Yeovil (UK Parliament constituency)

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Yeovil
County constituency

Yeovil shown within Somerset, and Somerset shown within England
Created: 1918
MP: David Laws
Party: Liberal Democrat
Type: House of Commons
County: Somerset
EP constituency: South West England

Yeovil is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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The constituency covers the towns of Yeovil, Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster in Somerset. Until 1983 Somerset was split into four constituencies and Yeovil constitency also contained the towns of Ilchester, Martock and Somerton but they were moved into the newly created constituency of Somerton and Frome. From the next election, Yeovil constituency will contain Ilchester once again to equalise the populations of the Somerset constituencies.

The Boundary Commission for England estimate the electorate of Yeovil constituency after the pending boundary changes to be 77,049.

Yeovil 31,812, Chard 11,455, Crewkerne 6,103, Ilminster 3,825, Ilchester 2,177

The remaining 21,677 electors live in various villages between the aforementioned towns.

From 1918 until 1983, Yeovil always returned a Conservative MP. However since then the seat has always been held by a member of the Liberal Democrats, firstly Paddy Ashdown (1983 - 2001) and then David Laws (2001 onwards).

  • Constituency created (1918)
Election Member Party
1918 Aubrey Herbert Conservative
1923 Sir George Davies Conservative
1945 William Kingsmill Conservative
1951 John Peyton Conservative
1983 Paddy Ashdown Liberal
1988 Liberal Democrat
2001 David Laws Liberal Democrat

General Election 2005: Yeovil
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Laws 25,658 51.4 +7.2
Conservative Ian Jenkins 17,096 34.3 -1.7
Labour Colin Rolfe 5,256 10.5 -4.2
UK Independence Graham Livings 1,903 3.8 +1.5
Majority 8,562 17.2
Turnout 49,913 64.3 0.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +4.5
General Election 2001: Yeovil
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Laws 21,266 44.2 -4.6
Conservative Marco Forgione 17,338 36.0 +8.4
Labour Joe Conway 7,077 14.7 -0.2
UK Independence Neil Boxall 1,131 2.3 N/A
Green Alex Begg 786 1.6 +0.3
Liberal Anthony Prior 534 1.1 N/A
Majority 3,928 8.2 -12.8
Turnout 48,132 64.2 -8.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -6.5

General Election 1997: Yeovil
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Paddy Ashdown 26,349 48.7 -2.9
Conservative Nick Cambrook 14,946 27.7 -9.3
Labour Joe Conway 8,053 14.9 +5.3
Referendum Party John Beveridge 3,574 6.6 N/A
Green David Taylor 728 1.3 +0.2
Independent John Archer 306 0.6 N/A
Rainbow Dream Ticket Christopher Hudson 97 0.2 N/A
Majority 11,403 21.0
Turnout 53,747 72.3 -9.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +3.2
General Election 1992: Yeovil
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Paddy Ashdown 30,958 51.7 +0.3
Conservative Julian Davidson 22,125 36.9 -4.4
Labour Vivien Elson 5,765 9.6 +2.3
Green Jay Risbridger 639 1.1 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 338 0.6 N/A
Independent Reginald Simmerson 70 0.1 N/A
Majority 8,833 14.7 +4.6
Turnout 59,895 82.0 +2.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +2.4

General Election October 1974: Yeovil
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Peyton 25,658 43.0
Labour M. T. McVicar 17,330 29.0
Liberal G. F. Taylor 17,298 29.0
Independent J. E. Tippett 332 0.6
Majority 7379
Turnout 59,669 79.3
Conservative hold Swing



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