Taunton and Wellington (UK Parliament constituency)

Taunton and Wellington 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] with Gideon Amos of the Liberal Democrats taking the seat with a majority of 11,939. The predecessor seat, Taunton Deane, had been held by Rebecca Pow of the Conservative Party since 2015.

Taunton and Wellington
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Taunton and Wellington in South West England
County	Somerset
Electorate	76,049 (2023)[1]
Major settlements	Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, Wellington, Wiveliscombe
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat)
Seats	One
Created from	Taunton Deane

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 Somerset West and Taunton wards of: Blackbrook & Holway; Comeytrowe & Bishop’s Hull; Creech St. Michael; Halcon & Lane; Hatch & Blackdown; Manor & Tangier; Monument; North Curry & Ruishton; North Town; Norton Fitzwarren & Staplegrove; Priorswood; Rockwell Green; Trull, Pitminster and Corfe; Victoria; Vivary; Wellington East; Wellington North; Wellington South; Wellsprings & Rowbarton; West Monkton & Cheddon Fitzpaine; Wilton & Sherford.^[4]

With effect from 1 April 2023, the District of Somerset West and Taunton was 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:

• Bishop's Hull and Taunton West; Blackdown and Neroche; Comeytrowe and Trull; Lydeard (part); Monkton and North Curry; Rowbarton and Staplegrove; Taunton East; Taunton North; Taunton South; Upper Tone (small part); Wellington.^[6]

The seat comprises the majority of the former Taunton Deane constituency, with Wiveliscombe and surrounding rural areas being included in the newly created constituency of Tiverton and Minehead.

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus characterises this area as "Centrist", where voters have moderate/centrist views on economic and social issues and thus could support any of the three main English parties.^[6]

Members of Parliament

2024–present

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Gideon Amos	Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Taunton and Wellington^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gideon Amos	24,331	48.4	+12.1
	Conservative	Rebecca Pow	12,392	24.6	−27.4
	Reform UK	Charles Hansard	8,053	16.0	N/A
	Labour	Brenda Weston	3,552	7.1	−0.8
	Green	Ryan Trower	1,832	3.6	N/A
	Communist	Rochelle Russell	134	0.3	N/A
Majority			11,939	23.8
Turnout			50,294	64.4	−7.2
Registered electors			78,116
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+19.8

2019 notional result[8]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	28,298	52.0
	Liberal Democrats	19,762	36.3
	Labour	4,299	7.9
	Independent	2,081	3.8
Turnout		54,440	71.6
Electorate		76,049