Glastonbury and Somerton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Glastonbury and Somerton
County constituency
for the House of Commons
South West England - Glastonbury and Somerton constituency.svg
Boundary of Glastonbury and Somerton in South West England
County Somerset
Electorate 70,015 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Glastonbury, Street, Somerton, Wincanton
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created from Somerton and Frome, Wells & Yeovil

Glastonbury and Somerton 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] It has been represented since 2024 by Sarah Dyke of the Liberal Democrats.

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Boundaries

Glastonbury and Somerton (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

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 Districts of Mendip and South Somerset were abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Somerset. [5] Consequently, the constituency now comprises the following electoral divisions of Somerset from the 2024 general election:

The seat is made up of the following areas of Somerset: [6]

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus characterised the proposed seat as "Strong Right", with right-wing economic and social views, high home ownership levels and strong support for Brexit. [7] In its coverage of the 2024 general election, the BBC had calculated that the changed boundaries made the new seat notionally Conservative; thus, when Sarah Dyke won the seat during the election, her victory was categorised as "Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative". [8]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Sarah Dyke Liberal Democrat

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Glastonbury and Somerton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Dyke 20,364 42.7 +11.8
Conservative Faye Purbrick13,75328.9−28.6
Reform UK Tom Carter7,67816.1N/A
Labour Hal Hooberman3,1116.5−3.1
Green Jon Cousins2,7365.7+3.7
Majority6,61113.8N/A
Turnout 47,64265.3–10.7
Registered electors 73,268
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg20.2

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [10]
PartyVote %
Conservative 30,60657.5
Liberal Democrats 16,42330.9
Labour 5,0959.6
Green 1,0702.0
Turnout53,19476.0
Electorate70,015

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References

  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ↑ "Shake-up revealed for Somerset MPs' boundaries". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  5. ↑ "The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
  6. 1 2 "New Seat Details - Glastonbury and Somerton". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  7. ↑ "Electoral Calculus".
  8. ↑ "Glastonbury and Somerton - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Somerset Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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