Westbury (UK Parliament constituency)

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Westbury
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
WestburyConstituency.svg
Boundary of Westbury in Wiltshirefor the 2005 general election
EnglandWiltshire.svg
Location of Wiltshire within England
County Wiltshire
Major settlements Westbury
1449–2010
SeatsOne (Two 1449–1832)
Replaced by South West Wiltshire, Chippenham

Westbury was a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire from 1449 to 2010. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, and then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 2010.

Contents

Until 1885, it was a parliamentary borough, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs) until 1832 and only one from 1832 to 1885. The parliamentary borough was abolished in 1885, when the name was transferred to a county constituency returning one MP. Elections used the bloc vote system when two MPs were returned, and the first-past-the-post system of election when one seat was contested.

Westbury returned a Conservative Member at every election after 1924.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, and Whorwellsdon, and part of the Sessional Division of Warminster.

1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster, and Westbury, and the Rural Districts of Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Mere, Warminster, and Westbury and Whorwellsdown.

1950–1974: The Urban Districts of Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster, and Westbury, and the Rural Districts of Bradford-on-Avon and Melksham, Mere and Tisbury, and Warminster and Westbury.

1974–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries.

1983–1997: The District of West Wiltshire, and the District of Salisbury wards of Knoyle, Mere, and Western.

1997–2010: The District of West Wiltshire wards of Adcroft, Bradford-on-Avon North, Bradford-on-Avon South, college, Corsley, Dilton Marsh, Drynham, Ethandune, Holt, John O'Gaunt, Manor Vale, Mid Wylye Valley, Park, Paxcroft, Shearwater, Summerham, Warminster East, Warminster West, Weavers, Westbrook, Westbury with Storridge, and Wylye Valley, and the District of Salisbury wards of Knoyle, Mere, and Western.

Originally a small pocket borough, covering only a small part of the parish of Westbury, in 1885 the parliamentary borough became a county constituency in Wiltshire. At the time of the constituency's abolition in 2010 it included the towns of Westbury, Warminster, Trowbridge, and Bradford-on-Avon, and the surrounding rural areas as far south as Mere. Until boundary changes in 1997, it also included Melksham.

Boundary review, 2005

Following a review of parliamentary representation in Wiltshire, the Boundary Commission for England created two new constituencies in the county. Chippenham was created mostly from the adjoining North Wiltshire constituency, plus the town of Bradford-on-Avon at the northern end of the Westbury constituency, while the rest of Westbury saw minor changes to its composition and was renamed South West Wiltshire. These changes were approved in 2005, to take effect at the following general election, which ultimately took place in 2010.

Members of Parliament

Westbury borough (before 1885)

MPs 1449–1640

ParliamentFirst memberSecond member
1491 Sir Thomas Long of Draycot
1510-1523No names known [1]
1529 Thomas Kirton Thomas Temys [1]
1536 ?
1539 ?
1542 ?
1545 William Hartgill Geoffrey Carter [1]
1547 John Stokes Kenelm Throckmorton [1]
1553 (Mar) ?
1553 (Oct) Andrew Baynton Griffin Curteys [1]
1554 (Apr) Griffin Curteys Peter Morgan [1]
1554 (Nov) William Bennett Griffin Curteys [1]
1555 Sir Thomas Throckmorton William Hoskins [1]
1558 John Buckland William Allen Helyer [1]
1559 Anthony Carleton Ralph Skinner [2]
1562–3 Hugh Ryley John Dyster [2]
1571 Francis Blount Thomas Long [2]
1572 William Brouncker Henry Brouncker [2]
1584 Edward Midwinter [2]
1586 Robert Baynard Henry Whitaker [2]
1588 Sir Henry Fanshawe John Bennett [2]
1593 William Jordyn Sir Henry Fanshawe [2]
1597 Matthew Ley James Ley [2] [3]
1601 Henry Jackman [2]
1604 James Ley
1605 Alexander Chocke
1609 James Ley
1614 Henry Ley
1621 Sir James Ley
replaced by Walter Long 		Sir Miles Fleetwood
1624 Sir Henry Ley Sir Henry Mildmay
1625 Sir Walter Long Gifford Long
1626 Thomas Hopton
1628 Maximilian Petty Charles Thynne
1629–1640No Parliaments summoned

