The constituency was formed from a split of the former
Cotswolds constituency, with the other half reformed as part of the new
South Cotswolds constituency. The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020): • The District of Cotswold wards of: Blockley; Bourton Vale; Bourton Village; Campden & Vale; Chedworth & Churn Valley; Coln Valley; Ermin; Fosseridge; Moreton East; Moreton West; Northleach; Sandywell; Stow; The Rissingtons. • The District of Stroud wards of: Bisley; Hardwicke; Minchinhampton; Painswick & Upton. • The Borough of Tewkesbury wards of: Badgeworth; Brockworth East; Brockworth West; Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote; Churchdown St. John’s; Shurdington. The seat covers northern parts of the
Cotswolds area of outstanding natural beauty. It comprises the following areas: • Just under half (by electorate) of the abolished constituency of
The Cotswolds, including the towns of
Chipping Campden,
Moreton-in-Marsh,
Stow-on-the-Wold,
Bourton-on-the-Water and
Minchinhampton • Communities lying between Cheltenham and Gloucester, including
Badgeworth,
Brockworth,
Churchdown,
Coopers Edge and
Shurdington, transferred from
Tewkesbury • Northernmost parts of the
Stroud constituency, including
Bisley,
Hardwicke and
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