# Basingstoke (UK Parliament constituency)

Basingstoke (/ˈbeɪzɪŋˌstoʊk/) is a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Luke Murphy, a member of the Labour Party.

## Constituency profile

The constituency is based around the town of Basingstoke in Hampshire. Basingstoke is both a commuter town with frequent trains to London and a regional economic centre, making this a prosperous area.

## History
### Political history

Historically, Basingstoke has been a Conservative safe seat, but in 2024 it elected a Labour MP for the first time in its history. With the exception of this and a Liberal MP being elected in 1923, it has elected Conservative MPs since the seat was created in 1885. The closest it came to a non-Conservative victory in the century between was in 2001, when its incumbent since 1983, Andrew Hunter, in his final election, was returned by 880 votes. Hunter notably crossed the floor in 2004 to join the Democratic Unionist Party, a party which traditionally only runs in Northern Ireland.
In June 2016, an estimated 53.6% of local adults voting in the EU membership referendum chose to leave the European Union instead of to remain.

### Content and regional context

The town was represented in the Model Parliament convened in 1295 but not again until the modern seat was created in 1885 which was done on a broad contents basis. From 1295 inclusive to the one year parliament of 1831–32 its area was part of the Hampshire constituency or election of knights of the shire as the event was more often called and from 1832 to 1885 its area lay in the North Hampshire constituency.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Borough of Basingstoke, and the Sessional Divisions of Basingstoke and Odiham.
1918–1950: The Boroughs of Basingstoke and Andover, and the Rural Districts of Andover, Basingstoke, Kingsclere, Stockbridge, and Whitchurch.
1950–1955: The Boroughs of Basingstoke and Andover, the Rural Districts of Andover, Basingstoke, and Kingsclere and Whitchurch, and in the Rural District of Romsey and Stockbridge the parishes of Ashley, Bossington, Broughton, Buckholt, East Tytherley, Frenchmoor, Houghton, King's Somborne, Leckford, Little Somborne, Longstock, Nether Wallop, Over Wallop, Stockbridge, and West Tytherley.
1955–1974: The Boroughs of Basingstoke and Andover, and the Rural Districts of Andover, Basingstoke, and Kingsclere and Whitchurch.
1974–1983: The Borough of Basingstoke, the Rural Districts of Basingstoke, and Kingsclere and Whitchurch, and in the Rural District of Hartley Wintney the parishes of Bramshill, Dogmersfield, Eversley, Greywell, Hartley Wintney, Heckfield, Hook, Long Sutton, Mattingley, Odiham, Rotherwick, South Warnborough, and Winchfield. Note: among these Hook was by 1983 commonly considered a town.
1983–1997: The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Basing, Black Dam, Bramley, Brighton Hill, Buckskin, Chapel, Daneshill, Eastrop, Farleigh Wallop, Kempshott, King's Furlong, Norden, North Waltham, Oakley, Pamber, Popley, Sherborne St John, Sherfield on Loddon, Silchester, South Ham, Upton Grey, Viables, Westside, and Winklebury.
1997–2010: The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Basing, Brighton Hill, Brookvale, Buckskin, Calleva, Chineham, Eastrop, Grove, Hatch Warren, Kempshott, Norden, Popley, South Ham, Upton Grey, and Winklebury.
2010–2024: The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of Basing, Brighton Hill North, Brighton Hill South, Brookvale and King's Furlong, Buckskin, Chineham, Eastrop, Grove, Hatch Warren and Beggarwood, Kempshott, Norden, Popley East, Popley West, Rooksdown, South Ham, and Winklebury.
2024–present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane wards of: Brighton Hill; Brookvale & Kings Furlong; Chineham; Eastrop & Grove; Hatch Warren & Beggarwood; Kempshott & Buckskin; Norden; Oakley & The Candovers (polling districts OC01, OC03, OC04, OC05, OC06, OC07, OC08, OC09 and OC11); Popley; South Ham; Winklebury & Manydown.
To bring the electorate within the permitted range, Old Basing was transferred to North East Hampshire. The suburb of Rooksdown was transferred to North West Hampshire in exchange for the village of Oakley.

## Members of Parliament

North Hampshire prior to 1885
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | George Sclater-Booth | Conservative |
| 1887 by-election | Arthur Frederick Jeffreys | Conservative |
| 1906 | Arthur Salter | Conservative |
| 1917 by-election | Auckland Geddes | Unionist |
| 1920 by-election | Arthur Holbrook | Coalition Conservative |
| 1923 | Reginald Fletcher | Liberal |
| 1924 | Arthur Richard Holbrook | Conservative |
| 1929 | Gerard Wallop | Conservative |
| 1934 by-election | Henry Drummond Wolff | Conservative |
| 1935 | Patrick Donner | Conservative |
| 1955 | Denzil Freeth | Conservative |
| 1964 | David Mitchell | Conservative |
| 1983 | Andrew Hunter | Conservative |
| 2002 | Andrew Hunter | Independent Conservative |
| 2004 | Andrew Hunter | Democratic Unionist |
| 2005 | Maria Miller | Conservative |
| 2024 | Luke Murphy | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Luke Murphy | 20,922 | 42.7 | +14.0 |
| | Conservative | Maria Miller | 14,438 | 29.5 | −23.2 |
| | Reform UK | Ray Saint | 6,314 | 12.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Michael Howard-Sorrell | 3,568 | 7.3 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Whelan | 3,176 | 6.5 | −6.8 |
| | Hampshire Ind. | Alan Stone | 571 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,484 | 13.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,948 | 62.4 | −4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,487 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.6 | |
Reform UK withdrew support for Saint on 27 June, after it was revealed that he was a former member of the British National Party. As this was after nominations for the election had closed, Saint remained on the ballot as the Reform UK candidate.

