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=== Elections in the 2010s === |
=== Elections in the 2010s === |
Revision as of 02:08, 20 April 2024
South Swindon | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of South Swindon in Wiltshire | |
![]() Location of Wiltshire within England | |
County | Wiltshire |
Electorate | 73,449 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Robert Buckland (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Swindon and Devizes |
South Swindon is a constituency[n 1] in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Sir Robert Buckland, a Conservative[n 2], who previously served as Justice Secretary and Welsh Secretary.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be formally renamed Swindon South, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]
Boundaries
1997–2010: The Borough of Thamesdown wards of Central, Chiseldon, Dorcan, Eastcott, Freshbrook, Lawns, Park, Ridgeway, Toothill, Walcot, and Wroughton.
2010–present: The Borough of Swindon wards of Central, Dorcan, Eastcott, Freshbrook and Grange Park, Old Town and Lawn, Parks, Ridgeway, Shaw and Nine Elms, Toothill and Westlea, Walcot, and Wroughton and Chiseldon.
The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of Swindon that was abolished, and Devizes that remains. This seat with a population of around 93,000 incorporates the southern half of the town as well as farms and villages with hamlets to the immediate south and east of Swindon.
It used slightly amended boundaries for the 2010 election, which saw it lose South Marston to North Swindon. The border now runs from Dorcan across to Bishopstone and then down to Russley Park before running west to Barbury Castle. From there it runs north to the Roughmoor area and loops back down to incorporate West Swindon, before following the railway east through the town and back to Dorcan. Settlements outside the Swindon built-up area include Wroughton, Chiseldon, Wanborough and Liddington.[3]
Proposed
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Swindon wards of: Central; Chiseldon and Lawn (polling districts CLA, CLC and CLD); Covingham and Dorcan; Eastcott; Liden, Eldene and Park South; Lydiard and Freshbrook; Mannington and Western; Old Town; Shaw; Walcot and Park North.[4]
Minor changes including the transfer in of the Covingham and Nythe districts from North Swindon, offset by the transfer out of the Chiseldon and Wroughton districts to the new constituency of East Wiltshire.
History
Historically Swindon is a railway town and until the latter part of the 20th century the related works were the primary employer.[5] Today Swindon is the home of a number of large companies: examples specific to South Swindon include Intel's European headquarters,[6] Nationwide's headquarters[7] and Zurich Financial Services' UK headquarters.
- Members
Created in 1997, the Swindon South constituency, swinging in line with the national average in the New Labour landslide, produced a fairly safe majority for the Labour winner. Julia Drown had a lead of more than 5,000 which was extended in 2001 to more than 7,000 but then dropped dramatically on a new candidate's selection, to just 1,353 in 2005. In 2010 Robert Buckland, a Conservative, gained South Swindon at the general election with a majority of just over 3500. In 2015, the Conservative majority increased to 5785; in 2017, the Conservative majority fell to 2,464 on a 3.5% swing to Labour. In 2019, Buckland's majority rose to 6625 (13%) and 52% of the vote with a swing of 4.1% to Conservative. These patterns suggest a seat that is more marginal than its neighbour North Swindon, and one which has acted as a bellwether of the national result. Incumbent MP Buckland was the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice between July 2019 and September 2021, and Secretary of State for Wales from July 2022.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
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1997 | Julia Drown | Labour | |
2005 | Anne Snelgrove | Labour | |
2010 | Robert Buckland | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Heidi Alexander[9] | ||||
Conservative | Robert Buckland[10] | ||||
Reform UK | TBA | ||||
Green | Rob Hebden[11] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Swing |
Reform UK removed Benjamin 'Beau' Dade as their candidate in March 2024 after it was revealed that he he had called for the deportation of "hundreds of thousands – perhaps millions – of people back to their countries of origin."[12][13][14]
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Buckland | 26,536 | 52.3 | ![]() | |
Labour Co-op | Sarah Church | 19,911 | 39.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Stan Pajak | 4,299 | 8.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 6,625 | 13.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 50,746 | 69.4 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Buckland | 24,809 | 48.4 | ![]() | |
Labour Co-op | Sarah Church | 22,345 | 43.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Stan Pajak | 2,079 | 4.1 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Martin Costello | 1,291 | 2.5 | ![]() | |
Green | Talis Kimberley-Fairbourn | 747 | 1.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 2,464 | 4.9 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 51,358 | 71.0 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Buckland | 22,777 | 46.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Anne Snelgrove | 16,992 | 34.5 | ![]() | |
UKIP | John Short[19] | 5,920 | 12.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Damon Hooton[20] | 1,817 | 3.7 | ![]() | |
Green | Talis Kimberley-Fairbourn[21] | 1,757 | 3.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 5,785 | 11.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 49,263 | 66.6 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Buckland | 19,687 | 41.8 | ![]() | |
Labour | Anne Snelgrove | 16,143 | 34.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Damon Hooton | 8,305 | 17.6 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Robert Tingley | 2,029 | 4.3 | ![]() | |
Green | Jenni Miles | 619 | 1.3 | ![]() | |
Christian | Alistair Kirk | 176 | 0.4 | New | |
Independent | Karsten Evans | 160 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 3,544 | 7.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,119 | 64.9 | ![]() | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anne Snelgrove | 17,534 | 40.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Robert Buckland | 16,181 | 37.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Sue Stebbing | 7,322 | 16.8 | ![]() | |
Green | Bill Hughes | 1,234 | 2.8 | New | |
UKIP | Stephen Halden | 955 | 2.2 | ![]() | |
Independent | Alan Hayward | 193 | 0.4 | New | |
Independent | John Williams | 53 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,353 | 3.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 43,472 | 60.2 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julia Drown | 22,260 | 51.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Simon Coombs | 14,919 | 34.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoff Brewer | 5,165 | 11.9 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Vicki Sharp | 713 | 1.6 | New | |
Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Roly Gillard | 327 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 7,341 | 16.9 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 43,384 | 61.0 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Julia Drown | 23,943 | 46.8 | ||
Conservative | Simon Coombs | 18,298 | 35.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stanley Pajak | 7,371 | 14.4 | ||
Referendum | David McIntosh | 1,273 | 2.5 | ||
Independent | Richard Charman | 181 | 0.2 | ||
Natural Law | Keith Buscombe | 96 | 0.2 | ||
Majority | 5,645 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 51,162 | 72.9 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Neighbouring constituencies
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.
References
- ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England" (PDF).
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- ^ "Swindon History - the GWR Works - SwindonWeb". www.swindonweb.com.
- ^ "!company_name! - Company Profile from Hoover's".
- ^ "About Nationwide - Accessibility - Admin centres". Archived from the original on 14 May 2006.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
- ^ "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Sir Robert Buckland reselected as Tory candidate for Swindon South". The Swindonian. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Stand at the next general election". South West Green Party. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Tory Manchester mayoral candidate defects to Reform UK". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "The Shocking Far-Right Fantasies of Reform UK candidate Beau Dade". Hope Not Hate. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Huskisson, Sophie (21 March 2024). "Reform ditches candidate who fantasised about deportations to get rid of 'foreign plague'". Daily Mirror.
- ^ Council, Swindon Borough. "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations South Swindon | Swindon Borough Council". www.swindon.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Swindon South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News".
- ^ "Labour announce candidate to contest General Election in South Swindon". Swindon Advertiser.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "UKIP names general election candidates". Swindon Advertiser.
- ^ "General Election 2015 Candidates - Liberal Democrats". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
- ^ "General Election 2015". southwest.greenparty.org.uk.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Taylor, Stephen P (20 April 2010). "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Returning Officer. Swindone Borough Council. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.