Christchurch is a constituency[n 1] in Dorset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Sir Christopher Chope of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
Christchurch | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | 1983–present: Dorset 1572–1918: Hampshire |
Population | 83,596 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 71,598 (2023)[2] |
Major settlements | Christchurch |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Christopher Chope (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Christchurch and Lymington, North Dorset, New Forest |
1572–1918 | |
Seats | 1572–1832: Two 1832–1918: One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Replaced by | New Forest and Christchurch and Bournemouth |
History
editThe original Christchurch constituency, a parliamentary borough, existed from 1572 until 1918. In 1918 the constituency was divided between New Forest and Christchurch and Bournemouth.
The constituency was re-created as a county constituency in 1983 from parts of the seats of Christchurch and Lymington, North Dorset and New Forest. It has since 1983 seen strong Conservative majorities, with the exception of a 1993 by-election caused by the death of Robert Adley when it was won by Diana Maddock, a Liberal Democrat. The Conservatives regained the seat at the next general election in 1997, despite their landslide defeat nationally and Chris Chope has retained it ever since. As of 2017, it is the second strongest Conservative seat in terms of voteshare (69.7%) and strongest in terms of majority (49.6%) in the country, although 2017 also saw Labour come second in the seat for the first time in history, having historically been far weaker than the Liberal Democrats and, in 2015, UKIP.
Boundaries
edit1983–1997: The Borough of Christchurch, and the District of Wimborne wards of Ameysford, Ferndown Central, Golf Links, Longham, St Leonards and St Ives East, St Leonards and St Ives South, St Leonards and St Ives West, Stapehill, Tricketts Cross, Verwood, West Moors North, West Moors South, and West Parley.
1997–2010: The Borough of Christchurch, and the District of East Dorset wards of Ameysford, Ferndown Central, Golf Links, St Leonards and St Ives East, St Leonards and St Ives South, St Leonards and St Ives West, Tricketts Cross, Verwood, West Moors North, West Moors South, and West Parley.
2010–2024: The Borough of Christchurch, and the District of East Dorset wards of Ameysford, Ferndown Central, Ferndown Links, Longham, Parley, St Leonards and St Ives East, St Leonards and St Ives West, Stapehill, and West Moors.
2024-present: The District of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole wards of: Burton and Grange, Christchurch Town, Commons, Highcliffe and Walkford, Mudeford, Stanpit and West Highcliffe, and the Dorset wards of: Ferndown North, Ferndown South, St. Leonards & St. Ives, West Moors & Three Legged Cross, West Parley.[3]
- Minor changes following re-organisation of local authorities and wards in Dorset.
Constituency profile
editThe area is not as rural as the adjoining New Forest constituencies, nor as urban as Bournemouth and Poole, and contains a mixed assortment of coastal retirement havens, outlying Bournemouth suburbs and the town of Christchurch itself which has expanded to include dedicated villages of sheltered housing on its outskirts.
Consequently, the present Christchurch seat contains one of the most elderly electorates in the country – only Eastbourne and East Devon have an older average voter age and Christchurch has the highest proportion of over-60s of all UK seats. Having recovered from an early-1990s by-election loss, it is today a very safe Conservative seat, with MP Christopher Chope attaining 65% of the votes, a majority of 47%, at the last general election. It is the safest Tory seat in the South West and on most analyses is on the fringe of the area that usually qualifies as the South West, served by a station with direct links to the capital and closest to London.
Bournemouth Airport is located in the constituency.
Members of Parliament
editParliamentary borough (1572–1918)
editMPs 1571–1640
editParliament | First member | Second member | |
---|---|---|---|
Parliament of 1571 | Andrew Rogers | John Hyett | |
Parliament of 1572–1581 | Henry Knollys | Matthew Evans | |
Parliament of 1584–1585 | Alexander Nevill | ||
Parliament of 1586–1587 | Henry Ashley | ||
Parliament of 1588–1589 | Justinian Champernoun | Sampson Lennard | |
Parliament of 1593 | John Herbert | John Agmondesham[4] | |
Parliament of 1597–1598 | Simon Willis | Andrew Rogers | |
Parliament of 1601 | Henry Meere | ||
Parliament of 1604–1611 | Richard Martin | Nicholas Hyde | |
Addled Parliament (1614) | Sir Thomas Norton | Henry Breton | |
Parliament of 1621–1622 | Sir George Hastings | Nathaniel Tomkins | |
Happy Parliament (1624–1625) | Sir George Astmyll | ||
Useless Parliament (1625) | Sir Thomas Wilford | ||
Parliament of 1625–1626 | Robert Mason | ||
Parliament of 1628–1629 | Henry Croke | ||
No Parliament summoned 1629–1640 |
MPs 1640–1832
editMPs 1832–1918
editCounty constituency
editMPs since 1983
editElection | Member[13][5] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Robert Adley | Conservative | |
1993 by-election | Diana Maddock | Liberal Democrat | |
1997 | Sir Christopher Chope | Conservative |
Elections 1983–present
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Chope | 16,941 | 35.8 | –29.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Cox | 9,486 | 20.0 | +2.6 | |
Reform UK | Robin Adamson | 8,961 | 18.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Joanna Howard | 7,762 | 16.4 | +3.5 | |
Green | Susan Graham | 1,900 | 4.0 | –0.2 | |
Independent | Simon McCormack | 1,728 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Animal Welfare | Sasha Jolliffe Yasawi | 335 | 0.7 | N/A | |
UKIP | Steve Unwin | 163 | 0.3 | N/A | |
SDP | Trevor Parsons | 59 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,455 | 15.8 | –31.5 | ||
Turnout | 47,335 | 66.6 | –5.9 | ||
Registered electors | 71,064 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | –16.2 |
Elections in the 2010s
edit2019 notional result[15] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 34,037 | 65.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 9,003 | 17.4 | |
Labour | 6,676 | 12.9 | |
Green | 2,174 | 4.2 | |
Turnout | 51,890 | 72.5 | |
Electorate | 71,598 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Chope | 33,894 | 65.2 | −4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Cox | 9,277 | 17.9 | +10.0 | |
Labour | Andrew Dunne | 6,568 | 12.6 | −7.3 | |
Green | Chris Rigby | 2,212 | 4.3 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 24,617 | 47.3 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 51,951 | 72.6 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −7.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Chope | 35,230 | 69.6 | +11.5 | |
Labour | Patrick Canavan | 10,059 | 19.9 | +10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Cox | 4,020 | 7.9 | +1.3 | |
Green | Chris Rigby | 1,324 | 2.6 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 25,171 | 49.7 | +13.1 | ||
Turnout | 50,633 | 72.0 | +0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Chope | 28,887 | 58.1 | +1.7 | |
UKIP | Robin Grey | 10,663 | 21.5 | +13.0 | |
Labour | Andrew Satherley | 4,745 | 9.5 | −0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andy Canning | 3,263 | 6.6 | −18.7 | |
Green | Shona Dunn | 2,149 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 18,224 | 36.6 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 49,707 | 71.7 | −0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Chope | 27,888 | 56.4 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martyn Hurll | 12,478 | 25.3 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Robert Deeks | 4,849 | 9.8 | −5.8 | |
UKIP | David Williams | 4,201 | 8.5 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 15,410 | 31.1 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 49,416 | 71.8 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.2 |
Elections in the 2000s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Chope | 28,208 | 54.7 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leslie Coman | 12,649 | 24.5 | −3.3 | |
Labour | Jim King | 8,051 | 15.6 | +0.5 | |
UKIP | David Hughes | 2,657 | 5.2 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 15,559 | 30.2 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 51,565 | 69.6 | +2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Chope | 27,306 | 55.1 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Webb | 13,762 | 27.8 | −14.8 | |
Labour | Judith Begg | 7,506 | 15.1 | +8.2 | |
UKIP | Margaret Strange | 993 | 2.0 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 13,544 | 27.3 | +23.5 | ||
Turnout | 49,567 | 67.5 | −11.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.8 |
Elections in the 1990s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Chope | 26,095 | 46.4 | −17.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Diana Maddock | 23,930 | 42.6 | +19.0 | |
Labour | Charles Mannan | 3,884 | 6.9 | −5.2 | |
Referendum | Ray Spencer | 1,684 | 3.0 | N/A | |
UKIP | R.H. Dickinson | 606 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 2,165 | 3.8 | −36.1 | ||
Turnout | 56,199 | 78.5 | −2.2 | ||
Conservative win |
Percentage share changes compared with 1992 general election. .
