# Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)

Chippenham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Sarah Gibson, a Liberal Democrat. The 2024 constituency includes the Wiltshire towns of Calne, Chippenham, Corsham and Royal Wootton Bassett.
In May 2023, the incumbent Chippenham MP, Michelle Donelan, announced she would be standing for the new Melksham and Devizes constituency. In July 2023, the local Conservative Association announced that their candidate for the new Chippenham constituency would be a local unitary councillor, Nic Puntis.

## History

A parliamentary borough of Chippenham was enfranchised in 1295. It sent two burgesses to Parliament until 1868 and one thereafter until the borough constituency was abolished in 1885. There was a county division constituency named after the town of Chippenham from 1885 to 1983, when the name of that constituency was changed to North Wiltshire.
Following the 2003–2005 review into parliamentary representation in Wiltshire, the Boundary Commission created a new county constituency, reviving the name of Chippenham, effective from the 2010 general election. It was formed from parts of the previously existing Devizes, North Wiltshire and Westbury constituencies. Further boundary changes came into effect at the 2024 general election.

## Boundaries
### Historical boundaries

1295–1832: The parliamentary borough of Chippenham in the unreformed Parliament consisted of only part of the parish of Chippenham in Wiltshire. However, as Chippenham was a burgage borough, in which the right to vote was confined to the resident occupiers of specific properties, the boundary had no practical function. The borough had a population of 1,620 in 1831, for 283 houses.
1832–1885: The Boundary Act which accompanied the Great Reform Act extended the boundaries of the parliamentary borough, to include the whole of Chippenham parish, the adjoining parishes of Hardenhuish and Langley Burrell, as well as the extra-parochial district of Pewsham. This more than trebled the borough's population, to 5,270 by the 1831 figures, for 883 houses.
1885–1918: During this period, Wiltshire was split into five county divisions and one borough, of which The North-Western (or Chippenham) Division of Wiltshire was one; it was often colloquially referred to simply as either Chippenham or as North-West Wiltshire. It was bordered by the Cricklade division to the east, Westbury to the south and Devizes to the southeast. Over the county boundary were the Thornbury division of Gloucestershire to the west, the Cirencester division of Gloucestershire to the north and the Frome division of Somerset to the southwest.
The Chippenham division included the towns of Calne and Malmesbury as well as Chippenham, both of which had also been parliamentary boroughs in their own right before 1885. By the outbreak of World War I, the population of the constituency was about 45,000.
1918–1950: In 1918 Wiltshire was split into five divisions, but there was no borough constituency in the county. The Wiltshire, Chippenham division was expanded, taking in the towns of Cricklade and Wootton Bassett, also former parliamentary boroughs, as well as the surrounding rural areas: in full, it was composed of the then Municipal Boroughs of Calne, Chippenham, and Malmesbury, and the Rural Districts of Calne, Chippenham, Malmesbury, Cricklade and Wootton Bassett (part), and Tetbury (excluding the part in the administrative county of Gloucestershire).
1950–1983: In the redistribution which took effect at the 1950 general election, Wiltshire was divided into one borough and four county constituencies. Chippenham County Constituency consisted of the same Municipal Boroughs as in 1918 and the Rural Districts of Calne and Chippenham, Cricklade and Wootton Bassett, and Malmesbury.
1983–2010: Constituency replaced by North Wiltshire.
2010–2024: The North Wiltshire wards of Cepen Park, Chippenham Allington, Chippenham Audley, Chippenham Avon, Chippenham Hill Rise, Chippenham London Road, Chippenham Monkton Park, Chippenham Park, Chippenham Pewsham, Chippenham Redland, Chippenham Westcroft/Queens, Corsham, Lacock with Neston and Gastard, and Pickwick, and the West Wiltshire wards of Atworth and Whitley, Bradford-on-Avon North, Bradford-on-Avon South, Holt, Manor Vale (i.e. Limpley Stoke, Monkton Farleigh, South Wraxall, Westwood and Winsley), Melksham North, Melksham Spa, Melksham Without, Melksham Woodrow, Paxcroft.
The constituency was re-established as a result of increasing the number of seats in Wiltshire from six to seven. Chippenham and Corsham were transferred from North Wiltshire; Melksham from Devizes; and Bradford-on-Avon from Westbury.

