List of constituencies in South West England

The region[1] of South West England has, since the 2010 general election, 55 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 15 Borough Constituencies and 40 County Constituencies. At that election the Conservative Party held the largest number of constituencies, with 36. The Liberal Democrats had 15 and Labour had just 4 out of the 55. At the 2015 general election the Liberal Democrats lost all of their seats (14 to the Conservatives and one to Labour), while the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour, leaving the Conservatives with 51 and Labour with 4. In the 2017 general election, the Conservatives remained, by far, the largest party with 47 seats, though losing three to Labour, who won 7, and one to the Liberal Democrats, who won 1.

South West England
South West England, highlighted in red on a beige political map of England
South West England region in England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Largest city Bristol
Largest town {{{largest_town}}}
Government
 • Leaders' board South West Councils
 • EP constituency South West England
Area
 • Total 9,200 sq mi (23,800 km2)
Area rank 1st
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,289,000
 • Rank 6th of 9
 • Density 580/sq mi (220/km2)
GVA
 • Total £113 billion
 • Per capita £18,195 (4th)
NUTS code UKK
ONS code E12000009
Website www.swcouncils.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1

Constituencies

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour   ¤ Liberal Democrat

Constituency [nb 1] Electorate[2] Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition County County Location Constituency Map
Bath BC 66,778 5,694   Wera Hobhouse¤   Ben Howlett† Avon
Bournemouth East BC 74,591 7,937   Tobias Ellwood†   Mel Semple‡ Dorset
Bournemouth West BC 73,195 7,711   Conor Burns†   David Stokes‡ Dorset
Bridgwater and West Somerset CC 89,294 15,488   Ian Liddell-Grainger†   Wes Hinckes‡ Somerset
Bristol East BC 72,415 13,394 Kerry McCarthy‡ Theodora Clarke† Avon
Bristol North West BC 75,434 4,761 Darren Jones‡ Charlotte Leslie† Avon
Bristol South BC 83,012 15,987 Karin Smyth‡ Mark Weston† Avon
Bristol West BC 93,003 37,336 Thangam Debbonaire‡ Annabel Tall† Avon
Camborne and Redruth CC 68,419 1,577   George Eustice† Graham Winter‡ Cornwall
A small constituency. It is situated in the south west of the county, although it borders another constituency located further south west.
Central Devon CC 74,370 15,680   Mel Stride†   Lisa Robillard Webb‡ Devon
Cheltenham BC 78,878 2,569   Alex Chalk† Martin Horwood¤ Gloucestershire
Chippenham CC 76,432 16,630   Michelle Donelan†   Helen Belcher¤ Wiltshire
Christchurch CC 70,309 25,171   Christopher Chope†   Patrick Canavan‡ Dorset
Devizes CC 72,184 21,136   Claire Perry†   Imtiyaz Shaikh‡ Wiltshire
East Devon CC 82,369 8,036   Hugo Swire†   Claire Wright Devon
Exeter BC 77,330 16,117   Ben Bradshaw‡   James Taghdissian† Devon
Filton and Bradley Stoke CC 72,483 4,182 Jack Lopresti† Naomi Rylatt‡ Avon
Forest of Dean CC 70,898 9,502   Mark Harper†   Shaun Stammers‡ Gloucestershire
Gloucester BC 82,965 5,520   Richard Graham†   Barry Kirby‡ Gloucestershire
Kingswood BC 69,368 7,500 Chris Skidmore† Mhairi Threlfall‡ Avon
Mid Dorset and North Poole CC 65,050 15,339   Michael Tomlinson†   Vikki Slade¤ Dorset
Newton Abbot CC 71,714 17,160   Anne-Marie Morris†   James Osben‡ Devon
North Cornwall CC 68,844 7,200 Scott Mann† Dan Rogerson¤ Cornwall
A large constituency in the north of the county.
North Devon CC 75,801 4,332   Peter Heaton-Jones†   Nick Harvey¤ Devon
North Dorset CC 76,324 25,777   Simon Hoare†   Pat Osborne‡ Dorset
North East Somerset CC 71,355 10,235 Jacob Rees-Mogg† Robin Moss‡ Avon
North Somerset CC 80,529 17,103 Liam Fox† Greg Chambers‡ Avon
North Swindon CC 80,168 8,335   Justin Tomlinson†   Mark Dempsey‡ Wiltshire
North Wiltshire CC 71,408 22,877   James Gray†   Brian Matthew¤ Wiltshire
Plymouth, Moor View BC 69,342 5,019   Johnny Mercer†   Sue Dann‡ Devon
Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport BC 76,584 6,002   Luke Pollard‡   Oliver Colvile† Devon
Poole BC 73,796 14,209   Robert Syms†   Katie Taylor‡ Dorset
Salisbury CC 72,892 17,333   John Glen†   Tom Corbin‡ Wiltshire
Somerton and Frome CC 84,437 22,906   David Warburton†   Mark Blackburn¤ Somerset
South Dorset CC 72,323 11,695   Richard Drax†   Tashi Warr‡ Dorset
South East Cornwall CC 71,880 17,443   Sheryll Murray† Gareth Derrick‡ Cornwall
A medium-sized constituency found in the south east of the county.
South Swindon CC 72,372 2,464   Robert Buckland†   Sarah Church‡ Wiltshire
South West Devon CC 71,260 15,816   Gary Streeter†   Philippa Davey‡ Devon
South West Wiltshire CC 76,898 18,326   Andrew Murrison†   Laura Pictor‡ Wiltshire
St Austell and Newquay CC 78,609 11,142 Steve Double† Kevin Neil‡ Cornwall
A medium constituency located in the center of the county.
St Ives CC 67,145 312 Derek Thomas† Andrew George¤ Cornwall
A medium constituency located in the extreme south west of the county.
Stroud CC 82,839 687   David Drew‡   Neil Carmichael† Gloucestershire
Taunton Deane CC 85,457 15,887   Rebecca Pow†   Gideon Amos¤ Somerset
Tewkesbury CC 81,440 22,574   Laurence Robertson† Manjinder Kang‡ Gloucestershire
The Cotswolds CC 80,449 25,499   Geoffrey Clifton-Brown† Mark Huband‡ Gloucestershire
Thornbury and Yate CC 67,892 12,071 Luke Hall† Claire Young¤ Avon
Tiverton and Honiton CC 80,731 19,801   Neil Parish†   Caroline Kolek‡ Devon
Torbay BC 75,931 14,283   Kevin Foster†   Deborah Brewer¤ Devon
Torridge and West Devon CC 80,524 20,686   Geoffrey Cox†   Vince Barry‡ Devon
Totnes CC 68,914 13,477   Sarah Wollaston†   Gerrie Messer‡ Devon
Truro and Falmouth CC 74,683 3,792   Sarah Newton† Jayne Kirkham‡ Cornwall
A medium constituency located in the centre of the county. Due to the elongated shape of the county, no constituencies border it to the north or the south despite its central location.
Wells CC 82,451 7,582   James Heappey†   Tessa Munt¤ Somerset
West Dorset CC 82,277 19,091   Oliver Letwin†   Andy Canning¤ Dorset
Weston-super-Mare CC 82,136 11,544 John Penrose† Tim Taylor‡ Avon
Yeovil CC 82,916 14,723   Marcus Fysh†   Jo Greene¤ Somerset

Proposed constituencies

As part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England published in 2016 the proposed constituencies to be fought at the United Kingdom general election scheduled (at that time) for 2020.[3] The Commission will complete its work in September 2018.[4]

Bristol

Cornwall and Devon

Dorset and Wiltshire

Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire

North Somerset

Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset

Swindon

Former constituencies

Abolished in 2010

Abolished in 1997

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.

References

  1. ↑ NUTS statistical regions of England - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NUTS_1_statistical_regions_of_England
  2. ↑ "House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report" (PDF). House Of Commons Library. 7 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Review – Initial proposals for South West region". Boundary Commission for England. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Statement on the General Election". Boundary Commission for England. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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