MPs 1640–1832

YearFirst member [4] First partySecond member [4] Second party
April 1640 Sir Thomas Penyston John Ashe
November 1640 John Ashe Parliamentarian William Wheler Parliamentarian
December 1648Wheler excluded in Pride's Purge - seat vacant
1653Westbury was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
January 1659 Robert Villiers, alias Danvers William Eyre
May 1659 Not represented in the restored Rump, Ashe having died in the interim
April 1660 Richard Lewis William Brouncker
1661 Thomas Wancklyn [5]
1678 Henry Bertie
February 1679 William Trenchard
August 1679 Henry Bertie
1680 Edward Norton William Trenchard
1681 John Ashe
1685 Richard Lewis James Herbert
1689 Peregrine Bertie
1695 Robert Bertie
1701 Henry Bertie
July 1702 [6] William Trenchard Thomas Phipps
December 1702 [6] Henry Bertie Robert Bertie
1708 Francis Annesley
January 1715 [7] Willoughby Bertie
June 1715 [7] The Lord Carbery Charles Allanson
1722 James Bertie [8] Francis Annesley
March 1723 by-election [8] The Lord Carbery
1727 John Hoskins Gifford
1734 Hon. George Evans John Bance
1741 Joseph Townsend
1747 [9] John Bance Paul Methuen
1748 [9] Chauncy Townsend Pro-Government Matthew Michell
1753 by-election [10] Peregrine Bertie
1768 William Blackstone
1770 by-election [11] Hon. Charles Dillon
1774 Hon. Thomas Wenman [12] Nathaniel Bayly
1779 by-election Samuel Estwick I
1780 (Sir) John Whalley-Gardiner [13]
1784 Chaloner Arcedeckne
1786 by-election John Madocks
1790 Ewan Law
January 1795 by-election Samuel Estwick II
November 1795 by-election Edward Wilbraham-Bootle
May 1796 Sir Henry St John-Mildmay, Bt George Ellis [14]
October 1796 by-election Lieutenant Colonel George Harcourt
1800 by-election John Simon Harcourt
1802 William Baldwin Charles Smith
1806 William Jacob John Woolmore
May 1807 Edward Lascelles Tory [15] Glynn Wynn Tory [15]
July 1807 by-election Henry Lascelles Tory [15]
1809 by-election Francis Whittle Tory [15]
1810 by-election John de Ponthieu
1812 Benjamin Hall Benjamin Shaw
1814 by-election Ralph Franco Tory
1818 Lord Francis Conyngham
1819 by-election William Leader Maberly Whig [15]
March 1820 Jonathan Elford Tory [15] Nathaniel Barton Tory [15]
November 1820 by-election Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes, Bt Tory [15] Philip John Miles Tory [15]
1826 Sir George Warrender Canningite Tory [15]
1829 by-election Robert Peel Tory [15]
1830 Sir Alexander Grant, Bt Tory [15] Michael Prendergast Tory [15]
May 1831 Sir Ralph Lopes, Bt Whig [15] Henry Hanmer Tory [15]
July 1831 by-election Henry Frederick Stephenson Whig [15]
1832 Representation reduced to one MP

MPs 1832–1885

ElectionMemberParty
1832 Sir Ralph Lopes Whig [15]
1837 John Ivatt Briscoe Whig [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
1841 Sir Ralph Lopes Conservative [15]
1847 James Wilson Whig [20] [21] [22]
1857 Sir Massey Lopes Conservative
1868 John Lewis Phipps [23] Conservative
1869 by-election Charles Paul Phipps Conservative
1874 Abraham Laverton Liberal
1880 Charles N. P. Phipps Conservative
1885 Borough abolished - named transferred to county division

Westbury County constituency (1885–2010)

ElectionMember [4] Party
1885 George Fuller Liberal
1895 Richard Chaloner Conservative
1900 John Fuller Liberal
1911 by-election Hon. Geoffrey Howard Liberal
1918 George Palmer Coalition Conservative
1922 Charles Darbishire Liberal
1924 Captain W. W. Shaw Conservative
1927 by-election Richard Long Conservative
1931 Sir Robert Grimston [24] Conservative
1964 Sir Dennis Walters Conservative
1992 David Faber Conservative
2001 Andrew Murrison Conservative
2010 Constituency abolished: see South West Wiltshire and Chippenham

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Westbury [15] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Alexander Grant Unopposed
Tory Michael Prendergast Unopposed
Tory hold
Tory hold
General election 1831: Westbury [15] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Henry Hanmer Unopposed
Whig Ralph Lopes Unopposed
Tory hold
Whig gain from Tory

Hanmer resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 15 July 1831: Westbury [15] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Henry Frederick Stephenson (MP)Unopposed
Whig gain from Tory
General election 1832: Westbury [15] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Ralph Lopes Unopposed
Registered electors 185
Whig hold
General election 1835: Westbury [15] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Ralph Lopes Unopposed
Registered electors 192
Whig hold
General election 1837: Westbury [15] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig John Ivatt Briscoe 98 50.5
Conservative Ralph Lopes 9649.5
Majority21.0
Turnout 19491.1
Registered electors 213
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Westbury [15] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ralph Lopes Unopposed
Registered electors 291
Conservative gain from Whig
General election 1847: Westbury [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Wilson 170 53.3 New
Conservative Matthew Higgins [27] 14946.7N/A
Majority216.6N/A
Turnout 31993.3N/A
Registered electors 342
Whig gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Westbury [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig James Wilson 145 51.2 −2.1
Conservative Massey Lopes 13848.8+2.1
Majority72.4−4.2
Turnout 28390.1−3.2
Registered electors 314
Whig hold Swing −2.1
General election 1857: Westbury [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Massey Lopes Unopposed
Registered electors 342
Conservative gain from Whig
General election 1859: Westbury [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Massey Lopes Unopposed
Registered electors 328
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Westbury [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Massey Lopes Unopposed
Registered electors 300
Conservative hold
General election 1868: Westbury [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lewis Phipps 492 51.4 N/A
Liberal Abraham Laverton 46548.6New
Majority272.8N/A
Turnout 95791.5N/A
Registered electors 1,046
Conservative hold Swing N/A

The 1868 election was declared void on petition, due to intimidation of the electorate, causing a by-election. [28]

By-election, 27 February 1869: Westbury [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Paul Phipps 499 50.6 −0.8
Liberal Abraham Laverton 48849.4+0.8
Majority111.2−1.6
Turnout 98794.4+2.9
Registered electors 1,046
Conservative hold Swing −0.8

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Westbury [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Abraham Laverton 540 51.0 +2.4
Conservative Charles Paul Phipps 51849.0−2.4
Majority222.0N/A
Turnout 1,05894.2+2.7
Registered electors 1,123
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +2.4

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Westbury [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles N. P. Phipps 559 52.5 +3.5
Liberal Abraham Laverton 50547.5−3.5
Majority545.0N/A
Turnout 1,06494.6+0.4
Registered electors 1,125
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.5
General election 1885: Westbury [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Fuller 5,333 59.4 +11.9
Conservative Henry Thynne 3,63940.6−11.9
Majority1,69418.8N/A
Turnout 8,97284.9−9.7
Registered electors 10,566
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +11.9
General election 1886: Westbury [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Fuller 4,663 56.0 −3.4
Liberal Unionist Thomas George Palmer Hallett [30] 3,67044.0+3.4
Majority99312.0−6.8
Turnout 8,33378.9−6.0
Registered electors 10,566
Liberal hold Swing −3.4

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Westbury [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Fuller 4,554 53.7 −2.3
Conservative William Henry Laverton3,93046.3+2.3
Majority6247.4−4.6
Turnout 8,48477.2−1.7
Registered electors 10,989
Liberal hold Swing −2.3
General election 1895: Westbury [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Chaloner 4,497 50.9 +4.6
Liberal George Fuller 4,33149.1−4.6
Majority1661.8N/A
Turnout 8,82890.3+13.1
Registered electors 9,777
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.6

Elections in the 1900s

John Fuller John Fuller.jpg
John Fuller
General election 1900: Westbury [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Fuller 4,520 53.3 +4.2
Conservative Richard Chaloner 3,96146.7−4.2
Majority5596.6N/A
Turnout 8,48186.7−3.6
Registered electors 9,782
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +4.2
General election 1906: Westbury [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Fuller 5,264 58.2 +4.9
Conservative Edward Plunkett, Lord Dunsany 3,78841.8−4.9
Majority1,47616.4+9.8
Turnout 9,05289.4+2.7
Registered electors 10,130
Liberal hold Swing +4.9
By-election, 1906: Westbury [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Fuller Unopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Westbury [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Fuller 5,187 53.9 −4.3
Conservative R. C. C. Long4,43346.1+4.3
Majority7547.8−8.6
Turnout 9,62092.4+3.0
Registered electors 10,411
Liberal hold Swing −4.3
General election December 1910: Westbury [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Fuller 5,041 54.8 +0.9
Conservative George Palmer 4,15245.2−0.9
Majority8899.6+1.8
Turnout 9,19388.3−4.1
Registered electors 10,411
Liberal hold Swing +0.9
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Geoffrey Howard
1911 Westbury by-election [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoffrey Howard 5,073 53.0 −1.8
Conservative George Palmer 4,49247.0+1.8
Majority5816.0−3.6
Turnout 9,56590.1+1.8
Registered electors 10,612
Liberal hold Swing −1.8

General Election 1914–15

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 14 December 1918: Westbury [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist George Palmer 9,26149.1+3.9
Liberal Geoffrey Howard 6,06432.1−22.7
Labour Ernest Bennett 3,53718.8New
Majority3,19717.0N/A
Turnout 18,86264.6−23.7
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +13.3
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

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C. Darbishire
General election 1922: Westbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Darbishire 9,903 41.7 +9.6
Unionist George Palmer 9,26239.0−10.1
Labour George Ward4,57219.3+0.5
Majority6412.7N/A
Turnout 23,73781.0+16.4
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing
General election 1923: Westbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Darbishire 10,867 43.2 +1.5
Unionist Walter William Shaw 9,89139.4+0.4
Labour George Ward4,37217.4−1.9
Majority9763.8+1.1
Turnout 25,13083.5+2.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.6
General election 1924: Westbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Walter William Shaw 11,559 44.2 +4.8
Liberal Charles Darbishire 9,84837.7−5.5
Labour George Ward4,73118.1+0.7
Majority1,7116.5N/A
Turnout 26,13884.9+1.4
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
1927 Westbury by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Richard Long 10,623 40.1 −4.1
Liberal Harcourt Johnstone 10,47439.5+1.8
Labour George Ward5,39620.4+2.3
Majority1490.6−5.9
Turnout 26,49384.6−0.3
Unionist hold Swing
General election 1929: Westbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Richard Long 12,907 38.8 −1.3
Liberal Harcourt Johnstone 12,84038.7−0.8
Labour George Ward7,45822.5+2.1
Majority670.1−0.5
Turnout 33,20587.1+2.5
Unionist hold Swing -0.3

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Westbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Grimston 16,949 51.2 +12.4
Liberal John Hobbis Harris 11,01433.3−5.4
Labour Maurice Hackett5,12715.5−7.0
Majority5,93517.9+17.8
Turnout 33,09085.4−1.7
Conservative hold Swing +8.9
General election 1935: Westbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Grimston 15,804 49.0 −2.2
Liberal Charles Byers 10,78933.5+0.2
Labour R. St John Reade5,64117.5+2.0
Majority5,01515.5−2.4
Turnout 32,23480.1−5.3
Conservative hold Swing -1.2

General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

1945 general election: Westbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Grimston 14,328 39.0 −10.0
Labour George Ward13,39736.5+19.0
Liberal Walter Geoffrey Milne9,00424.5−9.0
Majority9312.5−13.0
Turnout 36,72975.5−4.6
Conservative hold Swing -14.5

