South West Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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South West Wiltshire
County constituency

South West Wiltshire shown within Wiltshire, and Wiltshire shown within England
Created: 1449
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Type: House of Commons
County: Wiltshire
EP constituency: South West England

South West Wiltshire will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like all such constituencies, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Wiltshire, the Boundary Commission for England have created a new seat in the county with the consequence of changes to the existing Westbury seat. Westbury will lose of its northern electoral wards to Chippenham, with the consequence of a name change to South West Wiltshire. This new name reflects the local district name.

[edit] Boundaries

The following electoral wards are used to make the new constituency of South West Wiltshire.

  • From West Wiltshire district, the wards of :- Dilton Marsh, Ethandune, Mid Wylye Valley, Shearwater, Southwick and Wingfield, Summerham, Trowbridge Adcroft, Trowbridge College, Trowbridge Drynham, Trowbridge John of Gaunt, Trowbridge Park, Warminster East, Warminster West, Westbury Ham, and Westbury Laverton.
  • From the district of Salisbury, the wards of Donhead, Fonthill and Nadder, Knoyle, Tisbury and Fovant and Western and Mere

[edit] Election results

For results prior to the change of composition and name, see Westbury.

The newly shaped and named seat of South West Wiltshire will be fought for the first time at the next UK General Election, expected in 2009 or 2010.

[edit] See also

Constituencies in South West England
Conservative

Bournemouth East | Bournemouth West | Bridgwater | Christchurch | Cotswold | Devizes | East Devon | Forest of Dean | North Dorset | North Wiltshire | Poole | Salisbury | South West Devon | Tewkesbury | Tiverton and Honiton | Torridge and West Devon | Totnes | Wells | West Dorset | Westbury | Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring

Liberal Democrat

Bath | Bristol West | Cheltenham | Falmouth and Camborne | Mid Dorset and North Poole | North Cornwall | North Devon | Northavon | Somerton and Frome | South East Cornwall | St Ives | Taunton | Teignbridge | Torbay | Truro and St Austell | Yeovil

Labour

Bristol East | Bristol North West | Bristol South | Exeter | Gloucester | Kingswood | North Swindon | Plymouth Devonport | Plymouth Sutton | South Dorset | South Swindon | Stroud | Wansdyke

South West European constituency: Conservative (3) | UKIP (2) | Liberal Democrats (1) | Labour (1)