Current MP
Current representation
Roz Savage
Liberal Democrats
Female
Previous MP: James Gray (Conservative) - defeated 2024
Constituency view
South Cotswolds
South West, England
LD gain from Con
2024 Results
Party breakdown
Lib Dem22,961 - 43.9%
Conservative17,988 - 34.4%
Reform5,146 - 9.8%
Labour3,942 - 7.5%
Green1,564 - 3.0%
Other686 - 1.3%
Benefits bill · 2025/26
£112,286,382
Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.
£1,164 total benefits bill per resident · 48% below average
- South Cotswolds
- £1,164
- England and Wales average
- £2,259
Ranked 560 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)
| Total benefits bill | £112,286,382 | 566/575 |
| Change over 2 years | +19.4% | |
| Median local wage (2025) | £37,103 | -2.1% |
- Universal Credit£61,868,042
£642 per resident · 5,042 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 1,775 · 1 in 31 working-age adults
- Personal Independence Payment£25,244,825
£262 per resident · 3,395 claimants (+20.4% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 1,181 · 35% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 1,731
- Disability Living Allowance£9,486,903
£98 per resident · 1,590 claimants
- Housing Benefit£8,506,719
£88 per resident · 1,247 claimants
- Employment Support Allowance£3,736,409
£39 per resident · 626 claimants
- Carer's Allowance£3,443,483
£36 per resident · 795 claimants
Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗
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 95.3%White British 91.5%Asian 1.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.6%Other 0.5%
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 97.3%White British 94.4%Asian 1.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.0%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 98.6%White British 96.1%Asian 0.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5%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
South Cotswolds (2021)
UK 91.4%Other EU 3.3%Other countries 5.3%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
South Cotswolds (2011)
UK 93.4%Other EU 2.1%Other countries 4.5%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
South Cotswolds (2001)
UK 94.7%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 3.9%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
1991 data not available for this topic.
Nearby seats
Constituencies around South Cotswolds
Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.
Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.