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Somerton and Frome was a constituency [n 1] in Somerset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. [ n 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.
Somerton and Frome is a rural constituency in Somerset in the South West of England. The constituency includes the market towns of Somerton, Frome, Castle Cary, Langport, Wincanton, Templecombe, Bruton and Martock. [3] Frome, the largest community in the seat, acts as a small commercial centre for the surrounding areas.
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine Somerset with Avon and Devon as a sub-region of the South West Region, resulting in significant change to the existing pattern of constituencies.
Frome and East Somerset is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was first contested at the 2024 general election . It was created from the parts of the former constituencies of Somerton and Frome and North East Somerset as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies . [ 2 ]
Frome's boundaries were extended westwards to the fringes of Bristol, bringing in Midsomer Norton and the areas round Clutton, Chew Magna and Keynsham (previously in the Northern division): the revised constituency consisted of the urban districts of Frome, Midsomer Norton and Radstock, the Bath, Clutton and Keynsham rural districts and all but ...
The Frome Society for Local Study [147] was founded in 1958 to make the history of Frome and the district better known, and to preserve its historic buildings and records; there is an annual programme of winter lectures and summer visits to places of interest as well as a wide range of research, donations, and publications.
The southern end of East Somerset (including Glastonbury, Radstock, Shepton Mallet and Somerton as well as the area round Frome and Wells) was moved into the new Mid Somerset division. The revised East Somerset constituency was now defined as consisting of the Long Ashton , Axbridge , Keynsham, Temple Cloud and Weston Petty Sessional Divisions.
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