2023 Somerton and Frome by-election

2023 Somerton and Frome by-election

20 July 2023

Somerton and Frome constituency
Turnout44.2% ( 31.4 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
GRN
Candidate Sarah Dyke Faye Purbrick Martin Dimery
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Green
Popular vote 21,187 10,739 3,944
Percentage 54.6% 26.2% 10.2%
Swing 28.4 pp 29.6 pp 5.1 pp

MP before election

David Warburton
Conservative

Elected MP

Sarah Dyke
Liberal Democrats

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Somerton and Frome was held on 20 July 2023, following the resignation of the incumbent Conservative Party MP David Warburton on 17 June. The seat was won by Sarah Dyke of the Liberal Democrats.

It was the first by-election in Somerset since the 1970 Bridgwater by-election, and was held on the same day as the 2023 Selby and Ainsty by-election and 2023 Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election.