Somerton and Frome (UK Parliament constituency)

Somerton and Frome
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Somerton and Frome in Somerset
Location of Somerset within England
CountySomerset
Electorate87,921 (2011)
Major settlementsFrome, Somerton, Wincanton and Martock
19832024
SeatsOne
Created fromWells and Yeovil
Replaced byFrome and East Somerset, Glastonbury and Somerton

Somerton and Frome was a constituency in Somerset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

It was formerly represented by David Warburton, who was elected as a Conservative, but latterly sat as an Independent after losing the Conservative whip in April 2022 following allegations of misconduct. Warburton resigned as an MP on 17 June 2023, thus triggering the first by-election in this constituency since its creation at the 1983 general election, which was won by Sarah Dyke of the Liberal Democrats.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to major boundary changes – including incorporation of the town of Frome and surrounding rural areas in the former Mendip District into the newly created constituency of Frome and East Somerset, and the transferring in of the towns of Glastonbury and Street from the constituency of Wells (to be renamed Wells and Mendip Hills) to partly compensate – the constituency was reformed as Glastonbury and Somerton, to be first contested at the 2024 general election. Sarah Dyke, the winner of the 2023 by-election, became the inaugural MP for the succeeding constituency.