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Westbury [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Grimston 17,445 39.5 +0.5
Labour Reginald James Travess15,76635.6−0.9
Liberal Harold Banning Richardson11,03124.9+0.4
Majority1,6793.9+1.4
Turnout 44,24286.3+10.8
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Westbury [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Grimston 19,654 43.7 +4.2
Labour Reginald James Travess17,62339.2+3.6
Liberal Harold Banning Richardson7,66617.1−7.8
Majority2,0314.5+0.6
Turnout 44,94386.2−0.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Westbury [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Grimston 19,684 45.6 +1.9
Labour Reginald James Travess16,29537.8−1.4
Liberal Peter Leslie Martin Hurd7,16516.6−0.5
Majority3,3897.8+3.3
Turnout 43,14482.4−3.8
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Westbury [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Grimston 20,396 45.6 0.0
Labour Jasper Ridley 14,57032.5−5.3
Liberal Basil Wigoder 9,81621.9+5.3
Majority5,82613.1+5.3
Turnout 44,78284.1+1.7
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Westbury [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Walters 19,950 43.1 −2.5
Labour Philip William Hopkins15,04932.6+0.1
Liberal Basil Wigoder 11,23224.3+2.4
Majority4,90110.5−2.6
Turnout 46,23182.8−1.3
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Westbury [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Walters 20,989 43.6 +0.5
Labour Philip William Hopkins18,19237.8+5.2
Liberal Iain Meiklejohn Fowler8,96218.6−5.7
Majority2,7975.8−4.7
Turnout 48,14382.5−0.3
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Westbury [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Walters 26,524 50.3 +6.7
Labour John McLaren17,41333.0−4.8
Liberal Robert George Otter8,78116.7−1.9
Majority9,11117.3+11.5
Turnout 52,71877.0−5.5
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Westbury [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Walters 26,197 43.0 −7.3
Liberal A. W. Glyn Court17,77829.2+12.5
Labour Anthony J. Smith16,45327.0−6.0
Wessex Regionalist Viscount Weymouth 5210.8New
Majority8,41913.8−3.5
Turnout 60,94983.5+6.5
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Westbury [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Walters 24,172 41.7 −1.3
Liberal A. W. Glyn Court18,12931.3+2.1
Labour Anthony J. Smith15,61327.00.0
Majority6,04310.4−3.4
Turnout 57,91478.7−4.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: Westbury [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Walters 29,929 47.2 +5.5
Liberal P. Jackson15,95025.1−6.2
Labour P. R. Atkins12,53219.8−7.2
Independent S. Alexander2,5474.0New
Wessex Regionalist Tom Thatcher1,9053.0New
Ecology Sally Rodwell5540.9New
Majority13,97922.1+11.7
Turnout 63,41779.7+1.0
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Westbury [34] [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Walters 31,133 51.4
Liberal David J. Hughes22,62737.4
Labour Haydn W. Thomas6,05810.0
Ecology Paul W. Ekins6091.0
Wessex Regionalist John C. Banks 1310.2
Majority8,50614.0
Turnout 60,55875.5
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1987: Westbury [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Walters 34,256 51.6 +0.2
Liberal David J. Hughes24,15936.4−1.0
Labour Haydn W. Thomas7,98212.0+2.0
Majority10,09715.2+1.2
Turnout 66,39778.2+2.73
Registered electors 84,860
Conservative hold Swing +0.1

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Westbury [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Faber 36,568 50.4 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Vivienne A. Rayner23,95033.0−3.4
Labour William Stallard9,64213.3+1.3
Liberal Paul I. Macdonald1,4402.0New
Green Patrick R. French 8881.2New
Majority12,61817.4+2.2
Turnout 72,48882.8+4.6
Registered electors 87,356
Conservative hold Swing +1.1
General election 1997: Westbury [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Faber 23,037 40.6 −9.8
Liberal Democrats John Miller16,96929.9−3.1
Labour Kevin Small11,96921.1+7.8
Liberal George Hawkins1,9563.4+1.4
Referendum Nick Hawkings-Byass1,9093.4New
UKIP R. Westbury7711.4New
Natural Law Colin Haysom1400.2New
Majority6,06810.7−6.7
Turnout 56,75176.2−6.6
Registered electors 74,457
Conservative hold Swing 3.4

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Westbury [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Murrison 21,299 42.1 +1.5
Liberal Democrats David Vigar16,00531.6+1.7
Labour Sarah Cardy10,84721.4+0.3
UKIP Charles Booth-James1,2612.5+1.1
Green Bob Gledhill1,2162.4New
Majority5,29410.5−0.2
Turnout 50,62866.6−9.6
Registered electors 76,056
Conservative hold Swing +0.1
General election 2005: Westbury [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Murrison 24,749 44.5 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Duncan Hames 19,40034.9+3.3
Labour Paul Gibby9,64017.3−4.1
UKIP Lincoln Williams1,8153.3+0.8
Majority5,3469.6−0.9
Turnout 55,60467.0+0.4
Registered electors 82,380
Conservative hold Swing +0.4

Notes and references

Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.

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  7. 1 2 At the general election in January 1715, Willoughby Bertie and Francis Annesley were returned. A petition was lodged, and the result was overturned on 1 June 1715 in favour of the runners-up Lord Carbery and Charles Allanson
  8. 1 2 At the 1722 general election, James Bertie was also elected for Middlesex, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Westbury. A by-election for his seat was held in March 1723
  9. 1 2 At the 1747 general election, John Bance and Paul Methuen were returned. A petition was lodged, and the result was overturned on 16 March 1748 in favour of the runners-up Chauncy Townsend and Paul Methuen
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