# Winchester (UK Parliament constituency)

Winchester is a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Danny Chambers, a Liberal Democrat.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The Borough of Winchester, the Urban District of Eastleigh and Bishopstoke, the Rural Districts of Hursley and Winchester, and the Rural District of South Stoneham except the parish of Bittern.
1950–1955: The Boroughs of Eastleigh, Romsey, and Winchester, in the Rural District of Romsey and Stockbridge the parishes of Ampfield, Chilworth, East Dean, Lockerley, Melchet Park and Plaitford, Michelmersh, Mottisfont, North Baddesley, Nursling and Rownhams, Romsey Extra, Sherfield English, and Wellow, and part of the Rural District of Winchester.
1955–1974: The Boroughs of Romsey and Winchester, and parts of the Rural Districts of Romsey and Stockbridge, and Winchester.
1974–1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Andover and Winchester, the Rural District of Andover, and parts of the Rural Districts of Romsey and Stockbridge, and Winchester.
1983–1997: The City of Winchester wards of Bishop's Sutton, Bishop's Waltham, Cheriton, Compton, Durley and Upham, Itchen Valley, Littleton, Micheldever, New Alresford, Olivers Battery, Otterbourne and Hursley, Owlesbury and Colden Common, St Barnabas, St Bartholomew, St John and All Saints, St Luke, St Michael, St Paul, Sparsholt, The Worthys, Twyford, Upper Meon Valley, and Wonston, and the District of East Hampshire wards of Alton Holybourne, Alton North East, Alton North West, Alton South East, Alton South West and Beech, Farringdon, Four Marks, Medstead, North Downland and Ropley, and West Tisted.
1997–2010: The City of Winchester.
2010–2024: The City of Winchester wards of Colden Common and Twyford, Compton and Otterbourne, Itchen Valley, Kings Worthy, Littleton and Harestock, Olivers Battery and Badger Farm, St Barnabas, St Bartholomew, St John and All Saints, St Luke, St Michael, St Paul, Sparsholt, The Alresfords, and Wonston and Micheldever, and the Borough of Eastleigh wards of Chandler's Ford East, Chandler's Ford West, Hiltingbury East, and Hiltingbury West.
Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies by making slight changes to this constituency for the 2010 general election, removing 11 mostly rural wards in and around Bishops Waltham to a new seat, Meon Valley. In return, Winchester gained four suburban and partially urban wards at the northern edge of Eastleigh.
2024–present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which became effective for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The City of Winchester wards of: Alresford & Itchen Valley; Badger Farm & Oliver’s Battery; Bishop’s Waltham; Central Meon Valley; Colden Common & Twyford; St. Barnabas; St. Bartholomew; St. Luke; St. Michael; St. Paul; The Worthys; Upper Meon Valley; Wonston & Micheldever.
The constituency again solely comprises areas within the City of Winchester local authority with the transfer of Chandler's Ford and Hitlingbury back to Eastleigh. Bishop's Waltham and the Meon valley area was transferred back from the abolished Meon Valley seat.

## History
### 1295–1885

The chartered city sent burgesses (equivalent to advisory MPs) to the Model Parliament of 1295 and then to most Parliaments convened by the monarch in the medieval period and thereafter; its representation being fixed at two in number during this long period of English history. As is common, major disruption in representation caused by both infrequency of Parliaments convened and allegiance of the incumbents (whether a Royalist or a Parliamentarian) led to sporadic representation during the Protectorate of England and its Commonwealth which followed the end of most fighting during the English Civil War, in this case the stripping of wealth and status from Sir William Ogle followed his being supportive of the wrong faction at the wrong time.

### 1885–present

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 reduced the narrow borough constituency that elected two MPs to only one, permitting the creation of new broader replacement seats in surrounding Hampshire countryside for two abolished boroughs: Andover and Fareham (also known as West and South Hampshire respectively).

### Political history

The seat was a Conservative safe seat in terms of majority and length of time held from 1950 until 1997.
At the 1997 general election the incumbent MP Gerry Malone of the Conservative Party was defeated by Mark Oaten of the Liberal Democrats by just two votes. This was the closest result in any of the 659 constituencies contested at the 1997 general election, followed by the Liberal Democrats 12 vote majority (also over the Conservatives) in Torbay. Malone petitioned the result and it was declared void by the High Court on the grounds of mis-stamped ballots having altered the outcome, necessitating a by-election. This was won definitively by Oaten with a very large majority of 21,556, in an election that saw the Labour vote collapse to 1.7% hence the candidate, Patrick Davies, losing his deposit.
The events of 1997 swung the constituency strongly away from its usual status as a fairly safe Conservative seat.

#### Avoidance of confusion in party names

The candidacy of Richard Huggett in both 1997 elections as a "Literal Democrat" candidate led in part to the creation of the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998.
Oaten stood down at the 2010 general election and was replaced as Liberal Democrat candidate by Martin Tod. Following significant boundary changes, Tod was defeated by Conservative candidate Steve Brine, who took the seat with a majority of 3,048 votes. Brine held the seat in 2015, 2017 and 2019, although in 2019 his majority was reduced to just 985 votes over Paula Ferguson of the Liberal Democrats, making Winchester one of the most marginal seats in the UK.
Brine stood down for the 2024 election and Flick Drummond, the incumbent MP for the now abolished seat of Meon Valley, was selected for the Conservatives, having failed to be selected for the new seat of Fareham and Waterlooville. However, despite boundary changes favouring the Conservative Party, she was easily defeated by the Liberal Democrats' Danny Chambers after a notional swing of 19.2%.

#### Prominent frontbenchers

* Sir George Hennessy was a senior whip (Vice-Chamberlain of the Household then Treasurer of the Household) from 1925 to 1929, being given the style 'sir' through a baronetcy in 1927.
* Peter Smithers resigned the seat in 1964 to serve as Secretary General of the Council of Europe until 1969.
* Gerry Malone became a Health Minister in 1994.
* Mark Oaten became Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesman from 2003 until January 2006.

## Constituency profile

The constituency is in mid-Hampshire and comprises the bulk of the large City of Winchester District. The largest settlements after Winchester itself are Bishop's Waltham, New Alresford and Kings Worthy.
The ancient capital of Wessex, Winchester is a cathedral city with the arts and humanities-oriented University and an affluent population. Poverty is very low, and the population is a mixture of students, academics, London and Southampton commuters, and those employed locally in high-tech and creative industries.
Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.4% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.

## Members of Parliament

* Constituency created (1295)