### Current boundaries

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following Wiltshire electoral divisions (as they existed on 4 May 2021):
Calne Central, Calne Chilvester & Abberd, Calne North, Calne Rural, Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads, Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon, Chippenham Hardenhuish, Chippenham Hardens & Central, Chippenham Lowden & Rowden, Chippenham Monkton, Chippenham Pewsham, Chippenham Sheldon, Corsham Ladbrook, Corsham Pickwick, Corsham Without, Lyneham, Royal Wootton Bassett East, Royal Wootton Bassett North, and Royal Wootton Bassett South & West.
The constituency was realigned to retain Chippenham and Corsham, and gained most of Calne, Lyneham and Royal Wootton Bassett from the abolished North Wiltshire constituency. Bradford-on-Avon and Melksham became part of a new Melksham and Devizes constituency.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1295–1640

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1386 | Thomas Gay | Robert Chandler |
| 1388 (Feb) | Thomas Gay | John Suyput |
| 1388 (Sep) | Thomas Gay | Thomas Lote |
| 1390 (Jan) | Thomas Gay | Thomas Lote |
| 1390 (Nov) | |
| 1391 | |
| 1393 | |
| 1394 | Nicholas Sambourn | Hugh de la Lynde |
| 1413 (May) | John Worth |
| 1510–1523 | No names known |
| 1529 | William Button | Thomas Wilkes |
| 1536 | |
| 1539 | |
| 1542 | |
| 1545 | Robert Warner | John Bonham |
| 1547 | John Astley | Francis Goldsmith |
| 1553 (Mar) | ? |
| 1553 (Oct) | Robert Wrastley | Henry Goldney alias Fernell |
| 1554 (Apr) | William Smith | Thomas Smith |
| 1554 (Nov) | Cyriak Petyt | John Proctor |
| 1555 | Nicholas Snell | John Pollard |
| 1558 | Sir John Sulyard | William Neville |
| 1559 | Edward Baynard | Nicholas Snell |
| 1562 | Francis Newdigate | Nicholas Snell |
| 1571 | John Scott | Robert Viser |
| 1572 | William Bayly | John Scott |
| 1584 | Robert Baynard | Robert Hyde |
| 1586 | Lawrence Hyde | Robert Hyde |
| 1589 | Henry Baynton | William Swayne |
| 1593 | Edward Maria Wingfield | Francis Harvey |
| 1597 | Thomas Edmondes, went abroad and was replaced 1597 by Edward Wymarke | Sharington Talbot |
| 1601 | Robert Berkeley | Edward Wymarke |
| 1604 | John Hungerford | General John Roberts |
| 1614 | William Maynard | Thomas Colepeper |
| 1621–1622 | Sir Edward Hungerford | John Bayly |
| 1624 | Sir John Maynard | Sir Francis Popham |
| 1625 | Sir John Maynard | Sir Francis Popham |
| 1626 | Sir Edward Bayntun | Sir Francis Popham |
| 1628 | Sir Francis Popham | Sir John Eyres |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | No Parliaments summoned |

