Taunton and Wellington: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Taunton and Wellington, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat) won 24,331 votes, 48.4% of the valid vote; Rebecca Pow (Conservative) came second with 12,392. 50,294 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 78,680, 63.9% of those registered. The majority was 11,939.
Key figures
What the figures show
The ONS estimates 112,724 people lived in Taunton and Wellington in mid-2024, up 13.4% on 2014. 25,552 were aged 65 or over and 20,200 were under 16.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £36,242 for jobs in Taunton and Wellington and £36,885 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £35,718. The residents' figure ranks 234th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In 2024/25, 20.9% of children under 16 in Taunton and Wellington (4,228) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 13.9% in 2021/22 to 15.0% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Taunton and Wellington accounted for 57,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,095 local units for March 2026.
Census 2021: 47,337 households, 375.1 people per square kilometre, 25.1% of workers based at home, 26.0% of adults retired.
The median price paid for a home was £270,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £195,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £280,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 266th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,499 sales were registered in the period, against 1,752 in the year to March 2025.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 76.2% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.5 points. 21.5% were economically inactive.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,685, or 2.5% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 1,520.
MP
Gideon Amos, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Taunton and Wellington since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Gideon Amos on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Gideon Amos in Hansard, from 27 October 2026 to 28 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 643 spoken contributions by Gideon Amos since 4 July 2024.
As always, the Minister is being very generous with his time. He has answered a number of the points raised—I will give him that—but if institutional landlords are paying millions of pounds in fees, the least they should expect is to have a database that works.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
It is a pleasure to serve the Committee with you in the Chair, Mr Wishart. I declare an interest as a registered social landlord.
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I am extremely grateful to the Minister for giving way during a very serious and measured speech. She referred to the standard of remediation. A number of Members, including myself, raised use of the standard of tolerability instead of building regulations.
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The right hon. Gentleman is making a typically cogent, sensible speech. Is not the logical conclusion of what he is driving at that buildings should be remediated to a standard such that they can be insured at reasonable levels and will get mortgages, and that that is the …
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I appreciate the Minister’s response. The amendments are genuinely intended to provide councils with the ability to acquire stock rather than see it lost from the social housing sector. This is a particularly important area and, I believe, an important amendment.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gideon Amos | Liberal Democrat | 24,331 | 48.4% | +12.1 |
| Rebecca Pow | Conservative | 12,392 | 24.6% | −27.3 |
| Charles Hansard | Reform UK | 8,053 | 16.0% | |
| Brenda Weston | Labour | 3,552 | 7.1% | −0.8 |
| Ryan Trower | Green Party | 1,832 | 3.6% | |
| Rochelle Russell | Communist Party of Britain | 134 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: LD gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Liberal Democrat 48.4% | Conservative 24.6% | 11,939 | 63.9% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 52.0% | Liberal Democrat 36.3% | 8,536 | 71.6% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Taunton and Wellington lies within Somerset.
- Somerset E06000066
Who has power over Taunton and Wellington
Every body that makes decisions for Taunton and Wellington, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Taunton and Wellington this page: Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Taunton and Wellington?
Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Taunton and Wellington?
The House of Commons Library records 24,331 votes for Gideon Amos of Liberal Democrat and a majority of 11,939; 63.9% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Taunton and Wellington?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,685, 2.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Taunton and Wellington?
£270,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Taunton and Wellington?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,885 (April 2025).
How many children in Taunton and Wellington live in low income families?
4,228 children under 16, 20.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Taunton and Wellington?
112,724 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.