Taunton and Wellington
ConstituencyThe south west of the South West. About 112,772 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 288 square kilometres.
MP for Taunton and Wellington
Gideon AmosLiberal DemocratMP since
They won by 11,939 votes on a 63.9% turnout.
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Radon Affected Area by constituency
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 21% of people in Taunton and Wellington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gideon AmosElected | Liberal Democrat | 24,331 | 48.4% |
| Rebecca Pow | Conservative | 12,392 | 24.6% |
| Charles Hansard | Reform UK | 8,053 | 16.0% |
| Brenda Weston | Labour | 3,552 | 7.1% |
| Ryan Trower | Green Party | 1,832 | 3.6% |
| Rochelle Russell | Communist Party of Britain | 134 | 0.3% |
- Electorate
- 78,680
- Turnout
- 63.9%
- Majority
- 11,939 (23.7%)
- Valid votes
- 50,294
- Rejected ballots
- 167
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How Taunton and Wellington compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.
What is the population of Taunton and Wellington?
Taunton and Wellington had 107,909 usual residents at the census.
Taunton and Wellington is the 173rd most populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Somerset
Most of Taunton and Wellington lies in Somerset. These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Taunton and Wellington itself. See Somerset
Taunton and Wellington in brief
The winner in Taunton and Wellington had a majority of 23.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Taunton and Wellington at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 63.9%.
Taunton and Wellington had 107,909 usual residents at the census.
About 21% of people in Taunton and Wellington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.