Thornbury (UK Parliament constituency)

It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, and Lawford's Gate except the part included in the parliamentary borough of Bristol.

The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940.

The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;