UK Parliamentary general election
Taunton and Wellington constituency
This election was held on Thursday 4 July 2024.
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6 candidates stood in the Taunton and Wellington constituency.
Electorate | 78,680 |
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Ballot Papers Issued | 50,456 |
Spoilt Ballots | 167 |
Turnout | 64% |
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Rebecca Pow
Conservative and Unionist Party
12,392 votes -
Charles Hansard
Reform UK
8,053 votes -
Brenda Dawn Weston
Labour Party
3,552 votes -
Ryan Trower
Green Party
1,832 votes -
Rochelle Russell
Communist Party of Britain
134 votes
Wikipedia
Taunton and Wellington is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, with Gideon Amos of the Liberal Democrats taking the seat with a majority of 11,939. The predecessor seat, Taunton Deane, had been held by Rebecca Pow of the Conservative Party since 2015.
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