Frome and East Somerset General Election results in full as Liberal Democrats win

A new MP for Frome has been elected - and it is another Liberal Democrat gain

The current Somerton and Frome constituency is one of the largest in Somerset, spanning approximately 900 square miles - but the seat has changed.

The Lib Dems won the Somerton and Frome by-election back in July 2023, before the seat was split in two by the boundary changes, and will be hoping that the Green vote in and around Frome does not swell substantially. This is one of several seats in Somerset where it will come down to people voting with their conscience and choosing to vote tactically.

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Pollsters had forecasted a Liberal Democrat win - and they were proven right as Anna Sabine took the seat.

The new Frome and East Somerset will encompass the eastern parts of the former Mendip district, retaining Frome and the villages to the east of Shepton Mallet. It will also incorporate Midsomer Norton and Radstock, which are currently part of the North East Somerset constituency represented by Jacob Rees-Mogg since 2010.

The full results

LD win - gain from notional C

Anna Sabine (LD) 16,508 (35.39%)
Lucy Trimnell (C) 11,165 (23.94%)
David Swain (Reform) 6,441 (13.81%)
Robin Moss (Lab) 6,416 (13.76%)
Martin Dimery (Green) 5,083 (10.90%)
Shaun Hughes (Ind) 737 (1.58%)
Gavin Heathcote (Ind) 294 (0.63%)

LD maj 5,343 (11.45%)

Notional 18.65% swing C to LD

Electorate 70,378; Turnout 46,644 (66.28%)