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List of parliamentary constituencies in Somerset

The county of Somerset is currently divided into 7 parliamentary constituencies, which are all county constituencies.

Constituencies

  † Conservative  ‡ Labour  ¤ Liberal Democrat

2024 boundary changes

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies recommended changes to the contituencies of Somerset which came into effect at the 2024 general election. Due to changes to the legislation requiring stricter equality in the size of the electorates of constituencies, Somerset was longer treated as a distinct entity as previously, but was combined with Avon and Devon as a sub-region of the South West Region, resulting in significant change to the existing pattern of constituencies. In Somerset, only the constituency of Yeovil retained its name with relatively minor changes. The boundary changes created the cross-county boundary constituencies of Frome and East Somerset, Wells and the Mendips, and Tiverton and Minehead.[5][6]

The boundary commission recommended the following seats within Somerset:

Containing electoral wards from Mendip

Containing electoral wards from Sedgemoor

Containing electoral wards from Somerset West and Taunton

Containing electoral wards from South Somerset

1Also contains electoral wards in the District of Bath and North East Somerset

2Also contains electoral wards in the District of North Somerset

3Also contains electoral wards in the Devon District of Mid Devon

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[7]

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Somerset in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Percentage votes

Note that before 1983 Somerset was analysed under its Ceremonial definition (including the southern part of what became analysed at boundary reviews as Avon, see Avon's list of seats).

1pre-1979: Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987: SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

1885-1910

1918-1945

1950-1979

1983-2019

2024-present (including constituencies that cover parts of Devon and Avon)

Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918 (10 MPs)

  Conservative  Liberal  Liberal Unionist

1918 to 1950 (7 MPs)

  Common Wealth  Conservative  Independent Progressive  Labour  Liberal

1950 to 1983 (7 MPs)

  Conservative

1983 to 2024 (5 MPs)

  Conservative  Independent  Liberal  Liberal Democrats

2024 onwards (7 MPs, including constituencies that cover parts of Devon and Avon)

  Conservative  Liberal Democrats

1partly in Avon2partly in Devon

See also

Notes

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

  1. ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  4. ^ Boundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007
  5. ^ Mumby, Daniel (9 June 2021). "First glimpse of new general election battle lines". SomersetLive. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Paras 1127-1178. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)