Kingswood is a
constituency
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represented in the
House of Commons
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of the
UK Parliament
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since
2010
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by
Chris Skidmore
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, a
Conservative
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.
History
The constituency has existed since the
February 1974 general election. This
marginal constituency
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has been held by the Conservative and
Labour parties to date. Before the 2010 election, when the seat was held by Labour, it was 135th on the
Conservative Party
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target seats list and in the 2015 election it was 41st on the Labour Party's target seats.
Boundaries
1974–1983: The Urban Districts of Kingswood and Mangotsfield, and the Rural District of Warmley.
1983–1997: The District of Kingswood wards of Chase, Chiphouse, Downend, Forest, Hanham, Mangotsfield, New Cheltenham, Soundwell, Staple Hill, and Woodstock, and the City of Bristol wards of Frome Vale, Hillfields, St George East, and St George West.
1997–2010: The Borough of Kingswood wards of Badminton, Blackhorse, Bromley Heath, Chase, Chiphouse, Downend, Forest, Hanham, Mangotsfield, New Cheltenham, Oldland Barrs Court, Oldland Cadbury Heath, Oldland Longwell Green, Siston, Soundwell, Springfield, Staple Hill, and Woodstock, and the City of Bristol wards of Frome Vale and Hillfields.
May 2019 to present: The District of South Gloucestershire wards of Bitton and Oldland Common, Hanham, Kingswood, New Cheltenham, Woodstock,
Longwell Green, Parkwall & Warmley.
The constituency covers part of the
South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, South West England. Towns in the area include Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke, the latter three forming ...
unitary authority, consisting of the eastern suburbs of
Bristol
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and commuter villages outside of the city boundary, including the town of
Kingswood. It largely corresponds to the former
borough of Kingswood.
The
Boundary Commission's
Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
The Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies was undertaken between 2000 and 2007 by the four boundary commissions for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for the UK Parliament. The changes for England, Wales and Northern Ir ...
prompted the boundary changes with effect from the
2010 general election.
In particular, all
wards in the constituency are now from the
South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, South West England. Towns in the area include Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke, the latter three forming ...
authority. Prior to 2010, the Frome Vale and Hillfields wards of the City of
Bristol
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were part of the Kingswood constituency, but have been transferred to
Bristol East. Within South Gloucestershire, the Kingswood seat has gained Hanham, Bitton and Oldland Common from the former
Wansdyke constituency, but lost Downend and Staple Hill to the new
Filton and Bradley Stoke seat.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
See also
*
List of parliamentary constituencies in Avon
Notes
References
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Kingswood, South Gloucestershire
Parliamentary constituencies in South West England
Politics of South Gloucestershire District
South Gloucestershire District
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974