North Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)
| North Cotswolds | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of North Cotswolds in South West England | |
| County | Gloucestershire |
| Electorate | 70,915 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Moreton-in-Marsh, Bourton-on-the-Water, Minchinhampton, Chipping Campden, Stow-on-the-Wold |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | The Cotswolds (part), Stroud (part), Tewkesbury (part) |
North Cotswolds is a newly created constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] [3] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[4]
Boundaries
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Map of boundaries from 2024
The constituency was formed from a split of the former Cotswolds constituency, with the other half reformed as part of the new South Cotswolds constituency. The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of Cotswold wards of: Blockley; Bourton Vale; Bourton Village; Campden & Vale; Chedworth & Churn Valley; Coln Valley; Ermin; Fosseridge; Moreton East; Moreton West; Northleach; Sandywell; Stow; The Rissingtons.
- The District of Stroud wards of: Bisley; Hardwicke; Minchinhampton; Painswick & Upton.
- The Borough of Tewkesbury wards of: Badgeworth; Brockworth East; Brockworth West; Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote; Churchdown St. John’s; Shurdington.[5]
The seat covers northern parts of the Cotswolds area of outstanding natural beauty. It comprises the following areas:[6]
- Just under half (by electorate) of the now abolished constituency of The Cotswolds, including the towns of Chipping Campden, Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water and Minchinhampton
- Communities between Cheltenham and Gloucester, including Badgeworth, Brockworth, Churchdown and Shurdington, transferred from Tewkesbury
- Northern-most parts of the Stroud constituency, including Bisley, Hardwicke and Painswick
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Clifton-Brown[7] | 17,426 | 34.7 | −24.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Hodgkinson[8] | 14,069 | 28.0 | +10.0 | |
| Labour | Anna Mainwaring[9] | 8,593 | 17.1 | +0.6 | |
| Reform UK | Jason Preece[10] | 6,502 | 12.9 | +12.6 | |
| Green | Chloe Turner[11] | 3,191 | 6.4 | +0.6 | |
| Independent | Jean Blackbeard[12] | 448 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,357 | 4.7 | –36.6 | ||
| Turnout | 50,229 | 69.3 | –2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,513 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −17.3 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 30,140 | 59.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 9,143 | 18.0 | |
| Labour | 8,391 | 16.5 | |
| Green | 2,944 | 5.8 | |
| Brexit Party | 175 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | 50,793 | 71.6 | |
| Electorate | 70,915 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Cotswold council chief to stand for MP in new Gloucestershire seat". Gloucestershire Live. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "MP considers standing for North Cotswolds in boundary shake-up". BBC. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Cotswolds North". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Election special". 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "North Cotswolds Constituency".
- ^ "Full list of all Green Party candidates at the next general election". Bright Green. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- North Cotswolds UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK