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List of parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire

The county of Gloucestershire is divided into 7 parliamentary constituencies: 2 borough constituencies and 5 county constituencies, one of which crosses the county boundary with Wiltshire.[nb 1]

The location of Gloucestershire in relation to England.

Constituencies

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Further information: 2024 United Kingdom general election

  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 75,292 7,210   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.
 
Forest of Dean CC 71,510 278   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.
 
Gloucester BC 76,695 3,431   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.
 
North Cotswolds CC 70,915 3,357   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.
 
South Cotswolds CC(part) 72,865 4,973   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.
 
Stroud CC 76,249 11,411   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.
 
Tewkesbury CC 72,426 6,262   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.
 

Boundary changes

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2024

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See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Former Name Boundaries 2010–2024 Current Name Boundaries 2024–present
  1. Cheltenham BC
  2. The Cotswolds CC
  3. Forest of Dean CC
  4. Gloucester BC
  5. Stroud CC
  6. Tewkesbury CC
 
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
 
Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire (2024-present

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 was 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

  • North Cotswolds (part)
  • South Cotswolds (part)
  • Stroud

Containing wards in Tewkesbury

  • Forest of Dean (part)
  • North Cotswolds (part)
  • Tewkesbury (part)

2010

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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.

Name Boundaries 1997–2010 Boundaries 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
 
Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire
 
Proposed Revision

Results history

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

2024

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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]

Party Votes % Change from 2019 Seats Change from 2019
Conservative 111,103 31.8%  22.4% 1  5
Liberal Democrat 93,112 26.6  9.5% 3  3
Labour 77,973 22.3%  0.6% 3  3
Reform 39,478 11.3%  11.0% 0 0
Green 23,559 6.7%  1.8 0 0
Others 4,399 1.3%  0.6% 0 0
Total 349,624 100.0 7

2019

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

Party Votes % Change from 2017 Seats Change from 2017
Conservative 191,119 54.2%  1.3% 6  1
Labour 80,776 22.9%  5.8% 0  1
Liberal Democrats 60,431 17.1%  3.0% 0 0
Greens 17,116 4.9%  2.7% 0 0
Brexit 1,085 0.3% new 0 0
Others 2,315 0.7%  1.5% 0 0
Total 352,842 100.0 6

Percentage votes

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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 year 1922 1924 1929 1931 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974 (F) 1974 (O) 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Conservative1 35.5 39.8 31.6 59.9 36.9 40.2 47.8 45.46 49.0 43.72 44.4 48.6 39.8 40.2 47.8 50.7 50.4 47.4 39.4 40.9 41.7 44.8 49.2 52.9 54.2 31.8
Liberal Democrat2 15.8 25.2 25.5 8.5 11.5 10.8 1.2 1.7 7.3 11.3 6.6 8.9 24.2 21.1 16.4 32.1 28.7 28.3 22.5 21.9 23.3 28.7 13.4 14.1 17.1 26.6
Labour 30.6 35.0 39.7 31.6 51.6 46.9 51.0 45.42 43.6 43.64 48.7 42.4 35.4 38.2 34.9 16.7 20.8 23.1 33.9 33.7 29.3 21.0 21.0 28.7 22.9 22.3
Reform3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.3 11.3
Green Party - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * * * * * 1.4 4.4 2.2 4.9 6.7
UKIP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * * * 3.6 11.6 1.8 * *
Other 18.1 - 3.2 - 6.2 2.1 - 7.4 - 1.4 0.4 0.04 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.4 .01 1.2 4.2 3.5 5.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.3

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

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Election year 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974 (F) 1974 (O) 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Labour 7 7 7 5 5 7 4 5 6 3 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 3
Liberal Democrat1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
Conservative2 5 5 4 7 7 5 8 7 6 9 5 5 4 2 2 3 5 6 5 6 1
Speaker 1
Total 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7

1including National Liberal

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

Maps

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1885-1910

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1918-1945

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1950-1979

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1983-2019

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2024-present

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Historical representation by party

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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)

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  Conservative   Liberal   Liberal Unionist

Constituency 1885 1886 87 90 1892 92 93 95 1895 1900
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)

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  Conservative   Liberal

Constituency 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 11 16
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)

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

Constituency 1918 1922 1923 1924 25 28 1929 31 1931 1935 36 37 39 43 1945
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)

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  Conservative   Labour   National Liberal (1931-68)   Speaker

Constituency 1950 50 51 51 51 55 57 1959 61 63 1964 1966 1970 Feb 74 Oct 74 1979
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)

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  Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrats

Constituency 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005
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)

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  Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrats

Constituency 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
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 Cotswolds1 Savage

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

See also

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Notes

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  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.

References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England - Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition - South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "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.
  8. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. paras 1084-1126. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".
  10. ^ "Electorate breakdown for revised proposed constituencies". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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