Melksham and Devizes
ConstituencyThe north east of the South West. About 95,393 people in 418 square kilometres.
MP for Melksham and Devizes
Brian MathewLiberal DemocratMP since
They won by 2,401 votes on a 69.7% turnout.
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Majority 2024 by constituency
UK Parliament election results · July 2024
The winner in Melksham and Devizes had a majority of 4.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian MathewElected | Liberal Democrat | 20,031 | 39.1% |
| Michelle Donelan | Conservative | 17,630 | 34.4% |
| Malcolm Cupis | Reform UK | 6,726 | 13.1% |
| Kerry Postlewhite | Labour | 4,587 | 9.0% |
| Catherine Read | Green Party | 2,229 | 4.4% |
- Electorate
- 73,482
- Turnout
- 69.7%
- Majority
- 2,401 (4.7%)
- Valid votes
- 51,203
- Rejected ballots
- 203
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How Melksham and Devizes compares
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Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.
What is the population of Melksham and Devizes?
Melksham and Devizes had 93,199 usual residents at the census.
Melksham and Devizes is the 91st least populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Wiltshire
Most of Melksham and Devizes lies in Wiltshire. These figures are published for the whole of Wiltshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Melksham and Devizes itself. See Wiltshire
Melksham and Devizes in brief
The winner in Melksham and Devizes had a majority of 4.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Melksham and Devizes at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 69.7%.
Melksham and Devizes had 93,199 usual residents at the census.
59.5% of residents in Melksham and Devizes were aged 15 to 64 at the census.