Thornbury and Yate
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Thornbury and Yate is a parliamentary constituency
represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It elects one Member of Parliament
(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
This seat is a successor to the former Northavon constituency, which is abolished following boundary changes taking effect at the 2010 general election. It is named after the two main towns in the constituency: Thornbury
and Yate
.
, a new seat of Thornbury and Yate has been created. The electoral wards used in the creation of this new seat are all from the district of South Gloucestershire
, and are as follows:
The vote share change comes from the notional results as this is a new seat.
United Kingdom constituencies
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represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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. It elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
This seat is a successor to the former Northavon constituency, which is abolished following boundary changes taking effect at the 2010 general election. It is named after the two main towns in the constituency: Thornbury
Thornbury, South Gloucestershire
Thornbury is a market town in South Gloucestershire, England, approximately 12 miles north of the city of Bristol, with a population of 12,342 at the 2001 UK census. The town hosts South Gloucestershire Council headquarters and is twinned with Bockenem in Germany. Thornbury is a Britain in Bloom...
and Yate
Yate
Yate is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, at the southwest extremity of the Cotswold Hills, 12 miles northeast of the city of Bristol. At the 2001 census the population was 21,789. The town of Chipping Sodbury is continuous with Yate to the east...
.
Boundaries
Following the review by the Boundary Commission for England of parliamentary representation in the former county of AvonAvon (county)
Avon was, from 1974 to 1996, a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in the west of England.The county was named after the River Avon, which runs through the area. It was formed from parts of the historic counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset, together with the City of Bristol...
, a new seat of Thornbury and Yate has been created. The electoral wards used in the creation of this new seat are all from the district of South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary district in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, in South West England.-History:The district was created in 1996, when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of former area of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon...
, and are as follows:
- AlvestonAlvestonAlveston is a commuter village of roughly 3000 people about south of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire and approximately north of Bristol, England. Alveston is twinned with Courville sur Eure, France. It has two hotels, a variety of small shops, several parks and fields, two churches and a...
- Boyd Valley (includes Marshfield, PucklechurchPucklechurchPucklechurch is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.- Location :Pucklechurch is a historic village with an incredibly rich past, from the Bronze Age with its tumulus on Shortwood Hill, up to the siting of a barrage balloon depot in World War II...
and Wick) - CharfieldCharfieldCharfield is a village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England lying near the Little Avon River and south-west of the town of Wotton-under-Edge....
- Chipping SodburyChipping SodburyChipping Sodbury is a market town in the county of South Gloucestershire, south-west England, founded in the 12th century by William Crassus . The villages of Old Sodbury and Little Sodbury are nearby...
- Cotswold Edge (includes Hawkesbury UptonHawkesbury UptonHawkesbury Upton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, east of the much smaller Hawkesbury. It lies north of Horton, east of Dunkirk and south of Alderley and Hillesley. The "Somerset Monument" is on the Cotswold Edge nearby....
and Acton TurvilleActon TurvilleActon Turville is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is known as Achetone in the Domesday Book.-External links:...
) - Dodington
- Frampton CotterellFrampton CotterellFrampton Cotterell is a village and parish, in South Gloucestershire, south west England on the River Frome. The village is continuous with Winterbourne to the south-west and Coalpit Heath to the east. The parish borders Iron Acton to the north and Westerleigh to the south-east, the large town of...
- Ladden Brook (includes WickwarWickwarWickwar is a village in South Gloucestershire between Chipping Sodbury and Charfield. It is famous for its football club and its high street. The Wickwar brewery is a popular local producer of cask ale....
) - Severn - AustAustAust is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England, the historical site of the eastern terminal of the Aust Ferry crossing route over the River Severn between England and Wales, believed to have been used in Roman times as a continuation of Icknield Street which led from Eastern England...
- Thornbury North
- Thornbury South
- WesterleighWesterleighWesterleigh is a village and parish in South Gloucestershire, England near the edge of the Cotswold hills. The village is located between Yate and Bristol, nearby villages include Nibley, Wapley, Iron Acton, Coalpit Heath and Codrington.-Background:...
- Yate Central
- Yate North
- Yate West
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Steve Webb Steve Webb Steven John Webb, better known as Steve Webb , is an English Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Thornbury & Yate and the Minister of State for Pensions.-Background:... |
Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrats The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the... |
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Elections in the 2010s
This seat was fought for the first time at the 2010 general election. It was the first Liberal Democrat victory to be declared on the evening of 6 May.The vote share change comes from the notional results as this is a new seat.