Somerton and Frome - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Somerton and Frome constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Somerton and Frome
Region	South West
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2001	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1997	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	36,230	55.83%	-1.15%
	Liberal Democrat	17,017	26.22%	+5.27%
	Labour	8,354	12.87%	-4.42%
	Green	3,295	5.08%	+1.86%
Majority		19,213	29.61%
Turnout		64,896	75.58%	+0.27%
Electorate		85,866
Swing from CON to LD			3.21%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.64%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.84%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	36,231	56.97%	+3.98%
	Liberal Democrat	13,325	20.95%	+1.57%
	Labour	10,998	17.29%	+9.97%
	Green	2,047	3.22%	-5.79%
	Minor	991	1.56%	N/A
Majority		22,906	36.02%
Turnout		63,592	75.31%	+2.90%
Electorate		84,437
Swing from LD to CON			1.21%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.99%
Swing from LD to LAB			4.20%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,960	52.99%	+8.49%
	Liberal Democrat	11,692	19.39%	-28.12%
	UKIP	6,439	10.68%	+7.49%
	Green	5,434	9.01%	N/A
	Labour	4,419	7.33%	+2.91%
	Minor	365	0.61%	N/A
Majority		20,268	33.61%
Turnout		60,309	72.42%	-1.91%
Electorate		83,281
Swing from LD to CON			18.30%
Swing from UKIP to CON			0.50%
Swing from LD to UKIP			17.80%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	28,793	47.50%	+3.82%
	Conservative	26,976	44.51%	+1.06%
	Labour	2,675	4.41%	-5.97%
	UKIP	1,932	3.19%	N/A
	Minor	236	0.39%	N/A
Majority		1,817	3.00%
Turnout		60,612	74.33%	+4.84%
Electorate		81,548
Swing from CON to LD			1.38%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.90%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.51%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	23,243	43.68%	-0.24%
	Conservative	23,118	43.44%	+1.03%
	Labour	5,523	10.38%	-0.46%
	Others	1,329	2.50%	N/A
Majority		125	0.23%
Turnout		53,213	69.48%	-0.05%
Electorate		76,585
Swing from LD to CON			0.63%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.11%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.75%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	23,759	43.92%	+0.29%
	Conservative	22,947	42.41%	+0.06%
	Labour	5,865	10.84%	-0.76%
	UKIP	1,047	1.94%	+0.19%
	Minor	484	0.89%	N/A
Majority		812	1.50%
Turnout		54,102	69.53%	-0.72%
Electorate		77,806
Swing from CON to LD			0.12%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.53%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.41%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	22,983	43.62%	+4.11%
	Conservative	22,315	42.36%	+3.07%
	Labour	6,113	11.60%	-4.75%
	UKIP	919	1.74%	+1.17%
	Minor	354	0.67%	N/A
Majority		668	1.27%
Turnout		52,684	70.25%	-7.33%
Electorate		74,991
Swing from CON to LD			0.52%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.43%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.91%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	22,684	39.52%	-0.64%
	Conservative	22,554	39.29%	-8.22%
	Labour	9,385	16.35%	+5.93%
	Minor	2,449	4.27%	N/A
	UKIP	331	0.58%	N/A
Majority		130	0.23%
Turnout		57,403	77.58%	-5.16%
Electorate		73,988
Swing from CON to LD			3.79%
Swing from LD to LAB			3.28%
Swing from CON to LAB			7.07%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,052	47.51%	-6.22%
	Liberal Democrat	23,711	40.16%	N/A
	Labour	6,154	10.42%	+0.42%
	Green	742	1.26%	N/A
	Minor	388	0.66%	N/A
Majority		4,341	7.35%
Turnout		59,047	82.75%	+3.32%
Electorate		71,358
Swing from CON to LD			23.19%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.32%
Swing from LAB to LD			19.87%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,351	53.73%	-0.66%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	19,813	36.27%	+0.47%
	Labour	5,461	10.00%	+0.19%
Majority		9,538	17.46%
Turnout		54,625	79.43%	+2.74%
Electorate		68,773
Swing from CON to ALL			0.57%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.42%
Swing from LAB to ALL			0.14%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,988	54.39%	N/A
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	17,761	35.80%	N/A
	Labour	4,867	9.81%	N/A
Majority		9,227	18.60%
Turnout		49,616	76.69%	N/A
Electorate		64,695

	Conservative win

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