Who is the MP for Thornbury and Yate?

Claire Young (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Thornbury and Yate. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Thornbury and Yate at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Thornbury and Yate was won by Liberal Democrats with 39.0% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 33.4%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Thornbury and Yate?

PollCheck's current projection has Liberal Democrats on 32.3% and Reform UK on 27.9% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Thornbury and Yate in?

Thornbury and Yate sits within South Gloucestershire council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but South Gloucestershire covers most or all of the Thornbury and Yate area.

What is the demographic profile of Thornbury and Yate?

Thornbury and Yate is in South West. The seat is closely divided on Brexit (Leave vote estimated at 52.2% in 2016). Around 33.1% of residents have a degree, a median age of 45, and 78.0% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Thornbury and Yate?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Thornbury and Yate, Liberal Democrats won with 39.0% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Thornbury and Yate in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Thornbury and Yate: 2010 Liberal Democrats, 2015 Conservative, 2017 Conservative, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Liberal Democrats.

Constituency profile

Thornbury and Yate

South West · County constituency · South Gloucestershire borough

Sitting MP

Claire Young

Liberal Democrat

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

South West

County constituency, South Gloucestershire council

Last 5 GE winners

LDCCCLD

Conservative 3/5, Liberal Democrats 2/5

EU referendum 2016

52.2% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +0.3pp above mean

Current outlook

Liberal Democrats +4.4pp

vs Reform UK 27.9%

SouthernBrexit-marginal

Who lives in Thornbury and Yate? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

52.2%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

33.1%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

14.2%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

78.0%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

21.1%

UK average ~36%

Median age

45.0

UK median ~40

Age 65+

27.0%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

25.9%

UK average ~28%

How did Thornbury and Yate vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

LD gain from Con · majority 3,014 votes (5.6pp) · turnout 68.3%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Thornbury and Yate

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Thornbury and Yate within South Gloucestershire

The Westminster constituency of Thornbury and Yate sits entirely within South Gloucestershire Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
South Gloucestershire 56 LSOAs	100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Thornbury and Yate at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Thornbury and Yate at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	LD hold	Steve Webb	7.0%	37.2%	51.9%	3.5% UKIP	-	0.4%	7,116	75.2%
2015	Con gain from LD	Luke Hall	7.8%	41.0%	37.9%	10.6% UKIP	2.7%	-	1,495	73.5%
2017	Con hold	Luke Hall	12.1%	55.3%	31.4%	-	1.2%	-	12,071	74.7%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Luke Hall 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	8.7%	58.5%	32.6%	-	0.2%	-	14,538	74.8%
2024	LD gain from Con	Claire Young	9.5%	33.4%	39.0%	14.1% Ref	4.1%	-	3,014	68.3%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Thornbury and Yate

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Thornbury and Yate. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

Move the sliders to set national vote shares. The per-seat projection updates live. Reset returns to the current 7-poll average.

Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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