The placeConstituency · South West · Electorate 73,071 · 2023 boundaries

South West Wiltshire.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Andrew Murrison holds the seat on 33.8% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentAndrew Murrison · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilWiltshire
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001498
Electorate · 2024
73.1k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
33.8%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +7.0pp over Lab
Settlements
11
Largest: Trowbridge
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
13.0
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
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.

33.8%
Con vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
19
Wards · 19 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.19 wards · 19 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Ethandune Suzanne Grahem Wickham1,077Wiltshire ConMay 2021
Hilperton Ernie Clark961Wiltshire ConMay 2025
Mere George Edwin Jeans1,101Wiltshire ConMay 2025
Southwick Horace Prickett1,029Wiltshire ConMay 2021
Trowbridge Adcroft Eunja Palmen499Wiltshire ConMay 2025
Trowbridge Central Stewart Martin Palmen556Wiltshire ConMay 2025
Trowbridge Drynham Antonio Piazza554Wiltshire ConMay 2021
Trowbridge Grove David Charles Vigar572Wiltshire ConMay 2021
Trowbridge Lambrok Jo Trigg932Wiltshire ConMay 2021
Trowbridge Park Chris Vaughan350Wiltshire ConMay 2025
Trowbridge Paxcroft Mel Jacob554Wiltshire ConMay 2025
Warminster Broadway Barry James Pirie534Wiltshire ConMay 2025
Warminster East Andrew Davis458Wiltshire ConMay 2025
Warminster North Rural Bill Parks732Wiltshire ConMay 2025
Warminster West Russell Mark Jonathan Hawker295Wiltshire ConMay 2025
Westbury East Gordon King863Wiltshire ConMay 2021
Westbury North Carole King653Wiltshire ConMay 2021
Westbury West Robert David Smith377Wiltshire ConMay 2025
Wylye Valley Christopher Newbury837Wiltshire ConMay 2025

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.11 named places

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.

large-town 39,547town 42,891village 12,044

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Trowbridge39,547large town
Warminster18,177town
Westbury (Wiltshire)16,765town
Rural & dispersed7,949town
Mere (Wiltshire)3,180village
Southwick (Wiltshire)2,456village
Showing 6 of 11·All 11 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate59.3%57.1%+4%
Owner-occupied68.7%63.1%+9%
Private rented17.5%20.0%-13%
Social rented13.8%16.8%-18%

Ethnicity.

White95.2%
Asian1.6%
Black0.8%
Mixed1.7%
Other0.8%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 49.0% Female 51.0% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£27,200
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£34,400
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
3,265
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
46
36 primary · 5 secondary
GCSE pass
62.5%
Attainment 8: 44.8

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£255m
Taxpayers53,000
Median per taxpayer£2,670
Mean per taxpayer£4,820

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
13.0
-37% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
4.3
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
40% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences5.2
Anti-social behaviour2.1
Shoplifting1.2
Criminal damage & arson1.1
Public order0.8
Other theft0.7
Vehicle crime0.6

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Andrew MurrisonWONCon15,61733.8
Evelyn AkotoLab12,37426.8
Garry IrvinRef7,84017.0
Bret PalmerLD7,20515.6
Fay WhitfieldGrn2,2434.9
James WardInd4481.0
Thomas CulshawInd4411.0

Turnout 46,168

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Andrew MurrisonCon60.2
2017Andrew MurrisonCon60.0
2015Andrew MurrisonCon52.7
2010Murrison, AndrewCon51.7
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission