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Romsey
Formercounty constituency for theHouse of Commons
Boundary of Romsey in Hampshire for the 2005 general election
Location of Hampshire within England
County	Hampshire
1983–2010
Seats	One
Created from	Eastleigh (fraction of),New Forest (fraction of)
Replaced by	Romsey and Southampton North

Romsey (Romsey and Waterside from 1983 to 1997) was aseat of theHouse of Commons of theUK Parliament from 1983 to 2010 which elected oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst past the post system of election. It was similar in extent to its replacementRomsey and Southampton North which includes theBassett andSwaythlingwards of the City ofSouthampton.

1983–1997: The Borough of Test Valley wards of Abbey, Blackwater, Chilworth and Nursling, Cuppernham, Field, North Baddesley, Romsey Extra, and Tadburn, and the District of New Forest wards of Blackfield and Langley, Colbury, Dibden and Hythe North, Dibden Purlieu, Fawley Holbury, Hythe South, Marchwood, Netley Marsh, Totton Central, Totton North, and Totton South.

1997–2010: The Borough of Test Valley wards of Abbey, Blackwater, Chilworth and Nursling, Cuppernham, Dun Valley, Field, Harewood, Kings Somborne and Michelmersh, Nether Wallop and Broughton, North Baddesley, Over Wallop, Romsey Extra, Stockbridge, and Tadburn, the Borough of Eastleigh wards of Chandler's Ford, Hiltingbury East, and Hiltingbury West, and the City of Southampton ward of Bassett.

The constituency was approximate to theTest Valley district ofHampshire and covered a smaller area as parts of the north of Test Valley fell into part of theNorth West Hampshire seat to roughly ensure equal size electorates (lowmalapportionment). The main town within the constituency wasRomsey.

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats ofEastleigh andNew Forest. It was originally named Romsey and Waterside and included areas such asHythe andFawley on the west side ofSouthampton Water. In 1997 it lost the Waterside area and gained the Bassett Ward of the City of Southampton, and new territory in the Test Valley district, to the north of Romsey, and was consequently renamed to just Romsey. The firstMP,Michael Colvin, held the constituency from its creation until his death in 2000. This led to aby-election, which was won byLiberal DemocratSandra Gidley, who held the seat in the two subsequentGeneral Elections.

Following their review of parliamentary representation inHampshire, theBoundary Commission for England created a modified Romsey constituency calledRomsey and Southampton North, to reflect the fact that two wards ofSouthampton form part of the constituency (though one ward had in fact formed part of the constituency since 1997).

Sandra Gidley lost to theConservatives in the2010 general election when she contested the new seat. She was succeeded byCaroline Nokes.

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire

• Romsey UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) atMapIt UK

• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2010
• Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire (historic)
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