Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Chippenham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2015 by Michelle Donelan, a Conservative, who also currently serves as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology. The 2010 constituency includes the Wiltshire towns of Bradford on Avon, Chippenham, Corsham and Melksham.
| Chippenham | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Chippenham in Wiltshire for the 2010 general election | |
Location of Wiltshire within England | |
| County | Wiltshire |
| Population | 96,336 (2011 census) |
| Electorate | 73,312 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Michelle Donelan (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Westbury, North Wiltshire |
| 1295–1983 | |
| Seats | One (two, 1295–1868) |
| Type of constituency | County (borough, 1295–1885) constituency |
| Replaced by | North Wiltshire |
In May 2023, the incumbent Chippenham MP, Michelle Donelan, announced she would be standing for the new Melksham and Devizes constituency. In July 2023, the local Conservative Association announced that their candidate for the new Chippenham constituency would be a local unitary councillor, Nic Puntis.
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