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] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | N/A |
| 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] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.[4] It previously made up approximately one half of The Cotswolds constituency, with the other half reformed as part of the new South Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)
constituency.
Boundaries
Map of boundaries from 2024
The constituency will be 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 will cover northern parts of the Cotswolds area of outstanding natural beauty. It will comprise the following areas:[6]
- Just under half (by electorate) of the, to be 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
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jean Blackbeard[7] | ||||
| Conservative | Geoffrey Clifton-Brown[8] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Hodgkinson[9] | ||||
| Labour | Anna Mainwaring[10] | ||||
| Reform UK | Jason Preece[11] | ||||
| Green | Chloe Turner[12] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
References
- ^ "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.
- Cotswold District Council. Retrieved 7 June 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.
External links
- North Cotswolds UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK