Current MP
Current representation
Brian Mathew
Liberal Democrats
Male
Previous MP: Michelle Donelan (Conservative) - defeated 2024
Constituency view
Melksham and Devizes
South West, England
LD gain from Con
2024 Results
Party breakdown
Lib Dem20,031 - 39.1%
Conservative17,630 - 34.4%
Reform6,726 - 13.1%
Labour4,587 - 9.0%
Green2,229 - 4.4%
Demographics
Demographics
Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.
Ethnic composition
2021
White 96.3%White British 92.8%Asian 1.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.6%Other 0.4%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 97.4%White British 94.6%Asian 0.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.2%Other 0.1%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 98.5%White British 96.4%Asian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.7%Other 0.2%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991 data not available for this constituency.
Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.
2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.
2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.
Country of birth
Melksham and Devizes (2021)
UK 92.5%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 3.9%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Melksham and Devizes (2011)
UK 93.5%Other EU 2.7%Other countries 3.8%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Melksham and Devizes (2001)
UK 94.6%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 3.6%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
1991 data not available for this topic.