Thornbury and Yate
UK Parliament constituency (since 2010)
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Thornbury and Yate is a constituency[n 1] encompassing an area to the north-east of Bristol within the South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority Area. It is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2024 election by Claire Young, a member of the Liberal Democrats.[n 2]
| Thornbury and Yate | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Thornbury and Yate in South West England | |
| County | Gloucestershire |
| Electorate | 74,935 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Thornbury, Yate and Chipping Sodbury |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Claire Young (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Northavon |
The Thornbury and Yate constituency borders Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset and includes the Boyd Valley and Cotswold Edge, the villages of Alveston, Charfield, Frampton Cotterell and Westerleigh, the market town of Chipping Sodbury,Severn Beach from Filton and Bradley Stoke, and the villages of Siston and Bridgeyate from Kingswood. The commuter towns of Yate and Thornbury are home to some 35,000 people.[2]
History
This seat is a successor to the former Northavon constituency, which was abolished following boundary changes taking effect at the 2010 general election.[3]
The constituency was one of a significant number gained from the Liberal Democrats by the Conservatives in the 2015 general election, and their majority further increased to more than 12,000 in the 2017 election, even as the Conservatives saw a net loss of seats nationally. The Liberal Democrats regained the seat at the 2024 general election.
Boundaries
2010–2024: Following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies by the Boundary Commission this newly defined seat emerged. The electoral wards used in the creation of this new seat were all from the district of South Gloucestershire and were as follows:[3]
- Alveston
- Boyd Valley (includes Marshfield, Pucklechurch and Wick)
- Charfield
- Cromhall
- Chipping Sodbury
- Cotswold Edge (includes Hawkesbury Upton and Acton Turville)
- Dodington
- Frampton Cotterell
- Ladden Brook (includes Wickwar)
- Severn – Aust
- Thornbury North
- Thornbury South
- Westerleigh
- Yate Central
- Yate North
- Yate West
Ward names and boundaries were subsequently reconfigured by the South Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018[4] which came into effect in 2019.[5]
2024–present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of South Gloucestershire wards of: Boyd Valley; Charfield; Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge; Dodington; Frampton Cotterell; Pilning & Severn Beach; Severn Vale; Thornbury; Yate Central; Yate North.[6]
The seat was expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range, with the addition of areas in the Bristol Channel hinterland including Severn Beach from Filton and Bradley Stoke.[7][8]
Constituency profile
Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.8% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[9]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[10][11] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Steve Webb | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2015 | Luke Hall | Conservative | |
| 2024 | Claire Young | Liberal Democrat | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Young | 20,815 | 39.0 | +6.4 | |
| Conservative | Luke Hall | 17,801 | 33.4 | –25.1 | |
| Reform | Andrew Banwell | 7,529 | 14.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Rob Logan | 5,057 | 9.5 | +0.8 | |
| Green | Alexandra Jenner-Fust | 2,165 | 4.1 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 3,014 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 53,367 | 68.3 | −6.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,195 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  15.8 |
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 32,798 | 58.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 18,260 | 32.6 | |
| Labour | 4,899 | 8.7 | |
| Green | 126 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | 56,083 | 74.8 | |
| Electorate | 74,935 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Luke Hall | 30,202 | 57.8 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Young | 17,833 | 34.1 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Rob Logan | 4,208 | 8.1 | −4.0 | |
| Majority | 12,369 | 23.7 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 52,243 | 75.2 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 69,492 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Luke Hall | 28,008 | 55.3 | +14.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Young | 15,937 | 31.4 | −6.5 | |
| Labour | Brian Mead | 6,112 | 12.1 | +4.3 | |
| Green | Iain Hamilton | 633 | 1.2 | −1.5 | |
| Majority | 12,071 | 23.9 | +20.8 | ||
| Turnout | 50,690 | 74.6 | +0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 67,927 | +3.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +10.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Luke Hall | 19,924 | 41.0 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Webb | 18,429 | 37.9 | −14.0 | |
| UKIP | Russ Martin | 5,126 | 10.6 | +7.1 | |
| Labour | Hadleigh Roberts | 3,775 | 7.8 | +0.8 | |
| Green | Iain Hamilton | 1,316 | 2.7 | New | |
| Majority | 1,495 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 48,570 | 73.7 | −1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 65,884 | +2.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +8.92 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Webb | 25,032 | 51.9 | −2.4 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Riddle | 17,916 | 37.2 | +6.3 | |
| Labour | Roxanne Egan | 3,385 | 7.0 | −3.9 | |
| UKIP | Jenny Knight | 1,709 | 3.5 | ||
| Independents Federation UK | Thomas Beacham | 126 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent | Anthony Clements | 58 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 7,116 | 14.7 | |||
| Turnout | 48,226 | 72.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 64,092 | +0.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes
- A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.