Frome and East Somerset | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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 |
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 parts of the former constituencies of Somerton and Frome and North East Somerset as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. [2] It has been represented since 2024 by Anna Sabine of the Liberal Democrats.
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:
With effect from 1 April 2023, the District of Mendip was abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Somerset. [4] Consequently, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
The constituency covers the town of Frome and surrounding rural areas, previously part of the abolished constituency of Somerton and Frome; and smaller communities to the South of Bath, including Midsomer Norton, Radstock and Peasedown St John, previously part of the abolished constituency of North East Somerset.
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Anna Sabine | Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
2019 notional result [7] | |||
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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 |
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