Taunton and Wellington

Taunton and Wellington is a constituency in the South West region of England. The seat has been held by Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Majority
11,939
Electorate
78,680
Turnout
63.9%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

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
Gideon Amos
Liberal Democrat
24,331 48.4% 12.1%
Rebecca Pow
Conservative
12,392 24.6% -27.3%
Charles Hansard
Reform UK
8,053 16.0% 16.0%
Brenda Weston
Labour
3,552 7.1% -0.8%
Ryan Trower
Green Party
1,832 3.6% 3.6%
Rochelle Russell
Communist Party of Britain
134 0.3% 0.3%