Havant (UK Parliament constituency)

Havant (/ˈhævənt/) is a constituency^{[n 1]} in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Alan Mak, a member of the Conservative Party. He is the first person of Chinese and East Asian origin to be elected to the House of Commons.

Havant
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries since 1997
Boundary within South East England
County	Hampshire
Electorate	72,766 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	Bedhampton Emsworth Havant Warblington
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	Alan Mak (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Havant & Waterloo

Constituency profile

The constituency comprises most of the borough (and the town) of Havant in Hampshire. This includes Hayling Island, Waterlooville and Emsworth.

Residents are slightly poorer and less likely to be university-educated^[2] than the UK average.^[3]

Traditionally, Havant was a rock solid seat for the Conservatives. However, the Conservatives were very nearly beaten by Labour in 2024, with a large chunk of their vote going to Reform, who attained a very credible third place – their best result in Hampshire.

Boundaries

1983–1997: The Borough of Havant wards of Barncroft, Battins, Bedhampton, Bondfields, Cowplain, Emsworth, Hart Plain, Hayling East, Hayling West, St Faith's, Warren Park, and Waterloo.

1997–2024: The Borough of Havant wards of Barncroft, Battins, Bedhampton, Bondfields, Emsworth, Hayling East, Hayling West, Purbrook, St Faith's, Stakes, and Warren Park.

2024–present: The 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place on 1 December 2020, left the boundaries unchanged.^[4] However, following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2024,^[5] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

• The Borough of Havant wards of: Bedhampton; Emsworth; Havant St Faith's; Hayling East; Hayling West; Leigh Park Central & West Leigh; Leigh Park Heritage; Purbrook; Stakes.^[6]

History

The constituency was preceded by Havant and Waterloo.

The current MP Alan Mak is the first person of Chinese and East Asian origin to be elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Members of Parliament

Havant & Waterloo prior to 1983

Election		Member[7]	Party
	1983	Ian Lloyd	Conservative
	1992	David Willetts	Conservative
	2015	Alan Mak	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Havant^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Mak	12,986	30.8	−34.6
	Labour	Stefanie Harvey	12,894	30.6	+12.6
	Reform UK	John Perry	9,959	23.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Gayathri Sathyanath	3,275	7.8	−4.6
	Green	Jeanette Shepherd	2,861	6.8	+3.3
	Workers Party	Jennifer Alemanno	211	0.5	N/A
Majority			92	0.2	−47.2
Turnout			42,186	58.5	−4.7
Registered electors			72,346
	Conservative hold		Swing	−23.6

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Havant^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Mak	30,051	65.4	+5.6
	Labour	Rosamund Knight	8,259	18.0	−7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Gray	5,708	12.4	+6.4
	Green	John Colman	1,597	3.5	+1.1
	SDP	Alan Black	344	0.7	N/A
Majority			21,792	47.4	+12.9
Turnout			45,959	63.7	−0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.5

General election 2017: Havant^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Mak	27,676	59.8	+8.1
	Labour	Graham Giles	11,720	25.3	+9.4
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Gray	2,801	6.0	−0.5
	UKIP	John Perry	2,011	4.3	−16.3
	Green	Tim Dawes	1,122	2.4	−2.8
	Independent	Ann Buckley	984	2.1	N/A
Majority			15,956	34.5	+3.4
Turnout			46,399	63.9	+0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.6

General election 2015: Havant^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Mak	23,159	51.7	+0.6
	UKIP	John Perry	9,239	20.6	+14.7
	Labour	Graham Giles	7,149	15.9	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Sollitt[12]	2,929	6.5	−16.9
	Green	Tim Dawes	2,352	5.2	N/A
Majority			13,920	31.1	+3.4
Turnout			44,828	63.5	+0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	−7.05

General election 2010: Havant^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Willetts	22,433	51.1	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Payton	10,273	23.4	+3.2
	Labour	Robert Smith	7,777	17.7	−11.0
	UKIP	Gary Kerrin	2,611	5.9	+3.5
	English Democrat	Fungus Addams	809	1.8	N/A
Majority			12,160	27.7	+12.0
Turnout			43,903	63.0	+2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.8

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Havant^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Willetts	18,370	44.4	+0.5
	Labour	Sarah Bogle	11,862	28.7	−4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Bentley	8,358	20.2	+1.6
	Green	Timothy Dawes	1,006	2.4	+0.4
	UKIP	Stephen Harris	998	2.4	+1.0
	BNP	Ian Johnson	562	1.4	N/A
	Veritas	Russell Thomas	195	0.5	N/A
Majority			6,508	15.7	+5.3
Turnout			41,351	60.3	+2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.65

General election 2001: Havant^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Willetts	17,769	43.9	+4.2
	Labour	Peter Guthrie	13,562	33.5	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Cole	7,508	18.6	−3.8
	Green	Kevin Jacks	793	2.0	N/A
	UKIP	Timothy Cuell	561	1.4	N/A
	Independent	Roy Stanley	244	0.6	N/A
Majority			4,207	10.4	+2.7
Turnout			40,437	57.6	−12.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.35

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Havant^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Willetts	19,204	39.7	−13.1
	Labour	Lynne Armstrong	15,475	32.0	+12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Kooner	10,806	22.4	−3.7
	Referendum	Anthony Green	2,395	5.0	N/A
	British Isles People First Party	Major Atwal	442	0.9	N/A
Majority			3,729	7.7
Turnout			48,322	70.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−12.7

General election 1992: Havant^[17][18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Willetts	32,233	55.0	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen van Hagen	14,649	25.0	−3.1
	Labour	Graham Morris	10,968	18.7	+4.6
	Green	Terry Mitchell	793	1.4	N/A
Majority			17,584	30.0	+1.0
Turnout			58,643	79.0	+4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.5

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Havant^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Lloyd	32,527	57.1	+1.8
	SDP	Elizabeth Cleaver	16,017	28.1	−4.6
	Labour	James Philips	8,030	14.1	+2.1
	Creek Road Fresh Bread Party	Gerald Fuller	373	0.7	N/A
Majority			16,510	29.0	+6.4
Turnout			56,947	74.6	+2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1983: Havant^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Lloyd	29,148	55.3
	SDP	Elizabeth Cleaver	17,192	32.7
	Labour	Robert Norris	6,335	12.0
Majority			11,956	22.6
Turnout			52,675	72.1
	Conservative win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)