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Coordinates:51°06′00″N2°30′36″W / 51.1000°N 2.5100°W /51.1000; -2.5100

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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–2024

Somerton and Frome
Formercounty constituency for theHouse of Commons
Boundary of Somerton and Frome inSomerset
Location ofSomerset within England
County	Somerset
Electorate	87,921 (2011)^[1]
Major settlements	Frome,Somerton,Wincanton andMartock
1983–2024
Seats	One
Created from	Wells andYeovil^[2]
Replaced by	Frome and East Somerset,Glastonbury and Somerton

Somerton and Frome was aconstituency^{[n 1]} inSomerset represented in theHouse of Commons of theUK Parliament.^{[n 2]}

It was formerly represented byDavid Warburton, who was elected as aConservative, but latterly sat as anIndependent after losing the Conservative whip in April 2022 following allegations of misconduct. Warburton resigned as an MP on 17 June 2023, thus triggering the firstby-election in this constituency since its creation at the 1983 general election, which was won bySarah Dyke of theLiberal Democrats.

Further to the completion of the2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to major boundary changes – including incorporation of the town ofFrome and surrounding rural areas in the formerMendip District into the newly created constituency ofFrome and East Somerset, and the transferring in of the towns ofGlastonbury andStreet from the constituency ofWells (to be renamedWells and Mendip Hills) to partly compensate – the constituency was reformed asGlastonbury and Somerton, to be first contested at the2024 general election.^[3] Sarah Dyke, the winner of the 2023 by-election, became the inaugural MP for the succeeding constituency.^[4]^[5]

Constituency profile

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This area has a mixed economy, including agriculture and high-tech defence related industries.^[6] In November 2012, it had below the national average proportion of jobseekers (3.8%) at 1.6% of the population.^[7]

Boundaries

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Map of boundaries 2010–2024

1983–1997: The District of Yeovil wards of Blackmoor Vale, Brue, Burrow Hill, Camelot, Cary, Curry Rivel, Islemoor, Ivelchester, Langport and Huish, Martock, Milborne Port, Northstone, Turn Hill, Wessex, and Wincanton, and the District of Mendip wards of Beacon, Beckington and Rode, Coleford, Creech, Frome Badcox, Frome Fromefield, Frome Keyford, Mells, Nordinton, Postlebury, Selwood and Berkley, Stratton, and Vale.

1997–2010: The District of South Somerset wards of Blackmoor Vale, Brue, Burrow Hill, Camelot, Cary, Curry Rivel, Islemoor, Ivelchester, Langport and Huish, Martock, Milborne Port, Northstone, Turn Hill, Wessex, and Wincanton, and the District of Mendip wards of Beacon, Beckington and Rode, Coleford, Creech, Frome Badcox, Frome Fromefield, Frome Keyford, Frome Welshmill, Mells, Nordinton, Postlebury, Stratton, and Vale.

2010–2024: The District of South Somerset wards of Blackmoor Vale, Bruton, Burrow Hill, Camelot, Cary, Curry Rivel, Islemoor, Langport and Huish, Martock, Milborne Port, Northstone, Tower, Turn Hill, Wessex, and Wincanton, and the District of Mendip wards of Beacon, Beckington and Rode, Coleford, Creech, Frome Berkley Down, Frome Fromefield, Frome Keyford, Frome Park, Frome Welshmill, Mells, Nordinton, Postlebury, Stratton, and Vale.

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of theseat of Wells. It covers the east of the district ofMendip and the north of the district ofSouth Somerset.

Members of Parliament

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Election	Member^[8]
1983	Robert Boscawen	Conservative
1992	Mark Robinson	Conservative
1997	David Heath	Liberal Democrats
2015	David Warburton	Conservative
April 2022	David Warburton	Independent
2023 by-election	Sarah Dyke	Liberal Democrats
2024	Constituency abolished, replaced by Frome and East Somerset Glastonbury and Somerton

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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2023 Somerton and Frome by-election^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Dyke	21,187	54.6	+28.4
	Conservative	Faye Purbrick	10,179	26.2	−29.6
	Green	Martin Dimery	3,944	10.2	+5.1
	Reform	Bruce Evans	1,303	3.4	New
	Labour	Neil Guild	1,009	2.6	−10.3
	Independent	Rosie Mitchell	635	1.6	New
	UKIP	Peter Richardson	275	0.7	New
	CPA	Lorna Corke	256	0.7	New
Majority			11,008	28.4	N/A
Turnout			38,788	44.2	−31.4
	Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing	+29.0

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Somerton and Frome^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Warburton	36,230	55.8	–0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Boyden	17,017	26.2	+5.3
	Labour	Sean Dromgoole	8,354	12.9	–4.3
	Green	Andrea Dexter	3,295	5.1	+1.4
Majority			19,213	29.6	–6.2
Turnout			64,896	75.6	–0.2
	Conservativehold		Swing	–3.1

General election 2017: Somerton and Frome^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Warburton	36,231	56.7	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Blackburn	13,325	20.9	+1.5
	Labour	Sean Dromgoole	10,998	17.2	+9.9
	Green	Theo Simon	2,347	3.7	–5.3
	Independent	Richard Hadwin	991	1.6	New
Majority			22,906	35.8	+2.2
Turnout			63,892	75.8	+3.6
	Conservativehold		Swing	+2.4

General election 2015: Somerton and Frome^[12]^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Warburton	31,960	53.0	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Rendel	11,692	19.4	−28.1
	UKIP	Alan Dimmick	6,439	10.7	+7.5
	Green	Theo Simon	5,434	9.0	New
	Labour	David Oakensen	4,419	7.3	+2.9
	Independent	Ian Angell	365	0.6	New
Majority			20,268	33.6	N/A
Turnout			60,309	72.2	−2.1
	Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats		Swing	+18.3

General election 2010: Somerton and Frome^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Heath	28,793	47.5	+3.8
	Conservative	Annunziata Rees-Mogg	26,976	44.5	+1.9
	Labour	David Oakensen	2,675	4.4	−6.4
	UKIP	Barry Harding	1,932	3.2	+1.3
	Independent	Niall Warry	236	0.4	New
Majority			1,817	3.0	+1.9
Turnout			60,612	74.3	+5.1
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	+0.9

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Somerton and Frome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Heath	23,759	43.9	+0.3
	Conservative	Clive Allen	22,947	42.4	0.0
	Labour	Joseph Pestell	5,865	10.8	−0.8
	UKIP	Bill Lukins	1,047	1.9	+0.2
	Veritas	Carl Beaman	484	0.9	New
Majority			812	1.5	+0.3
Turnout			54,102	70.7	+1.4
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	+0.2

General election 2001: Somerton and Frome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Heath	22,983	43.6	+4.1
	Conservative	Jonathan Marland	22,315	42.4	+3.1
	Labour	Andy Perkins	6,113	11.6	−4.7
	UKIP	Peter Bridgwood	919	1.7	+1.1
	Liberal	Jean Pollock	354	0.7	New
Majority			668	1.2	+1.0
Turnout			52,684	69.3	−8.0
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Somerton and Frome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Heath	22,684	39.5	−0.7
	Conservative	Mark Robinson	22,554	39.3	−8.2
	Labour	Robert Ashford	9,385	16.3	+5.9
	Referendum	Robert Rodwell	2,449	4.3	New
	UKIP	R.P. Gadd	331	0.6	New
Majority			130	0.2	N/A
Turnout			57,403	77.3	−5.4
	Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing	+4.5

General election 1992: Somerton and Frome^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Robinson	28,052	47.5	−6.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Heath	23,711	40.2	+3.9
	Labour	Robert Ashford	6,154	10.4	+0.4
	Green	Ms. LA Graham	742	1.3	New
	Liberal	Ms. J Pollock	388	0.7	New
Majority			4,341	7.3	−10.1
Turnout			59,047	82.7	+3.3
	Conservativehold		Swing	−5.1

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Somerton and Frome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Boscawen	29,351	53.7	−0.7
	Liberal	Rowland Morgan	19,813	36.3	+0.5
	Labour	Ian Kelly	5,461	10.0	+0.2
Majority			9,538	17.4	−1.2
Turnout			54,625	79.4	+2.7
	Conservativehold		Swing	-0.6

General election 1983: Somerton and Frome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Boscawen	26,988	54.4
	SDP	Nicholas Hinton	17,761	35.8
	Labour	Jeffrey Osborn	4,867	9.8
Majority			9,227	18.6
Turnout			49,616	76.7
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Notes

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^Acounty constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^As with all constituencies, the constituency elects oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

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^"Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England".2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved13 March 2011.
^"'Somerton and Frome', June 1983 up to May 1997".ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved14 March 2016.
^"The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West | Boundary Commission for England".boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved2 August 2023.
^"Glastonbury and Somerton – General election results 2024".BBC News. Retrieved6 July 2024.
^"General Election result: Glastonbury and Somerton constituency".www.somerset.gov.uk. Retrieved6 July 2024.
^"BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Somerton & Frome".news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved17 June 2023.
^Unemployment claimants by constituencyThe Guardian
^"Somerton and Frome". Guardian. Retrieved17 September 2012.
^"Somerton and Frome by-election candidates named".BBC News. 23 June 2023.
^"Statement of Persons Nominated"(PDF).
^"Parliamentary Constituencies Election Results-Thursday, 8 June 2017"(PDF).South Somerset District Council. 9 June 2017. Retrieved12 February 2019.
^"Election Data 2015".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved17 October 2015.
^"Somerton & Frome".Election 2015. BBC. Retrieved8 June 2015.
^"UK Polling Report".
^"Somerton & Frome".Election 2010. BBC. Retrieved1 October 2010.
^"Politics Resources".Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved6 December 2010.

External links

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Somerton and Frome UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) atMapIt UK
Somerton and Frome UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) atMapIt UK

Authority control databases: People	UK Parliament

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