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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.
Bridgwater was re-established as a constituency, replacing Bridgwater and West Somerset, while the new constituency of Glastonbury and Somerton largely replaced Somerton and Frome. Taunton Deane was renamed Taunton and Wellington. [5] [6] The boundary commission recommended the following seats within Somerset: Containing electoral wards from Mendip
Frome was a constituency centred on the town of Frome in Somerset. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832, until it was abolished for the 1950 general election. Between 1832 and 1885, it was a parliamentary borough; after 1885 it was a county constituency, a division ...
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]
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A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Somerton and Frome took place on 20 July 2023, following the resignation of the incumbent MP David Warburton on 17 June. It was the first by-election in Somerset since the 1970 Bridgwater by-election. [1] The seat was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Dyke. [2]
Anna Elizabeth Sabine [1] is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Frome and East Somerset since 2024. She is the first holder of the seat. She won 16,580 votes (35.5%), with a majority of 5,415. [2]
Dyke was selected as the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for the constituency of Somerton and Frome in May 2022. [7] On 17 June 2023, David Warburton , MP for Somerton and Frome since 2015, announced his intention to resign from Parliament following allegations of sexual harassment. [ 8 ]