| Somerton and Frome | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:SomertonFrome2007Constituency.svg) Boundary of Somerton and Frome in Somerset | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:EnglandSomerset.svg) Location of Somerset within England | |
| County | Somerset |
| Electorate | 87,921 (2011)[1] |
| Major settlements | Frome, Somerton, Wincanton and Martock |
| 1983–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Wells and Yeovil[2] |
| Replaced by | Frome and East Somerset, Glastonbury and Somerton |
Somerton and Frome was a constituency[n 1] in Somerset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.[n 2]
It was formerly represented by David Warburton, who was elected as a Conservative, but latterly sat as an Independent after losing the Conservative whip in April 2022 following allegations of misconduct. Warburton resigned as an MP on 17 June 2023, thus triggering the first by-election in this constituency since its creation at the 1983 general election, which was won by Sarah Dyke of the Liberal Democrats.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to major boundary changes – including incorporation of the town of Frome and surrounding rural areas in the former Mendip District into the newly created constituency of Frome and East Somerset, and the transferring in of the towns of Glastonbury and Street from the constituency of Wells (to be renamed Wells and Mendip Hills) to partly compensate – the constituency was reformed as Glastonbury and Somerton, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[3] Sarah Dyke, the winner of the 2023 by-election, became the inaugural MP for the succeeding constituency.[4][5]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'Somerton and Frome', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Glastonbury and Somerton – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "General Election result: Glastonbury and Somerton constituency". www.somerset.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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