Chippenham | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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![]() Boundary of Chippenham in South West England | |
County | Wiltshire |
Population | 96,336 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 71,648 (2023)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of Parliament | Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrats) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Westbury, North Wiltshire |
1295–1983 | |
Seats | One (two, 1295–1868) |
Type of constituency | County (borough, 1295–1885) constituency |
Replaced by | North Wiltshire |
Chippenham is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Sarah Gibson, a Liberal Democrat.[n 2] The 2024 constituency includes the Wiltshire towns of Calne, Chippenham, Corsham and Royal Wootton Bassett.
In May 2023, the incumbent Chippenham MP, Michelle Donelan, announced she would be standing for the new Melksham and Devizes constituency.[3] In July 2023, the local Conservative Association announced that their candidate for the new Chippenham constituency would be a local unitary councillor, Nic Puntis.[4]
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