East Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards

East Wiltshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of East Wiltshire in South West England
CountyWiltshire
Electorate71,109[1]
Major settlementsAmesbury, Marlborough
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentDanny Kruger (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromDevizes

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.

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of:

  • The Borough of Swindon wards of Chiseldon & Lawn (part), Ridgeway, and Wroughton & Wichelstowe.
  • The Wiltshire electoral divisions of Aldbourne & Ramsbury, Amesbury East & Bulford, Amesbury South, Amesbury West, Avon Valley, Durrington, Ludgershall North & Rural, Marlborough East, Marlborough West, Pewsey, Pewsey Vale East, Pewsey Vale West, Tidworth East & Ludgershall South, Tidworth North & West, and Till Valley.[4]

It comprises the following areas:[5]

  • The majority of the former Devizes constituency but excluding the town of Devizes and the area surrounding it, which is included in the newly created constituency of Melksham and Devizes; in this eastern part of Wiltshire, the largest settlement is Marlborough
  • In the north, an area transferred from South Swindon which includes Wroughton and Chiseldon
  • In the south, an area transferred from Salisbury which includes Tilshead, Shrewton and Amesbury

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: East Wiltshire[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Danny Kruger 16,849 35.7 −30.2
Labour Rob Newman 12,133 25.7 +9.8
Liberal Democrats David Kinnaird 8,204 17.4 +2.9
Reform UK Stephen Talbot 7,885 16.7 N/A
Green Emily Herbert 1,844 3.9 +0.2
True & Fair Pete Force-Jones 278 0.6 N/A
Majority 4,716 10.0 −40.1
Turnout 47,193 65.2 –3.7
Registered electors 72,409
Conservative hold Swing −20.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[8]
Party Vote %
Conservative 32,301 65.9
Labour 7,778 15.9
Liberal Democrats 7,100 14.5
Green 1,809 3.7
Turnout 48,988 68.9
Electorate 71,109

See also

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.
  • East Wiltshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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Labour (24)
  • Bournemouth East
  • Bournemouth West
  • Bristol East
  • Bristol North East
  • Bristol North West
  • Bristol South
  • Camborne and Redruth
  • Exeter
  • Filton and Bradley Stoke
  • Forest of Dean
  • Gloucester
  • North East Somerset and Hanham
  • North Somerset
  • Plymouth Moor View
  • Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
  • Poole
  • South Dorset
  • South East Cornwall
  • St Austell and Newquay
  • Stroud
  • Swindon North
  • Swindon South
  • Truro and Falmouth
  • Weston-super-Mare
Liberal Democrats (22)
  • Bath
  • Cheltenham
  • Chippenham
  • Frome and East Somerset
  • Glastonbury and Somerton
  • Honiton and Sidmouth
  • Melksham and Devizes
  • Mid Dorset and North Poole
  • Newton Abbot
  • North Cornwall
  • North Devon
  • South Cotswolds
  • South Devon
  • St Ives
  • Taunton and Wellington
  • Tewkesbury
  • Thornbury and Yate
  • Tiverton and Minehead
  • Torbay
  • Wells and Mendip Hills
  • West Dorset
  • Yeovil
Conservative (11)
  • Bridgwater
  • Central Devon
  • Christchurch
  • East Wiltshire
  • Exmouth and Exeter East
  • North Cotswolds
  • North Dorset
  • Salisbury
  • South West Devon
  • South West Wiltshire
  • Torridge and Tavistock
Green (1)
  • Bristol Central

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