Constituency profile

Tewkesbury

South West · County constituency

Cameron Thomas MP
Sitting MP

Cameron Thomas

Independent

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
South West
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCLD
Conservative 4/5, Liberal Democrats 1/5
EU referendum 2016
53.6% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +1.7pp above mean
Current outlook
Liberal Democrats +9.4pp
vs Reform UK 25.9%
SouthernBrexit-marginal

About the Tewkesbury constituency

Tewkesbury is a county constituency in the South West. The sitting MP is Cameron Thomas (Independent), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, the Liberal Democrats won with 42.7% to 29.8% for the Conservatives, a majority of 6,262 votes on a 66.1% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has the Liberal Democrats on 35.4% and Reform UK on 25.9%, a margin of 9.4 points.

Who lives in Tewkesbury? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
53.6%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
35.0%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
14.4%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
71.8%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
26.2%
UK average ~36%
Median age
44.2
UK median ~40
Age 65+
26.9%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
25.8%
UK average ~28%

How did Tewkesbury vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

LD gain from Con · majority 6,262 votes (12.9pp) · turnout 66.1%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Tewkesbury

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

Tewkesbury within Tewkesbury and Cheltenham and 1 other council

Tewkesbury crosses council boundaries: Tewkesbury (62%), Cheltenham (21%), Gloucester (17%). The figures below are from the 7 May 2026 council elections where held, otherwise the most recent available ward result. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Tewkesbury
36 LSOAs
62%
Cheltenham
12 LSOAs
21%View projection ›
Gloucester
10 LSOAs
17%

Recent council by-elections

Council ward by-elections held inside this seat, most recent first. The result column shows which party won; the share column shows the top three parties’ vote shares on the day.

DateWardResultTop 3 vote shares
10 Jul 2025Northway
Tewkesbury
Ref GAIN from IndRef 41% LD 31% Con 13%
1 May 2025Innsworth
Tewkesbury
LD HOLDLD 47% Ref 42% Lab 6%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
Cleeve GrangeLib Dem 45.8%vs Conservative 30.6%2023 Lib Dem 49.4%vs Conservative 36.0%-33.1%
Cleeve HillLib Dem 42.6%vs Conservative 34.9%2023 Lib Dem 55.3%vs Conservative 44.7%-44.1%
Cleeve St Michael'sLib Dem 45.1%vs Conservative 29.7%2023 Lib Dem 52.7%vs Conservative 34.5%-34.1%
Cleeve WestLib Dem 49.8%vs Conservative 25.8%2023 Lib Dem 60.8%vs Conservative 27.6%-38.8%
ElmbridgeLib Dem 51.0%vs Conservative 23.5%2024 Lib Dem 70.7%vs Conservative 20.8%--
InnsworthLib Dem 44.3%vs Conservative 30.3%2023 Lib Dem 47.1%vs Conservative 37.7%-30.0%
IsbourneLib Dem 40.7%vs Conservative 37.1%2023 Conservative 37.7%vs Independent 32.5%-53.5%
LonglevensLib Dem 44.6%vs Conservative 30.8%2024 Lib Dem 57.5%vs Conservative 35.1%--
NorthwayLib Dem 33.7%vs Conservative 32.1%2023 Conservative 32.2%vs Lib Dem 29.8%-31.4%
PittvilleLib Dem 47.5%vs Conservative 38.5%May 2026 Lib Dem 45.0%vs Green 20.4%
Lib Dem share
-2.5pp
50.9%
PrestburyLib Dem 37.3%vs Conservative 28.9%May 2026 Green 41.2%vs Reform 25.8%
Lib Dem→Green
+28.3pp
53.8%
Severn Vale NorthLib Dem 38.8%vs Conservative 34.6%2023 Conservative 46.1%vs Lib Dem 39.4%-39.3%
Severn Vale SouthConservative 37.6%vs Lib Dem 36.9%2023 Conservative 64.1%vs Lib Dem 24.9%-40.1%
SpringbankLib Dem 51.1%vs Conservative 21.4%May 2026 Lib Dem 45.0%vs Reform 31.2%
Lib Dem share
-6.0pp
35.0%
Swindon VillageLib Dem 48.6%vs Conservative 24.1%May 2026 Lib Dem 37.8%vs Reform 28.8%
Lib Dem share
-10.8pp
44.2%
Tewkesbury EastLib Dem 35.7%vs Conservative 33.9%2023 Green 63.7%vs Conservative 36.3%-32.6%
Tewkesbury North & TwyningLib Dem 35.6%vs Conservative 28.5%2023 Others 73.9%vs Conservative 11.4%-42.3%
Tewkesbury SouthLib Dem 39.4%vs Conservative 25.1%2023 Green 76.8%vs Conservative 16.8%-30.7%
WinchcombeLib Dem 36.9%vs Conservative 35.2%2023 Conservative 44.9%vs Labour 15.5%-55.7%

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Tewkesbury at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Tewkesbury at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Con holdLaurence Robertson11.6%47.2%35.5%4.1% UKIP1.0%0.6%6,31070.4%
2015Con holdLaurence Robertson14.8%54.5%13.8%12.9% UKIP4.0%-21,97270.1%-0.3
2017Con holdLaurence Robertson21.8%60.0%13.5%2.0% UKIP2.7%-22,57472.5%+2.4
2019notionalConservative winnerLaurence Robertson 2019 MP, pre-review boundary15.7%58.1%22.0%-4.2%-19,44374.4%+1.9
2024LD gain from ConCameron Thomas8.9%29.8%42.7%12.4% Ref5.9%0.4%6,26266.1%-8.3

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Tewkesbury

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Tewkesbury. Politics shown for context.

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Related

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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