Glastonbury and Somerton is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of Mendip wards of: Butleigh and Baltonsborough; Glastonbury St. Benedict’s; Glastonbury St. Edmund’s; Glastonbury St. John’s; Glastonbury St. Mary’s; Street North; Street South; Street West.
- The District of South Somerset wards of: Blackmoor Vale; Bruton; Burrow Hill; Camelot; Cary; Curry Rivel, Huish & Langport; Hamdon; Islemoor; Martock; Milborne Port; Northstone, Ivelchester & St. Michael’s; Tower; Turn Hill; Wessex; Wincanton.[4]
It is made up of the following areas of Somerset:[5]
- Majority of the current Somerton and Frome constituency (to be abolished, with remaining parts being included in the new Frome and East Somerset seat). Includes the communities of Bruton, Castle Cary, Langport, Martock, Somerton and Wincanton.
- Glastonbury and Street from the Wells constituency (to be abolished and succeeded by Wells and Mendip Hills)
- A small part of the Yeovil constituency.
With effect from 1 April 2023, the Districts of Mendip and South Somerset were abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Somerset.[6] The constituency, therefore, now comprises the following electoral divisions of Somerset from the 2024 general election:
- Castle Cary; Curry Rivel and Langport; Glastonbury; Martock; Somerton; Street; Wincanton and Bruton; and small parts of Brympton, Coker, Mendip South, and South Petherton and Islemoor.[5]
Constituency profile
Electoral Calculus characterised the proposed seat as "Strong Right", with right-wing economic and social views, high home ownership levels and strong support for Brexit.[7] In its coverage of the 2024 general election, the BBC had calculated that the changed boundaries made the new seat notionally Conservative; thus, when Sarah Dyke won the seat during the election, her victory was categorised as "Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative".[8]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sarah Dyke | Liberal Democrat | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Dyke[10] | 20,364 | 42.7 | +11.8 | |
| Conservative | Faye Purbrick[11] | 13,753 | 28.9 | −28.6 | |
| Reform UK | Tom Carter[12] | 7,678 | 16.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Hal Hooberman[13] | 3,111 | 6.5 | −3.1 | |
| Green | Jon Cousins[14] | 2,736 | 5.7 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 6,611 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 47,642 | 65.3 | –10.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,982 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  20.2
|
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[15] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 30,606 | 57.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 16,423 | 30.9 | |
| Labour | 5,095 | 9.6 | |
| Green | 1,070 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | 53,194 | 76.0 | |
| Electorate | 70,015 | ||
References
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "Shake-up revealed for Somerset MPs' boundaries". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- ^ a b "New Seat Details - Glastonbury and Somerton". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ "Electoral Calculus".
- ^ "Glastonbury and Somerton - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Somerset Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Faye Purbrick to stand in Glastonbury and Somerton election". Somerset County Gazette. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Reform UK - Glastonbury and Somerton". Reform UK. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "We are delighted to announce our Labour Party Parliamentary candidate for Glastonbury & Somerton, Hal Hooberman". Twitter. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Stand at the next general election". South West Green Party. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
- Glastonbury and Somerton UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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