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Cheltenham

Every general election in Cheltenham since 1918. Latest: Max Wilkinson, Liberal Democrats, majority 7,210.

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Member of Parliament

Max Wilkinson

Liberal Democrats · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 7,210

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Max Wilkinson ElectedLiberal Democrats25,07650.6%
Alex Chalk sitting MPConservative17,86636.1%
Daniel WilsonGreen3,1606.4%
Lara ChaplinLabour2,6655.4%
Daud McDonaldIndependent7751.6%
Valid votes49,542
Majority7,21014.6%

LD gain from Con Turnout 65.1% of 76,144 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Conservative, 1918: 60.3%Conservative, 1922: 58.0%Conservative, 1923: 53.4%Conservative, 1924: 56.6%Conservative, 1929: 53.2%Conservative, 1931: 81.1%Conservative, 1935: 70.5%Conservative, 1945: 26.8%Conservative, 1950: 43.4%Conservative, 1951: 57.1%Conservative, 1955: 59.3%Conservative, 1959: 51.0%Conservative, 1964: 47.2%Conservative, 1966: 53.4%Conservative, 1970: 50.2%Conservative, February 1974: 43.0%Conservative, October 1974: 46.1%Conservative, 1979: 51.0%Conservative, 1983: 50.6%Conservative, 1987: 50.2%Conservative, 1992: 44.7%Conservative, 1997: 36.2%Conservative, 2001: 35.2%Conservative, 2005: 36.3%Conservative, 2010: 41.2%Conservative, 2015: 46.1%Conservative, 2017: 46.7%Conservative, 2019: 48.0%Conservative, 2024: 36.1%Labour, 1929: 17.1%Labour, 1931: 18.9%Labour, 1935: 29.5%Labour, 1945: 29.9%Labour, 1950: 31.4%Labour, 1951: 42.9%Labour, 1955: 40.7%Labour, 1959: 29.5%Labour, 1964: 34.7%Labour, 1966: 46.6%Labour, 1970: 31.3%Labour, February 1974: 25.7%Labour, October 1974: 25.8%Labour, 1979: 18.3%Labour, 1983: 7.6%Labour, 1987: 7.5%Labour, 1992: 6.4%Labour, 1997: 10.1%Labour, 2001: 12.1%Labour, 2005: 11.4%Labour, 2010: 5.1%Labour, 2015: 7.3%Labour, 2017: 9.5%Labour, 2019: 4.9%Labour, 2024: 5.4%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 47.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 49.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 47.7%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 41.5%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 50.5%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 34.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 42.2%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 46.3%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 50.6%Liberal, 1918: 39.7%Liberal, 1922: 42.0%Liberal, 1923: 46.6%Liberal, 1924: 43.4%Liberal, 1929: 29.7%Liberal, 1959: 19.5%Liberal, 1964: 18.1%Liberal, 1970: 18.5%Liberal, February 1974: 31.3%Liberal, October 1974: 28.1%Liberal, 1979: 30.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 41.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 42.3%Others, 1950: 25.2%Others, 1979: 0.7%Others, 1983: 0.8%Others, 1992: 1.6%Others, 1997: 4.2%Others, 2001: 5.0%Others, 2005: 10.8%National Independent, 1945: 43.3%
Vote share in Cheltenham at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance Oth Nat Ind

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Cheltenham lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Cheltenham (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024LD Max WilkinsonCon7,21014.665.1%LD gain from Con
2019Con Alex ChalkLD9811.773.2%Con hold
2017Con Alex ChalkLD2,5694.572.3%Con hold
2015Con Alex ChalkLD6,51612.169.5%Con gain from LD
2010LD Martin HorwoodCon4,9209.366.8%LD hold
2005LDCon2,3035.361.3%
2001LDCon5,25512.661.9%LD hold
1997LDCon6,64513.274.0%
1992LDCon1,6682.680.3%LD gain from Con
1987ConAlliance4,8967.878.9%Con hold
1983ConAlliance5,5189.674.8%
1979ConLib10,53821.077.6%Con hold
October 1974ConLib8,45418.075.0%Con hold
February 1974ConLib5,91211.781.4%
1970ConLab8,61018.975.5%Con hold
1966ConLab2,9156.977.2%Con hold
1964ConLab5,24012.577.5%Con hold
1959ConLab9,27221.581.5%Con hold
1955ConLab7,62118.679.4%
1951ConLab5,89714.283.2%Con hold
1950ConLab4,98212.085.0%
1945Nat IndLab4,98613.475.4%
1935ConLab10,79040.970.4%Con hold
1931ConLab17,26162.175.2%Con hold
1929ConLib6,74623.579.8%Con hold
1924ConLib2,76313.182.7%Con hold
1923ConLib1,3446.879.5%Con hold
1922ConLib3,14616.081.8%Con hold
1918ConLib3,28520.668.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Cheltenham?

Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrats) won Cheltenham at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,210.

Which parties have won Cheltenham?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 22, Liberal Democrats 6, National Independent 1.

Which region is Cheltenham in?

Cheltenham is in South West.

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