# North Cotswolds

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UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)

North Cotswolds County constituency for the House of Commons Boundary of North Cotswolds in South West England County Gloucestershire Electorate 70,915 (2023)[1] Major settlements Bourton-on-the-Water, Brockworth, Chipping Campden, Churchdown, Minchinhampton, Moreton-in-Marsh,Stow-on-the-Wold Current constituency Created 2024 Member of Parliament Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) Seats One Created from The Cotswolds (part), Stroud (part), Tewkesbury (part)

**North Cotswolds** is a [constituency](/source/List_of_UK_Parliament_constituencies) of the [House of Commons](/source/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom) in the [UK Parliament](/source/UK_Parliament).[2][3] Created as a result of the [2023 review of Westminster constituencies](/source/2023_review_of_Westminster_constituencies), it was first contested at the [2024 general election](/source/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election),[4] when it was won by [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) [Geoffrey Clifton-Brown](/source/Geoffrey_Clifton-Brown), who had represented [Cirencester and Tewkesbury](/source/Cirencester_and_Tewkesbury) then [The Cotswolds](/source/The_Cotswolds_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) since 1992.

## Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency was formed from a split of the former [Cotswolds](/source/The_Cotswolds_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) constituency, with the other half reformed as part of the new [South Cotswolds](/source/South_Cotswolds) constituency. The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

- The District of Cotswold wards of: Blockley; Bourton Vale; Bourton Village; Campden & Vale; Chedworth & Churn Valley; Coln Valley; Ermin; Fosseridge; Moreton East; Moreton West; Northleach; Sandywell; Stow; The Rissingtons.

- The District of Stroud wards of: Bisley; Hardwicke; Minchinhampton; Painswick & Upton.

- The Borough of Tewkesbury wards of: Badgeworth; Brockworth East; Brockworth West; Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote; Churchdown St. John’s; Shurdington.[5]

The seat covers northern parts of the [Cotswolds](/source/Cotswolds) [area of outstanding natural beauty](/source/Area_of_outstanding_natural_beauty). It comprises the following areas:[6]

- Just under half (by electorate) of the abolished constituency of [The Cotswolds](/source/The_Cotswolds_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), including the towns of [Chipping Campden](/source/Chipping_Campden), [Moreton-in-Marsh](/source/Moreton-in-Marsh), [Stow-on-the-Wold](/source/Stow-on-the-Wold), [Bourton-on-the-Water](/source/Bourton-on-the-Water) and [Minchinhampton](/source/Minchinhampton)

- Communities lying between Cheltenham and Gloucester, including [Badgeworth](/source/Badgeworth), [Brockworth](/source/Brockworth), [Churchdown](/source/Churchdown), [Coopers Edge](/source/Coopers_Edge) and [Shurdington](/source/Shurdington), transferred from [Tewkesbury](/source/Tewkesbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency))

- Northernmost parts of the [Stroud](/source/Stroud_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) constituency, including [Bisley](/source/Bisley%2C_Gloucestershire), [Hardwicke](/source/Hardwicke%2C_Stroud) and [Painswick](/source/Painswick)

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 2024 Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Conservative

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: North Cotswolds[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Geoffrey Clifton-Brown 17,426 34.7 −24.6 Liberal Democrats Paul Hodgkinson 14,069 28.0 +10.0 Labour Anna Mainwaring 8,593 17.1 +0.6 Reform Jason Preece 6,502 12.9 +12.6 Green Chloe Turner 3,191 6.4 +0.6 Independent Jean Blackbeard 448 0.9 N/A Majority 3,357 6.7 −36.6 Turnout 50,229 69.3 −2.3 Registered electors 72,513 Conservative hold Swing −17.3

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[8] Party Vote % Conservative 30,140 59.3 Liberal Democrats 9,143 18.0 Labour 8,391 16.5 Green 2,944 5.8 Brexit Party 175 0.3 Turnout 50,793 71.6 Electorate 70,915

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West"](https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-south-west/#lg_north-cotswolds-cc-70915). Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-North_Cotswolds_2-0)** ["Cotswold council chief to stand for MP in new Gloucestershire seat"](https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/cotswold-council-chief-stand-mp-8999504?utm_source=mynewsassistant.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=embedded_search_item_desktop). *Gloucestershire Live*. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["MP considers standing for North Cotswolds in boundary shake-up"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-63858410). *BBC*. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West | Boundary Commission for England"](https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-one-report-south-west/). *boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk*. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023"](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made). Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["New Seat Details - Cotswolds North"](https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Cotswolds+North). *www.electoralcalculus.co.uk*. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["North Cotswolds election results"](https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001386). [BBC News](/source/BBC_News). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019"](https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/5). *Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News*. [UK Parliament](/source/UK_Parliament). Retrieved 11 July 2024.

## External links

- [North Cotswolds UK Parliament constituency](https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168797.html) (boundaries from June 2024) at *MapIt UK*

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