List of parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire

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The location of Gloucestershire in relation to England. Gloucestershire UK locator map 2010.svg
The location of Gloucestershire in relation to England.

The county of Gloucestershire is divided into 7 parliamentary constituencies: 2 borough constituencies and 5 county constituencies. [nb 1]

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Constituencies

   Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrat ¤

Constituency [note 1] Electorate [1] Majority [2] [note 2] Member of Parliament [2] Nearest opposition [2] Electoral wards [3] [4] Map
Cheltenham BC 75,2927,210  Max Wilkinson ¤ Alex Chalk Cheltenham Borough Council: All Saints, Battledown, Benhall and The Reddings, Charlton Kings, Charlton Park, College, Hesters Way, Lansdown, Leckhampton, Oakley, Park, Pittville, St Mark's, St Paul's, St Peter's, Up Hatherley, Warden Hill.
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Forest of Dean CC 71,510278  Matt Bishop  Mark Harper Forest of Dean District Council: Berry Hill, Bream, Cinderford East, Cinderford West, Coleford, Dymock, Hartpury & Redmarley, Longhope & Huntley, Lydbrook, Lyndey East, Lyndey North, Lydney West & Aylburton, Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook, Newent & Taynton, Newland & Sling, Newnham, Pillowell, Ruspidge, St. Briavels, Tidenham, Westbury-on-Severn. Tewkesbury Borough Council: Highnam with Haw Bridge.
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Gloucester BC 76,6953,431  Alex McIntyre  Richard Graham Gloucester City Council: Abbeydale, Abbeymead, Barnwood, Barton & Tredworth, Coney Hill, Grange, Hucclecote, Kingsholm & Wotton, Kingsway, Matson & Robinswood, Moreland, Podsmead, Quedgeley Fieldcourt, Quedgeley Severn Vale, Tuffley, Westgate.
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North Cotswolds CC 70,9153,357  Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Paul Hodgkinson ¤ Cotswold District Council: Blockley, Bourton Vale, Bourton Village, Campden & Vale, Chedworth & Churn Valley, Coln Valley, Ermin, Fosseridge, Moreton East, Moreton West, Northleach, Sandywell, Stow, The Rissingtons. Stroud District Council: Bisley, Hardwicke, Minchinhampton, Painswick & Upton. Tewkesbury District Council: Badgeworth, Brockworth East, Brockworth West, Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote, Churchdown St. Johns, Shurdington.
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South Cotswolds CC 72,8654,973  Roz Savage ¤ James Gray Cotswold District Council: Abbey, Chesterton, Fairford North, Four Acres, Grumbolds Ash with Avening, Kemble, Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South, New Mills, Siddington & Cerney Rural, South Cerney Village, St. Michael's, Stratton, Tetbury East & Rural, Tetbury Town, Tetbury with Upton, The Ampneys and Hampton, The Beeches, Watermoor. Stroud District Council: Kingswood. Wiltshire Council: Brinkworth, By Brook, Cricklade & Latton, Kington, Malmesbury, Minety, Purton, Sherston.
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Stroud CC 76,24911,411  Simon Opher Siobhan Baillie Stroud District Council: Amberley and Woodchester, Berkeley Vale, Cainscross, Cam East, Cam West, Chalford, Coaley & Uley, Dursley, Nailsworth, Randwick, Whiteshill & Ruscombe, Rodborough, Severn, Stonehouse, Stroud Central, Stroud Farmhill & Paganhill, Stroud Slade, Stroud Trinity, Stroud Uplands, Stroud Valley, The Stanleys, Thrupp, Wotton-under-Edge.
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Tewkesbury CC 72,4266,262  Cameron Thomas ¤ Laurence Robertson Cheltenham Borough Council: Prestbury, Springbank, Swindon Village. Gloucester City Council: Elmbridge, Longstevens. Tewkesbury Borough Council: Cleeve Grange, Cleeve Hill, Cleeve St. Michael's, Cleeve West, Innsworth, Isbourne, Northway, Severn Vale North, Severn Vale South, Tewkesbury East, Tewkesbury North & Twyning, Tewkesbury South, Winchcombe.
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Boundary changes

2024

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine Gloucestershire with Wiltshire as a sub-region of the South West Region, with the creation of the cross-county boundary constituency of South Cotswolds, resulting in a major reconfiguration of the former The Cotswolds constituency, which would be renamed North Cotswolds. [5] [6] [7] [8] These changes came into effect for the 2024 general election.

