Constituency

 
About the Romsey and Southampton North Constituency

The Electoral Commission has reviewed the boundaries of all the parliamentary constituencies in the country, and has concluded that at the next General Election the Romsey Constituency should change, both in terms of the area covered and its name.

Romsey and Southampton North contains the southern part of Test Valley Borough and the Bassett and Swaythling wards of Southampton City. Chandler’s Ford and Hiltingbury, which were previously part of the Romsey constituency have moved to Winchester.
 

Political History of the Most Marginal Lib Dem Held Seat in the Country

In May 2005 Romsey's Conservative Candidate Caroline Nokes dramatically reduced the Lib Dem majority in Romsey to just 125 votes – this made it the most marginal Lib Dem seat in the country.

Following another close fought election in May 2010, Caroline was confirmed as the Member of Parliament for Romsey and Southampton North with a majority of 4156. This represented a further swing of some 4.5% from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives.