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Swindon was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from the 1918 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 general election. It was then replaced by the two new constituencies of North Swindon and
South Swindon South Swindon is a constituency in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Sir Robert Buckland, a Conservative, who previously served as Justice Secretary and Welsh Secretary. ...
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History


Boundaries

1918–1950: The Borough of Swindon, and the part of the Rural District of Highworth which was not included in the Devizes constituency. 1950–1983: The Borough of Swindon. 1983–1997: The Borough of Thamesdown wards of Central, Dorcan, Eastcott, Gorse Hill, Lawns, Moredon, Park, Toothill, Walcot, Western, and Whitworth.


Members of Parliament


Elections


Election in the 1910s


Elections in the 1920s


Elections in the 1930s


Elections in the 1940s


Elections in the 1950s


Elections in the 1960s


Elections in the 1970s


Elections in the 1980s


Elections in the 1990s


See also

* List of parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire


Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swindon (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997 Politics of the Borough of Swindon