Eastleigh (UK Parliament constituency)
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Eastleigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.wikipedia
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Mims Davies
Mims '''Davies
The current MP is Mims Davies of the Conservative party, first elected in the 2015 general election.
Miriam Jane Alice "Mims" Davies (born 2 June 1975) is a British Conservative Party politician who was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh in May 2015.

United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
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Eastleigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Stephen Milligan
It was a fairly safe seat for the Conservatives for nearly forty years until the death of its then MP, former journalist Stephen Milligan, in 1994.
He held a number of senior journalistic posts until his election to serve as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh in 1992.


Chris Huhne
Christopher HuhneChris Huhne MP
Chris Huhne, the MP from 2005 to 2013, was his party's environment spokesman in opposition, before becoming the Liberal Democrat senior spokesman for the Home Office (or Second Shadow Home Secretary).
Christopher Murray Paul-Huhne (born 2 July 1954), known as Chris Huhne, is an energy and climate change consultant and formerly a British journalist and politician who was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Eastleigh from 2005 to 2013 and the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2010 to 2012.


Borough of Eastleigh
EastleighEastleigh Borough CouncilEastleigh Borough
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 part of the town of Chandler's Ford which is in the Test Valley constituency.
Most of the borough is covered by the Eastleigh constituency, represented by Mims Davies of the Conservative Party.


Eastleigh
Eastleigh Town F.C.East LeighEastleigh MB
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 part of the town of Chandler's Ford which is in the Test Valley constituency.
Mike Thornton was elected at the 2013 by-election with a majority of 1,771 votes after the resignation of Chris Huhne, in a by-election that was closely fought with UKIP coming in second and the Conservatives finishing in third place.





Hampshire
County of SouthamptonHampshire, EnglandCounty of Hampshire
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 part of the town of Chandler's Ford which is in the Test Valley constituency.
The Liberal Democrats held Portsmouth South and Eastleigh.









1994 Eastleigh by-election
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At the subsequent by-election, the Liberal Democrats gained the seat on a very large swing, and then held Eastleigh in the four following general elections (1997, 2001, 2005 and 2010), though with somewhat narrow majorities.
The Eastleigh by-election, 1994 was a parliamentary by-election held on 9 June 1994 for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Eastleigh in Hampshire.
2015 United Kingdom general election
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The current MP is Mims Davies of the Conservative party, first elected in the 2015 general election.









Chandler's Ford
Chandlers FordChandler's Ford, HampshireSherborne House School
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 part of the town of Chandler's Ford which is in the Test Valley constituency.
Part of the Eastleigh South ward lies west of the M3, and so is normally considered part of Chandler's Ford; it is in the Eastleigh constituency, represented by Conservative Mims Davies.


R v Huhne
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Following the 2010 general election, Huhne joined the coalition government's cabinet as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, but resigned as an MP in February 2013 after admitting perverting the course of justice over a speeding case.
Huhne had been the Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh since 2005.


David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey
David ChidgeyLord ChidgeyBaron Chidgey
A former Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh, he now sits in the House of Lords.

2013 Eastleigh by-election
Eastleigh by-electionEastleigh2013
The Eastleigh by-election, 2013 was a parliamentary by-election held on 28 February 2013 for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Eastleigh in Hampshire.

Hamble-le-Rice
HambleHamble AerodromeHamble le Rice
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 part of the town of Chandler's Ford which is in the Test Valley constituency.

Mike Thornton (politician)
Mike ThorntonMichael Thornton
Michael Douglas Thornton (born 1 May 1952) is a British politician and former Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Eastleigh in Hampshire.

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
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* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
David Price (British politician)
David PriceSir David PriceD. E. C. Price
Price was the first Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh, from the seat's creation in 1955 until his retirement in 1992, when he was succeeded by Stephen Milligan.
1955 United Kingdom general election
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Bishopstoke
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Botley, Hampshire
BotleyFairthorne Manor Golf Course

Hedge End
Hedge End, HampshireSt John's Church, Hedge EndHedge End/Botley





House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of CommonsBritish House of CommonsCommons
Eastleigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.






Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Eastleigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.





Conservative Party (UK)
ConservativeConservative PartyConservatives
The current MP is Mims Davies of the Conservative party, first elected in the 2015 general election. It was a fairly safe seat for the Conservatives for nearly forty years until the death of its then MP, former journalist Stephen Milligan, in 1994.









Southampton
Southampton, EnglandSouthampton, HampshireCity of Southampton
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 part of the town of Chandler's Ford which is in the Test Valley constituency.








