Tiverton and Minehead (UK Parliament constituency)

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Tiverton and Minehead
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Tiverton and Minehead in Somerset
County Somerset
Current constituency
Created Next United Kingdom general election
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from Bridgwater and West Somerset & Tiverton and Honiton

Tiverton and Minehead is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election. [2]

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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):

It will comprise the following areas: [4]

With effect from 1 April 2023, the District of Somerset West and Taunton was abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Somerset. [5] In addition, a local government boundary review was carried out in Mid Devon which came into effect in May 2023. [6] [7] The constituency will therefore now comprise the following from the next general election:

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Tiverton and Minehead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Liddell-Grainger [8]
Green Laura Buchanan [9]
Labour Jonathan Barter [10]
Liberal Democrats Rachel Gilmour [11]
Reform UK Frederick Keen [12]
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. ↑ "Shake-up revealed for Somerset MPs' boundaries". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  4. 1 2 "New Seat Details - Tiverton and Minehead". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  5. ↑ "The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
  6. ↑ LGBCE. "Mid Devon | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  7. ↑ "The Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  8. ↑ {{Cite web |title=Ian Liddell-Grainger adopted for new Tiverton and Minehead Parliamentary constituency |url= https://www.wsfp.co.uk/news/ian-liddell-grainger-adopted-for-new-tiverton-and-minehead-parliamentary-constituency-594522 |access-date=23 February 2024 |publisher=[[Tindle|West Somerset Free Press]}}
  9. ↑ "Stand at the next general election". South West Green Party . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Labour PPC for Tiverton and Minehead". PolicyMogul. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  11. ↑ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Tiverton and Minehead Constituency". Reform UK . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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