South Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards

South Cotswolds

County constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of South Cotswolds in South West England

County| Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Electorate| 72,865 (2023)[1]
Major settlements| Cirencester, Tetbury, Malmesbury, Cricklade, Fairford, Lechlade, Purton
Current constituency
Created| 2024
Member of Parliament| Roz Savage (Liberal Democrats)
Seats| One
Created from| The Cotswolds
North Wiltshire

South Cotswolds is a newly created constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election,[3] when it was won by Roz Savage of the Liberal Democrats. She defeated James Gray, the Conservative MP for North Wiltshire from 1997 to 2024.

Previously, approximately half of its area was in The Cotswolds constituency and the rest was in the North Wiltshire constituency; thus it straddles the boundary between the historic counties of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The other half of the former Cotswolds constituency became part of the new North Cotswolds constituency.

## Boundaries

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Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of:

* The following wards of the District of Cotswold (as they existed on 1 December 2020): Abbey; Chesterton; Fairford North; Four Acres; Grumbolds Ash with Avening; Kemble; Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South; New Mills; St. Michael’s; Siddington & Cerney Rural; South Cerney Village; Stratton; Tetbury East & Rural; Tetbury Town; Tetbury with Upton; The Ampneys & Hampton; The Beeches; Watermoor.
* The District of Stroud ward of Kingswood (as it existed on 1 December 2020).
* The following electoral divisions of Wiltshire (as they existed on 4 May 2021): Brinkworth; By Brook; Cricklade & Latton; Kington; Malmesbury; Minety; Purton; Sherston.[4]

It comprises the following areas:[5]

* Just over half (by electorate) of the former constituency of The Cotswolds, including the towns of Cirencester and Tetbury
* Northern and western parts of the former constituency of North Wiltshire, including the towns of Cricklade and Malmesbury, and the large village of Purton

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member  | Party

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| 2024 | Roz Savage | Liberal Democrats

## Election results

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### Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: South Cotswolds[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Roz Savage | 22,961  | 43.9  | +16.3
| Conservative | James Gray | 17,988  | 34.4  | −23.5
| Reform UK | Desi Latimer  | 5,146  | 9.8  | N/A
| Labour | Zoë Billingham  | 3,942  | 7.5  | −3.2
| Green | Bob Eastoe  | 1,564  | 3.0  | −0.8
| Liberal | Chris Twells  | 225  | 0.4  | N/A
| Independent | Sandy Steel  | 183  | 0.3  | N/A
| SDP | Martin Broomfield  | 156  | 0.3  | N/A
| Independent | Owen Humphreys  | 122  | 0.2  | N/A
Majority | 4,973  | 9.5  | N/A
Turnout | 52,287  | 73.1  | +0.1
Registered electors | 71,490  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.9  |

### Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[7]

Party  | Vote  | %
| Conservative | 30,798 | 57.9
| Liberal Democrats | 14,706 | 27.6
| Labour | 5,669 | 10.7
| Green | 2,016 | 3.8
Turnout | 53,189  | 73.0
Electorate | 72,865

## References

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1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
2. ^ Council, SDC | Stroud District. "2023 Parliamentary Boundary - Final Public Consultation | Stroud District Council". www.stroud.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
3. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
5. ^ "New Seat Details - Cotswolds South". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
6. ^ "Election: South Cotswolds results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
7. ^ "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.

## External links

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* South Cotswolds UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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