UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Somerton and Frome
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Liberal Democrat |
Conservative | Labour | Other | |
| Votes | 22,684 | 22,554 | 9,385 | 2,780 |
| Votes gained | -1,027 | -5,498 | +3,231 | +1,650 |
| Share of votes | 39.5% | 39.3% | 16.3% | 4.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 30.6% | 30.4% | 12.6% | 3.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | -0.6% | -8.2% | +5.9% | +2.9% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -2.7% | -8.9% | +4.0% | +2.2% |
| Total votes: | 57,403 | |
| Electorate: | 74,240 | |
| Turnout: | 77.3% | |
| Outcome: | Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 7.1% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Wells, Yeovil 9 June 1983 |
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Labour | Alliance | Green | UKIP | Other | Reform UK |
Independent | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Labour | Alliance | Green | UKIP | Other | Reform UK |
Independent | Others | ||
| 20 July 2023 | By Election | 10,179 | 21,187 | 1,009 | 3,944 | 275 | 1,303 | 635 | 353 | ||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 36,230 | 17,017 | 8,354 | 3,295 | 0 | |||||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 36,231 | 13,325 | 10,998 | 2,347 | 991 | 0 | ||||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 31,960 | 11,692 | 4,419 | 5,434 | 6,439 | 365 | 0 | |||
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 26,976 | 28,793 | 2,675 | 1,932 | 236 | 0 | ||||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 22,947 | 23,759 | 5,865 | 1,531 | 0 | |||||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 22,315 | 22,983 | 6,113 | 1,273 | 0 | |||||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 22,554 | 22,684 | 9,385 | 2,780 | 0 | |||||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 28,052 | 23,711 | 6,154 | 1,130 | 0 | |||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 29,351 | 5,461 | 19,813 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 26,988 | 4,867 | 17,761 | 0 | ||||||