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Diana Maddock | 33,164 | 62.2 | +38.6 | |
Conservative | Robert Hayward | 16,737 | 31.4 | −32.1 | |
Labour | Nigel Lickley | 1,453 | 2.7 | −9.4 | |
Anti-Federalist League | Alan Sked | 878 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 404 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Ind. Conservative | Andrew Bannon | 357 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Sack Graham Taylor | Peter G. Newman | 80 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Buy the Daily Sport | Tara Bardot-Jackson | 67 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Save the National Health Service | Peter A. Hollyman | 60 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Highlander IV Wednesday Promotion | John P. Crockard | 48 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Mark Griffiths | 45 | 0.1 | −0.3 | |
Ian For King | Mark Belcher | 23 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Alfred The Chicken | Karl Fitzhugh | 18 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Rainbow Alliance | John R. Walley | 16 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,427 | 30.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 53,350 | 74.2 | −6.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +35.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Adley | 36,627 | 63.5 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dennis Bussey | 13,612 | 23.6 | −0.9 | |
Labour | Alan Lloyd | 6,997 | 12.1 | +2.5 | |
Natural Law | James Barratt | 243 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Chauvinist Raving Alliance | Adrian Wareham | 175 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 23,015 | 39.9 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 57,654 | 80.7 | +4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 |
Elections in the 1980s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Adley | 35,656 | 65.9 | −1.2 | |
SDP | Hilary McKenzie | 13,282 | 24.5 | −0.8 | |
Labour | Caralyn Longhurst | 5,174 | 9.6 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 22,374 | 41.4 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 54,112 | 76.3 | +4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Adley | 31,722 | 67.1 | ||
SDP | Stephen Alexander | 11,984 | 25.3 | ||
Labour | John Mitchell | 3,590 | 7.6 | ||
Majority | 19,738 | 41.8 | |||
Turnout | 47,296 | 72.2 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Election results 1868–1918
editElections in the 1860s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edmund Haviland-Burke | 609 | 52.1 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | Henry Drummond Wolff | 560 | 47.9 | −11.7 | |
Majority | 49 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,169 | 88.0 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,329 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.7 |
Elections in the 1870s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Drummond Wolff | 978 | 61.7 | +13.8 | |
Liberal | Clement Milward[28] | 607 | 38.3 | −13.8 | |
Majority | 371 | 23.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,585 | 86.6 | −1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,831 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.8 |
Elections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Horace Davey | 1,185 | 51.5 | +13.2 | |
Conservative | John Edwards-Moss[29] | 1,117 | 48.5 | −13.2 | |
Majority | 68 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,302 | 90.1 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,555 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Young | 2,184 | 52.1 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | Horace Davey | 2,006 | 47.9 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 178 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,190 | 90.6 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,626 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Young | 2,072 | 53.1 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | Alpheus Morton | 1,833 | 46.9 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 239 | 6.2 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,905 | 84.4 | −6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,626 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Elections in the 1890s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Abel Henry Smith | 2,803 | 51.9 | −1.2 | |
Liberal | Banister Fletcher | 2,600 | 48.1 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 203 | 3.8 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,403 | 85.8 | +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,294 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Abel Henry Smith | 3,198 | 50.7 | −1.2 | |
Liberal | Thomas Brassey | 3,114 | 49.3 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 84 | 1.4 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,312 | 84.4 | −1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,477 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.2 |
Elections in the 1900s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Balfour | 3,407 | 50.1 | −0.6 | |
Liberal | Thomas Brassey | 3,399 | 49.9 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.2 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,806 | 83.9 | −0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 8,116 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.6 |
The original tally for the 1906 election had Balfour with 3,411 votes and Brassey with 3,408 votes. However, a recount resulted in the increased majority for Balfour.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Acland Allen | 4,634 | 53.3 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Kenneth Balfour | 4,067 | 46.7 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 567 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,701 | 91.3 | +7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,530 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.4 |
Elections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Croft | 5,538 | 53.5 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | Arthur Acland Allen | 4,807 | 46.5 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 731 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,345 | 94.1 | +2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 10,991 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Croft | 5,275 | 53.3 | −0.2 | |
Liberal | Frederick Verney | 4,619 | 46.7 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 656 | 6.6 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 9,894 | 90.0 | −4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,991 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.2 |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Henry Croft
- Liberal:
Election results 1832–1868
editElections in the 1830s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | George Tapps | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 206 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Tapps | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 354 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Henry Rose | 116 | 52.3 | N/A | |
Whig | William Gordon Cameron[36] | 106 | 47.7 | New | |
Majority | 10 | 4.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 222 | 81.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 271 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1840s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Henry Rose | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 300 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Rose resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Northstead, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Harris | 180 | 68.2 | N/A | |
Whig | William Tice[37] | 84 | 31.8 | New | |
Majority | 96 | 36.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 264 | 79.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 331 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Harris | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 301 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1850s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Edward Walcott | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 313 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Edward Walcott | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 328 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Edward Walcott | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 339 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Edward Walcott | 211 | 59.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Edmund Haviland-Burke | 143 | 40.4 | New | |
Majority | 68 | 19.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 354 | 84.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 419 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections before 1832
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | George Henry Rose | Unopposed | |||
Tory | George Pitt Rose | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 36 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | George Henry Rose | Unopposed | |||
Tory | George Pitt Rose | Unopposed | |||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory hold |
Neighbouring constituencies
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
edit- ^ "Christchurch: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- ^ "AGMONDESHAM, John II (c.1543–98), of Rowbarns, East Horsley, Surr. – History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ^ a b c d Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
- ^ Knighted July 1712
- ^ Gwyn was re-elected in 1722, but had also been elected for Wells, which he chose to represent, and did not sit again for Christchurch
- ^ Knighted (KB), 1749
- ^ Styled Lord Hyde from June 1776
- ^ Succeeded to a baronetcy, April 1783
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- ^ "This Evening's News". The Pall Mall Gazette. 3 March 1880. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b c British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, FWS Craig
- ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
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- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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External links
edit- nomis Constituency Profile for Christchurch — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Christchurch UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Christchurch UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Christchurch UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK