North Swindon
Encyclopedia
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.
, 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.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. 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 SwindonSwindon (UK Parliament constituency)
Swindon was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Swindon in Wiltshire, England.It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from the 1918 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.It was then replaced by the...
, North Wiltshire
North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Wiltshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until 1983, it was known as Chippenham.- Boundaries :As the name suggests, the constituency covers most of north Wiltshire...
and Devizes
Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
Devizes is a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire, England, which is now represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and before 1707 in the House of Commons of England....
. The constituency covers much of urban and suburban Swindon
Swindon
Swindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...
, but also incorporates a substantial portion of the surrounding area, including Blunsdon
Blunsdon
Broad Blunsdon is a village in the Borough of Swindon, England, about north of Swindon itself.Together with the nearby villages of Blunsdon St Andrew and adjoining Lower Blunsdon, the settlement is usually known simply as Blunsdon...
and the market town of Highworth
Highworth
Highworth is a market town in the unitary authority of Swindon in Wiltshire, England, located about north-east of Swindon town centre. At the 2001 census it had a population of 7,996...
. 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
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. As part of a re-alignment of boundaries in the 2010 election Cricklade
Cricklade
Cricklade is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire in England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester.On 25 September 2011 Cricklade was awarded The Royal Horticultural Society's 'Champion of Champions' award in the Britain in Bloom competition.Cricklade is twinned with...
became part of the North Wiltshire constituency while North Swindon acquired parts of the South Swindon constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1997 | Michael Wills Michael Wills Michael David Wills, Baron Wills is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Swindon North from 1997 to 2010. He was a Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice, a position he held from 29 June 2007.... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 2010 | Justin Tomlinson Justin Tomlinson Justin Paul Tomlinson is Conservative MP for Swindon North. He was originally a Conservative Councillor for the Swindon Borough Council, becoming one in 2000.-Education:... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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