North East Somerset and Hanham (UK Parliament constituency) explained

North East Somerset and Hanham
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Type:	County
Elects Howmany:	One
Electorate:	73,113 (2023)^[1]
Mp:	Dan Norris
Party:	Labour Party (UK)
Region:	England
County:	Somerset and Gloucestershire
Towns:	Hanham Keynsham
Previous:	North East Somerset Kingswood

North East Somerset and Hanham is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.^[3] It is currently represented by Dan Norris of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

The seat is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The District of Bath and North East Somerset wards of: Chew Valley; Clutton & Farmborough; High Littleton; Keynsham East; Keynsham North; Keynsham South; Mendip; Paulton; Publow & Whitchurch; Saltford; Timsbury.
The District of South Gloucestershire wards of: Bitton & Oldland Common; Hanham; Longwell Green; Parkwall & Warmley.^[4]

The following areas of Somerset and Gloucestershire make up the constituency:^[5]

Keynsham and rural areas to the south, comprising about 55% of the abolished North East Somerset constituency^[6]
Hanham and southern-most areas of South Gloucestershire, comprising about 45% of the abolished Kingswood constituency

Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West . Boundary Commission for England . 28 June 2024 . dmy .
Web site: South West Boundary Commission for England . 2023-06-20 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
News: 2022-11-08 . Shake-up revealed for Somerset MPs' boundaries . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-12-02.
Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
Web site: New Seat Details - Somerset North East and Hanham . 2023-12-02 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
Web site: Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK? .
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.