Eastleigh (constituency)

Eastleigh
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Eastleigh in Hampshire.
Location of Hampshire within England.
County	Hampshire
Electorate	78,313 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Eastleigh, Bishopstoke, Botley, Hedge End and Hamble-le-Rice
Current constituency
Created	1955
Member of parliament	Mims Davies (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Winchester (fraction of)
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South East England

Eastleigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The current MP is Mims Davies of the Conservative party, first elected in the 2015 general election.

1955-1974: The Municipal Borough of Eastleigh, in the Rural District of New Forest the civil parishes of Eling and Netley Marsh, in the Rural District of Romsey and Stockbridge the civil parishes of Ampfield, Chilworth, North Baddesley, and Nursling and Rownhams, and in the Rural District of Winchester the civil parishes of Botley, Bursledon, Hamble, Hedge End, Hound, and West End.

1974-1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Eastleigh and Romsey, in the Rural District of Romsey and Stockbridge the civil parishes of Ampfield, Braishfield, Chilworth, Melchet Park and Plaitford, Michelmersh, North Baddesley, Nursling and Rownhams, Romsey Extra, Sherfield English, and Wellow, and in the Rural District of Winchester the civil parishes of Botley, Bursledon, Hamble, Hedge End, Hound, and West End.

1983-1997: The Borough of Eastleigh, and the City of Southampton ward of Woolston.

1997-2010: The Borough of Eastleigh wards of Bishopstoke, Botley, Bursledon, Eastleigh Central, Eastleigh North, Eastleigh South, Eastleigh West, Fair Oak, Hamble, Hedge End St John's, Hedge End Wildern, Hound, West End North, and West End South.

2010–present: The Borough of Eastleigh wards of Bishopstoke East, Bishopstoke West, Botley, Bursledon and Old Netley, Eastleigh Central, Eastleigh North, Eastleigh South, Fair Oak and Horton Heath, Hamble-le-Rice and Butlocks Heath, Hedge End Grange Park, Hedge End St John’s, Hedge End Wildern, Netley Abbey, West End North, and West End South.

The constituency lies in a long band east of Southampton in Hampshire that stretches from Eastleigh to the sailing centre of Hamble, and comprises all of the Borough of Eastleigh apart from the town of Chandler's Ford which is in the Winchester constituency.