Thornbury and Yate (UK Parliament constituency)

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Thornbury and Yate
Thornbury, Yate and Chipping Sodbury
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentLuke Hall (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromNorthavon

Thornbury and Yate is a

Filton and Bradley Stoke and Kingswood
.

History

This seat is a successor to the former

.

The constituency was one of a significant number gained from the Liberal Democrats by the Conservatives in the 2015 general election, and their majority further increased to more than 12,000 in the 2017 election, even as the Conservatives saw a net loss of seats nationally.

Boundaries

Map
Map of current boundaries

Current

Following the

Boundary Commission this newly defined seat emerged. The electoral wards used in the creation of this new seat were all from the district of South Gloucestershire and were as follows:[2]

Ward names and boundaries were subsequently reconfigured by the South Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018[3] which came into effect in 2019.[4]

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The District of South Gloucestershire wards of: Boyd Valley; Charfield; Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge; Dodington; Frampton Cotterell; Pilning & Severn Beach; Severn Vale; Thornbury; Yate Central; Yate North.[5]

The seat will be expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range, with the addition of areas in the Bristol Channel hinterland including Severn Beach from Filton and Bradley Stoke.[6][7]

Constituency profile

Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.8% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[8]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[9][10] Party
2010 Steve Webb Liberal Democrat
2015 Luke Hall Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Thornbury and Yate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Alexandra Jenner-Fust[11]
Liberal Democrats Claire Young[12]
Reform UK Andrew Banwell[13]
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Thornbury and Yate[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luke Hall 30,202 57.8 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Claire Young 17,833 34.1 +2.7
Labour Rob Logan 4,208 8.1 -4.0
Majority 12,369 23.7 -0.2
Turnout 52,243 75.2 +0.6
Registered electors 69,492
Conservative hold Swing -0.1
General election 2017: Thornbury and Yate[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luke Hall 28,008 55.3 +14.3
Liberal Democrats Claire Young 15,937 31.4 -6.5
Labour Brian Mead 6,112 12.1 +4.3
Green Iain Hamilton 633 1.2 -1.5
Majority 12,071 23.9 +20.8
Turnout 50,690 74.6 +0.9
Registered electors 67,927 +3.1
Conservative hold Swing +10.4
General election 2015: Thornbury and Yate[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luke Hall 19,924 41.0 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Steve Webb 18,429 37.9 -14.0
UKIP
Russ Martin 5,126 10.6 +7.1
Labour Hadleigh Roberts 3,775 7.8 +0.8
Green Iain Hamilton 1,316 2.7 New
Majority 1,495 3.1 N/A
Turnout 48,570 73.7 -1.5
Registered electors 65,884 +2.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +8.92
General election 2010: Thornbury and Yate[17][18] [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Webb 25,032 51.9 -2.4
Conservative Matthew Riddle 17,916 37.2 +6.3
Labour Roxanne Egan 3,385 7.0 -3.9
UKIP
Jenny Knight 1,709 3.5
Independents Federation UK Thomas Beacham 126 0.3
Independent
Anthony Clements 58 0.1
Majority 7,116 14.7
Turnout 48,226 72.2
Registered electors 64,092 +0.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. county constituency
    (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. first past the post
    system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. ^ "England Parliamentary electorates 2010-2018". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^
    Boundary Commission for England. 15 November 2001. Archived from the original
    on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  3. ^ "The South Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ Wood, Alex (18 January 2018). "Everything you need to know about the South Gloucestershire boundary changes". Bristol Post. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  6. ^ "New Seat Details - Thornbury and Yate". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  7. ^ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  8. ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  9. ^ "Bristol North West 1950-". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  10. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
  11. ^ "Green Party announces candidates for all four South Gloucestershire constituencies". Mark Pack. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Thornbury and Yate Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Parliamentary general election - 12 December 2019". South Gloucestershire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Thornbury & Yate parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Election 2010 – Constituency – Thornbury & Yate". BBC News.
  19. Press Association
    . Retrieved 17 July 2017.

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