Somerton and Frome (UK Parliament constituency)
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Somerton and Frome is a constituency[n 1] in Somerset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2023 by Sarah Dyke of the Liberal Democrats.
Somerton and Frome | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Somerset |
Electorate | 87,921 (July 2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Frome, Somerton, Wincanton and Martock |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Wells and Yeovil[2] |
It was formerly represented by David Warburton, who was elected as a Conservative, but latterly sat as an Independent after losing the Conservative whip in April 2022 following allegations of misconduct.[n 2] Warburton resigned as an MP on 17 June 2023, thus triggering the first by-election in this constituency since its creation at the 1983 general election.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to major boundary changes, with the town of Frome and surrounding rural areas in the (former) District of Mendip being incorporated into the newly created constituency of Frome and East Somerset. To partly compensate, the towns of Glastonbury and Street will be transferred in from the constituency of Wells (to be renamed Wells and Mendip Hills). As a consequence, the constituency will be renamed Glastonbury and Somerton, to be first contested at the next general election.[3]