East Wiltshire is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.

Contents

The constituency will comprise the following areas:[2]

Prospective parliamentary candidates

In May 2023, Danny Kruger, the sitting member of parliament for Devizes, was announced as the Conservative candidate for the new East Wiltshire seat.[3] In October 2022, Pete Force-Jones was announced as the True & Fair Party candidate for Devizes[4] and, upon the boundary change taking effect, for the new East Wiltshire seat.[5]

References

  1. "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. "How Wiltshire constituency boundaries could change". BBC News. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. Baker, John (15 May 2023). "Wiltshire MP decides which seat to stand for after '50/50 split'". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  4. Holden, Jude (24 October 2022). "New anti-corruption party targets Devizes for next election". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. "Pete Force-Jones". True and Fair Party. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

See also


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