Parliamentary constituencies in South West England facts for kids
The region of South West England has, since the 2010 general election, 55 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 15 borough constituencies and 40 county constituencies. At that election the Conservative Party held the largest number of constituencies, with 36. The Liberal Democrats had 15 and Labour had 4. At the 2015 general election the Liberal Democrats lost all of their seats (14 to the Conservatives and one to Labour), while the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour, leaving the Conservatives with 51 and Labour with 4. In the 2017 general election, the Conservatives remained, by far, the largest party with 47 seats, though losing three to Labour, who won 7, and one to the Liberal Democrats, who won 1. In the 2019 general election, the Conservatives increased their number of seats to 48 by regaining Stroud from Labour, who held their other six seats, while the Liberal Democrats retained their sole seat in Bath.
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Constituencies
- Further information: 2019 United Kingdom general election
† Conservative ‡ Labour ¤ Liberal Democrat ♣ Green Party # Independent
Constituency | Electorate | Majority | Member of Parliament | Nearest opposition | County | County Location | Constituency Map | ||
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Bath BC | 67,805 | 12,322 | Wera Hobhouse¤ | Annabel Tall† | Somerset (prev. Avon) | ||||
Bournemouth East BC | 74,125 | 8,806 | Tobias Ellwood† | Corrie Drew‡ | Dorset | ||||
Bournemouth West BC | 74,205 | 10,150 | Conor Burns† | David Stokes‡ | Dorset | ||||
Bridgwater and West Somerset CC | 85,327 | 24,439 | Ian Liddell-Grainger† | Oliver Thornton‡ | Somerset | ||||
Bristol East BC | 73,867 | 10,794 | Kerry McCarthy‡ | Sarah Codling† | Bristol (prev. Avon) | ||||
Bristol North West BC | 76,273 | 5,692 | Darren Jones‡ | Mark Weston† | Bristol (prev. Avon) | ||||
Bristol South BC | 84,079 | 9,859 | Karin Smyth‡ | Richard Morgan† | Bristol (prev. Avon) | ||||
Bristol West BC | 99,253 | 28,219 | Thangam Debbonaire‡ | Carla Denyer♣ | Bristol (prev. Avon) | ||||
Camborne and Redruth CC | 70,250 | 8,700 | George Eustice† | Paul Farmer‡ | Cornwall | ||||
Central Devon CC | 74,926 | 17,721 | Mel Stride† | Lisa Webb‡ | Devon | ||||
Cheltenham BC | 81,044 | 981 | Alex Chalk† | Max Wilkinson¤ | Gloucestershire | ||||
Chippenham CC | 77,221 | 11,288 | Michelle Donelan† | Helen Belcher¤ | Wiltshire | ||||
Christchurch CC | 71,520 | 24,617 | Christopher Chope† | Mike Cox¤ | Dorset | ||||
Devizes CC | 73,372 | 23,983 | Danny Kruger† | Jo Waltham¤ | Wiltshire | ||||
East Devon CC | 87,168 | 6,708 | Simon Jupp† | Claire Wright# | Devon | ||||
Exeter BC | 82,054 | 10,403 | Ben Bradshaw‡ | John Gray† | Devon | ||||
Filton and Bradley Stoke CC | 74,016 | 5,646 | Jack Lopresti† | Mhairi Threlfall‡ | Gloucestershire (prev. Avon) | ||||
Forest of Dean CC | 71,438 | 15,869 | Mark Harper† | Di Martin‡ | Gloucestershire | ||||
Gloucester BC | 81,319 | 10,277 | Richard Graham† | Fran Boait‡ | Gloucestershire | ||||
Kingswood BC | 68,972 | 2,501 (2024) | Damien Egan‡ | Sam Bromiley† | Gloucestershire (prev. Avon) | ||||
Mid Dorset and North Poole CC | 65,427 | 14,898 | Michael Tomlinson† | Vikki Slade¤ | Dorset | ||||
Newton Abbot CC | 72,529 | 17,501 | Anne Marie Morris† | Martin Wrigley¤ | Devon | ||||
North Cornwall CC | 69,935 | 14,752 | Scott Mann† | Danny Chambers¤ | Cornwall | ||||
North Devon CC | 75,859 | 14,813 | Selaine Saxby† | Alex White¤ | Devon | ||||
North Dorset CC | 76,765 | 24,301 | Simon Hoare† | David Chadwick¤ | Dorset | ||||
North East Somerset CC | 73,692 | 14,729 | Jacob Rees-Mogg† | Mark Huband‡ | Somerset (prev. Avon) | ||||
North Somerset CC | 80,194 | 17,536 | Liam Fox† | Hannah Young‡ | Somerset (prev. Avon) | ||||
North Swindon CC | 82,441 | 16,171 | Justin Tomlinson† | Kate Linnegar‡ | Wiltshire | ||||
North Wiltshire CC | 73,280 | 17,626 | James Gray† | Brian Matthew¤ | Wiltshire | ||||
Plymouth, Moor View BC | 69,430 | 12,897 | Johnny Mercer† | Charlotte Holloway‡ | Devon | ||||
Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport BC | 77,852 | 4,757 | Luke Pollard‡ | Rebecca Smith† | Devon | ||||
Poole BC | 73,989 | 19,116 | Robert Syms† | Sue Aitkenhead‡ | Dorset | ||||
Salisbury CC | 74,556 | 19,736 | John Glen† | Victoria Charleston¤ | Wiltshire | ||||
Somerton and Frome CC | 85,866 | 19,213 | Sarah Dyke¤ | Faye Purbrick† | Somerset | ||||
South Dorset CC | 73,809 | 17,153 | Richard Drax† | Carralyn Parkes‡ | Dorset | ||||
South East Cornwall CC | 71,825 | 20,971 | Sheryll Murray† | Gareth Derrick‡ | Cornwall | ||||
South Swindon CC | 73,118 | 6,625 | Robert Buckland† | Sarah Church‡ | Wiltshire | ||||
South West Devon CC | 72,535 | 21,430 | Gary Streeter† | Alex Beverley‡ | Devon | ||||
South West Wiltshire CC | 77,969 | 21,630 | Andrew Murrison† | Emily Pomroy-Smith‡ | Wiltshire | ||||
St Austell and Newquay CC | 79,930 | 16,526 | Steve Double† | Felicity Owen‡ | Cornwall | ||||
St Ives CC | 68,795 | 4,280 | Derek Thomas† | Andrew George¤ | Cornwall | ||||
Stroud CC | 84,537 | 3,840 | Siobhan Baillie† | David Drew‡ | Gloucestershire | ||||
Taunton Deane CC | 88,676 | 11,700 | Rebecca Pow† | Gideon Amos¤ | Somerset | ||||
Tewkesbury CC | 83,958 | 22,410 | Laurence Robertson† | Alex Hegenbarth¤ | Gloucestershire | ||||
The Cotswolds CC | 81,939 | 20,214 | Geoffrey Clifton-Brown† | Liz Webster¤ | Gloucestershire | ||||
Thornbury and Yate CC | 69,492 | 12,369 | Luke Hall† | Claire Young¤ | Gloucestershire (prev. Avon) | ||||
Tiverton and Honiton CC | 81,661 | 6,144 | Richard Foord¤ | Helen Hurford† | Devon | ||||
Torbay BC | 75,054 | 17,749 | Kevin Foster† | Lee Howgate¤ | Devon | ||||
Torridge and West Devon CC | 80,403 | 24,992 | Geoffrey Cox† | David Chalmers¤ | Devon | ||||
Totnes CC | 69,863 | 12,724 | Anthony Mangnall† | Sarah Wollaston¤ | Devon | ||||
Truro and Falmouth CC | 76,719 | 4,561 | Cherilyn Mackrory† | Jennifer Forbes‡ | Cornwall | ||||
Wells CC | 84,124 | 9,991 | James Heappey† | Tessa Munt¤ | Somerset | ||||
West Dorset CC | 81,897 | 14,106 | Chris Loder† | Edward Morello¤ | Dorset | ||||
Weston-super-Mare CC | 82,526 | 17,121 | John Penrose† | Tim Taylor‡ | Somerset (prev. Avon) | ||||
Yeovil CC | 82,468 | 16,181 | Marcus Fysh† | Mick Clark¤ | Somerset |
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. The Commission calculated that the number of seats to be allocated to the South West region will increase by 3, from 55 to 58. 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.
Under the proposals, the following constituencies for the region will come into effect at the next general election:
Constituency | Electorate | Ceremonial county | Local authority |
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Bath CC | 73,241 | Somerset | Bath and North East Somerset |
Bournemouth East BC | 73,173 | Dorset | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Bournemouth West BC | 72,094 | Dorset | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Bridgwater CC | 71,418 | Somerset | Somerset |
Bristol Central BC | 70,227 | Bristol | Bristol |
Bristol East BC | 75,936 | Bristol | Bristol |
Bristol North East BC | 69,793 | Bristol / Gloucestershire | Bristol / South Gloucestershire |
Bristol North West BC | 76,783 | Bristol | Bristol |
Bristol South BC | 74,696 | Bristol | Bristol |
Camborne and Redruth CC | 73,568 | Cornwall | Cornwall |
Central Devon CC | 73,491 | Devon | Mid Devon / Teignbridge / West Devon |
Cheltenham BC | 75,292 | Gloucestershire | Cheltenham |
Chippenham CC | 71,648 | Wiltshire | Wiltshire |
Christchurch CC | 71,598 | Dorset | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole / Dorset |
East Wiltshire CC | 71,109 | Wiltshire | Swindon / Wiltshire |
Exeter BC | 71,713 | Devon | Exeter |
Exmouth and Exeter East CC | 74,502 | Devon | East Devon / Exeter |
Filton and Bradley Stoke CC | 73,598 | Gloucestershire | South Gloucestershire |
Forest of Dean CC | 71,510 | Gloucestershire | Forest of Dean / Tewkesbury |
Frome and East Somerset CC | 70,177 | Somerset | Bath and North East Somerset / Somerset |
Glastonbury and Somerton CC | 70,015 | Somerset | Somerset |
Gloucester BC | 76,695 | Gloucestershire | Gloucester |
Honiton and Sidmouth CC | 74,365 | Devon | East Devon / Mid Devon |
Melksham and Devizes CC | 71,823 | Wiltshire | Wiltshire |
Mid Dorset and North Poole CC | 74,305 | Dorset | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole / Dorset |
Newton Abbot CC | 72,956 | Devon | Teignbridge |
North Cornwall CC | 75,034 | Cornwall | Cornwall |
North Cotswolds CC | 70,915 | Gloucestershire | Cotswold / Stroud / Tewkesbury |
North Devon CC | 76,455 | Devon | North Devon |
North Dorset CC | 72,109 | Dorset | Dorset |
North East Somerset and Hanham CC | 73,113 | Gloucestershire / Somerset | Bath and North East Somerset / South Gloucestershire |
North Somerset CC | 73,963 | Somerset | North Somerset |
Plymouth Moor View BC | 73,378 | Devon | Plymouth |
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport BC | 73,495 | Devon | Plymouth |
Poole BC | 72,162 | Dorset | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Salisbury CC | 70,242 | Wiltshire | Wiltshire |
South Cotswolds CC | 72,865 | Gloucestershire / Wiltshire | Cotswold / Stroud / Wiltshire |
South Devon CC | 71,691 | Devon | South Hams / Torbay |
South Dorset CC | 76,640 | Dorset | Dorset |
South East Cornwall CC | 71,734 | Cornwall | Cornwall |
South West Devon CC | 75,371 | Devon | Plymouth / South Hams / West Devon |
South West Wiltshire CC | 71,551 | Wiltshire | Wiltshire |
St Austell and Newquay CC | 74,585 | Cornwall | Cornwall |
St Ives CC | 70,107 | Cornwall | Cornwall / Isles of Scilly |
Stroud CC | 76,249 | Gloucestershire | Stroud |
Swindon North CC | 72,163 | Wiltshire | Swindon |
Swindon South BC | 72,468 | Wiltshire | Swindon |
Taunton and Wellington CC | 76,049 | Somerset | Somerset |
Tewkesbury CC | 72,426 | Gloucestershire | Cheltenham / Gloucester / Tewkesbury |
Thornbury and Yate CC | 74,985 | Gloucestershire | South Gloucestershire |
Tiverton and Minehead CC | 70,829 | Devon / Somerset | Mid Devon / Somerset |
Torbay BC | 75,742 | Devon | Torbay |
Torridge and Tavistock CC | 74,802 | Devon | Torridge / West Devon |
Truro and Falmouth CC | 73,326 | Cornwall | Cornwall |
Wells and Mendip Hills CC | 69,843 | Somerset | North Somerset / Somerset |
West Dorset CC | 75,390 | Dorset | Dorset |
Weston-super-Mare CC | 70,722 | Somerset | North Somerset |
Yeovil CC | 76,056 | Somerset | Somerset |
Results history
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019
2019
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising the South West region in the 2019 general election were as follows:
Party | Votes | % | Change from 2017 | Seats | Change from 2017 |
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Conservative | 1,612,090 | 52.8% | 1.4% | 48 | 1 |
Labour | 713,226 | 23.3% | 5.8% | 6 | 1 |
Liberal Democrats | 554,500 | 18.2% | 3.3% | 1 | 0 |
Greens | 115,011 | 3.8% | 1.5% | 0 | 0 |
Brexit | 11,139 | 0.4% | new | 0 | 0 |
Others | 47,411 | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
Total | 3,053,377 | 100.0 | 55 |
Percentage votes
Key:
CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966
LAB - Labour Party
LIB - Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992
UKIP/Br - UK Independence Party 2010 to 2017 (included in Other up to 2005 and in 2019); Brexit Party in 2019
Green - Green Party of England and Wales (included in Other up to 2005)
Seats
Key:
CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966
LAB - Labour Party
LIB - Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992
OTH - 1945 - (1) Independent Progressive (Vernon Bartlett); (2) Independent National (Daniel Lipson)
Former constituencies
Abolished in 2024
- Bridgwater and West Somerset → Bridgwater
- Bristol West → Bristol Central
- Devizes → East Wiltshire
- East Devon → Exmouth and Exeter East
- Kingswood → Bristol North East
- North East Somerset → North East Somerset and Hanham
- North Wiltshire → South Cotswolds
- Somerton and Frome → Glastonbury and Somerton
- Taunton Deane → Taunton and Wellington
- The Cotswolds → South Cotswolds
- Tiverton and Honiton → Honiton and Sidmouth
- Torridge and West Devon → Torridge and Tavistock
- Totnes → South Devon
- Wells → Wells and Mendip Hills
Abolished in 2010
- Bridgwater → Bridgwater and West Somerset
- Falmouth and Camborne → Camborne and Redruth, Truro and Falmouth
- Northavon → Thornbury and Yate, Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Plymouth Devonport → Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, Plymouth Moor View
- Plymouth Sutton → Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, Plymouth Moor View
- Taunton → Taunton Deane
- Teignbridge → Newton Abbot, Central Devon
- Truro and St Austell → Truro and Falmouth, St Austell and Newquay
- Wansdyke → North East Somerset
- Westbury → South West Wiltshire, Chippenham
- Woodspring → North Somerset
Abolished in 1997
- Cirencester and Tewkesbury → Cotswold, Tewkesbury
- Plymouth Drake → Plymouth Sutton
- Swindon → North Swindon, South Swindon
- West Gloucestershire → Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury
See also
- List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Avon
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Devon
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Dorset
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Somerset
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire