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| Chippenham | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
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| 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]
- ^ "Chippenham: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Baker, John (15 May 2023). "Wiltshire MP decides which seat to stand for after '50/50 split'". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Tories reveal who will fight Wiltshire seat at next general election". Swindon Advertiser. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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