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14 December 1918 | 23,195/37,427 | 61.97 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition | 15,842 | 68.30 | |
Liberal Party | 4,283 | 18.47 | |
Labour Party | 3,070 | 13.24 | |
Majority | 11,559 | 49.83 | |
15 November 1922 | 29,040/39,426 | 73.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 19,960 | 68.73 | |
Liberal Party | 9,080 | 31.27 | |
Majority | 10,880 | 37.47 | |
27 November 1922 Resignation of Herbert Cayzer. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
13 December 1922 | 22,735/39,426 | 57.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,301 | 62.90 | |
Independent Conservative | 8,434 | 37.10 | |
Majority | 5,867 | 25.81 | |
Rt Hon Leslie Wilson was Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury. | |||
26 July 1923 Resignation of Rt Hon Leslie Wilson on appointment as Governor of Bombay. (Northstead) | |||
13 August 1923 | 21,647/39,426 | 54.91 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,884 | 54.90 | |
Liberal Party | 9,763 | 45.10 | |
Majority | 2,121 | 9.80 | |
6 December 1923 | 29,711/40,854 | 72.72 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,625 | 55.96 | |
Labour Party | 7,388 | 24.87 | |
Liberal Party | 5,698 | 19.18 | |
Majority | 9,237 | 31.09 | |
29 October 1924 | 30,733/41,417 | 74.20 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,423 | 72.96 | |
Labour Party | 8,310 | 27.04 | |
Majority | 14,113 | 45.92 | |
30 May 1929 | 40,914/54,449 | 75.14 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,068 | 36.83 | |
Labour Party | 10,127 | 24.75 | |
Independent Conservative | 9,505 | 23.23 | |
Liberal Party | 6,214 | 15.19 | |
Majority | 4,941 | 12.08 | |
Frank Privett was the nominee of the Portsmouth South Constitutional Association which was formed in April 1929 with the object of promoting his candidature. | |||
27 October 1931 | 40,349/55,488 | 72.72 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 32,634 | 80.88 | |
Labour Party | 7,715 | 19.12 | |
Majority | 24,919 | 61.76 | |
14 November 1935 | 36,459/54,463 | 66.94 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,416 | 75.20 | |
Labour Party | 9,043 | 24.80 | |
Majority | 18,373 | 50.39 | |
8 June 1939 Elevation of Sir Herbert Cayzer, Bt to the Peerage - Baron Rotherwick. | |||
12 July 1939 | |||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
5 July 1945 | 28,593/38,150 | 74.95 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,810 | 55.29 | |
Labour Party | 12,783 | 44.71 | |
Majority | 3,027 | 10.59 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 48,669/58,288 | 83.50 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,124 | 63.95 | |
Labour Party | 17,545 | 36.05 | |
Majority | 13,579 | 27.90 | |
25 October 1951 | 47,898/59,306 | 80.76 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 30,548 | 63.78 | |
Labour Party | 17,350 | 36.22 | |
Majority | 13,198 | 27.55 | |
Minor Boundary Change | |||
26 May 1955 | 41,487/57,311 | 72.39 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,887 | 67.22 | |
Labour Party | 13,600 | 32.78 | |
Majority | 14,287 | 34.44 | |
8 October 1959 | 39,871/55,121 | 72.33 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,892 | 69.96 | |
Labour Party | 11,979 | 30.04 | |
Majority | 15,913 | 39.91 | |
15 October 1964 | 38,291/53,915 | 71.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 24,387 | 63.69 | |
Labour Party | 13,904 | 36.31 | |
Majority | 10,483 | 27.38 | |
31 March 1966 | 37,451/52,941 | 70.74 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,713 | 60.65 | |
Labour Party | 14,738 | 39.35 | |
Majority | 7,975 | 21.29 | |
18 June 1970 | 37,809/56,093 | 67.40 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,962 | 63.38 | |
Labour Party | 13,847 | 36.62 | |
Majority | 10,115 | 26.75 | |
Major Boundary Change | |||
28 February 1974 | 53,367/70,366 | 75.84 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,824 | 50.26 | |
Labour Party | 15,842 | 29.69 | |
Liberal Party | 10,307 | 19.31 | |
Communist Party of England | 394 | 0.74 | |
Majority | 10,982 | 20.58 | |
10 October 1974 | 49,106/70,761 | 69.40 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,379 | 47.61 | |
Labour Party | 15,308 | 31.17 | |
Liberal Party | 9,807 | 19.97 | |
Communist Party of England | 612 | 1.25 | |
Majority | 8,071 | 16.44 | |
3 May 1979 | 49,085/67,346 | 72.88 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 26,835 | 54.67 | |
Labour Party | 15,306 | 31.18 | |
Liberal Party | 6,487 | 13.22 | |
National Front | 457 | 0.93 | |
Majority | 11,529 | 23.49 | |
Major Boundary Change | |||
9 June 1983 | 50,196/75,167 | 66.78 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,101 | 50.01 | |
Social Democratic Party in Alliance | 12,766 | 25.43 | |
Labour Party | 11,324 | 22.56 | |
Independent Liberal | 554 | 1.10 | |
National Front | 279 | 0.56 | |
Independent | 172 | 0.34 | |
Majority | 12,335 | 24.57 | |
6 May 1984 Death of Ralph Bonner Pink. | |||
14 June 1984 | 40,883/75,167 | 54.39 | |
Social Democratic Party in Alliance | 15,358 | 37.57 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,017 | 34.29 | |
Labour Party | 10,846 | 26.53 | |
National Front | 226 | 0.55 | |
Ecology Party | 190 | 0.46 | |
Independent | 113 | 0.28 | |
Independent | 50 | 0.12 | |
Independent | 42 | 0.10 | |
Independent | 41 | 0.10 | |
Majority | 1,341 | 3.28 | |
11 June 1987 | 54,365/76,814 | 70.77 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 23,534 | 43.29 | |
Social Democratic Party in Alliance | 23,329 | 42.91 | |
Labour Party | 7,047 | 12.96 | |
6:57 | 455 | 0.84 | |
Majority | 205 | 0.38 | |
9 April 1992 | 53,651/77,645 | 69.10 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,798 | 42.49 | |
Liberal Democrats | 22,556 | 42.04 | |
Labour Party | 7,857 | 14.64 | |
Green Party | 349 | 0.65 | |
Natural Law Party | 91 | 0.17 | |
Majority | 242 | 0.45 | |
1 May 1997 | 51,695/80,514 | 64.21 | |
Liberal Democrats | 20,421 | 39.50 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,094 | 31.13 | |
Labour Party | 13,086 | 25.31 | |
Referendum Party | 1,629 | 3.15 | |
Official Liberal Party | 184 | 0.36 | |
UK Independence Party | 141 | 0.27 | |
Natural Law Party | 140 | 0.27 | |
Majority | 4,327 | 8.37 | |
7 June 2001 | 39,215/77,095 | 50.87 | |
Liberal Democrats | 17,490 | 44.60 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,396 | 29.06 | |
Labour Party | 9,361 | 23.87 | |
Socialist Alliance | 647 | 1.65 | |
UK Independence Party | 321 | 0.82 | |
Majority | 6,094 | 15.54 | |
5 May 2005 | 40,374/70,969 | 56.89 | |
Liberal Democrats | 17,047 | 42.22 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,685 | 33.90 | |
Labour Party | 8,714 | 21.58 | |
UK Independence Party | 928 | 2.30 | |
Majority | 3,362 | 8.33 | |
Minor Boundary Change | |||
6 May 2010 | 41,264/69,693 | 59.21 | |
Liberal Democrats | 18,921 | 45.85 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,721 | 33.25 | |
Labour Party | 5,640 | 13.67 | |
UK Independence Party | 876 | 2.12 | |
British National Party | 873 | 2.12 | |
Green Party | 716 | 1.74 | |
English Democrats Party | 400 | 0.97 | |
Justice & Anti-Corruption | 117 | 0.28 | |
Majority | 5,200 | 12.60 | |
3 June 2013 Michael Hancock resigns the Liberal Democrat whip. | |||
7 May 2015 | 41,903/71,639 | 58.49 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 14,585 | 34.81 | |
Liberal Democrats | 9,344 | 22.30 | |
Labour Party | 8,184 | 19.53 | |
UK Independence Party | 5,595 | 13.35 | |
Green Party | 3,145 | 7.51 | |
Independent | 716 | 1.71 | |
Trades Union & Socialist Coalition | 235 | 0.56 | |
Justice & Anti-Corru | 99 | 0.24 | |
Majority | 5,241 | 12.51 | |
8 June 2017 | 44,566/69,785 | 63.86 | |
Labour Party | 18,290 | 41.04 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,736 | 37.55 | |
Liberal Democrats | 7,699 | 17.28 | |
UK Independence Party | 1,129 | 2.53 | |
Green Party | 712 | 1.60 | |
Majority | 1,554 | 3.49 | |
12 December 2019 | 47,425/74,186 | 63.93 | |
Labour Party | 23,068 | 48.64 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,705 | 37.33 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5,418 | 11.42 | |
Brexit Party | 994 | 2.10 | |
Justice & Anti-Corruption | 240 | 0.51 | |
Majority | 5,363 | 11.31 | |
4 July 2024 | 38,928/73,711 | 52.81 | |
Labour Party | 18,857 | 48.44 | |
Reform UK | 5,702 | 14.65 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,643 | 14.50 | |
Liberal Democrats | 4,886 | 12.55 | |
Green Party | 3,107 | 7.98 | |
Portsmouth Ind | 733 | 1.88 | |
Majority | 13,155 | 33.79 | |