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North East Somerset and Hanham (UK Parliament constituency)

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North East Somerset and Hanham
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of North East Somerset and Hanham in South West England
CountySomerset and Gloucestershire
Electorate73,113 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsHanham
Keynsham
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentDan Norris (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromNorth East Somerset
Kingswood

North East Somerset and Hanham 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 in the 2024 general election.[3] It is currently represented by Dan Norris of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The seat is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The District of Bath and North East Somerset wards of: Chew Valley; Clutton & Farmborough; High Littleton; Keynsham East; Keynsham North; Keynsham South; Mendip; Paulton; Publow & Whitchurch; Saltford; Timsbury.
  • The District of South Gloucestershire wards of: Bitton & Oldland Common; Hanham; Longwell Green; Parkwall & Warmley.[4]

The following areas of Somerset and Gloucestershire make up the constituency:[5]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
2024 Dan Norris Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: North East Somerset and Hanham[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dan Norris[8] 20,739 40.6 +14.4
Conservative Jacob Rees-Mogg[9] 15,420 30.2 −24.5
Reform UK Paul MacDonnell[10] 7,424 14.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Dine Romero[11] 3,878 7.6 −7.4
Green Edmund Cannon[12] 3,222 6.3 +3.9
Independent Nicholas Hales 231 0.5 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Barmy Brunch 211 0.4 N/A
Majority 5,319 10.4 N/A
Turnout 51,125 69.2 −9.4
Registered electors 73,887
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase19.5

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[13]
Party Vote %
Conservative 31,435 54.7
Labour 15,046 26.2
Liberal Democrats 8,625 15.0
Green 1,370 2.4
Others 961 1.7
Turnout 57,437 78.6
Electorate 73,113

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ^ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ^ "Shake-up revealed for Somerset MPs' boundaries". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Somerset North East and Hanham". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  6. ^ a b "Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?".
  7. ^ "North East Somerset and Hanham results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ Cork, Tristan (11 May 2024). "Metro mayor Dan Norris named as Labour MP candidate for General Election". Bristol Post. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  9. ^ "People". North East Somerset & Hanham Conservatives. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Elections 2024". Democracy Club Community Interest Company. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Bath councillor to stand as candidate for new Parliamentary seat". Bath Echo. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  12. ^ "Edmund Cannon selected as Green Party candidate for the North East Somerset constituency for the next General Election". Bath & NE Somerset Green Party. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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