North East Somerset and Hanham (UK Parliament constituency)

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North East Somerset and Hanham is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested in the 2024 general election. [2]

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Boundaries

North East Somerset and Hanham (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The seat will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The following areas of Somerset and Gloucestershire will make up the constituency: [4]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: North East Somerset and Hanham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Edmund Cannon [6]
Labour Dan Norris [7]
Liberal Democrats Dine Romero [8]
Conservative Jacob Rees-Mogg [9]
Workers Party Kathleen Haskard [10]
Reform UK Paul MacDonnell [11]
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. "Shake-up revealed for Somerset MPs' boundaries". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  4. "New Seat Details - Somerset North East and Hanham". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  5. 1 2 "Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?".
  6. "Edmund Cannon selected as Green Party candidate for the North East Somerset constituency for the next General Election". Bath & NE Somerset Green Party . Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. Cork, Tristan (11 May 2024). "Metro mayor Dan Norris named as Labour MP candidate for General Election". Bristol Post. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  8. "Bath councillor to stand as candidate for new Parliamentary seat". Bath Echo. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  9. "People". North East Somerset & Hanham Conservatives . Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  10. "Elections 2024". Workers Party of Britain . Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  11. "Elections 2024". Democracy Club Community Interest Company . Retrieved 23 May 2024.

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