Glastonbury and Somerton (UK Parliament constituency)

Glastonbury and Somerton is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[3] It has been represented since 2024 by Sarah Dyke of the Liberal Democrats.

Glastonbury and Somerton
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Glastonbury and Somerton in South West England
County	Somerset
Electorate	70,015 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	Glastonbury, Street, Somerton, Wincanton and Bruton
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrats)
Seats	One
Created from	Somerton and Frome, Wells & Yeovil

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:

• The District of Mendip wards of: Butleigh and Baltonsborough; Glastonbury St. Benedict’s; Glastonbury St. Edmund’s; Glastonbury St. John’s; Glastonbury St. Mary’s; Street North; Street South; Street West.
• The District of South Somerset wards of: Blackmoor Vale; Bruton; Burrow Hill; Camelot; Cary; Curry Rivel, Huish & Langport; Hamdon; Islemoor; Martock; Milborne Port; Northstone, Ivelchester & St. Michael’s; Tower; Turn Hill; Wessex; Wincanton.^[4]

With effect from 1 April 2023, the Districts of Mendip and South Somerset were abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Somerset.^[5] Consequently, the constituency now comprises the following electoral divisions of Somerset from the 2024 general election:

• Castle Cary; Curry Rivel and Langport; Glastonbury; Martock; Somerton; Street; Wincanton and Bruton; and small parts of Brympton, Coker, Mendip South, and South Petherton and Islemoor.^[6]

The seat is made up of the following areas of Somerset:^[6]

• Majority of the former Somerton and Frome constituency, including the communities of Bruton, Castle Cary, Langport, Martock, Somerton and Wincanton.
• Glastonbury and Street from the former Wells constituency.
• A small part transferred from the Yeovil constituency.

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus characterised the proposed seat as "Strong Right", with right-wing economic and social views, high home ownership levels and strong support for Brexit.^[7] In its coverage of the 2024 general election, the BBC had calculated that the changed boundaries made the new seat notionally Conservative; thus, when Sarah Dyke won the seat during the election, her victory was categorised as "Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative".^[8]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Sarah Dyke	Liberal Democrat

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Glastonbury and Somerton^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Dyke	20,364	42.7	+11.8
	Conservative	Faye Purbrick	13,753	28.9	−28.6
	Reform UK	Tom Carter	7,678	16.1	N/A
	Labour	Hal Hooberman	3,111	6.5	−3.1
	Green	Jon Cousins	2,736	5.7	+3.7
Majority			6,611	13.8
Turnout			47,642	65.3	−10.7
Registered electors			73,268
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+20.2