England · Constituency
Melksham and Devizes
Covers Bradford-on-Avon · Devizes · Melksham · Wick
Photograph shows Melksham. The constituency reaches beyond the town itself.
Your member of parliament
Brian Mathew
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won Melksham and Devizes at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,401 votes, or 4.7 points. A swing of 2.4 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 104 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 546.
Contact them, and see their voting record, on Parliament’s site
How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 4.7 points, which is larger than 104 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Conservative by 2,401 votes.
Majority
2,401
4.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
69.7%
+10.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
51,203 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian MathewElected | Liberal Democrat | 20,031 | 39.1% | +26.9 |
| Michelle Donelan | Conservative | 17,630 | 34.4% | +10.7 |
| Malcolm Cupis | Reform UK | 6,726 | 13.1% | -1.2 |
| Kerry Postlewhite | Labour | 4,587 | 9.0% | -24.7 |
| Catherine Read | Green Party | 2,229 | 4.4% | -2.0 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
Coming soon
Local news for Melksham and Devizes
We’re working on pulling local reporting into each seat page, from across the spectrum and sourced the same way as everything else here. It isn’t built yet, and we’d rather say so than fill the space.
Nearby in the list
One email each morning
The morning email, and Melksham and Devizes when it lands
One email each morning on where Britain stands, and local news for your seat as soon as we build it.
We’ll ask for your constituency and year of birth next. Both optional, and the year only so we know readers are 13 or over.