By-election

Somerton and Frome

By-election · 20 July 2023 · England

Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat) won the seat, a LD gain from Con, with a majority of 11,008 on a 44.1% turnout.

Electorate 87,921 · Valid votes 38,788 · Turnout 44.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sarah Dyke	Liberal Democrat	21,187	54.6%
Faye Purbrick	Conservative	10,179	26.2%
Martin Dimery	Green Party	3,944	10.2%
Bruce Evans	Reform UK	1,303	3.4%
Neil Guild	Labour	1,009	2.6%
Rosie Mitchell	Independent	635	1.6%
Peter Richardson	UK Independence Party	275	0.7%
Lorna Corke	Christian Peoples Alliance	256	0.7%