Somerton and Frome

Somerton and Frome is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the South West region of England. The seat was last held by Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat) between 20 July 2023 to 30 May 2024.

20-Jul-2023 By-election (Somerton and Frome)

The 20-Jul-2023 By-election (Somerton and Frome) was held on 20 July 2023. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Majority
11,008
Electorate
87,921
Turnout
44.1%

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Sarah Dyke
Liberal Democrat
21,187 54.6% 28.3
Faye Marie Purbrick
Conservative
10,179 26.2% -29.6
Martin John Dimery
Green Party
3,944 10.2% 5.0
Bruce David Evans
Reform UK
1,303 3.4% 3.4
Neil William Guild
Labour
1,009 2.6% -10.3
Rosie Mitchell
Independent
635 1.6% 1.6
Peter Kevin Richardson
UK Independence Party
275 0.7% 0.7
Lorna Irene Bromley Corke
Christian Peoples Alliance
256 0.7% 0.7