Frome and East Somerset | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Frome and East Somerset in South West England | |
County | Somerset |
Electorate | 70,177 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Frome, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Peasedown St John |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrats) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Somerton and Frome & North East Somerset |
Frome and East Somerset is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] It was created in 2024 from the former constituencies of Somerton and Frome and North East Somerset as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. It was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]
The constituency consists of the following:
More informally, it covers the town of Frome and surrounding rural areas as well as smaller communities to the South of Bath, including Midsomer Norton, Radstock and Peasedown St John.[4]
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Anna Sabine | Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Anna Sabine[6] | 16,580 | 35.5 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | Lucy Trimnell[7] | 11,165 | 23.9 | −25.4 | |
Reform UK | David Swain[8] | 6,441 | 13.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Robin Moss[9] | 6,416 | 13.7 | −7.5 | |
Green | Martin Dimery[10] | 5,083 | 10.9 | +4.8 | |
Independent | Shaun Hughes | 737 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Gavin Heathcote[11] | 294 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,415 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 46,716 | 65.5 | –2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 71,593 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
2019 notional result[12] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 23,646 | 49.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 11,251 | 23.5 | |
Labour | 10,156 | 21.2 | |
Green | 2,917 | 6.1 | |
Turnout | 47,970 | 68.4 | |
Electorate | 70,177 |