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Chippenham

Every general election in Chippenham since 1955. Latest: Sarah Gibson, Liberal Democrats, majority 8,138.

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Member of Parliament

Sarah Gibson

Liberal Democrats · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 8,138

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Sarah Gibson ElectedLiberal Democrats22,55245.6%
Nic PuntisConservative14,41429.1%
Benjamin GinsburgReform UK6,12712.4%
Ravi VenkateshLabour3,9257.9%
Declan BaseleyGreen1,9544.0%
Ed DeediganIndependent5401.1%
Valid votes49,512
Majority8,13816.4%

LD gain from Con Turnout 66.8% of 74,107 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974201020172024Conservative, 1955: 51.9%Conservative, 1959: 52.1%Conservative, 1964: 40.5%Conservative, 1966: 39.6%Conservative, 1970: 49.7%Conservative, February 1974: 44.3%Conservative, October 1974: 42.7%Conservative, 1979: 49.2%Conservative, 2010: 41.0%Conservative, 2015: 47.6%Conservative, 2017: 54.7%Conservative, 2019: 54.3%Conservative, 2024: 29.1%Liberal, 1955: 13.0%Liberal, 1959: 16.9%Liberal, 1964: 37.0%Liberal, 1966: 38.1%Liberal, 1970: 28.2%Liberal, February 1974: 38.8%Liberal, October 1974: 39.1%Liberal, 1979: 41.3%Labour, 1955: 35.2%Labour, 1959: 31.0%Labour, 1964: 22.6%Labour, 1966: 22.2%Labour, 1970: 22.1%Labour, February 1974: 16.9%Labour, October 1974: 17.7%Labour, 1979: 8.6%Labour, 2010: 6.9%Labour, 2015: 8.2%Labour, 2017: 19.7%Labour, 2019: 11.2%Labour, 2024: 7.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 45.8%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 29.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 25.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 34.5%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 45.6%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.4%UK Independence Party, 2015: 10.6%Reform UK, 2024: 12.4%
Vote share in Chippenham at each general election Con Lib Lab LD UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Chippenham (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 Sarah GibsonCon8,13816.466.8%LD gain from Con
2019Con Michelle DonelanLD11,28819.873.9%Con hold
2017Con Michelle DonelanLD16,63029.174.8%Con hold
2015Con Michelle DonelanLD10,07618.274.7%Con gain from LD
2010LD Duncan HamesCon2,4704.772.6%LD hold
1979ConLib4,6977.980.0%Con hold
October 1974ConLib1,9293.678.4%Con hold
February 1974ConLib3,0925.682.6%
1970ConLib10,53821.577.4%Con hold
1966ConLib6941.584.3%Con hold
1964ConLib1,5433.581.2%Con hold
1959ConLab8,78521.180.2%Con hold
1955ConLab6,69516.780.0%

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 Chippenham?

Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrats) won Chippenham at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,138.

Which parties have won Chippenham?

At the 13 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 11, Liberal Democrats 2.

Which region is Chippenham in?

Chippenham is in South West.

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