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[[File:Gloucestershire UK locator map 2010.svg|thumb|right|alt=|The location of [[Gloucestershire]] in relation to England.]]


The [[Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England|county]] of '''[[Gloucestershire]]'''
The [[Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England|county]] of '''[[Gloucestershire]]'''
is divided into 6 [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituencies]]: 2 [[Borough constituency|borough constituencies]]
is divided into 7 [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituencies]]: 2 [[Borough constituency|borough constituencies]]
and 5 [[County constituency|county constituencies]], one of which crosses the county boundary with Wiltshire.<ref group="nb">[[South Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|South Cotswolds]] is a cross-county boundary constituency between Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.</ref>
and 4 [[County constituency|county constituencies]].

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==Constituencies==
==Constituencies==
{{See|2019 United Kingdom general election}}
{{See|2024 United Kingdom general election}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] †|border=1px solid #aaaaaa}}
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{{legend2|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] ‡|border=1px solid #aaaaaa}}
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!rowspan=1|Constituency{{NoteTag|BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.}}
!rowspan=1|Constituency{{NoteTag|BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.}}
!rowspan=1|Electorate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-south-west|title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England - Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition - South West|publisher=[[Boundary Commission for England]]|access-date=9 July 2024}}</ref>
!rowspan=1|Electorate<ref>{{Cite web|last=Baker|first=Carl|last2=Uberoi|first2=Elise|last3=Cracknell|first3=Richard|date=2020-01-28|title=General Election 2019: full results and analysis|url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8749/|language=en-GB}}</ref>
!rowspan=1|Majority<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies|title=Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019|website=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-25}}</ref>{{NoteTag|The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.}}
!rowspan=1|Majority<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies|title=Constituencies A-Z - Election 2014|website=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2024-07-09}}</ref>{{NoteTag|The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.}}
!colspan=2 class=unsortable|[[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<ref name=":0" />
!colspan=2 class=unsortable|[[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<ref name=":0" />
!colspan=2 class=unsortable|Nearest opposition<ref name=":0" />
!colspan=2 class=unsortable|Nearest opposition<ref name=":0" />
!rowspan=1 class=unsortable|Electoral wards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/uksi_20071681_en_4|title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4|publisher=Crown copyright|work=[[Office of Public Sector Information]]|access-date=7 November 2009|date=13 June 2007}}</ref><ref>[[Boundary Commissions (United Kingdom)|Boundary Commission for England]] pp. 1004–1007</ref>
!rowspan=1 class=unsortable|Electoral wards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/uksi_20071681_en_4|title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4|publisher=Crown copyright|work=[[Office of Public Sector Information]]|access-date=7 November 2009|date=13 June 2007}}</ref><ref>[[Boundary Commissions (United Kingdom)|Boundary Commission for England]] pp. 1004–1007</ref>
!rowspan=1 class=unsortable|Map
!rowspan=1 class="unsortable" style="width:15%;" |Map
|-
|-
|[[Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Cheltenham BC]]
|[[Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Cheltenham BC]]
|81,044
|75,292
|7,210
|981
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Max Wilkinson]] ¤
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|[[Alex Chalk]] †
|[[Alex Chalk]] †
|[[Cheltenham#Government|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.
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |
|[[Image:Cheltenham Constituency 2023.svg|alt=|center|frameless]]
|Max Wilkinson ¤
|[[Cheltenham#Government|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, Springbank, Up Hatherley, Warden Hill.
|[[Image:Cheltenham2007Constituency.svg|left|100px|alt=]]
|-
|-
|[[Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)|Forest of Dean CC]]
|[[Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)|Forest of Dean CC]]
|71,438
|71,510
|278
|15,869
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Matt Bishop (politician)|Matt Bishop]] ‡
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Mark Harper]] †
|[[Mark Harper]] †
|[[Forest of Dean (district)|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)|Tewkesbury Borough Council]]: Highnam with Haw Bridge.
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Image:Forest of Dean Constituency 2023.svg|alt=|center|frameless]]
|Di Martin ‡
|[[Forest of Dean (district)|Forest of Dean District Council]]: Alvington, Aylburton and West Lydney, Awre, Berry Hill, Blaisdon and Longhope, Bream, Bromesberrow and Dymock, Christchurch and English Bicknor, Churcham and Huntley, Cinderford East, Cinderford West, Coleford Central, Coleford East, Hartpury, Hewelsfield and Woolaston, Littledean and Ruspidge, Lydbrook and Ruardean, Lydney East, Lydney North, Mitcheldean and Drybrook, Newent Central, Newland and St Briavels, Newnham and Westbury, Oxenhall and Newent North East, Pillowell, Redmarley, Tibberton, Tidenham. [[Tewkesbury (borough)|Tewkesbury Borough Council]]: Highnam with Haw Bridge.
|[[Image:ForestOfDean2007Constituency.svg|left|100px|alt=]]
|-
|-
|[[Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)|Gloucester BC]]
|[[Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)|Gloucester BC]]
|81,319
|76,695
|10,277
|3,431
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Alex McIntyre]] ‡
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Richard Graham (politician)|Richard Graham]] †
|[[Richard Graham (politician)|Richard Graham]] †
|[[Gloucester|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.
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Image:Gloucester Constituency 2023.svg|alt=|center|frameless]]
|Fran Boait ‡
|-
|[[Gloucester|Gloucester City Council]]: Abbey, Barnwood, Barton and Tredworth, Elmbridge, Grange, Hucclecote, Kingsholm and Wotton, Matson and Robinswood, Moreland, Podsmead, Quedgeley Fieldcourt, Quedgeley Severn Vale, Tuffley, Westgate.
|[[North Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|North Cotswolds CC]]
|[[Image:Gloucester2007Constituency.svg|left|100px|alt=]]
|70,915
|3,357
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (born 1953)|Geoffrey Clifton-Brown]] †
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
|Paul Hodgkinson ¤
|[[Cotswold District|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|Stroud District Council]]: Bisley, Hardwicke, Minchinhampton, Painswick & Upton. [[Tewkesbury (borough)|Tewkesbury District Council]]: Badgeworth, Brockworth East, Brockworth West, Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote, Churchdown St. Johns, Shurdington.
|[[Image:North Cotswolds Constituency 2023.svg|alt=|center|frameless]]
|-
|[[South Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|South Cotswolds CC]](part)
|72,865
|4,973
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Roz Savage]] ¤
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|[[James Gray (British politician)|James Gray]] †
|[[Cotswold District|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|Stroud District Council]]: Kingswood. [[Wiltshire|Wiltshire Council]]: Brinkworth, By Brook, Cricklade & Latton, Kington, Malmesbury, Minety, Purton, Sherston.
|[[Image:South Cotswolds Constituency 2023 in Gloucestershire.svg|alt=|center|frameless]]
|-
|-
|[[Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)|Stroud CC]]
|[[Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)|Stroud CC]]
|84,537
|76,249
|3,840
|11,411
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Simon Opher]] ‡
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|[[Siobhan Baillie]] †
|[[Siobhan Baillie]] †
|[[Stroud District|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.
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Image:Stroud Constituency 2023.svg|alt=|center|frameless]]
|[[David Drew (politician)|David Drew]] ‡
|[[Stroud District Council]]: Amberley and Woodchester, Berkeley, Bisley, Cainscross, Cam East, Cam West, Central, Chalford, Coaley and Uley, Dursley, Eastington and Standish, Farmhill and Paganhill, Hardwicke, Nailsworth, Over Stroud, Painswick, Rodborough, Severn, Slade, Stonehouse, The Stanleys, Thrupp, Trinity, Uplands, Upton St Leonards, Vale, Valley.
|[[Image:Stroud2007Constituency.svg|left|100px|alt=]]
|-
|-
|[[Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Tewkesbury CC]]
|[[Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Tewkesbury CC]]
|83,958
|72,426
|22,410
|6,262
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Cameron Thomas (politician)|Cameron Thomas]] ¤
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|[[Laurence Robertson]] †
|[[Laurence Robertson]] †
|[[Cheltenham|Cheltenham Borough Council]]: Prestbury, Springbank, Swindon Village. [[Gloucester|Gloucester City Council]]: Elmbridge, Longstevens. [[Borough of Tewkesbury|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.
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |
|[[Image:Tewkesbury Constituency 2023.svg|alt=|center|frameless]]
|Alex Hegenbarth ¤
|[[Cheltenham#Government|Cheltenham Borough Council]]: Prestbury, Swindon Village. [[Gloucester|Gloucester City Council]]: Longlevens. [[Tewkesbury (borough)|Tewkesbury Borough Council]]: Ashchurch with Walton Cardiff, Badgeworth, Brockworth, Churchdown Brookfield, Churchdown St John's, Cleeve Grange, Cleeve Hill, Cleeve St Michael's, Cleeve West, Coombe Hill, Hucclecote, Innsworth with Down Hatherley, Isbourne, Northway, Oxenton Hill, Shurdington, Tewkesbury Newtown,
Tewkesbury Prior's Park, Tewkesbury Town With Mitton, Twyning, Winchcombe.
|[[Image:Tewkesbury2007Constituency.svg|left|100px|alt=]]
|-
|[[The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|The Cotswolds CC]]
|81,939
|20,214
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (born 1953)|Geoffrey Clifton-Brown]] †
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |
|Liz Webster ¤
|[[Cotswold District Council]]: Ampney-Coln, Avening, Beacon-Stow, Blockley, Bourton-on-the-Water, Campden-Vale, Chedworth, Churn Valley, Cirencester Beeches, Cirencester Chesterton, Cirencester Park, Cirencester Stratton-Whiteway, Cirencester Watermoor, Ermin, Fairford, Fosseridge, Grumbolds Ash, Hampton, Kempsford-Lechlade, Moreton-in-Marsh, Northleach, Rissingtons, Riversmeet, Sandywell, Tetbury, Thames Head, Three Rivers, Water Park. [[Stroud District Council]]: Kingswood, Minchinhampton, Wotton-under-Edge.
|[[Image:TheCotswolds2007Constituency.svg|left|100px|alt=]]
|}
|}


== 2010 boundary changes ==
== Boundary changes ==
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 (UK Parliament constituency)|The Cotswolds]].


=== 2024 ===
{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
''See [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]] for further details.''
|-

!bgcolor="#ff9999"|Name!!bgcolor="#ff9999"|Boundaries 1997-2010!! bgcolor="#ff9999" |Boundaries 2010–present
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:#ff9999" |Former Name!! style="background-color:#ff9999" |Boundaries 2010–2024!! style="background-color:#ff9999" |Current Name!! style="background-color:#ff9999" |Boundaries 2024–present
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|-
|
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# [[Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Cheltenham BC]]
# [[Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Cheltenham BC]]
# [[Cotswold (UK Parliament constituency)|Cotswold CC]] / [[The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|The Cotswolds CC]]
# [[The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|The Cotswolds CC]]
# [[Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)|Forest of Dean CC]]
# [[Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)|Forest of Dean CC]]
# [[Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)|Gloucester BC]]
# [[Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)|Gloucester BC]]
# [[Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)|Stroud CC]]
# [[Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)|Stroud CC]]
# [[Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Tewkesbury CC]]
# [[Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Tewkesbury CC]]
|[[Image:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituenciesNumbered.svg|left|Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire]]
|[[Image:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituenciesNumbered.svg|Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire (2010-2024)|center|frameless]]
|
|[[Image:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituencies2007.svg|left|Proposed Revision]]
# [[Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Cheltenham BC]]
# [[Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)|Forest of Dean CC]]
# [[Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)|Gloucester BC]]
# [[North Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|North Cotswolds CC]]
# [[North Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|South Cotswolds CC]]
# [[Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)|Stroud CC]]
# [[Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Tewkesbury CC]]
|
[[File:Gloucestershire2023Constituencies.svg|Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire (2024-present|center|frameless]]
|}
|}


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 (UK Parliament constituency)|South Cotswolds]], resulting in a major reconfiguration of the former [[The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|The Cotswolds]] constituency, which was renamed [[North Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|North Cotswolds]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Carmelo |date=2022-12-04 |title=Neighbours could have three different MPs representing them |url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/fears-gloucestershire-neighbours-three-different-7872761 |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=GloucestershireLive |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-06-09|title=Gloucestershire electoral boundary changes 'a dog's dinner'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-57398617|access-date=2021-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Big reshuffle of Gloucestershire Parliamentary constituences is proposed|url=https://www.glosnews.com/articles/97zo6in3m7c8r52e9eppz2qh38ajer|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Gloucestershire News Service|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/ |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk |at=paras 1084-1126}}</ref> These changes came into effect for the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].
== Proposed boundary changes==
''See [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]] for further details.''

Following the abandonment of the [[Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies|Sixth Periodic Review]] (the 2018 review), the [[Boundary Commission for England]] formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2023 Review {{!}} Boundary Commission for England|url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}</ref> Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission had proposed that Gloucestershire be combined 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 existing constituency of [[The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|The Cotswolds]], which would be renamed North Cotswolds.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Carmelo |date=2022-12-04 |title=Neighbours could have three different MPs representing them |url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/fears-gloucestershire-neighbours-three-different-7872761 |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=GloucestershireLive |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-06-09|title=Gloucestershire electoral boundary changes 'a dog's dinner'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-57398617|access-date=2021-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Big reshuffle of Gloucestershire Parliamentary constituences is proposed|url=https://www.glosnews.com/articles/97zo6in3m7c8r52e9eppz2qh38ajer|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Gloucestershire News Service|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/ |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk |at=paras 1084-1126}}</ref>


The following seats are proposed:
The following seats resulted from the boundary review:


'''Containing electoral wards from [[Cheltenham]]'''
'''Containing electoral wards from [[Cheltenham]]'''
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* Tewkesbury (part)
* Tewkesbury (part)


=== 2010 ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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 (UK Parliament constituency)|The Cotswolds]].
|-

! bgcolor="#ff9999" |Current Name!! bgcolor="#ff9999" |Boundaries 2010-present!! bgcolor="#ff9999" |Proposed Name!! bgcolor="#ff9999" |Proposed boundaries
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background-color:#ff9999"|Name!!style="background-color:#ff9999"|Boundaries 1997–2010!! style="background-color:#ff9999" |Boundaries 2010–2024
|-
|-
|
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# [[Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Tewkesbury CC]]
# [[Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Tewkesbury CC]]
|[[Image:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituenciesNumbered.svg|left|Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire]]
|[[Image:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituenciesNumbered.svg|left|Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire]]
|[[Image:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituencies2007.svg|left|Proposed Revision]]
|
# [[Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Cheltenham BC]]
# [[North Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|North Cotswolds CC]]
# [[Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)|Forest of Dean CC]]
# [[Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)|Gloucester BC]]
# [[Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)|Stroud CC]]
# [[Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Tewkesbury CC]]
|
[[File:Gloucestershire2023Constituencies.svg|250px|left|Proposed Revision]]
|}
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''Primary data source:'' House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019<ref>{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Christopher|last2=Uberoi|first2=Elise|last3=Loft|first3=Philip|date=2020-04-17|title=General election results from 1918 to 2019|url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8647/|language=en-GB}}</ref>
''Primary data source:'' House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019<ref>{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Christopher|last2=Uberoi|first2=Elise|last3=Loft|first3=Philip|date=2020-04-17|title=General election results from 1918 to 2019|url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8647/|language=en-GB}}</ref>


=== 2024 ===
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Gloucestershire in the 2024 general election were as follows:<ref group="nb">It should be acknowledged that [[South Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|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.</ref><ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable"
!Party
!Votes
!%
!Change from 2019
!Seats
!Change from 2019
|-
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|111,103
|31.8%
|{{decrease}}22.4%
|1
|{{decrease}}5
|-
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]
|93,112
|26.6
|{{increase}}9.5%
|3
|{{increase}}3
|-
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|77,973
|22.3%
|{{decrease}}0.6%
|3
|{{increase}}3
|-
|[[Reform UK|Reform]]
|39,478
|11.3%
|{{increase}}11.0%
|0
|0
|-
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]
|23,559
|6.7%
|{{increase}}1.8
|0
|0
|-
|Others
|4,399
|1.3%
|{{increase}}0.6%
|0
|0
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''349,624'''
|'''100.0'''
|
|'''7'''
|
|}
=== 2019 ===
=== 2019 ===
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Gloucestershire in the 2019 general election were as follows:
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Gloucestershire in the 2019 general election were as follows:
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!2017
!2017
!2019
!2019
!2024
|-
|-
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]<sup>1</sup>
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]<sup>1</sup>
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|52.9
|52.9
|54.2
|54.2
|31.8
|-
|[[Labour Party (UK)|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
|-
|-
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]<sup>2</sup>
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]<sup>2</sup>
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|14.1
|14.1
|17.1
|17.1
|26.6
|-
|-
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]]
|[[Labour Party (UK)|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
|-
|[[Reform UK|Reform]]<sup>3</sup>
|
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| -
| -
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| -
| -
| -
|*
|*
|*
|*
|*
|1.4
|4.4
|2.2
|4.9
|-
|[[UK Independence Party|UKIP]]
|
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|0.3
|11.3
|-
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]]
|
| -
| -
| -
| -
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|*
|*
|*
|*
|3.6
|11.6
|1.8
|*
|*
|*
|1.4
|4.4
|2.2
|4.9
|6.7
|-
|-
|[[Brexit Party]]
|[[UK Independence Party|UKIP]]
|
|
| -
| -
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| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|*
| -
|*
| -
|*
| -
|3.6
|11.6
| -
| -
|1.8
|0.3
|*
|*
|-
|-
|Other
|Other
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|0.3
|0.3
|0.6
|0.6
|1.3
|}
|}
<sup>1</sup>including [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal]]
<sup>1</sup>including [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal]]


<sup>2</sup>1950-1979: [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]]; 1983 & 1987 - [[SDP–Liberal Alliance|SDP-Liberal Alliance]]
<sup>2</sup>1950-1979: [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]]; 1983 & 1987 - [[SDP–Liberal Alliance|SDP-Liberal Alliance]]

<sup>3</sup> As the Brexit Party in 2019


<nowiki>*</nowiki> Included in Other
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Included in Other
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!2017
!2019
!2019
!2024
|-
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]<sup>1</sup>
|5
|5
|4
|7
|7
|5
|8
|7
|6
|9
|5
|5
|4
|2
|2
|3
|5
|6
|5
|6
|-
|-
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
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|1
|0
|0
|3
|-
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|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]<sup>2</sup>
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]<sup>1</sup>
|0
|0
|0
|0
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|0
|0
|0
|3
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|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]<sup>2</sup>
|5
|5
|4
|7
|7
|5
|8
|7
|6
|9
|5
|5
|4
|2
|2
|3
|5
|6
|5
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|Speaker
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|'''6'''
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<sup>1</sup>including [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal]]
<sup>1</sup>including [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal]]
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File:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituency1935Results.svg|'''1935'''
File:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituency1935Results.svg|'''1935'''
File:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituency1945Results.svg|'''1945'''
File:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituency1945Results.svg|'''1945'''

</gallery>
</gallery>


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File:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituency1979Results.svg|'''1979'''
File:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituency1979Results.svg|'''1979'''
</gallery>
</gallery>

====1983-present====
====1983-2019====
<gallery mode="packed" heights="166">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="166">
File:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituency1987.svg|'''1983'''
File:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituency1987.svg|'''1983'''
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File:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituency2017Results.svg|'''2017'''
File:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituency2017Results.svg|'''2017'''
File:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituency2015Results.svg|'''2019'''
File:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituency2015Results.svg|'''2019'''
</gallery>

