Riding profile

Glastonbury and Somerton

UK constituency — England · Mixed · south west

The question

Glastonbury and Somerton: a safe seat for the Lib Dems?

Editorial read

Glastonbury and Somerton, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 14-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 34% vote share, against 27% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Sarah Dyke

Sits with Lib Dems

Since
2023-07-20
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Lib Dems

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
6.7
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Lib Dems 34.0%
  • Reform UK 27.3%
  • Conservative 23.0%
  • Green 8.7%
  • Labour 5.8%
  • Other 1.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Lib Dems Reform UK Conservative Green
HereGlastonbury and Somerton 34.0%27.3%23.0%8.7%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.6% +22.4 25.3% +2.0 18.9% +4.1 11.8% −3.2

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Lib Dems
Margin
13.9 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-7.1 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Sarah Dyke Elected Lib Dems 20,364 42.7
Faye Purbrick Conservative 13,753 28.9
Tom Carter Reform UK 7,678 16.1
Hal Hooberman Labour 3,111 6.5
Jon Cousins Green 2,736 5.7

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
93,010
Median age
49
Employment rate
69.4%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029