Farnham and Bordon is a
constituency
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of the
House of Commons
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in the
UK Parliament
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. It is a cross-county constituency covering parts of
Hampshire
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and
Surrey
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. It was first contested in the
2024 general election
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and is currently represented by
Greg Stafford of the
Conservative Party.
A majority of the population, of the electorate and of the land area of this constituency come from the Borough of Waverley in Surrey, with the relevant wards of the District of East Hampshire making up a significant minority of the seat.
Boundaries
The constituency was created by the
2023 review of Westminster constituencies
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, and is composed of the following wards:
* The District of East Hampshire wards of Bramshott & Liphook, Grayshott, Headley, Lindford, Whitehill Chase, Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham, and Whitehill Pinewood.
* The Borough of Waverley wards of Farnham Bourne, Farnham Castle, Farnham Firgrove, Farnham Heath End, Farnham Moor Park, Farnham North West, Farnham Rowledge, Farnham Weybourne, Haslemere East, Haslemere West, Hindhead & Beacon Hill, and Western Commons (except Thursley parish).
It comprises the following areas of
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...
and
Surrey
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:
* In the
Borough of Waverley
The Borough of Waverley is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. The borough contains the towns of Godalming, Farnham and Haslemere, as well as numerous villages, including the large village of Cranleigh, and s ...
:
Farnham
Farnham is a market town and civil parish in Surrey, England, around southwest of London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, close to the county border with Hampshire. The town is on the north branch of the River Wey, a tributary of the ...
,
Hindhead
Hindhead is a village in the Waverley, Surrey, Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England. It is the highest village in the county and its buildings are between and above sea level. The village forms part of the Haslemere parish. Situ ...
,
Beacon Hill and
Haslemere
The town of Haslemere () and the villages of Shottermill and Grayswood are in south-west Surrey, England, around south-west of London. Together with the settlements of Hindhead and Beacon Hill (Hindhead, Surrey), Beacon Hill, they comprise ...
from
South West Surrey
* In the
East Hampshire District
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Etymology
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:
Bordon
Bordon is a town in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies in the interior of the royal Woolmer Forest, about southeast of Alton. The town forms a part of the civil parish of Whitehill which is one of two contiguous villa ...
,
Bramshott and Liphook,
Grayshott
Grayshott is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is on the Hampshire / Surrey border northwest of Haslemere by road, and southwest of central London. The nearest rail link is Haslemere railway st ...
,
Headley,
Lindford and
Whitehill from
East Hampshire
East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Petersfield, although the largest town is Alton. The district also contains the town of Bordon along with many villages and surroundin ...
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
See also
*
List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
The ceremonial county of Hampshire, which includes the unitary authorities of Portsmouth and Southampton, is divided into 19 parliamentary constituencies: 9 borough constituencies and 10 county constituencies. One of the county constituencies, F ...
*
List of parliamentary constituencies in Surrey
The Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Surrey is divided into 11 United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituencies which are wholly within the county boundaries. In addition, there are two constituencies which cross th ...
*
List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
References
External links
Farnham and Bordon UK Parliament constituency(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
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Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
Parliamentary constituencies in Surrey
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024