East Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Wiltshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
East Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boundary of East Wiltshire in South West England
County Wiltshire
Electorate 71,109 [1]
Major settlements Amesbury, Marlborough, Pewsey, Ludgershall, Tidworth
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Danny Kruger (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Devizes

East Wiltshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, [3] when it was won by the Conservative Danny Kruger, who had previously represented the abolished Devizes constituency.

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Boundaries

The constituency is composed of:

It comprises the following areas: [5]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: East Wiltshire [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Danny Kruger 16,849 35.7 −30.2
Labour Rob Newman12,13325.7+9.8
Liberal Democrats David Kinnaird8,20417.4+2.9
Reform UK Stephen Talbot7,88516.7N/A
Green Emily Herbert1,8443.9+0.2
True & Fair Pete Force-Jones2780.6N/A
Majority4,71610.0−40.1
Turnout 47,19365.2–3.7
Registered electors 72,409
Conservative hold Swing −20.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [8]
PartyVote %
Conservative 32,30165.9
Labour 7,77815.9
Liberal Democrats 7,10014.5
Green 1,8093.7
Turnout48,98868.9
Electorate71,109

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "How Wiltshire constituency boundaries could change". BBC News. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  5. ↑ "New Seat Details – Wiltshire East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Wiltshire Council . Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "East Wiltshire - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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