Cotswold (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Cotswold
Map1 = Cotswold
Map2 = Gloucestershire
Entity = Gloucestershire
Type = County
County = Gloucestershire
Year = 1997
MP = Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Party = Conservative
EP = South West England

Cotswold is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is a solidly Conservative seat.

Following their review into parliamentary representation in Gloucestershire, the Boundary Commission for England have confirmed only minor alterations to the boundaries of this seat. The name of the seat will change to The Cotswolds at the next election, due in 2009 or 2010, to reflect the local district name, which is more commonly used.

Boundaries

Boundary review

The Boundary Commission for England have made only minor alterations to the constituency of Cotswold, but have modified the name to The Cotswolds to reflect the local district name.

Members of Parliament

*1997 — "present": Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Conservative

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
votes = 23,326
percentage = 49.3
change = −1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Philip Beckerlegge
votes = 13,638
percentage = 28.8
change = +4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Dempsey
votes = 8,457
percentage = 17.9
change = −4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Richard Buckley
votes = 1,538
percentage = 3.2
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = James Derieg
votes = 392
percentage = 0.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 9,688
percentage = 20.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 47,351
percentage = 66.7
change = −0.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = −2.8

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
votes = 23,133
percentage = 50.3
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Angela Lawrence
votes = 11,150
percentage = 24.2
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Wilkins
votes = 10,383
percentage = 22.6
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Jill Stopps
votes = 1,315
percentage = 2.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 11,983
percentage = 26.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 45,981
percentage = 67.5
change = -8.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
votes = 23,698
percentage = 46.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Gayler
votes = 11,733
percentage = 23.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Elwell
votes = 11,608
percentage = 22.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = V. Michael
votes = 560
percentage = 1.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = H. Brighouse
votes = 129
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 11,965
percentage =
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.9
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire