| Tiverton and Minehead | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Tiverton and Minehead in South West England | |
| County | Somerset (majority) Devon (minority) |
| Electorate | 70,829 (2023) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Bridgwater and West Somerset, Taunton Deane & Tiverton and Honiton |
Tiverton and Minehead is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. Its first MP is Liberal Democrat Rachel Gilmour, who defeated Ian Liddell-Grainger, the Conservative MP for Bridgwater then Bridgwater and West Somerset from 2001 to 2024.
The constituency is named after the Devon town of Tiverton and the Somerset town of Minehead.
Boundaries
The constituency, which crosses the boundary between the counties of Devon and Somerset, is defined as composing the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:
- The District of Mid Devon wards of: Canonsleigh; Castle; Clare and Shuttern; Cranmore; Halberton; Lower Culm; Lowman; Upper Culm; Westexe.
- The District of Somerset West and Taunton wards of: Alcombe; Cotford St. Luke & Oake; Dulverton & District; Exmoor; Milverton & District; Minehead Central; Minehead North; Old Cleeve & District; Periton & Woodcombe; Porlock & District; Quantock Vale; South Quantock; Watchet & Williton; Wiveliscombe & District.
With effect from 1 April 2023, the District of Somerset West and Taunton was abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Somerset. In addition, a local government boundary review was carried out in Mid Devon which came into effect in May 2023. The constituency therefore now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
- The District of Mid Devon wards of: Canonsleigh; Clare and Shuttern; Halberton (nearly all); Lower Culm (majority); Tiverton Castle; Tiverton Cranmore; Tiverton Lowman; Tiverton Westexe; Upper Culm.
- The Somerset electoral divisions of: Dulverton and Exmoor; Dunster; Lydeard (majority); Minehead; Upper Tone (most); Watchet and Stogursey.
The seat covers the following areas:
- The town of Tiverton and surrounding rural areas, previously comprising northern parts of the abolished constituency of Tiverton and Honiton (succeeded by Honiton and Sidmouth)
- The area covered by the former District of West Somerset, including the towns of Minehead and Watchet, previously part of the constituency of Bridgwater and West Somerset (renamed Bridgwater)
- Rural areas to the west of Taunton, centred around the small town of Wiveliscombe, transferred from Taunton Deane (renamed Taunton and Wellington)
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rachel Gilmour | Liberal Democrat | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Gilmour | 18,326 | 38.6 | +19.1 | |
| Conservative | Ian Liddell-Grainger | 14,819 | 31.2 | –30.1 | |
| Reform UK | Frederick Keen | 7,787 | 16.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | Jonathan Barter | 4,325 | 9.1 | –5.2 | |
| Green | Laura Buchanan | 2,234 | 4.7 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 3,507 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 47,491 | 66.1 | –3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,843 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  24.6
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 30,297 | 61.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 9,632 | 19.5 | |
| Labour | 7,070 | 14.3 | |
| Green | 2,103 | 4.3 | |
| Independent | 309 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | 49,411 | 69.8 | |
| Electorate | 70,829 | ||
References
- "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "Shake-up revealed for Somerset MPs' boundaries". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- Mumby, Daniel; Wimperis, John (2024-05-23). "Situation in every Somerset seat as General Election called". Somerset Live. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- "The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
- LGBCE. "Mid Devon | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- "The Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
- ^ "New Seat Details - Tiverton and Minehead". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Somerset Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Ian Liddell-Grainger adopted for new Tiverton and Minehead Parliamentary constituency". West Somerset Free Press. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Tiverton and Minehead Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Labour PPC for Tiverton and Minehead". PolicyMogul. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- "Stand at the next general election". South West Green Party. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
- Tiverton and Minehead UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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