====2024-present====
<gallery mode="packed" heights="250">
File:GloucestershireParliamentaryConstituency2024Results.svg|'''2024'''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|[[Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)|Gloucester]]
|[[Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)|Gloucester]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |[[Russell Rea|Rea]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |[[Russell Rea|Rea]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" colspan="4" |[[Henry Terrell|Terrell]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" colspan="4" |[[Henry Terrell (politician)|Terrell]]
|-
|-
|[[Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)|Stroud]]
|[[Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)|Stroud]]
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| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |[[Martin Horwood|Horwood]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |[[Martin Horwood|Horwood]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" colspan="3" |[[Alex Chalk|Chalk]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" colspan="3" |[[Alex Chalk|Chalk]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | [[Max Wilkinson|Wilkinson]]
|
|-
|-
|[[The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|The Cotswolds]]* / [[North Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|North Cotswolds]] (2024)
|[[The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|The Cotswolds]] / [[North Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|North Cotswolds]] (2024)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" colspan="4" |[[Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (born 1953)|Clifton-Brown]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" colspan="5" |[[Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (born 1953)|Clifton-Brown]]
|
|-
|-
|[[Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)|Forest of Dean]]
|[[Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)|Forest of Dean]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" colspan="4" |[[Mark Harper|Harper]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" colspan="4" |[[Mark Harper|Harper]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | [[Matt Bishop|Bishop]]
|
|-
|-
|[[Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)|Gloucester]]
|[[Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)|Gloucester]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" colspan="4" |[[Richard Graham (politician)|Graham]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" colspan="4" |[[Richard Graham (politician)|Graham]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | [[Alex McIntyre|McIntyre]]
|
|-
|-
|[[Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)|Stroud]]
|[[Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)|Stroud]]
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| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |[[David Drew (politician)|Drew]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |[[David Drew (politician)|Drew]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |[[Siobhan Baillie|Baillie]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |[[Siobhan Baillie|Baillie]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | [[Simon Opher|Opher]]
|
|-
|-
|[[Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Tewkesbury]]
|[[Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Tewkesbury]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" colspan="4" |[[Laurence Robertson|Robertson]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" colspan="4" |[[Laurence Robertson|Robertson]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | [[Cameron Thomas (politician)|Thomas]]
|
|-
|[[South Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|South Cotswolds]]<sup>1</sup>
| colspan="4" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | [[Roz Savage|Savage]]
|}
|}
<sup>1</sup>Just under half this seat's electorate lies in Wiltshire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/review2023/b65f7782-658b-4c4a-9cba-59c16c807f77/gis/Constituencies%20by%20county%20and%20LA%20revised%20proposals%20England.xlsx|title=Electorate breakdown for revised proposed constituencies|accessdate=13 July 2024|publisher=[[Boundary Commission for England]]}}</ref>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>in 2024 half of this seat was transferred to the new seat of [[South Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)|South Cotswolds]], slightly more than half of which is in [[List of parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire|Wiltshire]]


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of constituencies in South West England]]
* [[List of constituencies in South West England]]


== Notes ==
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 14:32, 30 December 2024

The location of Gloucestershire in relation to England.

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]

Constituencies

[edit]
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

[edit]

2024

[edit]

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)
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
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

[edit]

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
Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire
Proposed Revision
Proposed Revision

Results history

[edit]

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

2024

[edit]

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% Decrease22.4% 1 Decrease5
Liberal Democrat 93,112 26.6 Increase9.5% 3 Increase3
Labour 77,973 22.3% Decrease0.6% 3 Increase3
Reform 39,478 11.3% Increase11.0% 0 0
Green 23,559 6.7% Increase1.8 0 0
Others 4,399 1.3% Increase0.6% 0 0
Total 349,624 100.0 7

2019

[edit]

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% Increase1.3% 6 Increase1
Labour 80,776 22.9% Decrease5.8% 0 Decrease1
Liberal Democrats 60,431 17.1% Increase3.0% 0 0
Greens 17,116 4.9% Increase2.7% 0 0
Brexit 1,085 0.3% new 0 0
Others 2,315 0.7% Decrease1.5% 0 0
Total 352,842 100.0 6

Percentage votes

[edit]

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

[edit]
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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  • 1885
    1885
  • 1886
    1886
  • 1892
    1892
  • 1895
    1895
  • 1900
    1900
  • 1906
    1906
  • Jan 1910
    Jan 1910
  • Dec 1910
    Dec 1910

1918-1945

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  • 1918
    1918
  • 1922
    1922
  • 1923
    1923
  • 1924
    1924
  • 1929
    1929
  • 1931
    1931
  • 1935
    1935
  • 1945
    1945

1950-1979

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  • 1950
    1950
  • 1951
    1951
  • 1955
    1955
  • 1959
    1959
  • 1964
    1964
  • 1966
    1966
  • 1970
    1970
  • Feb 1974
    Feb 1974
  • Oct 1974
    Oct 1974
  • 1979
    1979

1983-2019

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  • 1983
    1983
  • 1987
    1987
  • 1992
    1992
  • 1997
    1997
  • 2001
    2001
  • 2005
    2005
  • 2010
    2010
  • 2015
    2015
  • 2017
    2017
  • 2019
    2019

2024-present

[edit]
  • 2024
    2024

Historical representation by party

[edit]

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)

[edit]

  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)

[edit]

  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)

[edit]

  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)

[edit]

  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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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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