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South West · Former constituency (1918–1945)

Somerset Frome

Every general election in Somerset Frome since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 5,507.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won29,73555.1%
Conservative24,22844.9%
Valid votes53,963
Majority5,50710.2%

Turnout 78.3% of 68,954 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Conservative, 1918: 46.7%Conservative, 1922: 51.2%Conservative, 1923: 45.6%Conservative, 1924: 52.8%Conservative, 1929: 40.3%Conservative, 1931: 58.3%Conservative, 1935: 46.3%Conservative, 1945: 44.9%Labour, 1918: 43.9%Labour, 1922: 48.8%Labour, 1923: 54.4%Labour, 1924: 47.2%Labour, 1929: 45.5%Labour, 1931: 41.7%Labour, 1935: 43.9%Labour, 1945: 55.1%Liberal, 1918: 8.4%Liberal, 1929: 14.2%Liberal, 1935: 9.8%
Vote share in Somerset Frome at each general election Con Lab Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabCon5,50710.278.3%
1935ConLab9942.382.5%Con hold
1931ConLab7,11016.787.3%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon2,1465.386.5%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab1,7455.682.9%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon2,5968.979.7%Lab gain from Con
1922ConLab7062.482.2%Con hold
1918ConLab6642.867.7%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Somerset Frome?

Labour won Somerset Frome at the 1945 general election with a majority of 5,507.

Which parties have won Somerset Frome?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 5, Labour 3.

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