The following seats resulted from the boundary review:

Containing electoral wards from Cheltenham

Containing electoral wards in Cotswold

Containing electoral wards in Forest of Dean

Containing wards in Gloucester

Containing wards in Stroud

Containing wards in Tewkesbury

Current NameBoundaries 2010-2024Proposed NameBoundaries 2024-present
  1. Cheltenham BC
  2. Cotswold CC / The Cotswolds CC
  3. Forest of Dean CC
  4. Gloucester BC
  5. Stroud CC
  6. Tewkesbury CC
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Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire (2010-2024)
  1. Cheltenham BC
  2. Forest of Dean CC
  3. Gloucester BC
  4. North Cotswolds CC
  5. South Cotswolds CC
  6. Stroud CC
  7. Tewkesbury CC
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Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire (2024-present

2010

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain Gloucestershire's constituencies for the 2010 election, making minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies. Although the changes were minor, the Cotswold constituency was renamed The Cotswolds.

NameBoundaries 1997-2010Boundaries 2010–2024
  1. Cheltenham BC
  2. Cotswold CC / The Cotswolds CC
  3. Forest of Dean CC
  4. Gloucester BC
  5. Stroud CC
  6. Tewkesbury CC
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Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire
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Proposed Revision

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 [9]

2024

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Gloucestershire in the 2024 general election were as follows: [nb 2] [2]

PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019
Conservative 111,10331.8%Decrease2.svg22.4%1Decrease2.svg5
Liberal Democrat 93,11226.6Increase2.svg9.5%3Increase2.svg3
Labour 77,97322.3%Decrease2.svg0.6%3Increase2.svg3
Reform 39,47811.3%Increase2.svg11.0%00
Green 23,5596.7%Increase2.svg1.800
Others4,3991.3%Increase2.svg0.6%00
Total349,624100.07

2019

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

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative 191,11954.2%Increase2.svg1.3%6Increase2.svg1
Labour 80,77622.9%Decrease2.svg5.8%0Decrease2.svg1
Liberal Democrats 60,43117.1%Increase2.svg3.0%00
Greens 17,1164.9%Increase2.svg2.7%00
Brexit 1,0850.3%new00
Others2,3150.7%Decrease2.svg1.5%00
Total352,842100.06

Percentage votes

Note that before 1983 Gloucestershire covered a wider and much more populous area than it does today, including the north of what became Avon and the city of Bristol.

Election year1922192419291931194519501951195519591964196619701974 (F)1974 (O)197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024
Conservative 135.539.831.659.936.940.247.845.4649.043.7244.448.639.840.247.850.750.447.439.440.941.744.849.252.954.231.8
Liberal Democrat 215.825.225.58.511.510.81.21.77.311.36.68.924.221.116.432.128.728.322.521.923.328.713.414.117.126.6
Labour 30.635.039.731.651.646.951.045.4243.643.6448.742.435.438.234.916.720.823.133.933.729.321.021.028.722.922.3
Reform 3-----------------------0.311.3
Green Party ---------------*****1.44.42.24.96.7
UKIP -----------------***3.611.61.8**
Other18.1-3.2-6.22.1-7.4-1.40.40.040.60.40.90.4.011.24.23.55.70.60.30.30.61.3

1including National Liberal

21950-1979: Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

3 As the Brexit Party in 2019

* Included in Other

Accurate vote percentages cannot be obtained for the elections of 1918, 1923 and 1935 because at least one candidate stood unopposed.

Seats

Election year19501951195519591964196619701974 (F)1974 (O)197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024
Labour 777557456300033200103
Liberal Democrat 1000000000000111110003
Conservative 2554775876955422356561
Speaker1
Total1212121212121212121255566666667

1including National Liberal

21950-1979: Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

1885-1910

1918-1945

1950-1979

1983-2019

2024-present

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 1906 (11 seats)

   Conservative    Liberal    Liberal Unionist

Constituency188518868790189292939518951900
Bristol East Cossham Weston Wills Hobhouse
Bristol North Fry Townsend Fry Wills
Bristol South Weston Hill Long
Bristol West M. E. Hicks-Beach
Cheltenham Agg-Gardner Russell Agg-Gardner
Cirencester Winterbotham Chester-Master Lawson Bathurst
Forest of Dean Blake Samuelson Dilke
Gloucester Robinson Monk Rea
Stroud Brand Holloway Jones Cripps Allen
Tewkesbury Yorke Dorington
Thornbury Howard Plunkett Colston