### MPs 1640–1868

| Year | | First member | First party | | Second member | Second party |
| April 1640 | | Sir Edward Hungerford | Parliamentarian | | Sir Edward Bayntun | |
| November 1640 | | Sir Edward Hungerford | Parliamentarian | | Sir Edward Bayntun | Parliamentarian |
| 1648 | | William Eyre | | | Sir Edward Bayntun | Parliamentarian |
| 1653 | Chippenham was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Chippenham was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Chippenham was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Chippenham was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Chippenham was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Chippenham was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |
| January 1659 | | Sir Edward Hungerford | | | James Stedman | |
| May 1659 | Chippenham was unrepresented in the restored Rump | Chippenham was unrepresented in the restored Rump | Chippenham was unrepresented in the restored Rump | Chippenham was unrepresented in the restored Rump | Chippenham was unrepresented in the restored Rump | Chippenham was unrepresented in the restored Rump |
| April 1660 | | Edward Hungerford | | | Edward Poole | |
| April 1661 | | Edward Hungerford | | | Henry Bayntun | |
| July 1661 | | Sir Hugh Speke | | | Henry Bayntun | |
| August 1661 | | Sir Edward Hungerford | | | Henry Bayntun | |
| 1673 | | Sir Edward Hungerford | | | Francis Gwyn | |
| February 1679 | | Sir Edward Hungerford | | | Sir John Talbot | |
| August 1679 | | Sir Edward Hungerford | | | Samuel Ashe | |
| 1681 | | Sir Edward Hungerford | | | Sir George Speke | |
| March 1685 | | Henry Bayntun | | | Sharington Talbot, killed in duel, 1685 | |
| August 1685 | | Henry Bayntun | | | Richard Kent | |
| 1689 | | Henry Bayntun | | | Nicholas Bayntun | |
| February 1690 | | Richard Kent | | | Alexander Popham | |
| December 1690 | | Sir Basil Firebrace | Tory | | Alexander Popham | |
| 1692 | | Thomas Tollemache | | | Alexander Popham | |
| 1694 | | Richard Long | | | Alexander Popham | |
| 1695 | | Walter White | | | Alexander Popham | |
| 1698 | | Walter White | | | Edward Montagu | |
| 1701 | | Walter White | | | Viscount Mordaunt | |
| 1702 | | James Montagu | | | Viscount Mordaunt | |
| May 1705 | | Walter White | | | Sir James Long | |
| November 1705 | | Viscount Mordaunt | | | Sir James Long | |
| 1708 | | James Montagu | | | Sir James Long | |
| 1710 | | Joseph Ashe | | | Sir James Long | |
| 1711 | | Francis Popham | | | Sir James Long | |
| 1713 | | Sir John Eyles | | | John Norris | |
| 1715 | | Sir John Eyles | | | Giles Earle | |
| 1722 | | Sir John Eyles | | | Edward Rolt | |
| 1723 | | Sir John Eyles | | | Thomas Boucher | |
| 1727 | | Rogers Holland | | | Gabriel Roberts | |
| 1734 | | Rogers Holland | | | Richard Long | |
| 1737 | | Sir Edward Bayntun-Rolt | | | Richard Long | |
| 1741 | | Sir Edward Bayntun-Rolt | | | Sir Edmond Thomas | |
| 1754 | | Sir Edward Bayntun-Rolt | | | Sir Samuel Fludyer | |
| 1768 | | Sir Edward Bayntun-Rolt | | | Sir Thomas Fludyer | |
| 1769 | | Sir Edward Bayntun-Rolt | | | Henry Dawkins | |
| 1774 | | Sir Edward Bayntun-Rolt | | | Samuel Marsh | |
| 1780 | | Henry Dawkins | | | Giles Hudson | |
| 1783 | | Henry Dawkins | | | George Fludyer | |
| 1784 | | James Dawkins | Tory | | George Fludyer | |
| 1802 | | James Dawkins | Tory | | Charles Brooke | Whig |
| 1803 | | James Dawkins | Tory | | John Maitland | Tory |
| 1806 | | Charles Brooke | Whig | | John Maitland | Tory |
| 1807 | | James Dawkins | Tory | | John Maitland | Tory |
| 1812 | | Charles Brooke | Whig | | Robert Peel | Tory |
| 1817 | | Charles Brooke | Whig | | John Maitland | Tory |
| 1818 | | William Miles | Tory | | Marquess of Blandford | Tory |
| 1820 | | William Madocks | Whig | | John Rock Grossett | Whig |
| 1826 | | Ebenezer Maitland | Tory | | Frederick Gye | Tory |
| 1830 | | Joseph Neeld | Tory | | Philip Pusey | Tory |
| 1831 | | Joseph Neeld | Tory | | Henry George Boldero | Tory |
| 1832 | | Joseph Neeld | Tory | | Henry Fox Talbot | Whig |
| 1834 | | Joseph Neeld | Conservative | | Henry Fox Talbot | Whig |
| 1835 | | Joseph Neeld | Conservative | | Henry George Boldero | Conservative |
| 1856 | | Robert Parry Nisbet | Conservative | | Henry George Boldero | Conservative |
| 1859 | | Richard Penruddocke Long | Conservative | | William John Lysley | Liberal |
| 1865 | | Sir John Neeld | Conservative | | Gabriel Goldney | Conservative |
| 1868 | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member |

