Frome and East Somerset is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was first contested at the 2024 general election. It was created from the former constituencies of Somerton and Frome and North East Somerset as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[2]
| Frome and East Somerset | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of Frome and East Somerset in South West England | |
| County | Somerset |
| Electorate | 70,177 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Frome, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Peasedown St John |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Somerton and Frome & North East Somerset |
Boundaries
editThe constituency covers the town of Frome and surrounding rural areas as well as smaller communities to the South of Bath, including Midsomer Norton, Radstock and Peasedown St John. It consists of the following electoral wards:
- The District of Bath and North East Somerset wards of Bathavon South, Midsomer Norton North, Midsomer Norton Redfield, Peasedown, Radstock, and Westfield.
- The Somerset Council electoral divisions of Frome East, Frome North, Frome West, Mendip Central and East, Mendip Hills (part), and Mendip South (part).[3]
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Anna Sabine | Liberal Democrats | |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anna Sabine | 16,580 | 35.5 | +12.0 | |
| Conservative | Lucy Trimnell | 11,165 | 23.9 | −25.4 | |
| Reform UK | David Swain | 6,441 | 13.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | Robin Moss | 6,416 | 13.7 | −7.5 | |
| Green | Martin Dimery | 5,083 | 10.9 | +4.8 | |
| Independent | Shaun Hughes | 737 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Gavin Heathcote | 294 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,415 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 46,716 | 65.5 | –2.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,593 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  18.7
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Elections in the 2010s
edit| 2019 notional result[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 23,646 | 49.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 11,251 | 23.5 | |
| Labour | 10,156 | 21.2 | |
| Green | 2,917 | 6.1 | |
| Turnout | 47,970 | 68.4 | |
| Electorate | 70,177 | ||
References
edit- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Frome and East Somerset". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Election of Member of Parliament to the Frome and East Somerset Constituency – Notice of Poll and Persons Nominated". Somerset Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
edit- Frome and East Somerset UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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