Thornbury and Yate is a constituency encompassing an area to the north-east of Bristol within the South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority Area. It is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2024 election by Claire Young, a member of the Liberal Democrats.
The Thornbury and Yate constituency borders Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset and includes the Boyd Valley and Cotswold Edge, the villages of Alveston, Charfield, Frampton Cotterell and Westerleigh, the market town of Chipping Sodbury, Severn Beach from Filton and Bradley Stoke, and the villages of Siston and Bridgeyate from Kingswood. The commuter towns of Yate and Thornbury are home to some 35,000 people.
History This seat is a successor to the former Northavon constituency, which was abolished following boundary changes taking effect at the 2010 general election.
The constituency was one of a significant number gained from the Liberal Democrats by the Conservatives in the 2015 general election, and their majority further increased to more than 12,000 in the 2017 election, even as the Conservatives saw a net loss of seats nationally. The Liberal Democrats regained the seat at the 2024 general election.
Boundaries
2010–2024: Following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies by the Boundary Commission this newly defined seat emerged. The electoral wards used in the creation of this new seat were all from the district of South Gloucestershire and were as follows:
Alveston Boyd Valley (includes Marshfield, Pucklechurch and Wick) Charfield Cromhall Chipping Sodbury Cotswold Edge (includes Hawkesbury Upton and Acton Turville) Dodington Frampton Cotterell Ladden Brook (includes Wickwar) Severn – Aust Thornbury North Thornbury South Westerleigh Yate Central Yate North Yate West
Ward names and boundaries were subsequently reconfigured by the South Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018 which came into effect in 2019.
2024–present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
The District of South Gloucestershire wards of: Boyd Valley; Charfield; Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge; Dodington; Frampton Cotterell; Pilning & Severn Beach; Severn Vale; Thornbury; Yate Central; Yate North.
The seat was expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range, with the addition of areas in the Bristol Channel hinterland including Severn Beach from Filton and Bradley Stoke.
Constituency profile
Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.8% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 2010 Steve Webb Liberal Democrat 2015 Luke Hall Conservative 2024 Claire Young Liberal Democrat
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result Party Vote % Conservative 32,798 58.5 Liberal Democrats 18,260 32.6 Labour 4,899 8.7 Green 126 0.2Turnout56,08374.8Electorate74,935
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Avon List of parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire
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References
External links Thornbury and Yate UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK Thornbury and Yate UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK