Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)

Fareham
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Fareham in Hampshire.
Location of Hampshire within England.
County	Hampshire
Electorate	76,457 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Fareham, Portchester, Warsash
Current constituency
Created	1974 (1974)
Member of parliament	Suella Fernandes (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Gosport & Fareham
1885–1950
Number of members	One
Type of constituency	County constituency
Replaced by	Gosport & Fareham
Created from	South Hampshire
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South East England

Fareham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since the 2015 General Election it has been represented by Suella Fernandes of the Conservative Party.

1885-1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Portsmouth and Southampton, the Sessional Division of Fareham, and part of the Sessional Division of Southampton.

1918-1950: The Urban Districts of Fareham, Gosport and Alverstoke, Havant, and Warblington, and the Rural Districts of Fareham and Havant.

1974-1983: The Urban District of Fareham.

1983-1997: The Borough of Fareham except the wards of Hill Head and Stubbington, and the City of Winchester wards of Boarhunt and Southwick, Curdridge, Denmead, Droxford Soberton and Hambledon, Shedfield, Swanmore, Waltham Chase, and Wickham.

1997-present: The Borough of Fareham except the wards of Hill Head and Stubbington.

The constituency comprises all wards of the Fareham borough except Stubbington and Hill Head. The largest town in the constituency, as the name suggests, is Fareham. Other communities in the constituency include Portchester, Locks Heath, Warsash and Titchfield.

The constituency was first created in 1885, however in 1950 it was abolished to form the constituency of Gosport and Fareham. It was revived again in 1974. The constituency has always been represented by Conservatives, therefore it is considered a safe seat.

General Election 1914/15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;