North Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency) explained
North Cotswolds is a newly created constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] [3] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election,[4] when it was won by Conservative Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, who had represented Cirencester and Tewkesbury then The Cotswolds since 1992.
Boundaries
The constituency was formed from a split of the former Cotswolds constituency, with the other half reformed as part of the new South Cotswolds constituency.The constituency is 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 covers northern parts of the Cotswolds area of outstanding natural beauty. It comprises the following areas:[6]
- Just under half (by electorate) of the now 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 2010s
| 2019 notional result[7] |
|---|
| Party | Vote | % |
|---|
| | 30,140 | 59.3 |
| | 9,143 | 18.0 |
| | 8,391 | 16.5 |
| | 2,944 | 5.8 |
| | 175 | 0.3 |
|
| Turnout | 50,793 | 71.6 |
| Electorate | 70,915 | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West . Boundary Commission for England . 28 June 2024 . dmy .
- News: 28 December 2023 . Cotswold council chief to stand for MP in new Gloucestershire seat . 22 February 2024 . Gloucestershire Live.
- News: 5 December 2022 . MP considers standing for North Cotswolds in boundary shake-up . 22 February 2024 . BBC.
- Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West Boundary Commission for England . 2023-07-17 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
- Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- Web site: New Seat Details - Cotswolds North . 2024-02-23 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
- Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.
