Chippenham Constituency

The creation of the new Chippenham Constituency is due to the review of the Boundary Commission of seats in England, due to take effect before the next General Election. The new constituency includes four towns: Bradford on Avon, Chippenham, Corsham and Melksham, and surrounding villages including: Atworth, Beanacre, Berryfield, Bowerhill, Broughton Gifford, Gastard, Hilperton, Holt, Lacock, Limpley Stoke, Monkton Farleigh, Neston, Semington, Shaw, South Wraxall, Staverton, Westwood, Whitley, and Winsley.

The Boundary Commission conduct general reviews of the Parliamentary constituencies every 8 to 12 years. The review started in 2000 and the new boundaries are based upon the population in each seat in February 2000.

Boundary reviews adjust the Parliamentary boundaries to take account of changes in local government boundaries and population changes. The Boundary Commissions are non-partisan.

This review has created 13 new seats and and 9 abolished across the country.

On May 6th 2010 Duncan Hames was elected as Wiltshire’s first Liberal Democrat MP and the first non-Conservative for over 86 years.

“2010 General Election result:

• Conservative 21,500
• Labour 3,620
• Lib Dem 23,970
• Other 3,295

“Liberal Democrat Majority 2,470 (4.72%)”