List of parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire

The ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England, (which includes the unitary authority of Swindon), is divided into seven Parliamentary constituencies. They are all County constituencies.

Constituencies

† Conservative ‡ Labour ¤ Liberal Democrat

Constituency^{[nb 1]}	Electorate^[1]	Majority^[2]^{[nb 2]}
Chippenham CC	77,221	11,288	Michelle Donelan†	Helen Belcher¤
Devizes CC	73,372	23,993	Danny Kruger†	Jo Waltham¤
North Swindon CC	82,441	16,171	Justin Tomlinson†	Kate Linnegar†
North Wiltshire CC	73,208	17,626	James Gray†	Brian Matthew¤
Salisbury CC	74,556	19,736	John Glen†	Victoria Charleston¤
South Swindon CC	73,118	6,625	Robert Buckland†	Sarah Church†
South West Wiltshire CC	77,969	21,630	Andrew Murrison†	Emily Pomroy-Smith†

2010 boundary changes

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to increase the number of seats in Wiltshire from 6 to 7, with the re-establishment of Chippenham, which impacted on neighbouring constituencies. An adjusted Westbury constituency was renamed South West Wiltshire.

Former name	Boundaries 1997-2010	Current name	Boundaries 2010–present
Devizes CC North Swindon CC North Wiltshire CC Salisbury CC South Swindon CC Westbury CC	Parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire	Chippenham CC Devizes CC North Swindon CC North Wiltshire CC Salisbury CC South Swindon CC South West Wiltshire CC	Proposed Revision

Proposed boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.^[3] 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 has proposed that Wiltshire be combined with Gloucestershire 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 Chippenham. Devizes and North Wiltshire would be abolished and new constituencies named East Wiltshire, and Melksham and Devizes, created.^[4]^[5]

The following seats are proposed:

Containing electoral wards in Swindon

East Wiltshire (part)
Swindon North
Swindon South

Containing electoral wards in Wiltshire (unitary authority)

Chippenham
East Wiltshire (part)
Melksham and Devizes
Salisbury
South Cotswolds (parts also in the Districts of Cotswold and Stroud in Gloucestershire)
South West Wiltshire

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019^[6]

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Wiltshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Party	Votes	%	Change from 2017	Seats	Change from 2017
Conservative	217,955	57.8%	1.0%	7	0
Labour	77,343	20.1%	6.9%	0	0
Liberal Democrats	69,876	18.6%	6.7%	0	0
Greens	11,378	3.3%	1.2%	0	0
Others	745	0.6%	2.0%	0	0
Total	377,297	100.0		7

Percentage votes

Election year	1918	1922	1923	1924	1929	1931	1935	1945	1950	1951	1955	1959	1964	1966	1970	1974 (Feb)	1974 (Oct)	1979	1983	1987	1992	1997	2001	2005	2010	2015	2017	2019
Conservative	52.8	50.0	45.7	53.9	43.2	60.7	56.2	41.6	41.0	50.1	49.6	49.3	43.2	43.8	51.0	41.9	40.3	47.4	50.3	51.9	50.9	40.2	42.1	44.3	47.7	52.4	56.8	57.8
Labour	17.1	15.4	11.4	15.7	21.9	20.2	24.0	39.9	39.2	46.2	41.7	38.7	37.5	40.6	37.2	28.1	29.3	22.8	14.9	16.7	18.3	28.0	29.0	24.3	15.3	17.3	27.4	20.5
Liberal Democrat¹	30.1	34.6	42.9	30.4	34.8	19.1	19.8	18.4	19.6	3.7	8.7	10.7	18.9	15.2	11.7	29.8	30.2	27.5	34.2	31.2	28.7	26.2	25.0	26.9	30.4	11.8	11.8	18.5
Green Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	*	*	*	*	1.0	4.7	1.8	3.0
UKIP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	*	*	4.0	13.5	1.8	*
Other	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1	-	-	1.3	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.2	2.2	0.7	0.1	2.2	5.6	3.9	4.5	1.6	0.4	0.4	0.2

¹pre-1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

Election year	1950	1951	1955	1959	1964	1966	1970	1974 (Feb)	1974 (Oct)	1979	1983	1987	1992	1997	2001	2005	2010	2015	2017	2019
Conservative	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	6	7	7	7
Labour	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
Liberal Democrat¹	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7

¹1974 & 1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

1885-1910

1885
1886
1892
1895
1900
1906
Jan 1910
Dec 1910

1918-1945

1918
1922
1923
1924
1929
1931
1935
1945

1950-1979

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

1983-present

1983
1987
1992
1997
2001
2005
2010
2015
2017
2019

Historical representation by party

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 1918

Conservative Liberal Liberal Unionist

Constituency	1885	1886	1892	1895	97	98	00	1900	05	1906	Jan 1910	Dec 1910	11	18
Westbury	Fuller			Chaloner				Fuller					Howard
Cricklade	Maskelyne	→	Husband	Hopkinson		FitzMaurice				Massie	Calley	Lambert
Chippenham	Fletcher	Bruce	Dickson-Poynder						→		Terrell
Devizes	Long		Hobhouse	Goulding						Rogers	Peto
Salisbury	Grenfell	Hulse			Allhusen			Palmer		Tennant	Locker-Lampson
Wilton	Grove	→	Pleydell-Bouverie				J. Morrison			Morse	Bathurst			H. Morrison

1918 to 1974

Conservative Labour Liberal

Constituency	1918	1922	1923	1924	27	1929	31	1931	34	1935	42	43	1945	1955	62	64	1964	65	69	1970
Chippenham	Terrell	Bonwick		Cazalet								Eccles			Awdry
Westbury	Palmer	Darbishire		Shaw	Long			Grimston									Walters
Devizes	Bell		Macfadyen	Hurd									Hollis	Pott		C. Morrison
Salisbury	H. Morrison		Moulton	H. Morrison			Despencer-Robertson				J. Morrison							Hamilton
Swindon	Young	Banks				Addison		Banks	Addison	Wakefield			Reid	Noel-Baker					Ward	Stoddart

1974 to present

Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats

Constituency	Feb 1974	1979	1983	1992	1997	2001	2005	2010	2015	2019
Chippenham (2010)								Hames	Donelan
Chippenham / N Wiltshire (1983)	Awdry	Needham			Gray
Devizes	Morrison			Ancram				Perry		Kruger
Salisbury	Hamilton		Key					Glen
Westbury / South West Wiltshire (2010)	Walters			Faber		Murrison
Swindon / South Swindon (1997)	Stoddart		Coombs		Drown		Snelgrove	Buckland
North Swindon (1997)					Wills			Tomlinson

Notes

^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
^ "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "Drastic election boundary changes proposed for Wiltshire". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
^ "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.
^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)