East Wiltshire
| East Wiltshire | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
Boundary of East Wiltshire in South West England | |
| County | Wiltshire |
| Electorate | 71,109[1] |
| Major settlements | Amesbury, Marlborough, Pewsey, Ludgershall, Tidworth |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Danny Kruger (Reform UK) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Devizes |
East Wiltshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election,[3] when it was won by Conservative candidate Danny Kruger, who had previously represented the abolished Devizes constituency which covered much of the same area. In September 2025 he defected to Reform UK.[4][5] Reform had come fourth in the 2024 general election with 16.7% of the vote.
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of:
- The Borough of Swindon wards of Ridgeway and Wroughton & Wichelstowe, together with the southern part of Chiseldon & Lawn ward (i.e. the area of Chiseldon parish)
- The District of Wiltshire electoral divisions of Aldbourne & Ramsbury, Amesbury East & Bulford, Amesbury South, Amesbury West, Avon Valley, Durrington, Ludgershall North & Rural, Marlborough East, Marlborough West, Pewsey, Pewsey Vale East, Pewsey Vale West, Tidworth East & Ludgershall South, Tidworth North & West, and Till Valley.[6]
It comprises the following areas:[7]
- The majority of the former Devizes constituency but excluding the town of Devizes and the area surrounding it, which is included in the newly created constituency of Melksham and Devizes; in this eastern part of Wiltshire, the largest settlement is Marlborough
- In the north, an area transferred from Swindon South which includes Wroughton and Chiseldon
- In the south, an area transferred from Salisbury which includes Tilshead, Shrewton and Amesbury.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Danny Kruger | Conservative | |
| 2025 | Reform UK | ||
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Danny Kruger | 16,849 | 35.7 | −30.2 | |
| Labour | Rob Newman | 12,133 | 25.7 | +9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Kinnaird | 8,204 | 17.4 | +2.9 | |
| Reform | Stephen Talbot | 7,885 | 16.7 | N/A | |
| Green | Emily Herbert | 1,844 | 3.9 | +0.2 | |
| True & Fair | Pete Force-Jones | 278 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,716 | 10.0 | −40.1 | ||
| Turnout | 47,193 | 65.2 | −3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,409 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −20.0 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 32,301 | 65.9 | |
| Labour | 7,778 | 15.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 7,100 | 14.5 | |
| Green | 1,809 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | 48,988 | 68.9 | |
| Electorate | 71,109 | ||
See also
References
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "How Wiltshire constituency boundaries could change". BBC News. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Conservative MP Danny Kruger defects to Reform UK". www.bbc.com. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Nigel Farage wins first sitting Tory MP defector as Danny Kruger joins Reform". The Independent. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Wiltshire East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "East Wiltshire - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "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
- East Wiltshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK