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Bridgwater and West Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2010-2024 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bridgwater and West Somerset was a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Ian Liddell-Grainger, a Conservative.[n 2]
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Bridgwater and West Somerset | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Bridgwater and West Somerset in Somerset | |
![]() Location of Somerset within England | |
County | Somerset |
Population | 106,450 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 82,936 (December 2010)[2] |
Major settlements | Bridgwater |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of Parliament | None |
Seats | One |
Created from | Bridgwater, Taunton |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes, with the loss of the area comprising the former District of West Somerset to the newly created constituency of Tiverton and Minehead. This will be partly offset by the addition of the communities of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge. As a consequence of these changes, the constituency will revert to its former name of Bridgwater, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.