Romsey MP Sandra Gidley could face a concerted effort by hunt supporters to unseat her at the next general election.

Campaigners plan to target the Romsey constituency as part of a bid to unseat anti-hunting MPs in marginal seats across England and Wales.

Campaigners angered by Government moves to ban hunting with hounds have drawn up a list of 50 rural constituencies which have strong hunting communities and an MP who voted for the ban.

According to The Times newspaper on Monday, the Romsey constituency is on the list.

Only constituencies where the MP has a majority of less than 10 per cent of the electorate have been put on the list.

The idea is to provide 300 hunt supporters in all the 50 target constituencies, where they will distribute campaign literature.

They will campaign for election candidates who are against a huntban - which in most places means the Conservative candidate. Liberal Democrat Sandra Gidley has always voted for a ban.

With a majority of 2,370 votes, she could be vulnerable if large numbers of constituents are influenced by the planned pro-hunt campaign.

Mrs Gidley said she was not worried by her inclusion on the list. "We'll fight the election and people will judge it then," she said. "I'm just getting on with the job I do the best I can."

She said her constituency was only semi-rural. "I've had hundreds of letters asking me to support a ban but just over a dozen saying hunting should be allowed to continue."

Hunt enthusiasts should find an alternative to foxes, Mrs Gidley said. "Why does it have to be killing animals in a way that it's worn out and then ripped to bits?"

Mrs Gidley said other countryside issues were more important, such as rural poverty and lack of public transport in more remote areas.

The prospective Conservative candidate for Romsey is Caroline Nokes, who said that, if she was an MP now, she would not vote to ban hunting.

Mrs Nokes warned against anti-hunt prejudice. "There's scientific evidence that a total hunt ban could do more harm to animal and fox welfare than hunting under licence."

She said she had not so far been bombarded with offers of help from hunting supporters.

"I welcome everybody who wants to taking part in the democratic process," she said.