Somerset was a

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, covering all of

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and southern Avon. Prior to its uniform adoption of

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in 1999, the

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used

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for the

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and

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. The

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used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had one

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each. It consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies (on their

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boundaries) of

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, and

Yeovil Yeovil ( ) is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the district of South Somerset, England. The population of Yeovil at the last census (2011) was 45,784. More recent estimates show a population of 48,564. It is close to Somer ...

. The constituency was replaced by much of Somerset and West Dorset and part of

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in 1984. Following further changes, these seats became part of the much larger South West England constituency in 1999.

Members of the European Parliament

Results

References

External links

David Boothroyd's United Kingdom Election Results
{{European Parliament former constituencies European Parliament constituencies in England (1979–1999) Politics of Somerset 1979 establishments in England 1984 disestablishments in England Constituencies established in 1979 Constituencies disestablished in 1984