List of Parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire

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The ceremonial county of Wiltshire , England, (which includes the unitary authority of Swindon), is divided into seven Parliamentary constituencies. They are all County constituencies.

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Constituencies

   † Conservative    ‡ Labour    ¤ Liberal Democrat

Constituency [nb 1] Electorate [1] Majority [2] [nb 2] Member of Parliament [2] Nearest opposition [2] Map
Chippenham CC 77,22111,288  Michelle Donelan  Helen Belcher¤
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Devizes CC 73,37223,993  Danny Kruger Jo Waltham¤
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North Swindon CC 82,44116,171  Justin Tomlinson Kate Linnegar†
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North Wiltshire CC 73,20817,626  James Gray Brian Matthew¤
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Salisbury CC 74,55619,736  John Glen Victoria Charleston¤
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South Swindon CC 73,1186,625  Robert Buckland Sarah Church†
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South West Wiltshire CC 77,96921,630  Andrew Murrison Emily Pomroy-Smith†
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2010 boundary changes

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to increase the number of seats in Wiltshire from 6 to 7, with the re-establishment of Chippenham, which impacted on neighbouring constituencies. An adjusted Westbury constituency was renamed South West Wiltshire.

Former nameBoundaries 1997-2010Current nameBoundaries 2010–present
  1. Devizes CC
  2. North Swindon CC
  3. North Wiltshire CC
  4. Salisbury CC
  5. South Swindon CC
  6. Westbury CC
Parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire WiltshireParliamentaryConstituenciesNumbered.svg
Parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire
  1. Chippenham CC
  2. Devizes CC
  3. North Swindon CC
  4. North Wiltshire CC
  5. Salisbury CC
  6. South Swindon CC
  7. South West Wiltshire CC
Proposed Revision WiltshireParliamentaryConstituencies2007.svg
Proposed Revision

Proposed boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their initial proposals on 8 June 2021. [3]

The commission has proposed that Wiltshire be combined with Gloucestershire as a sub-region of the South West Region, with the creation of the cross-county boundary constituency of Cirencester and North Wiltshire, resulting in a major reconfiguration of Chippenham. Devizes, North Wiltshire and South West Wiltshire would be abolished and new constituencies named East Wiltshire, Melksham and Devizes, and Trowbridge and Warminster created. [4] [5] The following seats are proposed:

Containing electoral wards in Swindon

Containing electoral wards in Wiltshire (unitary authority)

Revised proposals will be published in late 2022 and the final report will be submitted in June 2023.

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 [6]

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Wiltshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative 217,95557.8%Increase2.svg1.0%70
Labour 77,34320.1%Decrease2.svg6.9%00
Liberal Democrats 69,87618.6%Increase2.svg6.7%00
Greens 11,3783.3%Increase2.svg1.2%00
Others7450.6%Decrease2.svg2.0%00
Total377,297100.07

Percentage votes

Election year1918192219231924192919311935194519501951195519591964196619701974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

19791983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative 52.850.045.753.943.260.756.241.641.050.149.649.343.243.851.041.940.347.450.351.950.940.242.144.347.752.456.857.8
Labour 17.115.411.415.721.920.224.039.939.246.241.738.737.540.637.228.129.322.814.916.718.328.029.024.315.317.327.420.5
Liberal Democrat 130.134.642.930.434.819.119.818.419.63.78.710.718.915.211.729.830.227.534.231.228.726.225.026.930.411.811.818.5
Green Party -------------------*****1.04.71.83.0
UKIP ---------------------***4.013.51.8*
Other--------0.1--1.30.40.40.20.30.22.20.70.12.25.63.94.51.60.40.40.2

1pre-1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

Election year19501951195519591964196619701974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

19791983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative 44444444445554446777
Labour 11111111110002220000
Liberal Democrat 100000000000000001000
Total55555555555556667777

11974 & 1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

   Conservative    Liberal    Liberal Unionist

Constituency18851886189218959798001900051906Jan 1910Dec 19101118
Westbury Fuller Chaloner Fuller Howard
Cricklade Maskelyne Husband Hopkinson FitzMaurice Massie Calley Lambert
Chippenham Fletcher Bruce Dickson-Poynder Terrell
Devizes Long Hobhouse Goulding Rogers Peto
Salisbury Grenfell Hulse Allhusen Palmer Tennant Locker-Lampson
Wilton Grove Pleydell-Bouverie J. Morrison Morse Bathurst H. Morrison

1918 to 1974

   Conservative    Labour    Liberal

Constituency191819221923192427192931193134193542431945195019511955195962641964651966691970
Chippenham Terrell Bonwick Cazalet Eccles Awdry
Westbury Palmer Darbishire Shaw Long Grimston Walters
Devizes Bell Macfadyen Hurd Hollis Pott C. Morrison
Salisbury H. Morrison Moulton H. Morrison Despencer-Robertson J. Morrison Hamilton
Swindon Young Banks Addison Banks Addison Wakefield Reid Noel-Baker Ward Stoddart

1974 to present

   Conservative    Labour    Liberal Democrats

ConstituencyFeb 1974Oct 197419791983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Chippenham (2010) Hames Donelan
Chippenham / N Wiltshire (1983) Awdry Needham Gray
Devizes Morrison Ancram Perry Kruger
Salisbury Hamilton Key Glen
Westbury / South West Wiltshire (2010) Walters Faber Murrison
Swindon / South Swindon (1997) Stoddart Coombs Drown Snelgrove Buckland
North Swindon (1997) Wills Tomlinson

See also

Notes

  1. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

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References

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  5. 2023 review South West Boundary Commission for England
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