Thornbury And Yate
History
This seat is a successor to the former Northavon constituency, which was abolished following boundary changes taking effect at the 2010 general election. It is named after the two largest towns in the constituency: Thornbury and Yate.
The constituency was one of a significant number gained from the Liberal Democrats by the Conservatives in the 2015 general election, and their majority further increased to more than 12,000 in the 2017 election, even as the Conservatives saw a net loss of seats nationally.
Boundaries
2010-2024: Following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies by the Boundary Commission this newly defined seat emerged. The electoral wards used in the creation of this new seat were all from the district of South Gloucestershire and were as follows:
- Alveston
- Boyd Valley (includes Marshfield, Pucklechurch and Wick)
- Charfield
- Cromhall
- Chipping Sodbury
- Cotswold Edge (includes Hawkesbury Upton and Acton Turville)
- Dodington
- Frampton Cotterell
- Ladden Brook (includes Wickwar)
- Severn – Aust
- Thornbury North
- Thornbury South
- Westerleigh
- Yate Central
- Yate North
- Yate West
Ward names and boundaries were subsequently reconfigured by the South Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018 which came into effect in 2019.
2024-present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of South Gloucestershire wards of: Boyd Valley; Charfield; Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge; Dodington; Frampton Cotterell; Pilning & Severn Beach; Severn Vale; Thornbury; Yate Central; Yate North.
The seat will be expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range, with the addition of areas in the Bristol Channel hinterland including Severn Beach from Filton and Bradley Stoke.
Constituency profile
Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.8% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Steve Webb | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2015 | Luke Hall | Conservative | |
| 2024 | Claire Young | Liberal Democrat | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Young | 20,815 | 39.0 | +6.4 | |
| Conservative | Luke Hall | 17,801 | 33.4 | –25.1 | |
| Reform UK | Andrew Banwell | 7,529 | 14.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Rob Logan | 5,057 | 9.5 | +0.8 | |
| Green | Alexandra Jenner-Fust | 2,165 | 4.1 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 3,014 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 53,367 | 68.3 | −6.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,195 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  15.8
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 32,798 | 58.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 18,260 | 32.6 | |
| Labour | 4,899 | 8.7 | |
| Green | 126 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | 56,083 | 74.8 | |
| Electorate | 74,935 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Luke Hall | 30,202 | 57.8 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Young | 17,833 | 34.1 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Rob Logan | 4,208 | 8.1 | −4.0 | |
| Majority | 12,369 | 23.7 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 52,243 | 75.2 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 69,492 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Luke Hall | 28,008 | 55.3 | +14.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Young | 15,937 | 31.4 | −6.5 | |
| Labour | Brian Mead | 6,112 | 12.1 | +4.3 | |
| Green | Iain Hamilton | 633 | 1.2 | −1.5 | |
| Majority | 12,071 | 23.9 | +20.8 | ||
| Turnout | 50,690 | 74.6 | +0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 67,927 | +3.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +10.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Luke Hall | 19,924 | 41.0 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Webb | 18,429 | 37.9 | −14.0 | |
| UKIP | Russ Martin | 5,126 | 10.6 | +7.1 | |
| Labour | Hadleigh Roberts | 3,775 | 7.8 | +0.8 | |
| Green | Iain Hamilton | 1,316 | 2.7 | New | |
| Majority | 1,495 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 48,570 | 73.7 | −1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 65,884 | +2.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +8.92 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Webb | 25,032 | 51.9 | −2.4 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Riddle | 17,916 | 37.2 | +6.3 | |
| Labour | Roxanne Egan | 3,385 | 7.0 | −3.9 | |
| UKIP | Jenny Knight | 1,709 | 3.5 | ||
| Independents Federation UK | Thomas Beacham | 126 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent | Anthony Clements | 58 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 7,116 | 14.7 | |||
| Turnout | 48,226 | 72.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 64,092 | +0.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Avon
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire
Notes
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Final Recommendations for Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in the Unitary Authority of South Gloucestershire". Boundary Commission for England. 15 November 2001. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ "The South Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Wood, Alex (18 January 2018). "Everything you need to know about the South Gloucestershire boundary changes". Bristol Post. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Thornbury and Yate". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ^ "Bristol North West 1950-". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations" (PDF). South Gloucestershire Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Parliamentary general election - 12 December 2019". South Gloucestershire Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Thornbury & Yate parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election 2010 – Constituency – Thornbury & Yate". BBC News.
- ^ Percentage change and swing for 2010 is calculated relative to the PA (Rallings and Thrasher) 2005 notional result, not actual 2005 result "Press Association Elections". Press Association. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
External links
- Thornbury and Yate UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Thornbury and Yate UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
