Gosport and Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)
# Gosport and Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Gosport and Fareham was a parliamentary constituency in Hampshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

It was then replaced by two new constituencies, Gosport and Fareham. The incumbent MP, Reginald Bennett, was re-elected in the new Fareham constituency.

## Boundaries

The Borough of Gosport, and the Urban District of Fareham.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1950 | Reginald Bennett | Conservative |
| | Feb 1974 | Constituency abolished: see Gosport and Fareham | Constituency abolished: see Gosport and Fareham |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Gosport and Fareham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 29,163 | 56.88 | |
| | Labour | Alfred Robert Nobes | 18,579 | 36.24 | |
| | Liberal | Edgar Wilfred Borrow | 3,531 | 6.89 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,584 | 20.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,273 | 83.18 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

General election 1951: Gosport and Fareham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 30,727 | 60.21 |
| | Labour | Norman Francis Stogdon | 20,303 | 39.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,424 | 20.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,030 | 80.89 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

General election 1955: Gosport and Fareham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 30,918 | 62.65 |
| | Labour | S James Surrey | 18,432 | 37.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,486 | 25.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,350 | 74.24 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

General election 1959: Gosport and Fareham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 35,808 | 64.56 |
| | Labour | Alan S Pratley | 19,654 | 35.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,154 | 29.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,462 | 75.68 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Gosport and Fareham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 32,369 | 51.90 | |
| | Labour | John R Sturges | 18,321 | 29.37 | |
| | Liberal | Eric J Barber | 11,684 | 18.73 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,048 | 22.53 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,374 | 76.02 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

General election 1966: Gosport and Fareham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 32,752 | 51.72 |
| | Labour | John R Sturges | 21,726 | 34.31 |
| | Liberal | Brian V Newman | 8,849 | 13.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,026 | 17.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,327 | 75.36 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Gosport and Fareham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 39,234 | 54.30 |
| | Labour | John R Sturges | 21,262 | 29.43 |
| | Liberal | Peter Irvin Smith | 11,754 | 16.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,972 | 24.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,250 | 71.72 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
