East Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Wiltshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election,^[3] when it was won by the Conservative Danny Kruger, who had previously represented the abolished Devizes constituency.

East Wiltshire
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Boundary of East Wiltshire in South West England
County	Wiltshire
Electorate	71,109[1]
Major settlements	Amesbury, Marlborough, Pewsey, Ludgershall, Tidworth
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Danny Kruger (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Devizes

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of:

• The Borough of Swindon wards of Chiseldon & Lawn (part), Ridgeway, and Wroughton & Wichelstowe.
• The District of Wiltshire electoral divisions of Aldbourne & Ramsbury, Amesbury East & Bulford, Amesbury South, Amesbury West, Avon Valley, Durrington, Ludgershall North & Rural, Marlborough East, Marlborough West, Pewsey, Pewsey Vale East, Pewsey Vale West, Tidworth East & Ludgershall South, Tidworth North & West, and Till Valley.^[4]

It comprises the following areas:^[5]

• The majority of the former Devizes constituency but excluding the town of Devizes and the area surrounding it, which is included in the newly created constituency of Melksham and Devizes; in this eastern part of Wiltshire, the largest settlement is Marlborough
• In the north, an area transferred from South Swindon which includes Wroughton and Chiseldon
• In the south, an area transferred from Salisbury which includes Tilshead, Shrewton and Amesbury

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: East Wiltshire^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Danny Kruger	16,849	35.7	−30.2
	Labour	Rob Newman	12,133	25.7	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Kinnaird	8,204	17.4	+2.9
	Reform UK	Stephen Talbot	7,885	16.7	N/A
	Green	Emily Herbert	1,844	3.9	+0.2
	True & Fair	Pete Force-Jones	278	0.6	N/A
Majority			4,716	10.0	−40.1
Turnout			47,193	65.2	−3.7
Registered electors			72,409
	Conservative hold		Swing	−20.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[8]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	32,301	65.9
	Labour	7,778	15.9
	Liberal Democrats	7,100	14.5
	Green	1,809	3.7
Turnout		48,988	68.9
Electorate		71,109

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire