Melksham and Devizes
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Melksham and Devizes 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 Brian Mathew of the Liberal Democrats. He defeated Conservative former cabinet minister Michelle Donelan, who had been MP for Chippenham from 2015 to 2024.
| Melksham and Devizes | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Melksham and Devizes in South West England | |
| County | Wiltshire |
| Electorate | 71,823 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Bradford-on-Avon, Devizes, Melksham |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Chippenham, Devizes, North Wiltshire |
Boundaries
Map of boundaries from 2024
The constituency is composed of the following electoral districts of Wiltshire (as they existed on 4 May 2021):
- Bowerhill; Box & Colerne; Bradford-on-Avon North; Bradford-on-Avon South; Bromham, Rowde & Roundway; Calne South; Devizes East; Devizes North; Devizes Rural West; Devizes South; Holt; Melksham East; Melksham Forest; Melksham South; Melksham Without North & Shurnhold; Melksham Without West & Rural; The Lavingtons; Urchfont & Bishops Cannings; Winsley & Westwood.[4]
It comprises the following areas:[5]
- The towns of Melksham and Bradford-on-Avon, transferred from Chippenham
- The town of Devizes, transferred from the constituency of Devizes (the majority of which was incorporated into the new constituency of East Wiltshire)
- Rural parishes east of Trowbridge, transferred from South West Wiltshire
- The wards of Box and Colerne, and Calne South, transferred from the abolished North Wiltshire constituency
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Mathew | 20,031 | 39.1 | +11.8 | |
| Conservative | Michelle Donelan | 17,630 | 34.4 | −23.4 | |
| Reform | Malcolm Cupis | 6,726 | 13.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Kerry Postlewhite | 4,587 | 9.0 | −3.0 | |
| Green | Catherine Read | 2,229 | 4.4 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 2,401 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 51,203 | 71.1 | −6.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,999 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.7 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 32,227 | 57.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 15,199 | 27.3 | |
| Labour | 6,686 | 12.0 | |
| Green | 1,652 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | 55,764 | 77.6 | |
| Electorate | 71,823 | ||