Southampton, Test
2015 Result:
Conservative: 14207 (32.5%)
Labour: 18017 (41.3%)
Lib Dem: 2121 (4.9%)
Green: 2568 (5.9%)
UKIP: 5566 (12.8%)
TUSC: 403 (0.9%)
Independent: 770 (1.8%)
MAJORITY: 3810 (8.7%)
Category: Semi-marginal Labour seat
Geography: South East, Hampshire. Part of Southampton council area.
Main population centres: Southampton.
Profile: Southampton is a large container and cruise port on the south coast. This is the western of the two Southampton seats, covering the western and more affluent northern suburbs of Southampton. The seat is named after the river Test, which runs through Southampton and forms part of the western boundary of the seat.
Politics: Both the Southampton seats have traditionally been marginals, but Test was seen as the more Conservative of the two, having been won by the Tories at all but 2 elections between 1955 and 1992. By 2010 election, however, had become the more marginal seat and in 2015 Itchen fell to the Tories while Test stayed Labour.
| Con: | 14588 (33%) |
| Lab: | 17001 (38%) |
| LDem: | 9865 (22%) |
| UKIP: | 1726 (4%) |
| Oth: | 1007 (2%) |
| MAJ: | 2413 (5%) |
| Con: | 10827 (26%) |
| Lab: | 17845 (43%) |
| LDem: | 10368 (25%) |
| GRN: | 1482 (4%) |
| Oth: | 1261 (3%) |
| MAJ: | 7018 (17%) |
| Con: | 10617 (26%) |
| Lab: | 21824 (52%) |
| LDem: | 7522 (18%) |
| UKIP: | 792 (2%) |
| Oth: | 820 (2%) |
| MAJ: | 11207 (27%) |
| Con: | 14712 (28%) |
| Lab: | 28396 (54%) |
| LDem: | 7171 (14%) |
| Oth: | 765 (1%) |
| MAJ: | 13684 (26%) |
*There were boundary changes after 2005
I would be surprised if Jeremy Moulton did not stand here again.
What is the Southhampton Test? Is it something you can pass?
It’s the river Test – which is passable…
Conservative Home said that the Conservative selection for this seat was on the 2nd of May but there is then no further news? Has a candidate been selected?
Labour held this with Increasesed Majority.