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Constituency view

Frome and East Somerset

South West, England

LD gain from Con
Current MP

Current representation

Anna Sabine

Liberal Democrats

Female

Majority5,415
Turnout65.3%
Electorate71,593
Valid votes46,716
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Lib Dem16,580 - 35.5%
Conservative11,165 - 23.9%
Reform6,441 - 13.8%
Labour6,416 - 13.7%
Green5,083 - 10.9%
Other1,031 - 2.2%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£156,777,825

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£1,667 total benefits bill per resident · 26% below average

Frome and East Somerset
£1,667
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 412 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£156,777,825454/575
Change over 2 years+17.4%
Median local wage (2025)£33,344+10.5%
  • Universal Credit£89,547,389

    £952 per resident · 7,131 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 2,724 · 1 in 20 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£36,420,698

    £387 per resident · 4,931 claimants (+18.5% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 1,985 · 40% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,437

  • Disability Living Allowance£12,488,915

    £133 per resident · 2,123 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£8,285,839

    £88 per resident · 1,241 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£5,024,227

    £53 per resident · 1,159 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£5,010,757

    £53 per resident · 812 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021
White 96.8%White British 92.7%Asian 1.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.5%Other 0.3%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 98.0%White British 95.0%Asian 0.8%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.9%Other 0.1%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 98.7%White British 96.7%Asian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5%Other 0.2%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991 data not available for this constituency.

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Frome and East Somerset (2021)
UK 93.4%Other EU 3.2%Other countries 3.4%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Frome and East Somerset (2011)
UK 94.6%Other EU 2.2%Other countries 3.2%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Frome and East Somerset (2001)
UK 96.0%Other EU 1.2%Other countries 2.9%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

1991 data not available for this topic.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Frome and East Somerset

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.