1906 to 1918 (11 seats)

   Conservative    Liberal

Constituency1906Jan 1910Dec 19101116
Bristol East Hobhouse
Bristol North Birrell
Bristol South Davies
Bristol West Gibbs
Cheltenham Sears Ponsonby Mathias Agg-Gardner
Cirencester Essex Bathurst
Forest of Dean Dilke Webb
Gloucester Rea Terrell
Stroud Allen
Tewkesbury M. H. Hicks Beach W. F. Hicks-Beach
Thornbury Rendall

1918 to 1950 (11 seats)

   Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Conservative    Independent Conservative    Independent Labour    Independent National    Labour    Liberal    National Labour    National Liberal (1931-68)

Constituency1918192219231924252819293119311935363739431945
Bristol Central Inskip Alpass A. Apsley V. Apsley Awbery
Bristol East Britton Morris Baker Cripps
Bristol North Gange C. Guest Ayles F. Guest Ayles Bernays Coldrick
Bristol South Davies Rees Walkden Lindsay Walkden Wilkins
Bristol West Gibbs Culverwell Stanley
Cheltenham Agg-Gardner Preston Lipson
Cirencester & Tewkesbury Davies Morrison
Forest of Dean Wignall Purcell Vaughan Worthington Price
Gloucester Bruton Horlick Boyce Turner-Samuels
Stroud Lister Tubbs F. Guest Nelson Perkins Parkin
Thornbury Rendall Woodcock Rendall Gunston Alpass

1950 to 1983 (12 seats)

   Conservative    Labour    National Liberal (1931-68)   Speaker

Constituency195050515151555719596163196419661970Feb 74Oct 741979
Bristol Central Awbery Palmer
Bristol North East Coldrick Hopkins Dobson Adley Palmer
Bristol North West Braithwaite Boyd McLaren Ellis McLaren Thomas Colvin
Bristol South Wilkins Cocks
Bristol South East Cripps Benn St Clair Benn
Bristol West Stanley Monckton Cooke Waldegrave
Cheltenham W. W. Hicks-Beach Dodds-Parker Irving
Cirencester and Tewkesbury Morrison Ridley
Gloucester Turner-Samuels Diamond Oppenheim
Gloucestershire South Crosland Corfield Cope
Gloucestershire West Price Loughlin Watkinson Marland
Stroud & Thornbury / Stroud ('55) Perkins Kershaw
Kingswood Walker Aspinwall

1983 to 2010 (5, then 6 seats)

   Conservative    Labour    Liberal Democrats

Constituency198319871992199720012005
Cheltenham Irving Jones Horwood
Cirencester & Tewkesbury / Tewkesbury (1997) Ridley Clifton-Brown Robertson
Gloucester Oppenheim French Kingham Dhanda
Stroud Kershaw Knapman Drew
West Gloucestershire / Forest of Dean (1997) Marland Organ Harper
Cotswold Clifton-Brown

2010 to present (6, then 6.5 seats)

   Conservative    Labour    Liberal Democrats

Constituency20102015201720192024
Cheltenham Horwood Chalk Wilkinson
The Cotswolds / North Cotswolds (2024) Clifton-Brown
Forest of Dean Harper Bishop
Gloucester Graham McIntyre
Stroud Carmichael Drew Baillie Opher
Tewkesbury Robertson Thomas
South Cotswolds 1 Savage

1Just under half this seat's electorate lies in Wiltshire. [10]

See also

Notes

  1. South Cotswolds is a cross-county boundary constituency between Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
  2. It should be acknowledged that South Cotswolds is a cross-county boundary constituency. As the results of UK general elections are not disclosed on a sub-constituency level, and South Cotswolds has a relatively evenly split of voters in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, the below vote shares include the electoral wards of the constituency located in Wiltshire.
  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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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2014". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4". Office of Public Sector Information . Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  4. Boundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007
  5. Garcia, Carmelo (4 December 2022). "Neighbours could have three different MPs representing them". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. "Gloucestershire electoral boundary changes 'a dog's dinner'". BBC News. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  7. "Big reshuffle of Gloucestershire Parliamentary constituences is proposed". Gloucestershire News Service. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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  10. "Electorate breakdown for revised proposed constituencies". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 13 July 2024.