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Kenilworth and Southam

Coordinates: 52°15′N 1°24′W / 52.25°N 1.40°W / 52.25; -1.40
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Kenilworth and Southam
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary within the West Midlands region
CountyWarwickshire
Electorate71,451 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsKenilworth, Southam, Wellesbourne
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentJeremy Wright (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromRugby and Kenilworth, Warwick and Leamington, Stratford-on-Avon

Kenilworth and Southam is a constituency[n 1] in Warwickshire, England represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jeremy Wright, a Conservative who served as Culture Secretary until 24 July 2019, having previously served as Attorney General for England and Wales from 2014 to 2018.[n 2]

Constituency profile

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The Kenilworth and Southam constituency is located in Warwickshire. It covers a large rural area surrounding the towns of Warwick and Royal Leamington Spa, completely encircling the Warwick and Leamington constituency. Kenilworth is the constituency's largest town, with a population of around 22,000.[2] Other settlements include the small town of Southam and the villages of Wellesbourne, Dunchurch and Long Itchington. The constituency borders Coventry and contains Coventry Airport and around half of the University of Warwick, which lie just outside the city. Kenilworth is a historic market town known for its ruined castle. Southam is also a traditional market town and lies within the area known as Silicon Spa, an important centre for the video game industry; game developer Codemasters is based in the town. Jaguar Land Rover have a large engineering facility and test track near the village of Gaydon, with the site also housing the British Motor Museum. The constituency is highly affluent; most properties have large plots and a substantial majority are semi-detached or detached.[3] Kenilworth falls within the top 10% least-deprived areas in England.[4] House prices across the constituency are higher than the national average and considerably higher than the rest of the West Midlands region.[5]

In general, residents of the constituency are older, well-educated and likely to be homeowners. Rates of household income are very high and a large proportion of residents work in professional, scientific and manufacturing occupations.[5][6] White people made up 93% of the population at the 2021 census.[5] At the local council level, most of the constituency is represented by Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors, with the Conservatives being more popular outside the towns and villages. There were also some Green Party councillors elected in and around Kenilworth. An estimated 54% of voters in the constituency supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the nationwide figure of 48%.[5]

History

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The constituency was created for the 2010 general election. The result from 2005 for its wards (nominal result as the constituency was not then formed) gave a Conservative majority of 24.8%.

Boundaries

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Map
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Warwickshire, the Boundary Commission created this new constituency in 2010, pairing Kenilworth and Southam and breaking the parliamentary link between Rugby and Kenilworth established in 1983.

2010–2024: The District of Warwick wards of Abbey, Cubbington, Lapworth, Leek Wootton, Park Hill, Radford Semele, St John's, and Stoneleigh, the District of Stratford-on-Avon wards of Burton Dassett, Fenny Compton, Harbury, Kineton, Long Itchington, Southam, Stockton and Napton, and Wellesbourne, and the Borough of Rugby wards of Dunchurch and Knightlow, Leam Valley, and Ryton-on-Dunsmore.

2024–present: The Borough of Rugby wards of Dunsmore and Leam Valley, the District of Stratford-on-Avon wards of Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton, Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne, Harbury, Southam East, Central & Stockton, Southam North & Long Itchington, Southam South, Southam West, Tysoe (part), Wellesbourne East & Rural (part), Wellesbourne North & Rural (part), and Wellesbourne South, and the District of Warwick wards of Budbrooke, Cubbington & Leek Wootton, Kenilworth Abbey & Arden, Kenilworth Park Hill, and Kenilworth St John's.[7]

Minor changes to align boundaries to those of local authority wards. Radford Semele transferred to Warwick and Leamington in exchange for Budbrooke.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member[8] Party
2010 Jeremy Wright Conservative

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Kenilworth and Southam[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Wright 19,395 36.4 Decrease 22.6
Labour Cat Price 12,821 24.0 Increase 5.0
Liberal Democrats Jenny Wilkinson 10,464 19.6 Increase 2.7
Reform Jacqui Harris 6,920 13.0 Increase 12.8
Green Alix Dearing 3,125 5.9 Increase 1.7
Monster Raving Loony Nick Green 442 0.8 Steady
UKIP Paul De'Ath 153 0.3 New
Majority 6,574 12.4 Decrease 27.6
Turnout 53,320 75.5 Decrease 2.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 13.8

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Kenilworth and Southam[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Wright 30,351 57.7 Decrease3.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Dickson 9,998 19.0 Increase 9.4
Labour Antony Tucker 9,440 17.9 Decrease 7.7
Green Alison Firth 2,351 4.5 Increase 2.3
Monster Raving Loony Nicholas Green 457 0.9 New
Majority 20,353 38.7 Increase 3.5
Turnout 52,597 77.2 Decrease 0.2
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 6.25
General election 2017: Kenilworth and Southam[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Wright 31,207 60.8 Increase 2.4
Labour Bally Singh 13,121 25.6 Increase 10.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Dickson 4,921 9.6 Decrease 0.5
Green Rob Ballantyne 1,133 2.2 Decrease 1.8
UKIP Harry Cottam 929 1.8 Decrease 9.4
Majority 18,086 35.2 Decrease 6.9
Turnout 51,311 77.4 Increase 2.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 3.9
General election 2015: Kenilworth and Southam[13][14][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Wright 28,474 58.4 Increase 4.8
Labour Bally Singh 7,472 15.3 Increase 0.9
UKIP Harry Cottam 5,467 11.2 Increase 8.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Dickson 4,913 10.1 Decrease 17.6
Green Rob Ballantyne 1,956 4.0 Increase 2.8
Monster Raving Loony Nicholas Green 370 0.8 New
Digital Democracy Jon Foster-Smith 139 0.3 New
Majority 21,002 43.1 Increase 17.2
Turnout 48,791 74.8 Decrease 0.5
Conservative hold Swing Increase 1.9
General election 2010: Kenilworth and Southam[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Wright 25,945 53.6 Increase 12.4
Liberal Democrats Nigel Rock 13,393 27.7 Increase 19.9
Labour Nicholas Milton 6,949 14.4 Decrease 24.0
UKIP John Moore 1,214 2.4 Increase 0.8
Green James Harrison 568 1.2 New
Independent Joe Rukin 362 0.7 New
Majority 12,552 25.9 Increase 23.1
Turnout 48,431 75.3 Increase 6.9
Conservative hold Swing

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – West Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Kenilworth". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  3. ^ "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "Seat Details - Kenilworth and Southam". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Constituency data: businesses and industries". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  7. ^ "New Seat Details – Kenilworth and Southam". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  8. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)
  9. ^ "Kenilworth and Southam". BBC News. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Kenilworth & Southam Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Candidates confirmed for General Election". Stratford-upon-Avon Herald. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Kenilworth & Southam parliamentary constituency – Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Election results – Elections 2015". Warwick District Council. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  16. ^ "UK > England > West Midlands > Kenilworth & Southam". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
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