Kingswood (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kingswood is a constituency[n 1] in South Gloucestershire. It is currently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Damien Egan of the Labour Party since 2024.[n 2]
Kingswood | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | 1974–1997 Avon 1997–present South Gloucestershire |
Electorate | 65,543 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Kingswood |
Current constituency | |
Created | February 1974 |
Member of Parliament | Damien Egan (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Bristol South East and South Gloucestershire |
The seat is due to be abolished for the next general election.[2]
On 26 November 2022, the previous MP, Conservative Chris Skidmore, announced that he would not seek re-election at the next election.[3][4] On 5 January 2024, Skidmore announced he would resign from parliament "as soon as possible" in protest at the introduction of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill.[5][6] On 8 January 2024, he formally resigned as an MP which triggered a by-election.[7]