| Bath | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:South_West_England_-_Bath_constituency.svg) Boundary of Bath in South West England | |
| County | Somerset |
| Population | 88,859 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 73,241 (2023)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1295 |
| Member of Parliament | Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | Two (1295–1918) One (1918–present) |
Bath is a constituency[n 1] in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom[n 2] represented by Wera Hobhouse of the Liberal Democrats.
Perhaps its best-known representatives have been the two with international profiles: William Pitt the Elder (Prime Minister 1766–1768) and Chris Patten, the last Governor of Hong Kong (1992-1997).[n 3] As of the 2024 general election it has the shortest name of any constituency, with 4 letters, having previously shared the distinction with Hove.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, at the 2024 general election the seat was subject to moderate boundary changes which involved the gain of the Bathavon North ward from the former North East Somerset constituency.[3]
- ^ "Bath: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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