East Wiltshire is a constituency located in
Wiltshire, covering a large rural area between
Swindon and
Salisbury. Its largest settlement is the town of
Amesbury, which has a population of around 13,000. Other settlements include the small towns of
Ludgershall,
Marlborough and
Tidworth and the villages of
Wroughton and
Durrington. The constituency contains the ancient sites of
Avebury and
Stonehenge, which are popular tourist attractions. There is a large military presence in the constituency; it contains part of the
Salisbury Plain Training Area, the largest military training area in the country, and the bases of
Larkhill,
Tidworth Camp,
Bulford Camp and
Boscombe Down. The constituency is generally affluent with low levels of deprivation, and house prices are above the national average. Residents of East Wiltshire have average levels of education, high incomes and are more likely to work in professional occupations compared to the rest of the country.
White people made up 92% of the population at the
2021 census. Most of the constituency is represented by
Conservatives at
the local council, although
Liberal Democrats were elected in Marlborough and Amesbury and
Reform UK councillors in Tidworth and Bulford. An estimated 54% of voters in East Wiltshire supported leaving the
European Union in the
2016 referendum, marginally higher than the nationwide figure of 52%. == Boundaries ==