Bridgwater and West Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)

Bridgwater and West Somerset
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Bridgwater and West Somerset in Somerset
Outline map
Location of Somerset within England
CountySomerset
Population106,450 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate82,936 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlementsBridgwater
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentNone
SeatsOne
Created fromBridgwater, Taunton

Bridgwater and West Somerset was a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Ian Liddell-Grainger, a Conservative.[n 2]

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes, with the loss of the area comprising the former District of West Somerset to the newly created constituency of Tiverton and Minehead. This will be partly offset by the addition of the communities of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge. As a consequence of these changes, the constituency will revert to its former name of Bridgwater, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.

  1. ^ "Bridgwater and West Somerset: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.


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