### MPs 1868–1983

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1868 | Gabriel Goldney | Conservative |
| 1885 | Borough constituency abolished – county division created | Borough constituency abolished – county division created |
| 1885 | Banister Fletcher | Liberal |
| 1886 | Lord Henry Bruce | Conservative |
| 1892 | Sir John Dickson-Poynder | Conservative |
| 1905 | Sir John Dickson-Poynder | Liberal |
| 1910 | George Terrell | Conservative |
| 1922 | Alfred Bonwick | Liberal |
| 1924 | Victor Cazalet | Conservative |
| 1943 by-election | Sir David Eccles | Conservative |
| 1962 by-election | Daniel Awdry | Conservative |
| 1979 | Richard Needham | Conservative |
| 1983 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

### MPs since 2010

The Chippenham name was revived in 2010 for the new constituency that includes Bradford on Avon, Chippenham, Corsham and Melksham.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 2010 | Duncan Hames | Liberal Democrat |
| 2015 | Michelle Donelan | Conservative |
| 2024 | Sarah Gibson | Liberal Democrat |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Gibson | 22,552 | 45.5 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | Nic Puntis | 14,414 | 29.1 | −27.3 |
| | Reform UK | Benjamin Ginsburg | 6,127 | 12.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ravi Venkatesh | 3,925 | 7.9 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Declan Baseley | 1,954 | 3.9 | +2.2 |
| | Independent | Ed Deedigan | 540 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,138 | 16.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,557 | 68.4 | −2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,492 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +21.3 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 28,485 | 56.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 15,285 | 30.3 |
| | Labour | 5,896 | 11.7 |
| | Green | 853 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 50,519 | 70.5 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 71,648 |
General election 2019: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michelle Donelan | 30,994 | 54.3 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Belcher | 19,706 | 34.5 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Martha Anachury | 6,399 | 11.2 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,288 | 19.8 | −9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,099 | 73.9 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
General election 2017: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michelle Donelan | 31,267 | 54.7 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Belcher | 14,637 | 25.6 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Andy Newman | 11,236 | 19.7 | +11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,630 | 29.1 | +10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,140 | 74.8 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
General election 2015: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michelle Donelan | 26,354 | 47.6 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Hames | 16,278 | 29.4 | −16.4 |
| | UKIP | Julia Reid | 5,884 | 10.6 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Andy Newman | 4,561 | 8.2 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Tina Johnston | 2,330 | 4.2 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,076 | 18.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,407 | 74.7 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +11.5 | |
General election 2010: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Hames | 23,970 | 45.8 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones | 21,500 | 41.0 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Greg Lovell | 3,620 | 6.9 | −9.9 |
| | UKIP | Julia Reid | 1,783 | 3.4 | +0.3 |
| | BNP | Michael Simpkins | 641 | 1.2 | New |
| | Green | Samantha Fletcher | 446 | 0.9 | New |
| | English Democrat | John Maguire | 307 | 0.6 | New |
| | Christian | Richard Sexton | 118 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,470 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,385 | 72.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Needham | 29,308 | 49.19 | +6.62 |
| | Liberal | Ronald EJ Banks | 24,611 | 41.30 | +2.00 |
| | Labour | Catherine LB Inchley | 5,146 | 8.64 | −9.03 |
| | Ecology | Bert Pettit | 521 | 0.87 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,697 | 7.89 | +4.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,586 | 79.96 | +1.36 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Awdry | 22,721 | 42.57 | |
| | Liberal | Ronald EJ Banks | 20,972 | 39.30 | |
| | Labour Co-op | John Whiles | 9,396 | 17.61 | |
| | United Democrat | EJ John | 278 | 0.52 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,749 | 3.27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,089 | 78.65 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Daniel Awdry | 24,645 | 44.33 |
| | Liberal | Ronald EJ Banks | 21,553 | 38.77 |
| | Labour | John Whiles | 9,395 | 16.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,092 | 5.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,593 | 82.64 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1970: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Daniel Awdry | 24,371 | 49.73 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Wingfield | 13,833 | 28.22 |
| | Labour | John Eddie | 10,807 | 22.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,538 | 21.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,010 | 77.42 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Awdry | 18,275 | 39.63 | −0.82 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Walter Layton | 17,581 | 38.13 | +1.13 |
| | Labour | Giles Radice | 10,257 | 22.24 | −0.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 694 | 1.50 | −1.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,113 | 84.28 | +3.13 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.98 | |
General election 1964: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Awdry | 18,089 | 40.45 | +3.64 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Walter Layton | 16,546 | 37.00 | +4.54 |
| | Labour | Giles Radice | 10,086 | 22.55 | −6.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,543 | 3.45 | −0.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,721 | 81.15 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.45 | |
1962 Chippenham by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Awdry | 13,439 | 36.81 | −15.26 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Walter Layton | 11,851 | 32.46 | +15.52 |
| | Labour | Robert W Portus | 10,633 | 29.13 | −1.86 |
| | Independent | K Jerrome | 260 | 0.71 | New |
| | Independent | J Naylor | 237 | 0.65 | New |
