Yeovil | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Somerset |
Electorate | 82,771 (December 2010) [1] |
Major settlements | Yeovil, Chard |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1918 |
Member of Parliament | Marcus Fysh (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | South Somerset and East Somerset (parts of) |
Yeovil is a constituency [n 1] in Somerset created in 1918 and represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has been represented since 2015 by Marcus Fysh, a Conservative. [n 2]
1918–1974: The Municipal Boroughs of Yeovil and Chard, the Urban Districts of Crewkerne and Ilminster, the Rural Districts of Chard, Langport, Yeovil.
1974–1983: As 1918 but with redrawn boundaries.
1983–1997: The District of Yeovil wards of Blackdown, Chard North East, Chard North West, Chard Parish, Chard South East, Chard South West, Chinnock, Coker, Crewkerne Town, Dowlish, Egwood, Hazelbury, Houndstone, Ilminster Town, Lynches, Mudford, Neroche, St Michael's, South Petherton, Stoke, Windwhistle, Yeovil Central, Yeovil East, Yeovil North, Yeovil Preston, Yeovil South, Yeovil West.
1997–2010: The District of South Somerset wards of Blackdown, Chard Avishayes, Chard Combe, Chard Crimchard, Chard Holyrood, Chard Jocelyn, Coker, Crewkerne, Egwood, Hamdon, Houndstone, Ilminster, Mudford, Neroche, Parrett, St Michael's, South Petherton, Tatworth and Forton, Windwhistle, Yeovil Central, Yeovil East, Yeovil Preston, Yeovil South, Yeovil West, Yeovil Without.
2010–present: The District of South Somerset wards of Blackdown, Brympton, Chard Avishayes, Chard Combe, Chard Crimchard, Chard Holyrood, Chard Jocelyn, Coker, Crewkerne, Egwood, Hamdon, Ilminster, Ivelchester, Neroche, Parrett, St Michael's, South Petherton, Tatworth and Forton, Windwhistle, Yeovil Central, Yeovil East, Yeovil South, Yeovil West, Yeovil Without.
The seat covers the towns of Yeovil, Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster in the county.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
In order to bring the electorate within the permitted range, rural areas to the north of the town of Yeovil will be transferred to the new constituency of Glastonbury and Somerton.
With effect from 1 April 2023, the District of South Somerset was abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Somerset. [4] The constituency will therefore now comprise the following electoral divisions of Somerset from the next general election:
From 1918 until 1983, Yeovil always returned a Conservative MP (though by only narrow margins over Labour in the 1940s and 1950s). There then followed a period of over 30 years during which the seat was represented by a member of the Liberal Party or their successors, the Liberal Democrats; firstly former leader Paddy Ashdown (1983–2001) and then former Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws (2001 to 2015). [6] At the 2015 election, the seat returned to its former Conservative allegiance as Marcus Fysh defeated Laws by over 5,000 votes. [7]
The South Somerset district voted 57% to leave the European Union, and academic analysis estimates that Yeovil itself voted 59% to leave. [8] There was a swing of 7.7% away from the pro-Remain Liberal Democrats towards the pro-Leave Conservatives, which made the seat much safer in 2017, Marcus Fysh's majority increasing to just under 15,000. In 2019 the voters slightly increased this majority (to over 16,000).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Adam Dance [10] | ||||
Conservative | Marcus Fysh [11] | ||||
Green | Serena Wootton [12] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Fysh | 34,588 | 58.4 | 3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mick Clark | 18,407 | 31.1 | 1.4 | |
Labour | Terence Ledlie | 3,761 | 6.3 | 6.2 | |
Green | Diane Wood | 1,629 | 2.7 | 0.9 | |
Independent | Tony Capozzoli | 689 | 1.2 | New | |
Constitution and Reform | Tom Fox | 186 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 16,181 | 27.3 | 2.5 | ||
Turnout | 59,260 | 71.9 | 0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Fysh | 32,369 | 54.5 | +12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jo Roundell Greene | 17,646 | 29.7 | –3.4 | |
Labour | Ian Martin | 7,418 | 12.5 | +5.4 | |
Green | Robert Wood | 1,052 | 1.8 | –2.0 | |
Independent | Katy Pritchard | 919 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 14,723 | 24.8 | +15.4 | ||
Turnout | 59,404 | 71.6 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Fysh | 24,158 | 42.5 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Laws | 18,885 | 33.2 | −22.5 | |
UKIP | Simon Smedley | 7,646 | 13.4 | +9.3 | |
Labour | Sheena King | 4,053 | 7.1 | +1.9 | |
Green | Emily McIvor | 2,191 | 3.8 | New | |
Majority | 5,293 | 9.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 56,933 | 69.1 | −0.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +16.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Laws | 31,843 | 55.7 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Kevin Davis | 18,807 | 32.9 | −1.2 | |
Labour | Lee Skevington | 2,991 | 5.2 | −5.3 | |
UKIP | Nigel Pearson | 2,357 | 4.1 | +0.3 | |
BNP | Robert Baehr | 1,162 | 2.0 | New | |
Majority | 13,036 | 22.8 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 57,160 | 69.4 | +5.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Laws | 25,658 | 51.4 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | Ian Jenkins | 17,096 | 34.3 | −1.8 | |
Labour | Colin Rolfe | 5,256 | 10.5 | −4.2 | |
UKIP | Graham Livings | 1,903 | 3.8 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 8,562 | 17.1 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 49,913 | 64.3 | +0.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Laws | 21,266 | 44.3 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | Marco Forgione | 17,338 | 36.1 | +8.4 | |
Labour | Joe Conway | 7,077 | 14.7 | −0.2 | |
UKIP | Neil Boxall | 1,131 | 2.3 | New | |
Green | Alex Begg | 786 | 1.6 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Anthony Prior | 534 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 3,928 | 8.2 | −12.8 | ||
Turnout | 48,032 | 64.2 | −8.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −6.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paddy Ashdown | 26,349 | 48.7 | −2.9 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Cambrook | 14,946 | 27.7 | −9.3 | |
Labour | Patrick Conway | 8,053 | 14.9 | +5.3 | |
Referendum | John Beveridge | 3,574 | 6.6 | New | |
Green | David Taylor | 728 | 1.3 | +0.2 | |
Independent | John Archer | 306 | 0.6 | New | |
Rainbow Dream Ticket | Christopher Hudson | 97 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 11,403 | 21.0 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 54,053 | 72.3 | −9.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paddy Ashdown | 30,958 | 51.7 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Julian Davidson | 22,125 | 36.9 | −4.4 | |
Labour | Vivien Elson | 5,765 | 9.6 | +2.3 | |
Green | Jay Risbridger | 639 | 1.1 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 338 | 0.6 | New | |
Anti-Paddy Ashdown Keep Britain Independent | Reginald Simmerson | 70 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 8,833 | 14.8 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 59,895 | 82.0 | +2.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Paddy Ashdown | 28,841 | 51.4 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | George Sandeman | 23,141 | 41.3 | −2.7 | |
Labour | John Fitzmaurice | 4,099 | 7.3 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 5,700 | 10.1 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 56,081 | 79.7 | −0.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Paddy Ashdown | 26,608 | 50.5 | +20.0 | |
Conservative | David Martin | 23,202 | 44.0 | −3.9 | |
Labour | Peter Brushett | 2,928 | 5.6 | −16.0 | |
Majority | 3,406 | 6.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 52,738 | 79.8 | -2.3 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Peyton | 31,321 | 47.9 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | Paddy Ashdown | 19,939 | 30.5 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Ian Luder | 14,098 | 21.6 | -7.4 | |
Majority | 11,382 | 17.4 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 65,358 | 82.1 | +2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Peyton | 25,658 | 43.0 | +1.47 | |
Labour | M. T. McVicar | 17,330 | 29.0 | +1.22 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey F. Taylor | 17,298 | 29.0 | -0.04 | |
Independent | J. E. Tippett | 332 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 7,379 | 14.0 | +2.02 | ||
Turnout | 60,618 | 79.3 | -4.56 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.12 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Peyton | 25,955 | 41.53 | -8.16 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey F. Taylor | 18,465 | 29.54 | +16.23 | |
Labour | M.T. McVicar | 17,362 | 27.78 | -9.22 | |
Democratic Conservative | J.E. Tippett | 720 | 1.15 | New | |
Majority | 7,490 | 11.99 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 62,542 | 83.86 | +4.52 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -12.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Peyton | 27,689 | 49.69 | +6.52 | |
Labour | John A Elswood | 20,621 | 37.00 | -2.21 | |
Liberal | David E Evans | 7,418 | 13.31 | -4.31 | |
Majority | 7,068 | 12.69 | +8.73 | ||
Turnout | 55,728 | 79.34 | -4.24 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.36 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Peyton | 22,664 | 43.17 | +0.62 | |
Labour | John A Elswood | 20,584 | 39.21 | +5.88 | |
Liberal | David E Evans | 9,248 | 17.62 | -6.50 | |
Majority | 2,080 | 3.96 | -5.26 | ||
Turnout | 52,496 | 83.63 | +0.32 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.25 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Peyton | 21,919 | 42.55 | -4.16 | |
Labour | Albert C Reed | 17,171 | 33.33 | -1.33 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey F. Taylor | 12,426 | 24.12 | +6.48 | |
Majority | 4,748 | 9.22 | -2.83 | ||
Turnout | 51,516 | 83.31 | -1.88 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.75 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Peyton | 23,771 | 46.71 | -1.5 | |
Labour | W. Alex Baker | 17,638 | 34.66 | -5.0 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey Fawsitt Taylor | 9,484 | 18.64 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 6,133 | 12.05 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 50,893 | 85.19 | +0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Peyton | 24,059 | 48.17 | +1.33 | |
Labour | Moss Murray | 19,793 | 39.63 | -0.43 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey Fawsitt Taylor | 6,089 | 12.19 | +0.10 | |
Majority | 4,266 | 8.54 | +2.77 | ||
Turnout | 49,941 | 85.06 | -2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.88 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Peyton | 23,701 | 46.84 | +4.27 | |
Labour | Moss Murray | 20,780 | 41.07 | +1.74 | |
Liberal | Marguerite L Winsor | 6,118 | 12.09 | -6.01 | |
Majority | 2,921 | 5.77 | +2.53 | ||
Turnout | 50,599 | 87.96 | +0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Kingsmill | 21,145 | 42.57 | +4.81 | |
Labour | Maurice Shinwell | 19,532 | 39.33 | +1.95 | |
Liberal | Leon MacLaren | 8,990 | 18.10 | -6.74 | |
Majority | 1,613 | 3.24 | +2.84 | ||
Turnout | 49,867 | 87.46 | +12.20 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.38 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Kingsmill | 16,815 | 37.78 | -9.02 | |
Labour | Malcolm MacPherson | 16,641 | 37.38 | +17.28 | |
Liberal | James Douglas Bateman | 11,057 | 24.84 | -8.26 | |
Majority | 174 | 0.40 | -13.30 | ||
Turnout | 44,513 | 75.26 | -3.04 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -13.15 | |||
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Davies | 17,640 | 46.8 | -4.1 | |
Liberal | James Douglas Bateman | 12,482 | 33.1 | -2.4 | |
Labour | Albert Edward Millett | 7,567 | 20.1 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 5,158 | 13.7 | -1.7 | ||
Turnout | 37,689 | 78.3 | -5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Davies | 20,165 | 50.9 | +9.8 | |
Liberal | Percy Holt Heffer | 14,046 | 35.5 | -3.3 | |
Labour | Hamilton Fyfe | 5,377 | 13.6 | -6.5 | |
Majority | 6,119 | 15.4 | +13.1 | ||
Turnout | 39,588 | 84.1 | +0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | George Davies | 15,526 | 41.1 | -7.2 | |
Liberal | Percy Holt Heffer | 14,679 | 38.8 | +7.7 | |
Labour | Francis Douglas | 7,609 | 20.1 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 847 | 2.3 | -14.9 | ||
Turnout | 37,814 | 83.4 | -0.2 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -7.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | George Davies | 14,477 | 48.3 | +3.8 | |
Liberal | Charles Waley Cohen | 9,320 | 31.1 | -6.5 | |
Labour | James Lievsley George | 6,179 | 20.6 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 5,157 | 17.2 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 29,976 | 83.6 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | +5.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | George Davies | 12,690 | 44.5 | -17.3 | |
Liberal | Charles Waley Cohen | 10,715 | 37.6 | N/A | |
Labour | William Kelly | 5,080 | 17.8 | -20.5 | |
Majority | 1,975 | 6.9 | -16.6 | ||
Turnout | 28,485 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | -7.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | George Davies | 13,205 | 46.6 | -15.2 | |
Labour | William Kelly | 8,140 | 28.7 | -9.6 | |
Liberal | Charles Waley Cohen | 7,024 | 24.8 | New | |
Majority | 5,065 | 17.9 | -5.6 | ||
Turnout | 28,369 | 80.8 | +7.8 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -2.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Aubrey Herbert | 15,468 | 61.8 | +11.3 | |
Labour | William Kelly | 9,581 | 38.3 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 5,887 | 23.5 | +9.4 | ||
Turnout | 25,049 | 73.0 | +11.2 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +4.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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C | Unionist | Aubrey Herbert | 10,522 | 50.5 | |
Labour | William Kelly | 7,589 | 36.4 | ||
Liberal | J. R. Brough | 2,743 | 13.2 | ||
Majority | 2,933 | 14.1 | |||
Turnout | 20,854 | 61.8 | |||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
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