Melksham and Devizes | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Wiltshire |
Electorate | 71,823 (2023) [1] |
Major settlements | Bradford-on-Avon, Devizes, Melksham |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Brian Mathew ( Liberal Democrats) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Chippenham, Devizes, North Wiltshire |
Melksham and Devizes is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. [3]
The constituency is composed of the following electoral districts of Wiltshire (as they existed on 4 May 2021):
It comprises the following areas: [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Brian Mathew [7] | 20,031 | 39.1 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | Michelle Donelan [8] | 17,630 | 34.4 | −23.4 | |
Reform UK | Malcolm Cupis [9] | 6,726 | 13.1 | New | |
Labour | Kerry Postlewhite [10] | 4,587 | 9.0 | −3.0 | |
Green | Catherine Read [11] | 2,229 | 4.4 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 2,401 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,223 | 71.0 | −6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 71,999 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.7 |
2019 notional result [12] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 32,227 | 57.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 15,199 | 27.3 | |
Labour | 6,686 | 12.0 | |
Green | 1,652 | 3.0 | |
Turnout | 55,764 | 77.6 | |
Electorate | 71,823 |
Melksham and Devizes | |
---|---|
County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Wiltshire |
Electorate | 71,823 (2023) [1] |
Major settlements | Bradford-on-Avon, Devizes, Melksham |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Brian Mathew ( Liberal Democrats) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Chippenham, Devizes, North Wiltshire |
Melksham and Devizes is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. [3]
The constituency is composed of the following electoral districts of Wiltshire (as they existed on 4 May 2021):
It comprises the following areas: [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Brian Mathew [7] | 20,031 | 39.1 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | Michelle Donelan [8] | 17,630 | 34.4 | −23.4 | |
Reform UK | Malcolm Cupis [9] | 6,726 | 13.1 | New | |
Labour | Kerry Postlewhite [10] | 4,587 | 9.0 | −3.0 | |
Green | Catherine Read [11] | 2,229 | 4.4 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 2,401 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,223 | 71.0 | −6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 71,999 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.7 |
2019 notional result [12] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 32,227 | 57.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 15,199 | 27.3 | |
Labour | 6,686 | 12.0 | |
Green | 1,652 | 3.0 | |
Turnout | 55,764 | 77.6 | |
Electorate | 71,823 |