Constituency

Cheltenham

Boundary: Cheltenham (2024). Basemap © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO. Boundary: ONS, Open Government Licence.

At a glance

The MP for Cheltenham is Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat), who has held the seat since 2024. At the 2024 general election the seat was a LD gain from Con: he took 50.6% of the vote for a majority of 7,210, on a 65.1% turnout. Compared with the 2019 general election, the Liberal Democrat share of the vote was up 4.3 points, and turnout fell from 73.2%.

Current MP

Max Wilkinson

Liberal Democrat

2024 general election result

Majority 7,210 · Turnout 65.1% · Electorate 76,144

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Max Wilkinson Liberal Democrat 25,076 50.6%
Alex Chalk Conservative 17,866 36.1%
Daniel Wilson Green Party 3,160 6.4%
Lara Chaplin Labour 2,665 5.4%
Daud McDonald Independent 775 1.6%

Past election results

Every General Election and by-election in this seat, newest first. Open one for the full candidate list.

ElectionWinnerResultMajority
2024 Max Wilkinson (LD) LD gain from Con 7,210
2019 Alex Chalk (Con) Con hold 981
2017 Alex Chalk (Con) Con hold 2,569
2015 Alex Chalk (Con) Con gain from LD 6,516
2010 Martin Horwood (LD) LD hold 4,920

Members for this seat

Everyone who has won the seat at the elections in our records, which begin with the 2010 general election. Members before then are not shown.

MemberPartyPeriod
Max Wilkinson Liberal Democrat 2024 to present
Alex Chalk Conservative 2015 to 2024
Martin Horwood Liberal Democrat 2010 to 2015

Source: 2024 general election result from the official Parliament constituency profile.