YEOVIL (UK PARLIAMENT CONSTITUENCY)

'Yeovil' is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents

Boundaries

History

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1970s

See also

Boundaries

The constituency covers the towns of Yeovil, Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster in Somerset. Until 1983 Somerset was split into four constituencies and Yeovil constitency also contained the towns of Ilchester, Martock and Somerton but they were moved into the newly created constituency of Somerton and Frome. From the next election, Yeovil constituency will contain Ilchester once again to equalise the populations of the Somerset constituencies.
The Boundary Commission for England estimate the electorate of Yeovil constituency after the pending boundary changes to be 77,049.
Yeovil 31,812,
Chard 11,455,
Crewkerne 6,103,
Ilminster 3,825,
Ilchester 2,177
The remaining 21,677 electors live in various villages between the aforementioned towns.

History

Until his retirement from the House of Commons in 2001, this seat was held by the Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown. The seat has remained Liberal Democrat since.

Members of Parliament

★ ''Constituency created'' (1918)

Election		Member	Party
	1918	Aubrey Herbert	Conservative
	1923	Sir George Davies	Conservative
	1945	William Kingsmill	Conservative
	1951	John Peyton	Conservative
	1983	Paddy Ashdown	Liberal
	''1988''		Liberal Democrat
	2001	David Laws	Liberal Democrat

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1970s

See also

★ List of Parliamentary constituencies in Somerset