ind. Conservative | John P. Furness | 1,735 | 3.6 | −1.7 | |
Green | Philip A.T. Mulligan | 644 | 1.3 | −0.3 | |
UKIP | J.E. Vause | 209 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 3,959 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,121 | 69.6 | −4.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Sainsbury | 24,525 | 49.0 | −9.8 | |
Labour | Donald Turner | 12,257 | 24.5 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne F. Jones | 9,709 | 19.4 | −2.4 | |
Ind. Conservative | John P. Furness | 2,658 | 5.3 | New | |
Green | Gordon S. Sinclair | 814 | 1.6 | New | |
Natural Law | John H. Morilly | 126 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 12,268 | 24.5 | −12.5 | ||
Turnout | 50,089 | 74.1 | +6.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −8.0 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Sainsbury | 28,952 | 58.8 | −1.7 | |
SDP | Margaret Collins | 10,734 | 21.8 | −2.3 | |
Labour | Donald Turner | 9,010 | 18.3 | +4.4 | |
Spare the Earth | Thomas Layton | 522 | 1.1 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 18,218 | 37.0 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 49,218 | 67.8 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Sainsbury | 28,628 | 60.5 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Theodora Beamish | 11,409 | 24.1 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Chris Wright | 6,550 | 13.9 | −7.6 | |
Spare the Earth | Thomas Layton | 524 | 1.1 | New | |
Modern Democratic Party | K.H. Lillie | 189 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 17,219 | 36.4 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 47,300 | 65.8 | −5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.6 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Sainsbury | 30,256 | 60.1 | +6.5 | |
Labour | B. R. Fitch | 10,807 | 21.5 | −0.4 | |
Liberal | James M. M. Walsh | 8,771 | 17.4 | −7.1 | |
National Front | F. Sheridan | 508 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 19,449 | 38.6 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 50,342 | 71.6 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Sainsbury | 27,345 | 53.6 | −0.6 | |
Liberal | James M. M. Walsh | 12,469 | 24.5 | −9.2 | |
Labour | L. E. Hamilton | 11,179 | 21.9 | +10.6 | |
Majority | 14,876 | 29.1 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 50,993 | 69.8 | −7.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Sainsbury | 30,451 | 54.2 | ||
Liberal | Des Wilson | 18,942 | 33.7 | ||
Labour | R. A. Wallis | 6,374 | 11.3 | ||
National Front | Ted Budden | 442 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 11,509 | 20.5 | |||
Turnout | 56,209 | 77.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Sainsbury | 22,070 | 47.9 | −20.8 | |
Liberal | Des Wilson | 17,224 | 37.4 | New | |
Labour | Ronald Wallis | 5,335 | 11.6 | −19.7 | |
National Front | John Harrison-Broadley[37][unreliable source?] | 1,409 | 3.1 | New | |
Marxist-Leninist (England) | Carole Reakes | 128 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 4,846 | 10.5 | −26.9 | ||
Turnout | 46,038 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -29.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Maddan | 34,287 | 68.7 | +11.5 | |
Labour | David G. Nicholas | 15,639 | 31.3 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 18,648 | 37.4 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 49,926 | 66.7 | −5.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.6 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Maddan | 28,799 | 57.2 | −11.2 | |
Labour | Trevor Williams | 12,909 | 25.7 | −6.6 | |
Liberal | Oliver Moxon | 8,037 | 16.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Max Cossmann | 574 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,890 | 31.5 | −5.4 | ||
Turnout | 50,319 | 72.1 | +13.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Maddan | 25,339 | 62.0 | −6.4 | |
Labour | Thomas James Marsh | 8,387 | 21.0 | −10.7 | |
Liberal | Oliver Moxon | 6,867 | 16.7 | New | |
Independent | Max Cossman | 121 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 16,952 | 41.0 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,714 | 58.2 | −11.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Marlowe | 32,923 | 68.4 | −6.4 | |
Labour | Thomas James Marsh | 15,214 | 32.3 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 17,709 | 36.9 | –12.6 | ||
Turnout | 48,137 | 69.6 | −2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -6.4 |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Marlowe | 36,150 | 74.76 | +0.61 | |
Labour | Thomas James Marsh | 12,206 | 25.24 | −0.61 | |
Majority | 23,944 | 49.52 | |||
Turnout | 48,356 | 72.15 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.61 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Marlowe | 34,314 | 74.15 | −0.07 | |
Labour | Harry F. Parker | 11,961 | 25.85 | +0.07 | |
Majority | 22,353 | 48.30 | |||
Turnout | 46,275 | 70.96 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.07 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Marlowe | 37,230 | 74.22 | +7.30 | |
Labour | Alfred D. Bermel | 12,934 | 25.78 | +2.40 | |
Majority | 24,296 | 48.44 | |||
Turnout | 50,164 | 77.40 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.85 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Marlowe | 33,748 | 66.92 | ||
Labour | Finlay R. Rea | 11,791 | 23.38 | ||
Liberal | John Richard Colclough | 4,893 | 9.70 | ||
Majority | 21,957 | 43.54 | |||
Turnout | 50,432 | 81.93 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in East Sussex
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
Notes
[edit]- ^ (Brighton Kemptown, Brighton Pavilion, Hastings and Rye also were won by candidates for New Labour
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[edit]- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
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- Election results, 1992 – 2005 Archived 28 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine (Guardian)
- Election results, 1951 – 2001 Archived 5 May 2004 at the Wayback Machine (Keele University)
- F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950–1973. (ISBN 0-900178-07-8)
External links
[edit]- Hove UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Hove and Portslade UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK