# South Cotswolds

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UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)

South Cotswolds County constituency for the House of Commons Boundary of South Cotswolds in South West England County Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Electorate 72,865 (2023)[1] Major settlements Cirencester, Tetbury, Malmesbury, Cricklade, Fairford, Lechlade, Purton Current constituency Created 2024 Member of Parliament Roz Savage (Liberal Democrats) Seats One Created from The Cotswolds North Wiltshire

**South 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] Further to the completion 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),[3] when it was won by [Roz Savage](/source/Roz_Savage) of the [Liberal Democrats](/source/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)). She defeated [James Gray](/source/James_Gray_(British_politician)), the [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) MP for [North Wiltshire](/source/North_Wiltshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) from 1997 to 2024.

Previously, approximately half of its area was in [The Cotswolds](/source/The_Cotswolds_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) constituency and the rest was in the [North Wiltshire constituency](/source/North_Wiltshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)); thus it straddles the boundary between the historic counties of [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire) and [Wiltshire](/source/Wiltshire). The other half of the former Cotswolds constituency became part of the new [North Cotswolds](/source/North_Cotswolds) constituency.

## Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of:

- The following wards of the [District of Cotswold](/source/District_of_Cotswold) (as they existed on 1 December 2020): Abbey; Chesterton; Fairford North; Four Acres; Grumbolds Ash with Avening; Kemble; Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South; New Mills; St. Michael’s; Siddington & Cerney Rural; South Cerney Village; Stratton; Tetbury East & Rural; Tetbury Town; Tetbury with Upton; The Ampneys & Hampton; The Beeches; Watermoor.

- The [District of Stroud](/source/Stroud_District) ward of Kingswood (as it existed on 1 December 2020).

- The following electoral divisions of [Wiltshire](/source/Wiltshire_Council) (as they existed on 4 May 2021): Brinkworth; By Brook; Cricklade & Latton; Kington; Malmesbury; Minety; Purton; Sherston.[4]

It comprises the following areas:[5]

- Just over half (by electorate) of the former constituency of [The Cotswolds](/source/The_Cotswolds_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), including the towns of [Cirencester](/source/Cirencester) and [Tetbury](/source/Tetbury)

- Northern and western parts of the former constituency of [North Wiltshire](/source/North_Wiltshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), including the towns of [Cricklade](/source/Cricklade) and [Malmesbury](/source/Malmesbury), and the large village of [Purton](/source/Purton)

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 2024 Roz Savage Liberal Democrats

## Election results

### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: South Cotswolds[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Roz Savage 22,961 43.9 +16.3 Conservative James Gray 17,988 34.4 −23.5 Reform Desi Latimer 5,146 9.8 N/A Labour Zoë Billingham 3,942 7.5 −3.2 Green Bob Eastoe 1,564 3.0 −0.8 Liberal Chris Twells 225 0.4 N/A Independent Sandy Steel 183 0.3 N/A SDP Martin Broomfield 156 0.3 N/A Independent Owen Humphreys 122 0.2 N/A Majority 4,973 9.5 N/A Turnout 52,287 73.1 +0.1 Registered electors 71,490 Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +19.9

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[7] Party Vote % Conservative 30,798 57.9 Liberal Democrats 14,706 27.6 Labour 5,669 10.7 Green 2,016 3.8 Turnout 53,189 73.0 Electorate 72,865

## See also

- [Parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire](/source/Parliamentary_constituencies_in_Gloucestershire)

- [Parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire](/source/Parliamentary_constituencies_in_Wiltshire)

## 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_south-cotswolds-cc-72865). Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Council, SDC | Stroud District. ["2023 Parliamentary Boundary - Final Public Consultation | Stroud District Council"](https://www.stroud.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/2023-parliamentary-boundary-final-public-consultation). *www.stroud.gov.uk*. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["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 2023-08-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["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-5)** ["New Seat Details - Cotswolds South"](https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Cotswolds+South). *www.electoralcalculus.co.uk*. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC_6-0)** ["Election: South Cotswolds results"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001482). *BBC News*. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["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

- [South Cotswolds UK Parliament constituency](https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168802.html) (boundaries from June 2024) at *MapIt UK*

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