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The region[1] of South West England has, since the 2010 general election, 55 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 15 borough constituencies and 40 county constituencies. At that election the Conservative Party held the largest number of constituencies, with 36. The Liberal Democrats had 15 and Labour had 4. At the 2015 general election the Liberal Democrats lost all of their seats (14 to the Conservatives and one to Labour), while the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour, leaving the Conservatives with 51 and Labour with 4. In the 2017 general election, the Conservatives remained, by far, the largest party with 47 seats, though losing three to Labour, who won 7, and one to the Liberal Democrats, who won 1. In the 2019 general election,[2] the Conservatives increased their number of seats to 48 by regaining Stroud from Labour, who held their other six seats, while the Liberal Democrats retained their sole seat in Bath.

Constituencies

Further information: 2024 United Kingdom general election

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour   ¤ Liberal Democrat   ♣ Green Party   # Reform UK

Constituency [nb 1] Electorate[3] Majority[4][nb 2] Member of Parliament[4] Nearest opposition[4] County
Bath CC 69,655 11,218   Wera Hobhouse ¤   Dan Bewley ‡ Somerset (prev. Avon)
Bournemouth East BC 72,354 5,479   Tom Hayes ‡   Tobias Ellwood † Dorset
Bournemouth West BC 70,259 3,224   Jessica Toale ‡   Conor Burns † Dorset
Bridgwater CC 71,571 1,349   Ashley Fox †   Leigh Redman ‡ Somerset
Bristol Central BC 62,735 10,407   Carla Denyer ♣   Thangam Debbonaire ‡ Bristol (prev. Avon)
Bristol East BC 75,917 6,606   Kerry McCarthy ‡   Ani Stafford-Townsend ♣ Bristol (prev. Avon)
Bristol North East BC 70,076 11,167   Damien Egan ‡   Lorraine Francis ♣ Bristol / Gloucestershire (prev. Avon)
Bristol North West BC 74,869 15,669   Darren Jones ‡   Mary Page ♣ Bristol (prev. Avon)
Bristol South BC 75,533 15,669   Karin Smyth ‡   Jai Breitnauer ♣ Bristol (prev. Avon)
Camborne and Redruth CC 74,402 7,806   Perran Moon ‡   Connor Donnithorne † Cornwall
Central Devon CC 75,385 61   Mel Stride †   Ollie Pearson ‡ Devon
Cheltenham BC 76,143 7,210   Max Wilkinson ¤   Alex Chalk † Gloucestershire
Chippenham CC 72,492 8,138   Sarah Gibson ¤   Nic Puntis † Wiltshire
Christchurch CC 71,064 7,455   Christopher Chope †   Mike Cox ¤ Dorset
East Wiltshire CC 72,409 4,716   Danny Kruger †   Rob Newman ‡ Wiltshire
Exeter BC 67,840 11,937   Steve Race ‡   Tessa Tucker † Devon
Exmouth and Exeter East CC 79,983 121   David Reed †   Helen Dallimore ‡ Devon
Filton and Bradley Stoke CC 77,584 10,000   Claire Hazelgrove ‡   Jack Lopresti † Gloucestershire (prev. Avon)
Forest of Dean CC 72,052 278   Matt Bishop ‡   Mark Harper † Gloucestershire
Frome and East Somerset CC 70,378 5,415   Anna Sabine ¤   Lucy Trimnell † Somerset / Somerset (prev. Avon)
Glastonbury and Somerton CC 72,982 6,611   Sarah Dyke ¤   Faye Purbrick † Somerset
Gloucester BC 79,479 3,431   Alex McIntyre ‡   Richard Graham † Gloucestershire
Honiton and Sidmouth CC 75,537 6,700   Richard Foord ¤   Simon Jupp † Devon
Melksham and Devizes CC 71,999 2,401   Brian Mathew ¤   Michelle Donelan † Wiltshire
Mid Dorset and North Poole CC 72,509 1,352   Vikki Slade ¤   Michael Tomlinson † Dorset
Newton Abbot CC 73,885 2,246   Martin Wrigley ¤   Anne Marie Morris † Devon
North Cornwall CC 76,741 10,767   Ben Maguire ¤   Scott Mann † Cornwall
North Cotswolds CC 72,513 3,357   Geoffrey Clifton-Brown †   Paul Hodgkinson ¤ Gloucestershire
North Devon CC 79,068 6,744   Ian Roome ¤   Selaine Saxby † Devon
North Dorset CC 72,690 1,589   Simon Hoare †   Gary Jackson ¤ Dorset
North East Somerset and Hanham CC 73,887 5,319   Dan Norris ‡   Jacob Rees-Mogg † Somerset (prev. Avon)
North Somerset CC 74,426 639   Sadik Al-Hassan ‡   Liam Fox † Somerset (prev. Avon)
Plymouth Moor View BC 74,724 5,604   Fred Thomas ‡   Johnny Mercer † Devon
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport BC 75,313 13,328   Luke Pollard ‡   Peter Gold # Devon
Poole BC 72,509 18   Neil Duncan-Jordan ‡   Robert Syms † Dorset
Salisbury CC 70,281 3,807   John Glen †   Matt Aldridge ‡ Wiltshire
South Cotswolds CC 71,490 4,973   Roz Savage ¤   James Gray † Gloucestershire / Wiltshire
South Devon CC 70,755 7,127   Caroline Voaden ¤   Anthony Mangnall † Devon
South Dorset CC 75,924 1,048   Lloyd Hatton ‡   Richard Drax † Dorset
South East Cornwall CC 72,728 1,911   Anna Gelderd ‡   Sheryll Murray † Cornwall
South West Devon CC 77,600 2,112   Rebecca Smith †   Sarah Allen ‡ Devon
South West Wiltshire CC 71,574 3,243   Andrew Murrison †   Evelyn Akoto ‡ Wiltshire
St Austell and Newquay CC 76,140 2,470   Noah Law ‡   Steve Double † Cornwall
St Ives CC 69,980 13,786   Andrew George ¤   Derek Thomas † Cornwall
Stroud CC 77,912 11,411   Simon Opher ‡   Siobhan Baillie † Gloucestershire
Swindon North CC 73,238 4,103   Will Stone ‡   Justin Tomlinson † Wiltshire
Swindon South BC 72,596 9,606   Heidi Alexander ‡   Robert Buckland † Wiltshire
Taunton and Wellington CC 78,116 11,939   Gideon Amos ¤   Rebecca Pow † Somerset
Tewkesbury CC 73,458 6,262   Cameron Thomas ¤   Laurence Robertson † Gloucestershire
Thornbury and Yate CC 78,195 3,014   Claire Young ¤   Luke Hall † Gloucestershire (prev. Avon)
Tiverton and Minehead CC 71,843 3,507   Rachel Gilmour ¤   Ian Liddell-Grainger † Devon / Somerset
Torbay BC 76,179 5,349   Steve Darling ¤   Kevin Foster † Devon
Torridge and Tavistock CC 74,727 3,950   Geoffrey Cox †   Phil Hutty ¤ Devon
Truro and Falmouth CC 72,982 8,151   Jayne Kirkham ‡   Cherilyn Mackrory † Cornwall
Wells and Mendip Hills CC 72,051 11,121   Tessa Munt ¤   Meg Powell-Chandler † Somerset / Somerset (prev. Avon)
West Dorset CC 75,998 7,789   Edward Morello ¤   Chris Loder † Dorset
Weston-super-Mare CC 71,396 4,409   Dan Aldridge ‡   John Penrose † Somerset (prev. Avon)
Yeovil CC 79,700 12,286   Adam Dance ¤   Marcus Fysh † Somerset

Proposed boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. The Commission calculated that the number of seats to be allocated to the South West region will increase by 3, from 55 to 58.[5] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

Under the proposals, the following constituencies for the region will come into effect at the 2024 general election:[6]

Constituency Electorate Ceremonial county Local authority
Bath CC 73,241 Somerset Bath and North East Somerset
Bournemouth East BC 73,173 Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bournemouth West BC 72,094 Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bridgwater CC 71,418 Somerset Somerset
Bristol Central BC 70,227 Bristol Bristol
Bristol East BC 75,936 Bristol Bristol
Bristol North East BC 69,793 Bristol / Gloucestershire Bristol / South Gloucestershire
Bristol North West BC 76,783 Bristol Bristol
Bristol South BC 74,696 Bristol Bristol
Camborne and Redruth CC 73,568 Cornwall Cornwall
Central Devon CC 73,491 Devon Mid Devon / Teignbridge / West Devon
Cheltenham BC 75,292 Gloucestershire Cheltenham
Chippenham CC 71,648 Wiltshire Wiltshire
Christchurch CC 71,598 Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole / Dorset
East Wiltshire CC 71,109 Wiltshire Swindon / Wiltshire
Exeter BC 71,713 Devon Exeter
Exmouth and Exeter East CC 74,502 Devon East Devon / Exeter
Filton and Bradley Stoke CC 73,598 Gloucestershire South Gloucestershire
Forest of Dean CC 71,510 Gloucestershire Forest of Dean / Tewkesbury
Frome and East Somerset CC 70,177 Somerset Bath and North East Somerset / Somerset
Glastonbury and Somerton CC 70,015 Somerset Somerset
Gloucester BC 76,695 Gloucestershire Gloucester
Honiton and Sidmouth CC 74,365 Devon East Devon / Mid Devon
Melksham and Devizes CC 71,823 Wiltshire Wiltshire
Mid Dorset and North Poole CC 74,305 Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole / Dorset
Newton Abbot CC 72,956 Devon Teignbridge
North Cornwall CC 75,034 Cornwall Cornwall
North Cotswolds CC 70,915 Gloucestershire Cotswold / Stroud / Tewkesbury
North Devon CC 76,455 Devon North Devon
North Dorset CC 72,109 Dorset Dorset
North East Somerset and Hanham CC 73,113 Gloucestershire / Somerset Bath and North East Somerset / South Gloucestershire
North Somerset CC 73,963 Somerset North Somerset
Plymouth Moor View BC 73,378 Devon Plymouth
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport BC 73,495 Devon Plymouth
Poole BC 72,162 Dorset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Salisbury CC 70,242 Wiltshire Wiltshire
South Cotswolds CC 72,865 Gloucestershire / Wiltshire Cotswold / Stroud / Wiltshire
South Devon CC 71,691 Devon South Hams / Torbay
South Dorset CC 76,640 Dorset Dorset
South East Cornwall CC 71,734 Cornwall Cornwall
South West Devon CC 75,371 Devon Plymouth / South Hams / West Devon
South West Wiltshire CC 71,551 Wiltshire Wiltshire
St Austell and Newquay CC 74,585 Cornwall Cornwall
St Ives CC 70,107 Cornwall Cornwall / Isles of Scilly
Stroud CC 76,249 Gloucestershire Stroud
Swindon North CC 72,163 Wiltshire Swindon
Swindon South BC 72,468 Wiltshire Swindon
Taunton and Wellington CC 76,049 Somerset Somerset
Tewkesbury CC 72,426 Gloucestershire Cheltenham / Gloucester / Tewkesbury
Thornbury and Yate CC 74,985 Gloucestershire South Gloucestershire
Tiverton and Minehead CC 70,829 Devon / Somerset Mid Devon / Somerset
Torbay BC 75,742 Devon Torbay
Torridge and Tavistock CC 74,802 Devon Torridge / West Devon
Truro and Falmouth CC 73,326 Cornwall Cornwall
Wells and Mendip Hills CC 69,843 Somerset North Somerset / Somerset
West Dorset CC 75,390 Dorset Dorset
Weston-super-Mare CC 70,722 Somerset North Somerset
Yeovil CC 76,056 Somerset Somerset

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[7]

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising the South West region in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Party Votes % Change from 2017 Seats Change from 2017
Conservative 1,612,090 52.8% Increase1.4% 48 Increase1
Labour 713,226 23.3% Decrease5.8% 6 Decrease1
Liberal Democrats 554,500 18.2% Increase3.3% 1 0
Greens 115,011 3.8% Increase1.5% 0 0
Brexit 11,139 0.4% new 0 0
Others 47,411 1.5% Decrease0.8% 0 0
Total 3,053,377 100.0 55

Percentage votes

South West votes percentage

Key:

CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966

LAB - Labour Party

LIB - Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992

UKIP/Br - UK Independence Party 2010 to 2017 (included in Other up to 2005 and in 2019); Brexit Party in 2019

Green - Green Party of England and Wales (included in Other up to 2005)

Seats

South West seats

Key:

CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966

LAB - Labour Party

LIB - Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992

OTH - 1945 - (1) Independent Progressive (Vernon Bartlett); (2) Independent National (Daniel Lipson)

Former constituencies

Abolished in 2024

Abolished in 2010

Abolished in 1997

See also

Notes

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

  1. ^ See NUTS 1 statistical regions of England
  2. ^ "Results of the 2019 General Election". BBC News. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis".
  4. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. ^ "2023 Review". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".
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