Taunton and Wellington (UK Parliament constituency)
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constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.[2]
BoundariesThe constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
It will comprise the majority of the current Taunton Deane constituency (to be abolished), with Wiveliscombe and surrounding rural areas being included in the newly created constituency of Tiverton and Minehead. With effect from 1 April 2023, the District of Somerset West and Taunton was abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Somerset.[4] The constituency will therefore now comprise the following electoral divisions of Somerset from the next general election:
Constituency profileElectoral Calculus characterises this area as "Centrist", where voters have moderate/centrist views on economic and social issues and thus could support any of the three main English parties.[5] ElectionsElections in the 2020s
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