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New Forest West

Every general election in New Forest West since 1997. Latest: Desmond Swayne, Conservative, majority 5,600.

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Member of Parliament

Desmond Swayne

Conservative · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 5,600

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Desmond Swayne Elected sitting MPConservative16,41235.4%
Sally JohnstonLabour10,81223.3%
Jack DaviesLiberal Democrats8,18617.7%
Reginald Chester-SterneReform UK7,57716.4%
Anna CollarGreen2,8006.0%
Gavin RidleyAnimal Welfare Party3930.9%
Paul SimonSocial Democratic Party1570.3%
Valid votes46,337
Majority5,60012.1%

Con hold Turnout 67.5% of 68,644 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19972001200520102015201720192024Conservative, 1997: 50.6%Conservative, 2001: 55.7%Conservative, 2005: 56.5%Conservative, 2010: 58.8%Conservative, 2015: 60.0%Conservative, 2017: 66.8%Conservative, 2019: 63.8%Conservative, 2024: 35.4%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 27.8%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 25.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 18.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 23.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 7.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 9.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 15.3%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 17.7%Labour, 1997: 14.3%Labour, 2001: 14.7%Labour, 2005: 16.5%Labour, 2010: 9.8%Labour, 2015: 10.8%Labour, 2017: 19.6%Labour, 2019: 13.1%Labour, 2024: 23.3%UK Independence Party, 2010: 5.9%UK Independence Party, 2015: 16.5%Reform UK, 2024: 16.4%
Vote share in New Forest West at each general election Con LD Lab UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s New Forest West lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Con Desmond SwayneLab5,60012.167.5%Con hold
2019Con Desmond SwayneLD24,40348.571.0%Con hold
2017Con Desmond SwayneLab23,43147.272.1%Con hold
2015Con Desmond SwayneUKIP20,60443.569.3%Con hold
2010Con Desmond SwayneLD16,89635.569.6%Con hold
2005ConLD17,28537.566.8%
2001ConLD13,19129.965.1%Con hold
1997ConLD11,33222.874.7%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for New Forest West?

Desmond Swayne (Conservative) won New Forest West at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,600.

Which parties have won New Forest West?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1997: Conservative 8.

Which region is New Forest West in?

New Forest West is in South East.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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