Meon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
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Meon Valley (/ˈmiːɒn/) was a parliamentary constituency[n 1] in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It had previously been represented since its 2010 creation by George Hollingbery.[n 2]
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Meon Valley | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Hampshire |
Electorate | 71,291 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Bishop's Waltham, Waterlooville, Wickham, Rowland's Castle |
2010–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | East Hampshire, Havant, Winchester |
Replaced by | Fareham and Waterlooville |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was abolished and divided between three new seats.[2] The bulk of the constituency namely Waterlooville and the surrounding villages will be moved to Fareham and Waterlooville. Horndean will be moved to East Hampshire, offsetting losses moved into the new cross-county Surrey seat of Farnham and Bordon. Other western areas will move into Winchester and Hamble Valley.