Mike Hancock (British politician)

Not to be confused with Matt Hancock.

Mike Hancock
CBE
Member of Parliament
for Portsmouth South
In office
1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byDavid Martin
Succeeded byFlick Drummond
In office
14 June 1984 – 18 May 1987
Preceded byBonner Pink
Succeeded byDavid Martin
Leader of Hampshire County Council
In office
1993–1997
Portsmouth City Councillor for Fratton
In office
12 April 1973 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byNew Ward
Succeeded byJulie Swan (UKIP)
Majority1,778 (31.6%)
Personal details
Born (1946-07-09) 9 July 1946 (age 78)
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Liberal Democrats (1988–2014)[1]
SDP (1981–88)
Labour (1968–81)
Spouse
Jacqueline Elliott
​
(m. 1967)​
Children2
Residence(s)Portchester, Fareham
Websitewww.mikehancock.co.uk

Michael Thomas Hancock CBE (born 9 July 1946) is a British politician. He was most recently an independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth South.

Hancock formally resigned from the Liberal Democrat whip in early June 2014 until a civil court action brought against him by a female constituent alleging improper conduct was resolved.[2] An out-of-court settlement with the woman, known only as 'Annie', was reached later in June 2014 in which Hancock admitted that he "crossed the line" into inappropriate behaviour.[3] Hancock's resignation was announced on 18 September 2014.[4]

He stood as an independent candidate in the 2014 Portsmouth City Council elections and lost his seat in Fratton Ward to UKIP candidate Julie Swan. The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council.[5] While still an MP, Hancock stood again as an independent candidate for Fratton Ward in the 2015 Portsmouth City Council elections this time coming 6th, with the Liberal Democrat candidate Dave Ashmore taking the seat.[6]

Hancock was previously the Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South for the SDP following a by-election in 1984 until 1987.

  1. ^ "MP Mike Hancock suspended by Lib Dems". BBC News. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Portsmouth South MP Mike Hancock resigns Lib Dem whip" Archived 26 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News, 4 June 2014
  3. ^ Rajeev Syal "Former Lib Dem MP Mike Hancock apologises over inappropriate conduct" Archived 26 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, 18 June 2014
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference independent was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Portsmouth City Council (2014) Election Results Front Page
  6. ^ Portsmouth City Council (2015)[1]