A HAMPSHIRE parliamentary seat will vanish under a shake-up of boundaries planned for the next election.

The seat of the Meon Valley seat, which currently held by has Conservative George Hollingbery as its MP, will disappear and will be swallowed up by surrounding constituencies.

The proposals for changes in parliamentary constituencies are part of reforms which would see the House of Commons reduced from 650 MPs to 600.

A public consultation has started and the final proposals will not be made until 2018.

Speaking about losing his constituency, Mr George Hollingbery, said the changes were in “the best interests of democracy” and said he would continue to serve residents until the changes come into effect..

“I’m deeply disappointed my constituency will cease to exist, because I very much love representing Meon Valley: a place full of great people, places, and businesses and natural beauty tucked into the heart of Hampshire.”

Conservative Winchester MP Steve Brine would also having a bigger constituency but will lose Chandler’s Ford, Hursley and areas south of Winchester, which will now be part of Caroline Nokes' patch, however he would gain large parts of the Meon Valley.

Mr Brine said: “Reducing the cost of politics and ensuring everyone’s vote counts the same is absolutely the right thing to do. It was a key manifesto commitment for us. 
“Proposals from the Boundary Commission always throw up some unexpected ideas and this was no different but we should remember these are initial proposals with a lengthy period of consultation still to come. I would urge anyone with an interest to respond.”

Former Winchester MP Mark Oaten, who lives in Twyford, branded the plans as "crazy".

Meanwhile MP for Romsey and Southampton North Caroline Nokes will have a larger constituency, which will include a large swathe of Test Valley.

Conservative New Forest East MP Julian Lewis’s constituency will also be larger and would includes places like West Tytherley.

Conservative MP for Fareham Suella Fernandes will have a bigger patch that would include Whiteley.

Meanwhile the Isle of Wight will now have two MPs, one for the east and the other for the west of the island. Current MP Andrew Turner said: “Although in some ways it is a pity to divide the island, I am happy with these proposals in principle.”

The planned reduction is expected to hit Labour hardest, with more constituencies abolished or merged in strongholds such as London, Wales, the North-East and North-West than the Tory-dominated shires.

Under the proposals Southampton will still comprise be made up of Southampton Itchen and a slightly larger Southampton Test, which will include include Bassett and Swaythling – prompting speculation that the traditional Labour stronghold could be lost.

Current MP Alan Whitehead said: “If you believe that whoever votes Conservative or Labour in a particular ward is always going to stay the same then you could say that a more Labour-voting ward has been put in Southampton Itchen and and two less Labour-voting wards have been put into Southampton Test.”

The Labour party has signalled it will fight the ‘’unfair, undemocratic and unacceptable’’ changes, stressing they are based on an ‘’out of date’’ version of the electoral register based on populations recorded in the electoral roll for 2015 and missing two million voters who signed up to vote in the EU referendum.

Labour shadow minister Jon Ashworth said: ‘’The current proposals to redraw constituency boundaries are unfair, undemocratic and unacceptable. They are based on an out-of-date version of the electoral register with nearly two million voters missing.

‘’Constitutional changes should be done fairly and consensually, to ensure that everyone given a voice.