§ Sir David PriceTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in theOfficial Report each of the parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire in ranking order according to the size of their current electorates, indicating the percentage variation on the average number of electors per constituency in England.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe information requested has been taken from OPCS monitor EL87/1 and is as follows:
1987 electorate Parliamentary constituency Number Percentage difference from English average1 Eastleigh 88,664 +27.4 East Hampshire 87,476 +25.7 Aldershot 81,791 +17.5 Portsmouth, North 81,350 + 16.9 Romsey and Waterside 80,179 +15.2 Basingstoke 79,116 +13.7 Fareham 77,910 +12.0 Winchester 77,527 +11.4 Havant 77,412 +11.2 Portsmouth, South 76,814 +10.4 New Forest 75,780 +8.9 Southampton, Test 74,711 +7.4 Southampton, Itchen 73,412 +5.5 North West Hampshire 70,916 +1.9 Gosport 68,891 -1.0 1 The average number of electors per constituency in England is 69,585.