Thornbury and Yate (UK Parliament constituency)

Thornbury and Yate is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2024 election by Claire Young, a member of the Liberal Democrats. Encompassing an area to the north-east of Bristol, it is one of three constituencies that make up the South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority Area, along with Filton and Bradley Stoke and Kingswood.

History
This seat is a successor to the former Northavon constituency, which was abolished following boundary changes taking effect at the 2010 general election. It is named after the two largest towns in the constituency: Thornbury and Yate.

The constituency was one of a significant number gained from the Liberal Democrats by the Conservatives in the 2015 general election, and their majority further increased to more than 12,000 in the 2017 election, even as the Conservatives saw a net loss of seats nationally.

Boundaries
2010-2024: Following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies by the Boundary Commission this newly defined seat emerged. The electoral wards used in the creation of this new seat were all from the district of South Gloucestershire and were as follows:


 * Alveston
 * Boyd Valley (includes Marshfield, Pucklechurch and Wick)
 * Charfield
 * Cromhall
 * Chipping Sodbury
 * Cotswold Edge (includes Hawkesbury Upton and Acton Turville)
 * Dodington
 * Frampton Cotterell
 * Ladden Brook (includes Wickwar)
 * Severn – Aust
 * Thornbury North
 * Thornbury South
 * Westerleigh
 * Yate Central
 * Yate North
 * Yate West

Ward names and boundaries were subsequently reconfigured by the South Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018 which came into effect in 2019.

2024-present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):


 * The District of South Gloucestershire wards of: Boyd Valley; Charfield; Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge; Dodington; Frampton Cotterell; Pilning & Severn Beach; Severn Vale; Thornbury; Yate Central; Yate North.

''The seat will be expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range, with the addition of areas in the Bristol Channel hinterland including Severn Beach from Filton and Bradley Stoke. ''

Constituency profile
Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.8% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.