This constituency no longer exists
It was abolished in the 2023 boundary review. See Bridgwater for the current constituency covering this area. The data below is historical.
Con held for 4 consecutive elections.
A safe Con seat, won with 62% of the vote in 2019.
2019 General Election
2019 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2017 GEWon 2015 GEWon 2010 GE | Con | 35,827 | 62.1% |
| Lab | 11,388 | 19.8% | |
| LD | 7,805 | 13.5% | |
| Green | 1,877 | 3.3% | |
| Ind | 755 | 1.3% |
2017 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2019 GEWon 2015 GEWon 2010 GE | Con | 32,111 | 55.1% |
| Lab | 16,663 | 28.6% | |
| LD | 6,332 | 10.9% | |
| Ind | 2,102 | 3.6% | |
| Green | 1,059 | 1.8% |
2015 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2019 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2010 GE | Con | 25,020 | 46.0% |
| Ind | 10,437 | 19.2% | |
| Lab | 9,589 | 17.6% | |
| LD | 6,765 | 12.4% | |
| Green | 2,636 | 4.8% |
2010 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2019 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2015 GE | Con | 24,675 | 45.3% |
| LD | 15,426 | 28.3% | |
| Lab | 9,332 | 17.1% | |
| Ind | 2,604 | 4.8% | |
| Ind | 1,282 | 2.4% | |
| Green | 859 | 1.6% | |
| Ind | 315 | 0.6% |
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