New Forest and Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency)

New Forest and Christchurch was a county constituency in Hampshire which elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1918 general election, partially replacing the previous New Forest constituency, and was abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was partially replaced by a recreated New Forest constituency.

Boundaries

The Boroughs of Christchurch, Lymington, and Romsey, and the Rural Districts of Christchurch, Fordingbridge, Lymington, New Forest, Ringwood, and Romsey.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party	Notes
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1918	Walter Frank Perkins	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1922	Wilfrid Ashley	Conservative	Resigned January 1932 on being raised to the peerage
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1932 by-election	John Mills	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1945	Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre	Conservative	Subsequently, MP for New Forest
	1950	constituency abolished: see New Forest & Bournemouth East and Christchurch

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

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Elections in the 1920s

General election 1918: New Forest and Christchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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General election 1922: New Forest and Christchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
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General election 1923: New Forest and Christchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Wilfrid Ashley	Template:Replace	53.9
		Alexander Boulton	11,889	46.1
Majority			2,011	7.8
Turnout			25,789	68.8
Registered electors			37,475
	hold		Swing	N/A

General election 1924: New Forest and Christchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Wilfrid Ashley	Template:Replace	64.6
		Alexander Boulton	6,681	24.1
		C Lincoln Brighton	3,137	11.3
Majority			11,264	40.5
Turnout			27,763	71.4
Registered electors			38,905
	hold		Swing	+16.4

General election 1929: New Forest and Christchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Wilfrid Ashley	Template:Replace	55.5
		Marcus Cheke	11,520	28.9
		G W Austin	6,206	15.6
Majority			10,602	26.6
Turnout			39,848	72.6
Registered electors			53,884
	hold		Swing	−7.0

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: New Forest and Christchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Wilfrid Ashley	Template:Replace	83.3
		Frank Stainer	7,130	16.7
Majority			28,414	66.6
Turnout			47,067	71.9
	hold		Swing

1932 New Forest and Christchurch by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Mills	Template:Replace	82.0
		C. A. Smith	5,135	18.0
Majority			18,192	64.0
Turnout			28,462	48.0
	hold		Swing

General election 1935: New Forest and Christchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Mills	Template:Replace	74.8
		CM Wadham	10,876	25.2
Majority			21,333	49.6
Turnout			43,085	64.5
	hold		Swing

General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

• Conservative: John Mills
• Liberal: H J Dey
• Labour: RE Gray

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: New Forest and Christchurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre	Template:Replace	50.9
		Horace King	22,478	35.9
		John W Howlett	8,299	13.2
Majority			9,410	15.0
Turnout			62,665	71.3
	hold		Swing