Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)

Chippenham
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for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Chippenham in South West England
CountyWiltshire
Population96,336 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate71,648 (2023)[2]
Major settlementsChippenham, Calne, Royal Wootton Bassett, Corsham
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentSarah Gibson (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created fromWestbury, North Wiltshire
1295–1983
SeatsOne (two, 1295–1868)
Replaced byNorth Wiltshire

Chippenham is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Sarah Gibson, a Liberal Democrat.[n 2] The 2024 constituency includes the Wiltshire towns of Calne, Chippenham, Corsham and Royal Wootton Bassett.

In May 2023, the incumbent Chippenham MP, Michelle Donelan, announced she would be standing for the new Melksham and Devizes constituency.[3] In July 2023, the local Conservative Association announced that their candidate for the new Chippenham constituency would be a local unitary councillor, Nic Puntis.[4]

History

A parliamentary borough of Chippenham was enfranchised in 1295. It sent two burgesses to Parliament until 1868 and one thereafter until the borough constituency was abolished in 1885. There was a county division constituency named after the town of Chippenham from 1885 to 1983, when the name of that constituency was changed to North Wiltshire.

Following the 2003–2005 review into parliamentary representation in Wiltshire, the Boundary Commission created a new county constituency, reviving the name of Chippenham, effective from the 2010 general election. It was formed from parts of the previously existing Devizes, North Wiltshire and Westbury constituencies. Further boundary changes came into effect at the 2024 general election.

Boundaries

Historical boundaries

Chippenham is the largest town in rural North Wiltshire and in the new constituency.

1295–1832: The parliamentary borough of Chippenham in the unreformed Parliament consisted of only part of the parish of Chippenham in Wiltshire. However, as Chippenham was a burgage borough, in which the right to vote was confined to the resident occupiers of specific properties, the boundary had no practical function. The borough had a population of 1,620 in 1831, for 283 houses.

1832–1885: The Boundary Act which accompanied the Great Reform Act extended the boundaries of the parliamentary borough, to include the whole of Chippenham parish, the adjoining parishes of Hardenhuish and Langley Burrell, as well as the extra-parochial district of Pewsham. This more than trebled the borough's population, to 5,270 by the 1831 figures, for 883 houses.

1885–1918: During this period, Wiltshire was split into five county divisions and one borough, of which The North-Western (or Chippenham) Division of Wiltshire was one; it was often colloquially referred to simply as either Chippenham or as North-West Wiltshire. It was bordered by the Cricklade division to the east, Westbury to the south and Devizes to the southeast. Over the county boundary were the Thornbury division of Gloucestershire to the west, the Cirencester division of Gloucestershire to the north and the Frome division of Somerset to the southwest.

The Chippenham division included the towns of Calne and Malmesbury as well as Chippenham, both of which had also been parliamentary boroughs in their own right before 1885. By the outbreak of World War I, the population of the constituency was about 45,000.

1918–1950: In 1918 Wiltshire was split into five divisions, but there was no borough constituency in the county. The Wiltshire, Chippenham division was expanded, taking in the towns of Cricklade and Wootton Bassett, also former parliamentary boroughs, as well as the surrounding rural areas: in full, it was composed of the then Municipal Boroughs of Calne, Chippenham, and Malmesbury, and the Rural Districts of Calne, Chippenham, Malmesbury, Cricklade and Wootton Bassett (part), and Tetbury (excluding the part in the administrative county of Gloucestershire).

1950–1983: In the redistribution which took effect at the 1950 general election, Wiltshire was divided into one borough and four county constituencies. Chippenham County Constituency consisted of the same Municipal Boroughs as in 1918 and the Rural Districts of Calne and Chippenham, Cricklade and Wootton Bassett, and Malmesbury.

1983–2010: Constituency replaced by North Wiltshire.

Map
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

2010–2024: The North Wiltshire wards of Cepen Park, Chippenham Allington, Chippenham Audley, Chippenham Avon, Chippenham Hill Rise, Chippenham London Road, Chippenham Monkton Park, Chippenham Park, Chippenham Pewsham, Chippenham Redland, Chippenham Westcroft/Queens, Corsham, Lacock with Neston and Gastard, and Pickwick, and the West Wiltshire wards of Atworth and Whitley, Bradford-on-Avon North, Bradford-on-Avon South, Holt, Manor Vale (i.e. Limpley Stoke, Monkton Farleigh, South Wraxall, Westwood and Winsley),[5] Melksham North, Melksham Spa, Melksham Without, Melksham Woodrow, Paxcroft.

The constituency was re-established as a result of increasing the number of seats in Wiltshire from six to seven. Chippenham and Corsham were transferred from North Wiltshire; Melksham from Devizes; and Bradford-on-Avon from Westbury.

Current boundaries

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following Wiltshire electoral divisions (as they existed on 4 May 2021):

Calne Central, Calne Chilvester & Abberd, Calne North, Calne Rural, Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads, Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon, Chippenham Hardenhuish, Chippenham Hardens & Central, Chippenham Lowden & Rowden, Chippenham Monkton, Chippenham Pewsham, Chippenham Sheldon, Corsham Ladbrook, Corsham Pickwick, Corsham Without, Lyneham, Royal Wootton Bassett East, Royal Wootton Bassett North, and Royal Wootton Bassett South & West.[6]

The constituency was realigned to retain Chippenham and Corsham, and gained most of Calne, Lyneham and Royal Wootton Bassett from the abolished North Wiltshire constituency. Bradford-on-Avon and Melksham became part of a new Melksham and Devizes constituency.[7]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1295–1640

Parliament First member Second member
1386 Thomas Gay Robert Chandler[8]
1388 (Feb) Thomas Gay John Suyput[8]
1388 (Sep) Thomas Gay Thomas Lote[8]
1390 (Jan) Thomas Gay Thomas Lote[8]
1390 (Nov)
1391
1393
1394 Nicholas Sambourn Hugh de la Lynde[8]
1413 (May) John Worth[8]
1510–1523 No names known[9]
1529 William Button Thomas Wilkes[9]
1536
1539
1542
1545 Robert Warner John Bonham[9]
1547 John Astley Francis Goldsmith[9]
1553 (Mar) ?
1553 (Oct) Robert Wrastley Henry Goldney alias Fernell[9]
1554 (Apr) William Smith Thomas Smith[9]
1554 (Nov) Cyriak Petyt John Proctor[9]
1555 Nicholas Snell John Pollard[9]
1558 Sir John Sulyard William Neville[9]
1559 Edward Baynard Nicholas Snell[10]
1562 Francis Newdigate Nicholas Snell[10]
1571 John Scott Robert Viser[10]
1572 William Bayly John Scott[10]
1584 Robert Baynard Robert Hyde[10]
1586 Lawrence Hyde Robert Hyde[10]
1589 Henry Baynton William Swayne[10]
1593 Edward Maria Wingfield Francis Harvey[10]
1597 Thomas Edmondes, went abroad and
was replaced 1597 by Edward Wymarke		 Sharington Talbot[10]
1601 Robert Berkeley Edward Wymarke[10]
1604 John Hungerford General John Roberts
1614 William Maynard Thomas Colepeper
1621–1622 Sir Edward Hungerford John Bayly
1624 Sir John Maynard Sir Francis Popham
1625 Sir John Maynard Sir Francis Popham
1626 Sir Edward Bayntun Sir Francis Popham
1628 Sir Francis Popham Sir John Eyres
1629–1640 No Parliaments summoned

MPs 1640–1868

Year First member[11] First party Second member[11] Second party
April 1640 Sir Edward Hungerford[12] Parliamentarian Sir Edward Bayntun
November 1640 Sir Edward Bayntun Parliamentarian
1648 William Eyre
1653 Chippenham was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
January 1659 Sir Edward Hungerford James Stedman
May 1659 Chippenham was unrepresented in the restored Rump
April 1660 Edward Hungerford Edward Poole
April 1661 Henry Bayntun
July 1661 Sir Hugh Speke
August 1661 Sir Edward Hungerford
1673 Francis Gwyn
February 1679 Sir John Talbot
August 1679 Samuel Ashe
1681 Sir George Speke
March 1685 Henry Bayntun Sharington Talbot, killed in duel, 1685
August 1685 Richard Kent
1689 Nicholas Bayntun
February 1690 Richard Kent Alexander Popham
December 1690 Sir Basil Firebrace[13] Tory
1692 Thomas Tollemache
1694 Richard Long
1695 Walter White
1698 Edward Montagu
1701 Viscount Mordaunt
1702 James Montagu
May 1705 Walter White Sir James Long
November 1705 Viscount Mordaunt
1708 James Montagu
1710 Joseph Ashe[14]
1711 Francis Popham
1713 Sir John Eyles[15] John Norris
1715 Giles Earle
1722 Edward Rolt
1723 Thomas Boucher
1727 Rogers Holland Gabriel Roberts
1734 Richard Long
1737 Sir Edward Bayntun-Rolt[16]
1741 Sir Edmond Thomas
1754 Sir Samuel Fludyer[17]
1768 Sir Thomas Fludyer
1769 Henry Dawkins
1774 Samuel Marsh
1780 Henry Dawkins Giles Hudson
1783 George Fludyer
1784 James Dawkins Tory[18]
1802 Charles Brooke[19] Whig[18]
1803 John Maitland Tory[18]
1806 Charles Brooke Whig[18]
1807 James Dawkins Tory[18]
1812 Charles Brooke Whig[18] Robert Peel Tory[18]
1817 John Maitland Tory[18]
1818 William Miles Tory[18] Marquess of Blandford Tory[18]
1820 William Madocks Whig John Rock Grossett Whig[18]
1826 Ebenezer Maitland Tory[18] Frederick Gye Tory[18]
1830 Joseph Neeld Tory[18] Philip Pusey Tory[18]
1831 Henry George Boldero Tory[18]
1832 Henry Fox Talbot Whig[18]
1834 Conservative[18]
1835 Henry George Boldero Conservative[18]
1856 Robert Parry Nisbet Conservative
1859 Richard Penruddocke Long Conservative William John Lysley Liberal
1865 Sir John Neeld Conservative Gabriel Goldney Conservative
1868 Representation reduced to one member

MPs 1868–1983

Election Member[11][20] Party
1868 Gabriel Goldney Conservative
1885 Borough constituency abolished – county division created
1885 Banister Fletcher Liberal
1886 Lord Henry Bruce Conservative
1892 Sir John Dickson-Poynder Conservative
1905[21] Liberal
1910 George Terrell Conservative
1922 Alfred Bonwick Liberal
1924 Victor Cazalet Conservative
1943 by-election Sir David Eccles Conservative
1962 by-election Daniel Awdry Conservative
1979 Richard Needham Conservative
1983 Constituency abolished

MPs since 2010

The Chippenham name was revived in 2010 for the new constituency that includes Bradford on Avon, Chippenham, Corsham and Melksham.

Election Member[11] Party
2010 Duncan Hames Liberal Democrat
2015 Michelle Donelan Conservative
2024 Sarah Gibson Liberal Democrat

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Chippenham[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Gibson 22,552 45.5 +15.2
Conservative Nic Puntis 14,414 29.1 −27.3
Reform UK Benjamin Ginsburg 6,127 12.4 N/A
Labour Ravi Venkatesh 3,925 7.9 −3.8
Green Declan Baseley 1,954 3.9 +2.2
Independent Ed Deedigan 540 1.1 N/A
Majority 8,138 16.4 N/A
Turnout 49,557 68.4 −2.1
Registered electors 72,492
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +21.3

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[23]
Party Vote %
Conservative 28,485 56.4
Liberal Democrats 15,285 30.3
Labour 5,896 11.7
Green 853 1.7
Turnout 50,519 70.5
Electorate 71,648
General election 2019: Chippenham[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michelle Donelan 30,994 54.3 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Helen Belcher 19,706 34.5 +8.9
Labour Martha Anachury 6,399 11.2 −8.5
Majority 11,288 19.8 −9.3
Turnout 57,099 73.9 −0.9
Conservative hold Swing -4.6
General election 2017: Chippenham[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michelle Donelan 31,267 54.7 +7.1
Liberal Democrats Helen Belcher 14,637 25.6 −3.8
Labour Andy Newman 11,236 19.7 +11.5
Majority 16,630 29.1 +10.9
Turnout 57,140 74.8 +0.1
Conservative hold Swing +5.5
General election 2015: Chippenham[26][27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michelle Donelan[28] 26,354 47.6 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Duncan Hames[28] 16,278 29.4 −16.4
UKIP Julia Reid[29] 5,884 10.6 +7.2
Labour Andy Newman[30] 4,561 8.2 +1.3
Green Tina Johnston[31] 2,330 4.2 +3.3
Majority 10,076 18.2 N/A
Turnout 55,407 74.7 +2.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +11.5
General election 2010: Chippenham[32][33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Duncan Hames 23,970 45.8 +3.3
Conservative Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones 21,500 41.0 +3.3
Labour Greg Lovell 3,620 6.9 −9.9
UKIP Julia Reid 1,783 3.4 +0.3
BNP Michael Simpkins 641 1.2 New
Green Samantha Fletcher 446 0.9 New
English Democrat John Maguire 307 0.6 New
Christian Richard Sexton 118 0.2 New
Majority 2,470 4.8
Turnout 52,385 72.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Chippenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Needham 29,308 49.19 +6.62
Liberal Ronald EJ Banks 24,611 41.30 +2.00
Labour Catherine LB Inchley 5,146 8.64 −9.03
Ecology Bert Pettit 521 0.87 New
Majority 4,697 7.89 +4.62
Turnout 59,586 79.96 +1.36
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Chippenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Awdry 22,721 42.57
Liberal Ronald EJ Banks 20,972 39.30
Labour Co-op John Whiles 9,396 17.61
United Democrat EJ John 278 0.52 New
Majority 1,749 3.27
Turnout 53,089 78.65
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Chippenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Awdry 24,645 44.33
Liberal Ronald EJ Banks 21,553 38.77
Labour John Whiles 9,395 16.90
Majority 3,092 5.56
Turnout 55,593 82.64
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: Chippenham[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Awdry 24,371 49.73
Liberal Margaret Wingfield 13,833 28.22
Labour John Eddie 10,807 22.05
Majority 10,538 21.51
Turnout 49,010 77.42
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Chippenham[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Awdry 18,275 39.63 −0.82
Liberal Christopher Walter Layton 17,581 38.13 +1.13
Labour Giles Radice 10,257 22.24 −0.31
Majority 694 1.50 −1.95
Turnout 46,113 84.28 +3.13
Conservative hold Swing −0.98
General election 1964: Chippenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Awdry 18,089 40.45 +3.64
Liberal Christopher Walter Layton 16,546 37.00 +4.54
Labour Giles Radice 10,086 22.55 −6.58
Majority 1,543 3.45 −0.90
Turnout 44,721 81.15
Conservative hold Swing −0.45
1962 Chippenham by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Awdry 13,439 36.81 −15.26
Liberal Christopher Walter Layton 11,851 32.46 +15.52
Labour Robert W Portus 10,633 29.13 −1.86
Independent K Jerrome 260 0.71 New
Independent J Naylor 237 0.65 New
Independent M Smith 88 0.24 New
Majority 1,588 4.35 −16.73
Turnout 36,508
Conservative hold Swing −15.39

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Chippenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Eccles 21,696 52.07
Labour Robert W Portus 12,911 30.99
Liberal John Hall 7,059 16.94
Majority 8,785 21.08
Turnout 41,666 80.25
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Chippenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Eccles 20,847 51.73
Labour William J Smith 14,152 35.12
Liberal Arthur Rossi Braybrooke 5,298 13.15 New
Majority 6,695 16.61
Turnout 40,297 80.15
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Chippenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Eccles 22,601 56.05
Labour Dengar R Evans 17,723 43.95
Majority 4,878 12.10
Turnout 40,324 81.43
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1950: Chippenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Eccles 17,845 44.33
Labour Geoffrey Drain 13,748 34.15
Liberal Wilfred Greville Collins 8,661 21.52
Majority 4,097 10.18
Turnout 40,254 83.00
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Chippenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Eccles 15,889 42.6 −10.7
Labour Andrew Tomlinson 11,866 31.8 +19.6
Liberal Donald Johnson 9,547 25.6 −8.9
Majority 4,023 10.8 −8.0
Turnout 37,302 69.8 −7.7
Conservative hold Swing N/A
1943 Chippenham by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Eccles 8,310 50.6 −2.7
Independent Liberal Donald Johnson 8,115 49.4 New
Majority 195 1.2 −17.6
Turnout 16,425 41.4 −36.1
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Chippenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victor Cazalet 15,370 53.3 −3.5
Liberal Arthur Stanton 9,949 34.5 −1.5
Labour William Robert Robins 3,527 12.2 +5.0
Majority 5,421 18.8 −2.0
Turnout 28,846 77.5 −6.2
Conservative hold Swing +0.5
General election 1931: Chippenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victor Cazalet 17,232 56.8 +10.2
Liberal Seymour Howard 10,928 36.0 −4.6
Labour William Robert Robins 2,194 7.2 −5.6
Majority 6,304 20.8 +14.8
Turnout 30,354 83.7
Conservative hold Swing +7.4

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Chippenham[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Victor Cazalet 13,550 46.6 −8.0
Liberal Felix Brunner 11,819 40.6 +4.8
Labour William Robert Robins 3,717 12.8 New
Majority 1,731 6.0 −3.2
Turnout 29,086
Unionist hold Swing −6.2
General election 1924: Chippenham[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Victor Cazalet 13,227 54.6 +6.3
Liberal Alfred Bonwick 11,015 45.4 −6.3
Majority 2,212 9.2 N/A
Turnout 24,242 83.2 +1.6
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +6.3
General election 1923: Chippenham[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Bonwick 11,953 51.7 +3.1
Unionist Victor Cazalet 11,156 48.3 +2.0
Majority 797 3.4 +1.1
Turnout 23,109 81.6 +3.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6
General election 1922: Chippenham[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Bonwick 10,494 48.6 +19.4
Unionist George Terrell 10,006 46.3 −6.8
Labour William Robert Roberts 1,098 5.1 −12.6
Majority 488 2.3 N/A
Turnout 21,598 78.0 +16.7
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +13.1

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Chippenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist George Terrell 8,786 53.1 +3.0
Liberal Albert Bennett 4,839 29.2 −20.7
Labour Reuben George 2,939 17.7 New
Majority 3,947 23.9 +23.7
Turnout 16,564 61.3 −28.7
Unionist hold Swing +11.9
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

A general election was expected to take place in 1914/15. The following were to be candidates;

  • George Terrell (Unionist)
  • Harold Gorst (Liberal)
General election December 1910: Chippenham[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Terrell 4,141 50.1 −1.6
Liberal Bryan Freeman 4,117 49.9 +1.6
Majority 24 0.2 −3.2
Turnout 8,258 90.0 −2.9
Registered electors 9,175
Conservative hold Swing −1.6

A petition was lodged in relation to the December 1910 election, but this was later withdrawn after a recount, resulting in the above numbers. The original count had placed the Conservatives with 4,139 votes and the Liberals with 4,113 votes.

General election January 1910: Chippenham[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Terrell 4,408 51.7 +14.1
Liberal Cecil Beck 4,120 48.3 −14.1
Majority 288 3.4 N/A
Turnout 8,528 92.9 +3.4
Registered electors 9,175
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +14.1

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Chippenham[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Dickson-Poynder 4,937 62.4 +16.5
Conservative J. R. Randolph 2,971 37.6 −16.5
Majority 1,966 24.8 N/A
Turnout 7,908 89.5 +5.0
Registered electors 8,838
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +16.5
General election 1900: Chippenham[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Dickson-Poynder 3,863 54.1 +0.6
Liberal J. Thornton 3,278 45.9 −0.6
Majority 585 8.2 +1.2
Turnout 7,141 84.5 −3.4
Registered electors 8,446
Conservative hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Chippenham[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Dickson-Poynder 3,898 53.5 +1.9
Liberal J. Thornton 3,390 46.5 −1.9
Majority 508 7.0 +3.8
Turnout 7,288 87.9 +9.4
Registered electors 8,291
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
General election 1892: Chippenham[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Dickson-Poynder 3,684 51.6 −2.4
Liberal John Fuller 3,455 48.4 +2.4
Majority 229 3.2 −4.8
Turnout 7,139 78.5 +1.9
Registered electors 9,089
Conservative hold Swing −2.4

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Chippenham[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Brudenell-Bruce 3,657 54.0 +6.1
Liberal Banister Fletcher 3,120 46.0 −6.1
Majority 537 8.0 N/A
Turnout 6,777 76.6 −7.6
Registered electors 8,853
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.1
General election 1885: Chippenham[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Banister Fletcher 3,880 52.1 +3.3
Conservative Arthur Somerset 3,574 47.9 −3.3
Majority 306 4.2 N/A
Turnout 7,454 84.2 −6.3
Registered electors 8,853
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +3.3
General election 1880: Chippenham[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gabriel Goldney 478 51.2 −12.3
Liberal Samuel Butler[39] 455 48.8 +12.3
Majority 23 2.4 −24.6
Turnout 933 90.5 +5.3
Registered electors 1,031
Conservative hold Swing −12.3

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Chippenham[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gabriel Goldney 530 63.5 +9.7
Liberal Handel Cossham[40] 304 36.5 −9.7
Majority 226 27.0 +19.4
Turnout 834 85.2 +5.3
Registered electors 979
Conservative hold Swing +9.7

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Chippenham[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gabriel Goldney 418 53.8 −16.6
Liberal George Young 359 46.2 +16.6
Majority 59 7.6 +2.6
Turnout 777 79.9 −16.1
Registered electors 972
Conservative hold Swing −16.6

Seat reduced to one member

General election 1865: Chippenham[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Neeld 208 35.8 N/A
Conservative Gabriel Goldney 201 34.6 N/A
Liberal William John Lysley 172 29.6 N/A
Majority 29 5.0 N/A
Turnout 377 (est) 96.0 (est) N/A
Registered electors 392
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Chippenham[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Penruddocke Long Unopposed
Liberal William John Lysley Unopposed
Registered electors 387
Conservative hold
Liberal gain from Conservative
General election 1857: Chippenham[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry George Boldero 174 38.2 N/A
Conservative Robert Parry Nisbet 150 32.9 N/A
Whig William John Lysley 132 28.9 New
Majority 18 4.0 N/A
Turnout 294 (est) 88.0 (est) N/A
Registered electors 334
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
By-election, 9 April 1856: Chippenham[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Parry Nisbet Unopposed
Conservative hold
  • Caused by Neeld's death.
General election 1852: Chippenham[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry George Boldero Unopposed
Conservative Joseph Neeld Unopposed
Registered electors 300
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Chippenham[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry George Boldero Unopposed
Conservative Joseph Neeld Unopposed
Registered electors 303
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
By-election, 14 September 1841: Chippenham[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry George Boldero Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1841: Chippenham[18][38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Neeld 165 42.4 N/A
Conservative Henry George Boldero 128 32.9 N/A
Whig William John Lysley 96 24.7 New
Majority 32 8.2 N/A
Turnout 228 85.4 N/A
Registered electors 267
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Chippenham[18][38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Neeld Unopposed
Conservative Henry George Boldero Unopposed
Registered electors 239
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
General election 1835: Chippenham[18][38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Neeld Unopposed
Conservative Henry George Boldero Unopposed
Registered electors 217
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Whig
General election 1832: Chippenham[18][38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory Joseph Neeld 139 44.7 −35.3
Whig Henry Fox Talbot 132 42.4 +32.4
Whig John Thomas Mayne 40 12.9 +2.9
Majority 7 2.3 −8.5
Turnout 183 88.0 c. +8.2
Registered electors 208
Tory hold Swing −35.3
Whig gain from Tory Swing +25.0
General election 1831: Chippenham[18][41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory Joseph Neeld 96 49.2 −0.8
Tory Henry George Boldero 60 30.8 −7.4
Whig Henry Fox Talbot 39 20.0 New
Majority 21 10.8 −15.6
Turnout 103 c. 79.8 c. +20.1
Registered electors c. 129
Tory hold Swing N/A
Tory hold Swing N/A
General election 1830: Chippenham[18][41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory Joseph Neeld 76 50.0
Tory Philip Pusey 58 38.2
No label John George Henry Pownall 18 11.8
Majority 40 26.4
Turnout 77 c. 59.7
Registered electors c. 129
Tory hold Swing
Tory hold Swing

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

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