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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.
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]
The boundary changes created the cross-county boundary constituencies of Frome and East Somerset, Wells and Mendip Hills, and Tiverton and Minehead. 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 .
The town is in the Mendip district of Somerset and is part of the parliamentary constituency of Somerton and Frome. In April 2010 a large hoard of third-century Roman coins was unearthed in a field near the town. From AD 950 to 1650, Frome was larger than Bath and originally grew due to the wool and cloth industry. It later diversified into ...
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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] During her campaign it was reported that Dyke was a supporter of Extinction Rebellion .
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 ...