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 26,966 | 52.7 |
| | Labour | 14,665 | 28.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6,797 | 13.3 |
| | Green | 2,007 | 3.9 |
| | Others | 746 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 51,181 | 66.4 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 77,050 |
General election 2019: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maria Miller | 29,593 | 54.1 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Kerena Marchant | 15,395 | 28.1 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sashi Mylvaganam | 6,841 | 12.5 | +6.4 |
| | Green | Jonnie Jenkin | 2,138 | 3.9 | +1.9 |
| | Independent | Alan Stone | 746 | 1.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,198 | 26.0 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,713 | 66.0 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 | |
General election 2017: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maria Miller | 29,510 | 52.7 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Terry Bridgeman | 20,044 | 35.8 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Shaw | 3,406 | 6.1 | −1.3 |
| | UKIP | Alan Stone | 1,681 | 3.0 | −12.6 |
| | Green | Richard Winter | 1,106 | 2.0 | New |
| | Libertarian | Scott Neville | 213 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,466 | 16.9 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,960 | 68.3 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.0 | |
General election 2015: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maria Miller | 25,769 | 48.6 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Harvey | 14,706 | 27.7 | +7.3 |
| | UKIP | Alan Stone | 8,290 | 15.6 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Spalding | 3,919 | 7.4 | −17.1 |
| | Independent | Omar Selim | 392 | 0.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,063 | 20.9 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,076 | 66.6 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.6 | |
For the 2015 election, the Green Party attempted to field two candidates who would job share. Sarah Cope had young children and Clare Lorraine Phipps is disabled, so neither could work as a full-time MP. Their application was rejected.
General election 2010: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maria Miller | 25,590 | 50.5 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Shaw | 12,414 | 24.5 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | Funda Pepperell | 10,327 | 20.4 | −12.2 |
| | UKIP | Stella Howell | 2,076 | 4.1 | +1.9 |
| | Basingstoke Common Man | Steve Saul | 247 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,176 | 26.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,654 | 67.1 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maria Miller | 19,955 | 41.5 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Paul Harvey | 15,275 | 31.7 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jen Smith | 9,952 | 20.7 | +6.8 |
| | UKIP | Peter Effer | 1,044 | 2.2 | −0.3 |
| | Green | Darren Shirley | 928 | 1.9 | New |
| | BNP | Roger Robertson | 821 | 1.7 | New |
| | Millennium Council | Roger MacNair | 148 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,680 | 9.8 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,123 | 63.0 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
General election 2001: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hunter | 20,490 | 42.7 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Jon Hartley | 19,610 | 40.9 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Sollitt | 6,693 | 13.9 | −3.1 |
| | UKIP | Kim Graham | 1,202 | 2.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 880 | 1.8 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,995 | 60.7 | −13.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.2 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hunter | 24,751 | 43.3 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | Nigel Lickley | 22,354 | 39.1 | +15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Rimmer | 9,714 | 17.0 | −3.6 |
| | Independent | Elsayed Selim | 310 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,397 | 4.2 | −24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,129 | 74.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hunter | 37,521 | 54.6 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | David Bull | 16,323 | 23.8 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris I. Curtis | 14,119 | 20.6 | −5.7 |
| | Green | Valerie J. Oldaker | 714 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,198 | 30.8 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,677 | 82.8 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.7 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hunter | 33,657 | 56.0 | +4.7 |
| | SDP | David Bennett | 15,764 | 26.3 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Daden | 10,632 | 17.7 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,893 | 29.7 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,053 | 77.0 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hunter | 28,381 | 51.3 | |
| | SDP | Ednyfed Davies | 15,931 | 28.8 | |
| | Labour | James McAllister | 10,646 | 19.3 | |
| | BNP | I. Wilson | 344 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,450 | 22.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,302 | 76.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Mitchell | 42,625 | 54.1 | +10.9 |
| | Labour | R.W. Harris | 20,879 | 26.5 | −7.4 |
| | Liberal | P. Clatworthy | 14,605 | 18.54 | −3.2 |
| | National Front | B. Packer | 677 | 0.86 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,746 | 27.6 | +18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,786 | 79.48 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Mitchell | 29,038 | 43.17 | |
| | Labour | T.E. Hunt | 22,826 | 33.94 | |
| | Liberal | N.A.L. Whitbread | 14,636 | 21.76 | |
| | National Front | G. Goodall | 763 | 1.13 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,212 | 9.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,263 | 77.51 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Mitchell | 30,886 | 43.15 |
| | Labour | T.E. Hunt | 23,089 | 32.26 |
| | Liberal | N.A.L. Whitbread | 17,598 | 24.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,797 | 10.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,553 | 83.24 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1970: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Mitchell | 35,138 | 50.94 |
| | Labour | Denis Carter | 25,664 | 37.21 |
| | Liberal | Ray A. Musselwhite | 8,138 | 11.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,474 | 13.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,940 | 75.02 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Mitchell | 26,076 | 45.85 |
| | Labour | Alec J. Kazantzis | 22,417 | 39.42 |
| | Liberal | John W. Matthew | 8,379 | 14.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,659 | 6.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,872 | 78.56 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Mitchell | 26,466 | 49.32 |
| | Labour | Brian Tilley | 18,490 | 34.46 |
| | Liberal | Basil Goldstone | 8,708 | 16.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,976 | 14.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,664 | 78.12 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Denzil Freeth | 25,314 | 52.18 | |
| | Labour | Sydney G. Conbeer | 14,070 | 29.00 | |
| | Liberal | Leslie Gascoinge Housden | 9,126 | 18.81 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,244 | 23.18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,510 | 79.55 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Denzil Freeth | 24,973 | 57.20 |
| | Labour | William Royle | 18,683 | 42.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,290 | 14.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,656 | 76.55 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patrick Donner | 26,045 | 55.86 |
| | Labour | Arthur Carr | 20,580 | 44.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,465 | 11.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,625 | 79.86 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patrick Donner | 25,151 | 55.39 |
| | Labour | Marjorie Clark | 20,257 | 44.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,894 | 10.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,408 | 79.53 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Donner | 18,700 | 46.0 | −11.8 |
| | Labour | Edith Alice Weston | 13,763 | 33.8 | +23.8 |
| | Liberal | David Reginald Rhys | 8,206 | 20.2 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,937 | 12.2 | −13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,669 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patrick Donner | 18,549 | 57.83 |
| | Liberal | John Foot | 10,317 | 32.17 |
| | Labour | James Silas William Whybrew | 3,207 | 10.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,232 | 25.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,073 | 67.44 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
1934 Basingstoke by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Drummond Wolff | 16,147 | 53.7 | −16.0 |
| | Liberal | John Foot | 9,262 | 30.8 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | James William Barker | 4,663 | 15.5 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,885 | 22.9 | −28.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,072 | 64.4 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerard Wallop | 23,523 | 69.7 | +19.3 |
| | Liberal | Frances Josephy | 6,106 | 18.1 | −17.3 |
| | Labour | C A Goatcher | 4,124 | 12.2 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,417 | 51.6 | +36.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,753 | 67.44 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Election in the 1920s

General election 1929: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Gerard Wallop | 16,547 | 50.4 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal | Laurence Harry Duniam Jones | 11,595 | 35.4 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | W. J. Beck | 4,650 | 14.2 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,952 | 15.0 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32.792 | 74.2 | −4.1 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −3.9 | |
General election 1924: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Arthur Richard Holbrook | 15,558 | 57.3 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal | Reginald Fletcher | 9,429 | 34.7 | −16.0 |
| | Labour | Ben Greene | 2,172 | 8.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,129 | 22.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,159 | 78.3 | +9.5 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Reginald Fletcher | 11,879 | 50.7 | +20.3 |
| | Unionist | Arthur Richard Holbrook | 11,531 | 49.3 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,410 | 68.8 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +13.5 | |
General election 1922: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Arthur Richard Holbrook | 12,514 | 56.0 | +11.8 |
| | Liberal | Reginald Fletcher | 6,780 | 30.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Samuel Ledbury | 3,035 | 13.6 | −14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,734 | 25.6 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,329 | 66.9 | +6.9 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +9.7 | |
1920 Basingstoke by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Arthur Richard Holbrook | 8,515 | 44.2 | −19.9 |
| | Liberal | Harry Verney | 5,393 | 28.0 | New |
| | Labour | J H Round | 5,352 | 27.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,122 | 16.2 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,260 | 60.0 | +4.8 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −6.0 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Auckland Geddes | 11,218 | 64.1 | N/A |
| | Independent Labour | A. Close | 6,277 | 35.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,941 | 28.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,495 | 55.2 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

## Election results, 1885–1918
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Sclater-Booth | 3,892 | 62.7 | |
| | Liberal | Richard Eve | 2,313 | 37.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,579 | 25.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,205 | 80.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,720 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Sclater-Booth | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Sclater-Booth was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Basing, requiring a by-election.
1887 Basingstoke by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Frederick Jeffreys | 3,158 | 56.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Richard Eve | 2,426 | 43.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 732 | 13.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,584 | 69.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,021 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Frederick Jeffreys | 4,046 | 61.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | George Judd | 2,555 | 38.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,491 | 22.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,601 | 72.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,110 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1895: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Frederick Jeffreys | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Frederick Jeffreys | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1906: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Frederick Jeffreys | 4,825 | 50.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Harry Verney | 4,705 | 49.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,530 | 79.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,049 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
1906 Basingstoke by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Salter | 4,852 | 49.0 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | Harry Verney | 4,593 | 46.3 | −3.1 |
| | Independent Liberal | J. Ernest Polden | 467 | 4.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 2.7 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,912 | 82.3 | +3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,049 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Salter | 7,506 | 66.3 | +15,7 |
| | Liberal | John Ernest Wallis | 3,821 | 33.7 | −15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,685 | 32.6 | +31.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,327 | 86.2 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +14.9 | |
General election December 1910: Basingstoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Salter | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
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: Arthur Salter
* Liberal:
1917 Basingstoke by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Auckland Geddes | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |