# New Forest and Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency)

New Forest and Christchurch was a county constituency in Hampshire which elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1918 general election, partially replacing the previous New Forest constituency, and was abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was partially replaced by a recreated New Forest constituency.

## Boundaries

The Boroughs of Christchurch, Lymington, and Romsey, and the Rural Districts of Christchurch, Fordingbridge, Lymington, New Forest, Ringwood, and Romsey.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1918 | Walter Frank Perkins | Conservative |
| 1922 | Wilfrid Ashley | Conservative | Resigned January 1932 on being raised to the peerage |
| 1932 by-election | John Mills | Conservative |
| 1945 | Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre | Conservative | Subsequently, MP for New Forest |
| 1950 | constituency abolished: see New Forest & Bournemouth East and Christchurch | constituency abolished: see New Forest & Bournemouth East and Christchurch |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: New Forest and Christchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Walter Frank Perkins | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: New Forest and Christchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Wilfrid Ashley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1923: New Forest and Christchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Wilfrid Ashley | 13,900 | 53.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Alexander Boulton | 11,889 | 46.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,011 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,789 | 68.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,475 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1924: New Forest and Christchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Wilfrid Ashley | 17,945 | 64.6 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal | Alexander Boulton | 6,681 | 24.1 | −22.0 |
| | Labour | C Lincoln Brighton | 3,137 | 11.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,264 | 40.5 | +32.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,763 | 71.4 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,905 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +16.4 | |
General election 1929: New Forest and Christchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Wilfrid Ashley | 22,122 | 55.5 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal | Marcus Cheke | 11,520 | 28.9 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | G W Austin | 6,206 | 15.6 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,602 | 26.6 | −13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,848 | 72.6 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,884 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −7.0 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: New Forest and Christchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wilfrid Ashley | 35,544 | 83.3 | +27.8 |
| | Labour | Frank Stainer | 7,130 | 16.7 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,414 | 66.6 | +40.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,067 | 71.9 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1932 New Forest and Christchurch by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Mills | 23,327 | 82.0 | −1.3 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | C. A. Smith | 5,135 | 18.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,192 | 64.0 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,462 | 48.0 | −23.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1935: New Forest and Christchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Mills | 32,209 | 74.8 | −8.5 |
| | Labour | CM Wadham | 10,876 | 25.2 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,333 | 49.6 | −17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,085 | 64.5 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
* Conservative: John Mills
* Liberal: H J Dey
* Labour: RE Gray

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: New Forest and Christchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre | 31,888 | 50.9 | −23.9 |
| | Labour | Horace King | 22,478 | 35.9 | +10.7 |
| | Independent Liberal | John W Howlett | 8,299 | 13.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,410 | 15.0 | −34.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,665 | 71.3 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |