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 |