Frome and East Somerset | |
Parliament: | uk |
Year: | 2024 |
Type: | County |
Previous: | Somerton and Frome & North East Somerset |
Electorate: | 70,177 (2023)[1] |
Mp: | Anna Sabine |
Party: | Liberal Democrats |
Region: | England |
County: | Somerset |
Elects Howmany: | One |
Towns: | Frome, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Peasedown St John |
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]
The 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:
2019 notional result[4] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
23,646 | 49.3 | ||
11,251 | 23.5 | ||
10,156 | 21.2 | ||
2,917 | 6.1 | ||
Turnout | 47,970 | 68.4 | |
Electorate | 70,177 |