Voters head to the polls next month to elect their MP in the South Cotswolds constituency. South Cotswolds is a newly created constituency comprising just over half of the electorate of the former constituency including the towns of Cirencester and Tetbury. It also covers the northern and western parts of the abolished North Wiltshire constituency including Cricklade, Purton and Malmesbury.
who was MP for the now defunct North Wiltshire constituency is standing for election along with Labour’s Zoë Billingham, Social Democratic Party candidate Martin Broomfield, Green Party’s Bob Eastoe and Independent Owen Humphrys. Also standing is Reform UK’s Desi Latimer, Liberal Democrat Independent Sandy Steel and Liberal Party candidate Chris Twells. Candidates have set out below the reasons why they believe people should vote for them on July 4.
As an economist who has worked in public service and public policy throughout my working life, I know how to get things done in government - and it would be such an honour to serve the community I grew up in. We’ve been out and about in the community. You told us that NHS waiting times are too long and dental care is almost impossible to find.
You told us that spiralling bills are making life too hard on working families. You told us you were concerned about unclean water and environmental damage in our beautiful countryside. And you told us that our young people are concerned about their future, especially where their opportunities f.