### 1295–1660

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1386 | Richard Frye | Mark Le Faire |
| 1388 (February) | Mark Le Faire | Gilbert Forster |
| 1388 (September) | William Wygge | John Blake |
| 1390 (January) | Mark Le Faire | John West |
| 1390 (November) | |
| 1391 | Mark Le Faire | Gilbert Forster |
| 1393 | Mark Le Faire | Edmund Picard |
| 1394 | John Peverel | Richard Gould |
| 1395 | Mark Le Faire | John Blake |
| 1397 (January) | Henry Clerk | Nicholas Tanner |
| 1397 (September) | William Bolt | Richard Pachford |
| 1399 | Mark Le Faire | Edmund Picard |
| 1401 | |
| 1402 | John Snell | John Steor |
| 1404 (January) | |
| 1404 (October) | |
| 1406 | Thomas Smale | Edmund Picard |
| 1407 | John Steor | Robert Archer |
| 1410 | |
| 1411 | Mark Le Faire | Robert Archer |
| 1413 (February) | Mark Le Faire | William Wood |
| 1413 (May) | Mark Le Faire | William Wood |
| 1414 (April) | |
| 1414 (November) | Mark Le Faire | William Wood |
| 1415 | Richard Gould | Richard Bolt |
| 1416 (March) | Mark Le Faire | William Wood |
| 1416 (October) | Richard Turnaunt | William Reson |
| 1417 | Mark Le Faire | Richard Turnaunt |
| 1419 | Richard Bolt | Richard Turnaunt |
| 1420 | William Reson | William Wood |
| 1421 (May) | John French | William Wood |
| 1421 (December) | John French | Thomas Cutler |
| 1510-1523 | No names known | No names known |
| 1529 | William Hawles | Thomas Coke, died and replaced after 1532 by ?Walter Chandler |
| 1536 | ?William Hawles | ?Walter Chandler |
| 1539 | Thomas Lee | ? |
| 1542 | Walter Chandler | ? |
| 1545 | ? |
| 1547 | William Honing | John Foster |
| 1553 (March) | Richard Bethell | William Lawrence I |
| 1553 (October) | Richard Bethell | William Lawrence I |
| 1554 (April) | William Lawrence I | Robert Hodson |
| 1554 (November) | William Lawrence I | Robert Hodson |
| 1555 | William Lawrence I | Robert Hodson |
| 1558 | Giles White | William Lawrence I |
| 1559 (January) | William Lawrence | Robert Bethell |
| 1562 (December) | William Lawrence | Thomas Michelborne |
| 1571 | Thomas Michelborne | Richard Birde? |
| 1572 (May) | Thomas Michelborne, died and replaced in January 1583 by William Bethell | John Caplyn |
| 1584 (November) | John Wolley | Thomas Fleming I |
| 1586 (October) | John Wolley | Thomas Fleming I |
| 1588 (October) | Thomas Fleming I | Francis Mylles |
| 1593 | Sir Edward Stafford | Thomas Fleming I |
| 1597 (October) | William Badger | John Moore |
| 1601 (October) | Edward Cole | Sir Thomas Fleming II |
| 1604 | John Moore | Edward Cole |
| 1614 | Sir William Sandys | Sir Thomas Bilson |
| 1621 | Richard Tichborne | William Savage |
| 1624 | Richard Tichborne | James Lord Wriothesley |
| 1625 | Richard Tichborne | Sir Thomas Phelipps |
| 1626 | Richard Tichborne | Henry Whitehead |
| 1628 | Richard Tichborne | Robert Mason |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | No Parliaments summoned |
| 1640 (April) | John Lisle | Sir William Ogle |
| 1640 (November) | John Lisle | Sir William Ogle, disabled June 1643 replaced in 1645 by Nicholas Love |
| 1654 | John Hildesley |
| 1656 | John Hildesley |
| 1659 | John Hildesley | Nicholas Love |
| 1659 | John Lisle | Nicholas Love |

### MPs 1660–1885

| Year | First member | First party | First party | Second member | Second party | Second party |
| 1660 | John Hooke | | | Thomas Cole | | |
| 1660 | John Hooke | | | Charles Paulet | | |
| 1661 | Richard Goddard | | | Lawrence Hyde | | |
| 1666 | Sir Robert Mason | | | | Lawrence Hyde | |
| 1669 | Sir Robert Holmes | | | | Lawrence Hyde | |
| 1679 | James Annesley | | | Sir John Cloberry | | |
| 1685 | Roger L'Estrange | | | Charles Hanses | | |
| 1689 | Francis Morley | | | Lord William Powlett | | |
| 1690 | Frederick Tylney | | | | Lord William Powlett | |
| 1701 | George Rodney Brydges | | | | Lord William Powlett | |
| 1710 | George Rodney Brydges | | | Thomas Lewis | | |
| 1714 | George Brydges | | | John Popham | | |
| 1715 | George Brydges | | | Lord William Powlett | | |
| 1730 | George Brydges | | | Norton Powlett | | |
| 1734 | George Brydges | | | Paulet St John | | |
| 1741 | George Brydges | | | William Powlett | | |
| 1747 | George Brydges | | | Henry Penton | | |
| 1751 | Paulet St John | | | | Henry Penton | |
| 1754 | James Brydges | | | | Henry Penton | |
| 1761 | Henry Penton | | | Lord Harry Powlett | | |
| 1765 | Henry Penton | | | George Paulet | | |
| 1774 | Henry Penton | | | Lovell Stanhope | | |
| 1783 | Henry Penton | | | Henry Flood | | |
| 1784 | Henry Penton | | | Richard Grace Gamon | | |
| 1796 | Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston | | | | Richard Grace Gamon | |
| 1802 | Sir Henry St John-Mildmay | | | | Richard Grace Gamon | |
| 1807 | Sir Henry St John-Mildmay | | | | Richard Grace Gamon | |
| 1812 | Sir Henry St John-Mildmay | | | Richard Meyler | | |
| 1818 | James Henry Leigh | | Tory | Richard Meyler | | |
| 1818 | James Henry Leigh | | Tory | Paulet St John-Mildmay | | Whig |
| 1823 | Sir Edward East | | Tory | Paulet St John-Mildmay | | Whig |
| 1831 | James Buller East | | Tory | Paulet St John-Mildmay | | Whig |
| 1832 | Bingham Baring | | Whig | Paulet St John-Mildmay | | Whig |
| 1835 | Bingham Baring | | Whig | Sir James Buller East | | Conservative |
| 1837 | Paulet St John-Mildmay | | Whig | Sir James Buller East | | Conservative |
| 1841 | Bickham Escott | | Conservative | Sir James Buller East | | Conservative |
| 1847 | John Bonham-Carter | | Whig | Sir James Buller East | | Conservative |
| 1859 | John Bonham-Carter | | Liberal | Sir James Buller East | | Conservative |
| 1864 by-election | John Bonham-Carter | | Liberal | Thomas Willis Fleming | | Conservative |
| 1865 | John Bonham-Carter | | Liberal | William Barrow Simonds | | Conservative |
| 1874 | Arthur Robert Naghten | | Conservative | William Barrow Simonds | | Conservative |
| 1880 | Francis Baring | | Liberal | Richard Moss | | Conservative |
| 1885 | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member |

### MPs since 1885

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Arthur Loftus Tottenham | Conservative |
| 1888 by-election | Richard Moss | Conservative |
| 1892 | William Myers | Conservative |
| 1906 | Guy Baring | Conservative |
| 1916 by-election | Douglas Carnegie | Conservative |
| 1917 | Douglas Carnegie | National |
| 1918 | Sir George Hennessy | Coalition Conservative |
| 1922 | Sir George Hennessy | Conservative |
| 1931 | Sir Geoffrey Ellis | Conservative |
| 1935 | Gerald Palmer | Conservative |
| 1945 | George Jeger | Labour |
| 1950 | Peter Smithers | Conservative |
| 1964 by-election | Morgan Morgan-Giles | Conservative |
| 1979 | John Browne | Conservative |
| March 1992 | John Browne | Ind. Conservative |
| April 1992 | Gerry Malone | Conservative |
| 1997 | Mark Oaten | Liberal Democrats |
| 2010 | Steve Brine | Conservative |
| Sep 2019 | Steve Brine | Independent |
| Oct 2019 | Steve Brine | Conservative |
| 2024 | Danny Chambers | Liberal Democrats |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Danny Chambers | 29,939 | 52.5 | +12.6 |
| | Conservative | Flick Drummond | 16,118 | 28.2 | −25.8 |
| | Reform UK | Sean Whelan | 4,797 | 8.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Hannah Dawson | 3,023 | 5.3 | +0.5 |
| | Green | Lorraine Estelle | 2,740 | 4.8 | +3.9 |
| | SDP | Andrew Davis | 146 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Chris Barfoot | 142 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kevin D'Cruze | 127 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Hampshire Ind. | Andy Liming | 44 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,821 | 24.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,261 | 73.1 | −10.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,289 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 19.2 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 34,522 | 54.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 25,472 | 39.9 |
| | Labour | 3,039 | 4.8 |
| | Green | 586 | 0.9 |
| | Others | 292 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 63,911 | 83.5 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 76,577 |
General election 2019: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Brine | 28,430 | 48.3 | –3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Ferguson | 27,445 | 46.6 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | George Baker | 2,723 | 4.6 | –5.9 |
| | JAC | Teresa Skelton | 292 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 985 | 1.7 | –15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,890 | 77.9 | –1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –7.9 | |
General election 2017: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Brine | 29,729 | 52.0 | –3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Porter | 19,730 | 34.5 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | Mark Chaloner | 6,007 | 10.5 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Andrew Wainwright | 846 | 1.5 | –3.3 |
| | UKIP | Martin Lyon | 695 | 1.2 | –6.3 |
| | JAC | Teresa Skelton | 149 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,999 | 17.5 | –13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,156 | 79.0 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –6.5 | |
General election 2015: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Brine | 30,425 | 55.0 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Porter | 13,511 | 24.4 | –18.7 |
| | Labour | Mark Chaloner | 4,613 | 8.3 | +2.8 |
| | UKIP | Martin Lyon | 4,122 | 7.5 | +5.5 |
| | Green | Michael Wilks | 2,645 | 4.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,914 | 30.6 | +25.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,316 | 74.6 | –1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +12.6 | |
General election 2010: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Brine | 27,155 | 48.5 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Tod | 24,107 | 43.1 | –7.0 |
| | Labour | Patrick Davies | 3,051 | 5.5 | –3.9 |
| | UKIP | Jocelyn Penn-Bull | 1,139 | 2.0 | –0.2 |
| | English Democrat | Mark Lancaster | 503 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,048 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,955 | 75.8 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +9.1 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Oaten | 31,225 | 50.6 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | George Hollingbery | 23,749 | 38.5 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Patrick Davies | 4,782 | 7.8 | +1.9 |
| | UKIP | David Abbott | 1,321 | 2.1 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Arthur Uther Pendragon | 581 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,473 | 12.1 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,655 | 71.9 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −2.1 | |
General election 2001: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Oaten | 32,282 | 54.6 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hayes | 22,648 | 38.3 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Wyeth | 3,498 | 5.9 | −4.6 |
| | UKIP | Joan Martin | 664 | 1.1 | +0.3 |
| | Wessex Regionalist | Henrietta Rous | 66 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,634 | 16.3 | +16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,158 | 72.3 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Note: The percentage differences are compared to the previous general election poll, not the by-election.

### Elections in the 1990s

1997 Winchester by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Oaten | 37,006 | 68.0 | +25.9 |
| | Conservative | Gerry Malone | 15,450 | 28.4 | −13.7 |
| | Labour | Patrick Davies | 944 | 1.7 | −8.8 |
| | UKIP | Robin Page | 521 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 316 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| | Literal Democrat Mark Here To Win | Richard Huggett | 59 | 0.1 | −0.9 |
| | Natural Law | Rosemary Barry | 48 | 0.1 | New |
| | Ind. Conservative | Roger Everest | 40 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,556 | 39.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,384 | 68.7 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.8 | |
General election 1997: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Oaten | 26,100 | 42.1 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Gerry Malone | 26,098 | 42.1 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Patrick Davies | 6,528 | 10.5 | +3.1 |
| | Referendum | Peter Strand | 1,598 | 2.6 | New |
| | "Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament" | Richard Huggett | 640 | 1.0 | New |
| | UKIP | Derek Rumsey | 476 | 0.8 | New |
| | Independent | John Browne | 307 | 0.5 | −4.2 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Peter Stockton | 307 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,054 | 78.6 | −4.6 |
| Void election result | Void election result | Void election result | Swing | | |
Note: The result reflects the official return made at the time. It was subsequently declared void upon petition. Because of the presence on the ballot paper of Richard Huggett as "Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament", Oaten used the description "Liberal Democrat: Leader: Paddy Ashdown" to identify himself as the official Liberal Democrat candidate.
General election 1992: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerry Malone | 33,113 | 50.1 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Barron | 24,992 | 37.8 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | PJ Jenks | 4,917 | 7.4 | +0.8 |
| | Ind. Conservative | John Browne | 3,095 | 4.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,121 | 12.3 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,117 | 83.2 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Browne | 32,195 | 52.4 | −5.2 |
| | SDP | John MacDonald | 24,716 | 40.2 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Fred Inglis | 4,028 | 6.6 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Julie Walker | 565 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,479 | 12.2 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,507 | 80.4 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.7 | |
General election 1983: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Browne | 31,908 | 57.6 | |
| | SDP | John MacDonald | 18,861 | 34.0 | |
| | Labour | William Allchin | 4,512 | 8.1 | |
| | Wessex Regionalist | S. Winkworth | 155 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,047 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,436 | 76.2 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Browne | 38,198 | 56.01 | |
| | Labour | W.H. Allchin | 15,378 | 22.55 | |
| | Liberal | J. Morgan | 14,228 | 20.86 | |
| | Wessex Regionalist | M. Mahoney | 395 | 0.58 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,820 | 33.46 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,199 | 78.02 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Morgan Morgan-Giles | 27,671 | 44.43 |
| | Liberal | J.W. Matthew | 18,451 | 29.63 |
| | Labour | W.H. Allchin | 16,153 | 25.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,220 | 14.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,275 | 75.22 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election February 1974: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Morgan Morgan-Giles | 30,843 | 46.15 |
| | Liberal | J.W. Matthew | 20,339 | 30.43 |
| | Labour | W.H. Allchin | 15,655 | 23.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,504 | 15.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,837 | 81.49 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1970: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Morgan Morgan-Giles | 25,249 | 55.02 |
| | Labour | Christopher Perry | 11,773 | 25.66 |
| | Liberal | John W. Matthew | 8,867 | 19.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,476 | 29.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,889 | 74.56 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Morgan Morgan-Giles | 21,162 | 51.57 | − |
| | Labour | Stanley E. Spicer | 12,485 | 30.42 | |
| | Liberal | E Terence S. Read | 7,390 | 18.01 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,677 | 21.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,037 | 77.87 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Morgan Morgan-Giles | 21,502 | 53.08 | |
| | Labour | C Patrick Seyd | 12,495 | 30.85 | |
| | Liberal | E Terence S. Read | 6,510 | 16.07 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,007 | 22.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,507 | 79.79 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1964 Winchester by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Morgan Morgan-Giles | 18,032 | 52.17 | 15.09 |
| | Labour | C Patrick Seyd | 11,968 | 34.62 | +1.88 |
| | Liberal | J. Edwards | 4,567 | 13.21 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,064 | 17.55 | −26.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,567 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Smithers | 24,924 | 67.26 |
| | Labour | Margaret J. Manning | 12,132 | 32.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,792 | 44.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,056 | 76.69 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Smithers | 23,827 | 65.43 |
| | Labour | Jasper Ridley | 12,591 | 34.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,236 | 30.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,418 | 76.73 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Smithers | 31,700 | 56.49 |
| | Labour | Eric Charles Neate | 24,418 | 43.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,282 | 12.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,118 | 83.66 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Smithers | 31,462 | 56.77 | |
| | Labour Co-op | L.F. Cornillie | 23,955 | 43.23 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,507 | 13.54 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,417 | 84.02 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Jeger | 30,290 | 52.63 | |
| | Conservative | Gerald Palmer | 27,259 | 47.37 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,031 | 5.26 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,819 | 71.70 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gerald Palmer | 28,506 | 64.43 |
| | Labour | Leonard Williams | 15,739 | 35.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,767 | 28.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,245 | 71.15 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1931: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Ellis | 31,131 | 69.71 |
| | Labour | Robert Arthur Lyster | 13,529 | 30.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,602 | 39.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,660 | 77.14 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | George Hennessy | 17,560 | 44.8 | −12.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Arthur Lyster | 14,326 | 36.6 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal | Frances Josephy | 7,278 | 18.6 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,234 | 8.2 | −17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,164 | 74.6 | +2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 52,522 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −8.9 | |
General election 1924: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | George Hennessy | 15,026 | 57.2 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | Reginald Stamp | 8,216 | 31.3 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | William West | 3,012 | 11.5 | −14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,810 | 25.9 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,254 | 71.8 | +3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,583 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +3.1 | |
General election 1923: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | George Hennessy | 11,240 | 46.8 | −18.5 |
| | Labour | Reginald Stamp | 6,495 | 27.1 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal | William West | 6,252 | 26.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,745 | 19.7 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,987 | 67.9 | +4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,324 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −5.5 | |
General election 1922: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | George Hennessy | 14,173 | 65.3 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Alexander Haycock | 7,535 | 34.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,638 | 30.6 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,708 | 63.8 | +15.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,045 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

