Frome and East Somerset (UK Parliament constituency) explained

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]

Boundaries

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:

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[4]
PartyVote%
23,646 49.3
11,251 23.5
10,156 21.2
2,917 6.1
Turnout47,97068.4
Electorate70,177

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West . Boundary Commission for England . 27 June 2024 . dmy .
  2. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West Boundary Commission for England . 2023-07-17 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
  3. Web site: New Seat Details – Frome and East Somerset . 2024-02-24 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.