Somerton and Frome (UK Parliament constituency)











































Somerton and Frome

County constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map
Boundary of Somerton and Frome in Somerset.


Outline map
Location of Somerset within England.

County Somerset
Electorate 82,150 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements
Frome, Somerton and Wincanton
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament
David Warburton (Conservative)
Number of members One
Created from
Wells and Yeovil[2]
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency South West England

Somerton and Frome is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by David Warburton of the Conservative Party.[n 2]




Contents






  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 Constituency profile


  • 3 Members of Parliament


  • 4 Elections


    • 4.1 Elections in the 2010s


    • 4.2 Elections in the 2000s


    • 4.3 Elections in the 1990s


    • 4.4 Elections in the 1980s




  • 5 See also


  • 6 Notes and references





Boundaries


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–present: 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 the seat of Wells. It covers the east of the district of Mendip and the north of the district of South Somerset.



Constituency profile


This area has a mixed economy, including agriculture and, in November 2012, had below the national average proportion of jobseekers (3.8%) at 1.6% of the population.[3]



Members of Parliament
































Election Member[4]
 Party


1983
Robert Boscawen
Conservative


1992
Mark Robinson
Conservative


1997
David Heath
Liberal Democrat


2015
David Warburton
Conservative


Elections



Elections in the 2010s









































































General Election 2017: Somerton and Frome[5]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
David Warburton
 36,231
 57.0
 +4.0


Liberal Democrat
 Mark Blackburn
 13,325
 21.0
 +1.6


Labour
 Sean Dromgoole
 10,998
 17.3
 +10.0


Green
 Theo Simon
 2,047
 3.2
 -5.8


Independent
 Richard Hadwin
 991
 1.6
 +1.6
Majority
 22,906
 35.8
 +2.3

Turnout
 63,892
 75.8
 +3.6


Conservative hold
Swing
 +2.4
















































































General Election 2015: Somerton and Frome[6][7][8]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
David Warburton
 31,960
 53.0
 +8.5


Liberal Democrat
David Rendel
 11,692
 19.4
 −28.1


UKIP
 Alan Dimmick
 6,439
 10.7
 +7.5


Green
 Theo Simon
 5,434
 9.0
 +9.0


Labour
 David Oakensen
 4,419
 7.3
 +2.9


Independent
 Ian Angell
 365
 0.6
 +0.6
Majority
 20,268
 33.6

Turnout
 60,309
 72.2
 −2.1


Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat
Swing
 +18.3








































































General Election 2010: Somerton and Frome[9]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal Democrat
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
 +0.4
Majority
 1,817
 3.0
 +1.5

Turnout
 60,612
 74.3
 +5.1


Liberal Democrat hold
Swing
 +0.9


Elections in the 2000s









































































General Election 2005: Somerton and Frome
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal Democrat
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
N/A
Majority
 812
 1.5
 +0.3

Turnout
 54,102
 70.7
 +1.4


Liberal Democrat hold
Swing
 +0.2








































































General Election 2001: Somerton and Frome
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal Democrat
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
 +1.2


Liberal
 Jean Pollock
 354
 0.7
N/A
Majority
 668
 1.2
 +1.0

Turnout
 52,684
 69.3
 −8.0


Liberal Democrat hold
Swing



Elections in the 1990s









































































General Election 1997: Somerton and Frome
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal Democrat
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
N/A


UKIP
 R.P. Gadd
 331
 0.6
N/A
Majority
 130
 0.2

Turnout
 57,403
 77.3
 −5.4


Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative
Swing









































































General Election 1992: Somerton and Frome[10]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Mark Robinson
 28,052
 47.5
 −6.2


Liberal Democrat
David Heath
 23,711
 40.2
 +3.9


Labour
 Robert Ashford
 6,154
 10.4
 +0.4


Green
 Ms. LA Graham
 742
 1.3
N/A


Liberal
 Ms. J Pollock
 388
 0.7
N/A
Majority
 4,341
 7.4
 −10.1

Turnout
 59,047
 82.7
 +3.3


Conservative hold
Swing
 −5.1


Elections in the 1980s

























































General Election 1987: Somerton and Frome
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Robert Boscawen
 29,351
 53.73


Liberal
 R.G. Morgan
 19,813
 36.27


Labour
 I.S. Kelly
 5,461
 10.00
Majority
 9,538
 17.46

Turnout
79.43


Conservative hold
Swing






















































General Election 1983: Somerton and Frome
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Robert Boscawen
 26,988
 54.39
N/A


Social Democratic
 N Hinton
 17,761
 35.80
N/A


Labour
 JB Osborn
 4,867
 9.81
N/A
Majority
 9,227
 18.60
N/A

Turnout
76.7


Conservative win (new seat)


See also


  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in Somerset


Notes and references


Notes




  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)


  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.



References




  1. ^ "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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "'Somerton and Frome', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 14 March 2016.


  3. ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian


  4. ^ "Somerton and Frome". Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2012.


  5. ^ "Statement as to persons nominated and notice of poll" (PDF). South Somerset District Council. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.


  6. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.


  7. ^ "Somerton & Frome". Election 2015. BBC. Retrieved 8 June 2015.


  8. ^ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/somertonandfrome/


  9. ^ "Somerton & Frome". Election 2010. BBC. Retrieved 1 October 2010.


  10. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.




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