Tiverton and Minehead (UK Parliament constituency) explained
Tiverton and Minehead 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 at the 2024 general election.[3]
The constituency is named after the Devon town of Tiverton and the Somerset town of Minehead.[4]
Boundaries
The constituency, which crosses the boundary between the counties of Devon and Somerset, will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of Mid Devon wards of: Canonsleigh; Castle; Clare and Shuttern; Cranmore; Halberton; Lower Culm; Lowman; Upper Culm; Westexe.
- The District of Somerset West and Taunton wards of: Alcombe; Cotford St. Luke & Oake; Dulverton & District; Exmoor; Milverton & District; Minehead Central; Minehead North; Old Cleeve & District; Periton & Woodcombe; Porlock & District; Quantock Vale; South Quantock; Watchet & Williton; Wiveliscombe & District.[5]
It will comprise the following areas:[6]
With effect from 1 April 2023, the District of Somerset West and Taunton was abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Somerset.[7] In addition, a local government boundary review was carried out in Mid Devon which came into effect in May 2023.[8] [9] The constituency will therefore now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:
- The District of Mid Devon wards of: Canonsleigh; Clare and Shuttern; Halberton (nearly all); Lower Culm (majority); Tiverton Castle; Tiverton Cranmore; Tiverton Lowman; Tiverton Westexe; Upper Culm.
- The Somerset electoral divisions of: Dulverton and Exmoor; Dunster; Lydeard (majority); Minehead; Upper Tone (most); Watchet and Stogursey.
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[10] |
|---|
| Party | Vote | % |
|---|
| | 30,297 | 61.3 |
| | 9,632 | 19.5 |
| | 7,070 | 14.3 |
| | 2,103 | 4.3 |
| | 309 | 0.6 |
|
| Turnout | 49,411 | 69.8 |
| Electorate | 70,829 | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West . Boundary Commission for England . 29 June 2024 . dmy .
- News: 2022-11-08 . Shake-up revealed for Somerset MPs' boundaries . 2024-02-23 . BBC News . en-GB.
- 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.
- Web site: Mumby . Daniel . Wimperis . John . 2024-05-23 . Situation in every Somerset seat as General Election called . 2024-06-03 . Somerset Live . en.
- Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- Web site: New Seat Details - Tiverton and Minehead . 2024-02-23 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
- Web site: The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022 .
- Web site: LGBCE . Mid Devon LGBCE . 2024-04-04 . www.lgbce.org.uk . en.
- Web site: The Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 .
- 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.