| | Independent | M Smith | 88 | 0.24 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,588 | 4.35 | −16.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,508 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −15.39 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Eccles | 21,696 | 52.07 |
| | Labour | Robert W Portus | 12,911 | 30.99 |
| | Liberal | John Hall | 7,059 | 16.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,785 | 21.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,666 | 80.25 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Eccles | 20,847 | 51.73 | |
| | Labour | William J Smith | 14,152 | 35.12 | |
| | Liberal | Arthur Rossi Braybrooke | 5,298 | 13.15 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,695 | 16.61 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,297 | 80.15 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Eccles | 22,601 | 56.05 |
| | Labour | Dengar R Evans | 17,723 | 43.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,878 | 12.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,324 | 81.43 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Eccles | 17,845 | 44.33 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Drain | 13,748 | 34.15 |
| | Liberal | Wilfred Greville Collins | 8,661 | 21.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,097 | 10.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,254 | 83.00 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Eccles | 15,889 | 42.6 | −10.7 |
| | Labour | Andrew Tomlinson | 11,866 | 31.8 | +19.6 |
| | Liberal | Donald Johnson | 9,547 | 25.6 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,023 | 10.8 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,302 | 69.8 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
1943 Chippenham by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Eccles | 8,310 | 50.6 | −2.7 |
| | Independent Liberal | Donald Johnson | 8,115 | 49.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 1.2 | −17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,425 | 41.4 | −36.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Victor Cazalet | 15,370 | 53.3 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Stanton | 9,949 | 34.5 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | William Robert Robins | 3,527 | 12.2 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,421 | 18.8 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,846 | 77.5 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
General election 1931: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Victor Cazalet | 17,232 | 56.8 | +10.2 |
| | Liberal | Seymour Howard | 10,928 | 36.0 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | William Robert Robins | 2,194 | 7.2 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,304 | 20.8 | +14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,354 | 83.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.4 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Victor Cazalet | 13,550 | 46.6 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal | Felix Brunner | 11,819 | 40.6 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | William Robert Robins | 3,717 | 12.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,731 | 6.0 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,086 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −6.2 | |
General election 1924: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Victor Cazalet | 13,227 | 54.6 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Bonwick | 11,015 | 45.4 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,212 | 9.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,242 | 83.2 | +1.6 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.3 | |
General election 1923: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Bonwick | 11,953 | 51.7 | +3.1 |
| | Unionist | Victor Cazalet | 11,156 | 48.3 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 797 | 3.4 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,109 | 81.6 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
General election 1922: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Bonwick | 10,494 | 48.6 | +19.4 |
| | Unionist | George Terrell | 10,006 | 46.3 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | William Robert Roberts | 1,098 | 5.1 | −12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,598 | 78.0 | +16.7 |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +13.1 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | George Terrell | 8,786 | 53.1 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Albert Bennett | 4,839 | 29.2 | −20.7 |
| | Labour | Reuben George | 2,939 | 17.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,947 | 23.9 | +23.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,564 | 61.3 | −28.7 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +11.9 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
A general election was expected to take place in 1914/15. The following were to be candidates;
* George Terrell (Unionist)
* Harold Gorst (Liberal)
General election December 1910: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Terrell | 4,141 | 50.1 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | Bryan Freeman | 4,117 | 49.9 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 0.2 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,258 | 90.0 | −2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,175 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.6 | |
A petition was lodged in relation to the December 1910 election, but this was later withdrawn after a recount, resulting in the above numbers. The original count had placed the Conservatives with 4,139 votes and the Liberals with 4,113 votes.
General election January 1910: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Terrell | 4,408 | 51.7 | +14.1 |
| | Liberal | Cecil Beck | 4,120 | 48.3 | −14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,528 | 92.9 | +3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,175 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.1 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Dickson-Poynder | 4,937 | 62.4 | +16.5 |
| | Conservative | J. R. Randolph | 2,971 | 37.6 | −16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,966 | 24.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,908 | 89.5 | +5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,838 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.5 | |
General election 1900: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Dickson-Poynder | 3,863 | 54.1 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | J. Thornton | 3,278 | 45.9 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 8.2 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,141 | 84.5 | −3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,446 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Dickson-Poynder | 3,898 | 53.5 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | J. Thornton | 3,390 | 46.5 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 7.0 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,288 | 87.9 | +9.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,291 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
General election 1892: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Dickson-Poynder | 3,684 | 51.6 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal | John Fuller | 3,455 | 48.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 3.2 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,139 | 78.5 | +1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,089 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Brudenell-Bruce | 3,657 | 54.0 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal | Banister Fletcher | 3,120 | 46.0 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 537 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,777 | 76.6 | −7.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,853 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.1 | |
General election 1885: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Banister Fletcher | 3,880 | 52.1 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Somerset | 3,574 | 47.9 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,454 | 84.2 | −6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,853 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.3 | |
General election 1880: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gabriel Goldney | 478 | 51.2 | −12.3 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Butler | 455 | 48.8 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 2.4 | −24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 933 | 90.5 | +5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,031 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −12.3 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gabriel Goldney | 530 | 63.5 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal | Handel Cossham | 304 | 36.5 | −9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 27.0 | +19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 834 | 85.2 | +5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 979 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.7 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gabriel Goldney | 418 | 53.8 | −16.6 |
| | Liberal | George Young | 359 | 46.2 | +16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 7.6 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 777 | 79.9 | −16.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 972 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −16.6 | |
Seat reduced to one member
General election 1865: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Neeld | 208 | 35.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Gabriel Goldney | 201 | 34.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal | William John Lysley | 172 | 29.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 377 (est) | 96.0 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 392 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Penruddocke Long | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | William John Lysley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 387 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |
General election 1857: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry George Boldero | 174 | 38.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert Parry Nisbet | 150 | 32.9 | N/A |
| | Whig | William John Lysley | 132 | 28.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 294 (est) | 88.0 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 334 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
By-election, 9 April 1856: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Parry Nisbet | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Neeld's death.
General election 1852: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry George Boldero | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Joseph Neeld | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 300 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry George Boldero | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Joseph Neeld | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 303 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
By-election, 14 September 1841: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry George Boldero | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Boldero's appointment as Clerk of the Ordnance
General election 1841: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Neeld | 165 | 42.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Henry George Boldero | 128 | 32.9 | N/A |
| | Whig | William John Lysley | 96 | 24.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 228 | 85.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 267 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Neeld | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry George Boldero | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 239 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1835: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Neeld | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry George Boldero | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 217 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |
General election 1832: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Joseph Neeld | 139 | 44.7 | −35.3 |
| | Whig | Henry Fox Talbot | 132 | 42.4 | +32.4 |
| | Whig | John Thomas Mayne | 40 | 12.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 2.3 | −8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 183 | 88.0 | c. +8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 208 | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | −35.3 | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +25.0 | |
General election 1831: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Joseph Neeld | 96 | 49.2 | −0.8 |
| | Tory | Henry George Boldero | 60 | 30.8 | −7.4 |
| | Whig | Henry Fox Talbot | 39 | 20.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 10.8 | −15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 103 | c. 79.8 | c. +20.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 129 | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1830: Chippenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Joseph Neeld | 76 | 50.0 |
| | Tory | Philip Pusey | 58 | 38.2 |
| | No label | John George Henry Pownall | 18 | 11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77 | c. 59.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 129 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | |