Melksham and Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)

Melksham and Devizes
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Melksham and Devizes in South West England
CountyWiltshire
Electorate71,823 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsBradford-on-Avon, Devizes, Melksham
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentBrian Mathew (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created fromChippenham, 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] when it was won by Brian Mathew of the Liberal Democrats. He defeated former Conservative cabinet minister Michelle Donelan, who had been MP for Chippenham from 2015 to 2024.

Boundaries

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of the following electoral districts of Wiltshire (as they existed on 4 May 2021):

  • Bowerhill; Box & Colerne; Bradford-on-Avon North; Bradford-on-Avon South; Bromham, Rowde & Roundway; Calne South; Devizes East; Devizes North; Devizes Rural West; Devizes South; Holt; Melksham East; Melksham Forest; Melksham South; Melksham Without North & Shurnhold; Melksham Without West & Rural; The Lavingtons; Urchfont & Bishops Cannings; Winsley & Westwood.[4]

It comprises the following areas:[5]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Melksham and Devizes[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Mathew[7] 20,031 39.1 +11.8
Conservative Michelle Donelan[8] 17,630 34.4 −23.4
Reform UK Malcolm Cupis[9] 6,726 13.1 N/A
Labour Kerry Postlewhite [10] 4,587 9.0 −3.0
Green Catherine Read[11] 2,229 4.4 +1.4
Majority 2,401 4.7 N/A
Turnout 51,203 71.1 −6.5
Registered electors 71,999
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +17.7

Elections in the 2010s

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

References

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ^ "How Wiltshire constituency boundaries could change". BBC News. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Melksham and Devizes". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Melksham and Devizes". Sky News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Chippenham MP to fight Melksham & Devizes seat at general election". Wiltshire Times. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Melksham and Devizes Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Melksham and Devizes Constituency X Announcement". X. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Full list of all Green Party candidates at the next general election". Bright Green. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.