Havant and Waterloo (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Infobox UK constituency main 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.

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

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	Feb 1974	Ian Lloyd	Conservative
1983		constituency abolished: see Havant

Elections

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Havant and Waterloo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Lloyd	35,580	57.30
		D.B. Hoodless	15,240	24.54
		David Amies	11,274	18.16
Majority			20,340	32.76
Turnout			62,094	75.62
	hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Havant and Waterloo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Lloyd	24,880	44.71
		S. Brewin	16,148	29.02
		T. King	14,615	26.27
Majority			8,732	15.69
Turnout			55,643	73.73
	hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Havant and Waterloo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Lloyd	27,397	45.93
		S. Brewin	18,209	30.53
		J.T. Acklaw	13,367	22.41
	Independent	R.E. Wakeford	675	1.13
Majority			9,188	15.40
Turnout			59,648	79.96
	win (new seat)