North Cotswolds is a newly created constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] [3] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.[4]
| North Cotswolds | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of North Cotswolds in Gloucestershire | |
 Location of Gloucestershire within England | |
| County | Gloucestershire |
| Electorate | 70,915 (March 2020)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | N/A |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | The Cotswolds (part), Stroud (part), Tewkesbury (part) |
Boundaries edit
Map of boundaries from 2024
The constituency will be 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 will cover northern parts of the Cotswolds area of outstanding natural beauty. It will comprise the following areas:[6]
- Just under half (by electorate) of the, to be 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 edit
Elections in the 2020s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anna Mainwaring[7] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Hodgkinson[8] | ||||
| Green | Chloe Turner[9] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Cotswold council chief to stand for MP in new Gloucestershire seat". Gloucestershire Live. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "MP considers standing for North Cotswolds in boundary shake-up". BBC. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Cotswolds North". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Full list of all Green Party candidates at the next general election". Bright Green. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.