Bridgwater
ConstituencyThe middle of the South West. About 103,625 people in 296 square kilometres.
MP for Bridgwater
Sir Ashley FoxConservativeMP since
They won by 1,349 votes on a 56.1% 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.
Majority 2024 by constituency
UK Parliament election results · July 2024
The winner in Bridgwater had a majority of 3.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley FoxElected | Conservative | 12,281 | 30.6% |
| Leigh Redman | Labour | 10,932 | 27.2% |
| Wiliam Fagg | Reform UK | 8,913 | 22.2% |
| Claire Sully | Liberal Democrat | 5,781 | 14.4% |
| Charles Graham | Green Party | 1,720 | 4.3% |
| Pelé Barnes | Independent | 334 | 0.8% |
| Gregory Tanner | Workers Party of Britain | 168 | 0.4% |
- Electorate
- 71,571
- Turnout
- 56.1%
- Majority
- 1,349 (3.4%)
- Valid votes
- 40,129
- Rejected ballots
- 149
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 Bridgwater compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.
What is the population of Bridgwater?
Bridgwater had 99,185 usual residents at the census.
Bridgwater is the 274th least populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Somerset
Most of Bridgwater lies in Somerset. These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Bridgwater itself. See Somerset
Bridgwater in brief
The winner in Bridgwater had a majority of 3.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Bridgwater at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.1%.
Bridgwater had 99,185 usual residents at the census.
60.6% of residents in Bridgwater were aged 15 to 64 at the census.