North Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)
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North Somerset County constituency
North Somerset shown within Avon, and Avon shown within England
Created:	1885, 1950, 2010?
MP:	[[]]
Party:	[[]]
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Somerset
EP constituency:	South West England

North Somerset will be a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. This seat is the successor seat to Woodspring.

Constituencies of the same name previously existed between 1885-1918 and 1950-1983.

Boundaries

Following the review of parliamentary representation in Bath and North Somerset, the Boundary Commission for England have created a constituency of North Somerset. The electoral wards used to form this constituency are:

• Backwell, Clevedon Central, Clevedon East, Clevedon North, Clevedon South, Clevedon Walton, Clevedon West, Clevedon Yeo, Easton-in-Gordano, Gordano, Nailsea East, Nailsea North and West, Pill, Portishead Central, Portishead Coast, Portishead East, Portishead Redcliffe Bay, Portishead South and North Weston, Portishead West, Winford, Wraxall and Long Ashton, Wrington, and Yatton.

History

A previous constituency of the same name was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election. It was re-established for the 1950 general election, and abolished again for the 1983 general election.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885-1918

MPs 1950-1983

Election results

For previous results in this seat, see Woodspring

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Avon
• Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general election