Result: Somerton & Frome
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  | 43.9% |
| Conservative |  | 42.4% |
| Labour |  | 10.8% |
| Swing: 0.2% from CON to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| David Heath | Liberal Democrat | 23,759 | 43.9 | +0.3 |
| Clive Allen | Conservative | 22,947 | 42.4 | 0.0 |
| Joseph Pestell | Labour | 5,865 | 10.8 | -0.8 |
| Bill Lukins | UK Independence Party | 1,047 | 1.9 | +0.2 |
| Carl Beaman | Veritas | 484 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | 812 | 1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 54,102 | 70.7 | +1.4 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH WEST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR SOMERTON & FROME | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  | 43.6% |
| Conservative |  | 42.4% |
| Labour |  | 11.6% |
| Others |  | 2.4% |