## Election results 1885-1918
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Loftus Tottenham | 1,153 | 54.0 | −7.8 |
| | Liberal | Francis Baring | 982 | 46.0 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,135 | 91.8 | +2.9 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,326 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.8 | |
General election 1886: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Loftus Tottenham | 1,119 | 58.8 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal | Archibald Grove | 783 | 41.2 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 17.6 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,902 | 81.8 | −10.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,326 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
Tottenham's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 5 Jan 1888: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Moss | 1,364 | 61.6 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal | Philip Vanderbyl | 849 | 38.4 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 23.2 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,213 | 90.1 | +8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,455 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Myers | 1,213 | 58.5 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal | Willie Mathews | 859 | 41.5 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 354 | 17.0 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,072 | 86.6 | +4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,393 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.3 | |
General election 1895: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Myers | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Myers | 1,342 | 61.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Edward Hemmerde | 846 | 38.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 496 | 22.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,188 | 81.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,681 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1906: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Guy Baring | 1,322 | 51.0 | −10.3 |
| | Liberal | Charles McCurdy | 1,272 | 49.0 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 2.0 | −20.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,594 | 87.0 | +5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,982 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.3 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Guy Baring | 1,729 | 57.7 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | George William Ricketts | 1,268 | 42.3 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 461 | 15.4 | +13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,997 | 93.7 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.7 | |
General election December 1910: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Guy Baring | 1,719 | 60.5 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal | George William Ricketts | 1,121 | 39.5 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 21.0 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,840 | 88.7 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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: Guy Baring
* Liberal:
1916 Winchester by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Douglas Carnegie | 1,218 | 72.0 | +11.5 |
| | Independent | Henry Charles Woods | 473 | 28.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 745 | 44.0 | +23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,691 | 52.0 | −35.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1918: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | George Hennessy | 10,166 | 64.6 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal | William J. West | 5,569 | 35.4 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,597 | 29.2 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,735 | 48.1 | −40.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,747 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

