South West Wiltshire.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP Andrew Murrison holds the seat on 33.8% of the vote.
1 Jun 2026
Two rebel votes on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill -- backing the smokefree generation legislation at both Second and Third Reading, against his party's majority -- mark Murrison out as one of a minority of Conservatives willing to cross the aisle on public health. His medical background (he is a former Royal Navy doctor) directly informs that position. Beyond the smoking votes, he has pursued a private member's bill to block a waste incinerator in his constituency, drawing BBC coverage and cross-party backing, and raised fire station closure risks at Prime Minister's Questions. He otherwise votes a reliable Conservative line: 99.3% party alignment overall.
His parliamentary engagement sits at 79%, slightly below the Commons average. Defence dominates his speech record -- 162 contributions -- followed by the economy and immigration, where his voting leans notably harder on controls than his party average (88% vs 71%). He backs Lords scrutiny in every recorded vote and strongly supports parliamentary oversight, but scores low on workers' rights, progressive taxation, and criminal justice reform. His stance on assisted dying leans more permissive than the Conservative average.
Murrison sits on the Finance Committee and the Panel of Chairs, giving him roles in both fiscal scrutiny and procedural management of public bill committees. Local news over the past 90 days has been high-volume -- 89 articles -- spanning crime, transport, and the economy, though average sentiment scores are neutral, suggesting routine coverage rather than controversy. Data on individual speech content within debates is limited, so the precise arguments he has made on defence and the economy cannot be drawn from the available record.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethandune | Suzanne Grahem Wickham | 1,077 | Wiltshire Con | May 2021 |
| Hilperton | Ernie Clark | 961 | Wiltshire Con | May 2025 |
| Mere | George Edwin Jeans | 1,101 | Wiltshire Con | May 2025 |
| Southwick | Horace Prickett | 1,029 | Wiltshire Con | May 2021 |
| Trowbridge Adcroft | Eunja Palmen | 499 | Wiltshire Con | May 2025 |
| Trowbridge Central | Stewart Martin Palmen | 556 | Wiltshire Con | May 2025 |
| Trowbridge Drynham | Antonio Piazza | 554 | Wiltshire Con | May 2021 |
| Trowbridge Grove | David Charles Vigar | 572 | Wiltshire Con | May 2021 |
| Trowbridge Lambrok | Jo Trigg | 932 | Wiltshire Con | May 2021 |
| Trowbridge Park | Chris Vaughan | 350 | Wiltshire Con | May 2025 |
| Trowbridge Paxcroft | Mel Jacob | 554 | Wiltshire Con | May 2025 |
| Warminster Broadway | Barry James Pirie | 534 | Wiltshire Con | May 2025 |
| Warminster East | Andrew Davis | 458 | Wiltshire Con | May 2025 |
| Warminster North Rural | Bill Parks | 732 | Wiltshire Con | May 2025 |
| Warminster West | Russell Mark Jonathan Hawker | 295 | Wiltshire Con | May 2025 |
| Westbury East | Gordon King | 863 | Wiltshire Con | May 2021 |
| Westbury North | Carole King | 653 | Wiltshire Con | May 2021 |
| Westbury West | Robert David Smith | 377 | Wiltshire Con | May 2025 |
| Wylye Valley | Christopher Newbury | 837 | Wiltshire Con | May 2025 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Trowbridge (39,547), with Warminster (18,177) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 94,482.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Trowbridge | 39,547 | large town |
| Warminster | 18,177 | town |
| Westbury (Wiltshire) | 16,765 | town |
| Rural & dispersed | 7,949 | town |
| Mere (Wiltshire) | 3,180 | village |
| Southwick (Wiltshire) | 2,456 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 59.3% | 57.1% | +4% |
| Owner-occupied | 68.7% | 63.1% | +9% |
| Private rented | 17.5% | 20.0% | -13% |
| Social rented | 13.8% | 16.8% | -18% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £255m |
| Taxpayers | 53,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,670 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £4,820 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew MurrisonWON | Con | 15,617 | 33.8 |
| Evelyn Akoto | Lab | 12,374 | 26.8 |
| Garry Irvin | Ref | 7,840 | 17.0 |
| Bret Palmer | LD | 7,205 | 15.6 |
| Fay Whitfield | Grn | 2,243 | 4.9 |
| James Ward | Ind | 448 | 1.0 |
| Thomas Culshaw | Ind | 441 | 1.0 |
Turnout 46,168
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Andrew Murrison | Con | 60.2 |
| 2017 | Andrew Murrison | Con | 60.0 |
| 2015 | Andrew Murrison | Con | 52.7 |
| 2010 | Murrison, Andrew | Con | 51.7 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo