| Tiverton and Minehead | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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| County | Somerset (majority) Devon (minority) |
| Electorate | 70,829 (2023)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Bridgwater and West Somerset, Taunton Deane & Tiverton and Honiton |
Tiverton and Minehead 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] Its first MP is Liberal Democrat Rachel Gilmour, who defeated Ian Liddell-Grainger, the Conservative MP for Bridgwater then Bridgwater and West Somerset from 2001 to 2024.
The constituency is named after the Devon town of Tiverton and the Somerset town of Minehead.[4]
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Shake-up revealed for Somerset MPs' boundaries". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Mumby, Daniel; Wimperis, John (2024-05-23). "Situation in every Somerset seat as General Election called". Somerset Live. Retrieved 2024-06-03.