## Election results 1832-1885
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Winchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Paulet St John-Mildmay | 351 | 45.9 | −2.7 |
| | Whig | Bingham Baring | 263 | 34.4 | +10.5 |
| | Tory | James Buller East | 151 | 19.7 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 14.7 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 430 | 81.0 | c. +22.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 531 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +7.2 | |
General election 1835: Winchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Buller East | 254 | 45.9 | +26.2 |
| | Whig | Bingham Baring | 176 | 31.8 | −2.6 |
| | Whig | Paulet St John-Mildmay | 123 | 22.2 | −23.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 408 | 79.2 | −1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 531 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 14.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +26.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 9.6 | −5.1 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −7.9 | |
General election 1837: Winchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Buller East | 258 | 36.0 | +13.1 |
| | Whig | Paulet St John-Mildmay | 242 | 33.8 | −20.2 |
| | Conservative | Bickham Escott | 216 | 30.2 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 458 | 78.3 | −0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 585 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 2.2 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 3.6 | −6.0 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −20.3 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Winchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Buller East | 320 | 33.0 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Bickham Escott | 292 | 30.1 | −0.1 |
| | Whig | Richard Crowder | 191 | 19.7 | +2.8 |
| | Whig | Francis Pigott | 166 | 17.1 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 10.4 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 485 | 85.5 | +7.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 567 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | −0.8 | |
General election 1847: Winchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Bonham-Carter | 363 | 39.4 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | James Buller East | 315 | 34.2 | +1.2 |
| | Radical | Bickham Escott | 243 | 26.4 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 461 (est) | 67.3 (est) | −18.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 684 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 7.8 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Winchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Bonham-Carter | 381 | 36.4 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | James Buller East | 379 | 36.2 | +2.0 |
| | Independent Liberal | William Whitear Bulpett | 288 | 27.5 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 524 (est) | 66.5 (est) | −0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 788 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.2 | −5.0 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −2.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 8.7 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
General election 1857: Winchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Bonham-Carter | 398 | 38.5 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | James Buller East | 384 | 37.1 | +0.9 |
| | Whig | Sir Wyndham Portal, 1st Baronet | 253 | 24.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 518 (est) | 61.5 (est) | −5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 842 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 1.4 | +1.2 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 12.7 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.6 | |
General election 1859: Winchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Buller East | 402 | 30.4 | +11.8 |
| | Liberal | John Bonham-Carter | 349 | 26.4 | −12.1 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Willis Fleming | 341 | 25.8 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal | George Shaw-Lefevre | 231 | 17.5 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 662 (est) | 76.4 (est) | +14.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 866 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 4.0 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +10.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.6 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −10.8 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

East's resignation caused a by-election.
By-election, 10 February 1864: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Willis Fleming | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1865: Winchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Bonham-Carter | 459 | 39.5 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | William Barrow Simonds | 367 | 31.6 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Willis Fleming | 336 | 28.9 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 7.9 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 811 (est) | 84.2 (est) | +7.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 963 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
Carter was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 4 June 1866: Winchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Bonham-Carter | 361 | 88.7 | +49.2 |
| | Conservative | Charles Lempriere | 46 | 11.3 | −49.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 77.4 | +69.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 407 | 42.3 | −41.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 963 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +49.2 | |
General election 1868: Winchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Barrow Simonds | 830 | 40.5 | −20.0 |
| | Liberal | John Bonham-Carter | 690 | 33.7 | +13.9 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Jervoise Scott | 529 | 25.8 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,440 (est) | 88.8 (est) | +4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,621 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −20.0 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +12.0 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Winchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Barrow Simonds | 949 | 39.6 | +19.3 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Robert Naghten | 793 | 33.1 | +12.8 |
| | Liberal | John Bonham-Carter | 657 | 27.4 | −32.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 5.7 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,528 (est) | 85.2 (est) | −3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,793 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +17.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.4 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Winchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Baring | 979 | 38.2 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard Moss | 808 | 31.6 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | William Barrow Simonds | 773 | 30.2 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,787 (est) | 88.9 (est) | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,011 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.5 | |

## Elections before 1832
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Winchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Paulet St John-Mildmay | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | Edward East | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 129 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1831: Winchester (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Paulet St John-Mildmay | 69 | 48.6 |
| | Tory | James Buller East | 39 | 27.5 |
| | Whig | Bingham Baring | 34 | 23.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76 | c. 58.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 129 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 21.1 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 3.6 |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |