County Hampshire Created 1997 European Parliament constituency South East England Number of members 1 | Electorate 68,987 (December 2010) Created from New Forest Member of parliament Desmond Swayne Replaced by New Forest | |
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Major settlements Fordingbridge, Ringwood, New Milton, Lymington | ||
New Forest West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Desmond Swayne, a Conservative.
Contents
Boundaries
1997-2010: The District of New Forest wards of Barton, Bashley, Becton, Bransgrove and Sopley, Downlands, Fordingbridge, Forest North West, Forest West, Hordle, Lymington Town, Milford, Milton, Pennington, Ringwood North, Ringwood South, and Sway.
2010-present: The District of New Forest wards of Barton, Bashley, Becton, Bransgore and Burley, Buckland, Downlands and Forest, Fernhill, Fordingbridge, Forest North West, Hordle, Lymington Town, Milford, Milton, Pennington, Ringwood East and Sopley, Ringwood North, and Ringwood South.
This constituency covers the part of the New Forest which is not covered by its other constituency and southern settlements next to the coast just outside its boundaries. Largest settlements are Fordingbridge and Ringwood which are inland and coastal New Milton and Lymington.
History
This constituency was created when the old New Forest constituency was divided for the 1997 general election, since its creation results suggest a Conservative safe seat.
Constituency profile
For all areas the relevant local authority has a higher than average proportion of retired people, and a lower than national average extent of social housing and rented housing. Housing types include far above average detached and semi-detached properties. Bournemouth's eastern borders plus coast and forest are contained in this area.