Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire,England,between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh,with a population of 24,011 at the 2011 census.
David William George Chidgey,Baron Chidgey was a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh from 1994 to 2005,and latterly sat in the House of Lords from 2005 until his death.
The Borough of Eastleigh is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire,England. It is named after its main town of Eastleigh,where the council is based. The borough also contains the town of Hedge End along with several villages,many of which form part of the South Hampshire urban area.
Surrey Heath is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Michael Gove,a Conservative who has also been the Secretary of State for Levelling Up,Housing and Communities since October 2022. The Home counties suburban constituency is in the London commuter belt,on the outskirts of Greater London. Surrey Heath is in the north west of Surrey and borders the counties of Berkshire and Hampshire.
Winchester is a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Steve Brine,a Conservative.
Eastleigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Paul Holmes,a Conservative.
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Philip Thomas Hollobone is a British Conservative Party politician and former investment banker. He has been the Member of Parliament for Kettering since the 2005 general election.
The 1994 Eastleigh by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 9 June 1994 for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Eastleigh in Hampshire. The seat had fallen vacant because of the death of Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Stephen Milligan on 7 February.
The 2012 police and crime commissioner elections were polls held in most police areas in England and Wales on Thursday 15 November. The direct election of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) was originally scheduled for May 2012 but was postponed in order to secure the passage of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 through the House of Lords. The government considers the elected commissioners to have a stronger mandate than the "unelected and invisible police authorities that they replace". The elections took place alongside by-elections for the House of Commons in Cardiff South and Penarth,Corby and Manchester Central,and a mayoral election in Bristol.
On 29 November 2012,a by-election was held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Croydon North in the London Borough of Croydon. The by-election was caused by the death of its Member of Parliament Malcolm Wicks. It took place on the same day as by-elections in Middlesbrough and Rotherham. The by-election was won by Steve Reed of the Labour Party.
A by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Eastleigh in Hampshire was held on 28 February 2013.
The West Sussex County Council election,2013 took place on 2 May 2013,as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections. All 71 electoral divisions were up for election,which returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. At this election,the Conservative Party was seeking to retain overall control of the council,and the Liberal Democrats to maintain their position as the main opposition party.
The 2014 Havant Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election took place on 7 May 2015,electing members of Cheshire West and Chester Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the country as well as the general election.
The 2011 Swale Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Swale Borough Council in Kent,England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Miriam Jane Alice Davies,known as Mims Davies,is a British Conservative Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Sussex since 2019. She has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People,Health and Work since December 2023. She previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Mobility,Youth and Progression from October 2022 to December 2023 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding from September to October 2022.
The 2017 Hampshire County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All councillors were elected from electoral divisions by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were somewhat changed from the previous election,with some being split,merged or with boundary changes. No elections were held in Portsmouth and Southampton,which are unitary authorities and hold their elections in other years. Similarly the districts within Hampshire did also not hold elections this year.
The 2019 Eastleigh Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect one third of members of Eastleigh Borough Council. The outcome was a strengthened majority for the incumbent Liberal Democrats who gained two Conservative seats. No election was held in Botley,a two-member ward,this year.
Elections to Hampshire County Council took on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. All 78 seats were up for election,with each ward returning either one or two councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. This took place at the same time as the elections for the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner and district councils.
