| West Gloucestershire | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:WestGloucestershire1983Constituency.svg) West Gloucestershire, showing boundaries used from 1983-1997 | |
| County | Gloucestershire |
| 1950–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Forest of Dean and Stroud[1] |
| Replaced by | Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury |
| 1832–1885 | |
| Seats | Two |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Created from | Gloucestershire |
| Replaced by | Forest of Dean Thornbury |
West Gloucestershire was a parliamentary constituency in Gloucestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was first created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election as a 2-seat constituency (i.e. electing two Members of Parliament). It was abolished for the 1885 general election.
Its namesake, a seat of about half the physical size of the above, took up a north-west side of the Severn estuary similar to the Forest of Dean, and came into being for the 1950 general election. It was abolished for the 1997 general election.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.