East Wiltshire is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.
Contents
The constituency will comprise the following areas:[2]
- The majority of the (to be abolished) Devizes constituency but excluding the town of Devizes and the area surrounding it, which will be included in the newly created constituency of Melksham and Devizes
- In the north, an area transferred from South Swindon which includes Wroughton and Chiseldon
- In the south, an area transferred from Salisbury which includes Tilshead, Shrewton and Amesbury
Prospective parliamentary candidates
In May 2023, Danny Kruger, the sitting member of parliament for Devizes, was announced as the Conservative candidate for the new East Wiltshire seat.[3] In October 2022, Pete Force-Jones was announced as the True & Fair Party candidate for Devizes[4] and, upon the boundary change taking effect, for the new East Wiltshire seat.[5]
References
- ↑ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ↑ "How Wiltshire constituency boundaries could change". BBC News. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ↑ Baker, John (15 May 2023). "Wiltshire MP decides which seat to stand for after '50/50 split'". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ Holden, Jude (24 October 2022). "New anti-corruption party targets Devizes for next election". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "Pete Force-Jones". True and Fair Party. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
See also
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