North Swindon (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 51°33′32″N 1°46′55″W / 51.559°N 1.782°W / 51.559; -1.782

North Swindon
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of North Swindon in Wiltshire.
Location of Wiltshire within England.
County	Wiltshire
Electorate	79,488 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1997 (1997)
Member of Parliament	Justin Tomlinson (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South West England

North Swindon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is located in Wiltshire, South West England.

Boundaries

The constituency of North Swindon was newly created in 1997. Its boundaries now encompass an area that previously made up parts of the former constituencies of Swindon, North Wiltshire and Devizes. The constituency covers much of urban and suburban Swindon, but also incorporates a substantial portion of the surrounding area, including Blunsdon and the market town of Highworth. North Swindon has an electorate of 79,488, the majority of whom live in the suburbs of Swindon itself, one the most rapidly growing settlements in Great Britain. As part of a re-alignment of boundaries in the 2010 election Cricklade became part of the North Wiltshire constituency while North Swindon acquired parts of the South Swindon constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[2]	Party
	1997	Michael Wills	Labour
	2010	Justin Tomlinson	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010 : North Swindon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Justin Tomlinson	22408	44.6	+5.7
	Labour	Victor Agarwal	15348	30.5	-14.6
	Liberal Democrat	Jane Lock	8668	17.2	+4.4
	UKIP	Stephen Halden	1842	3.7	+1.4
	BNP	Reg Bates	1542	3.1	+3.1
	Green	Bill Hughes	487	1.0	+1.0
Majority			7060	14.0
Turnout			50295	64.2	+3.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	10.1%

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: North Swindon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Wills	19612	43.7	−9.2
	Conservative	Justin Tomlinson	17041	38.0	+4.3
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Evemy	6831	15.2	+3.6
	UKIP	Robert Tingey	998	2.2	+0.3
	Socialist Unity	Andy Newman	208	0.5	N/A
	Independent	Ernest Reynolds	195	0.4	N/A
Majority			2571	5.7
Turnout			44885	61.0	0.0
	Labour hold		Swing	−6.7

General Election 2001: North Swindon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Wills	22371	52.9	+3.1
	Conservative	Nick Martin	14266	33.7	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat	David Nation	4891	11.6	-1.4
	UKIP	Brian Lloyd	800	1.9	N/A
Majority			8105	19.2
Turnout			42328	61.0	-12.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: North Swindon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Wills	24,029	49.78
	Conservative	Guy Opperman	16,341	33.85
	Liberal Democrat	M. Evemy	6,237	12.92
	Referendum Party	G. Goldsmith	1,533	3.18
	Natural Law	A Fisken	130	0.27%
Majority			7,688	15.93
Turnout				73.66
	Labour hold		Swing	7.1

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire

Notes and references

1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)