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Wells and Mendip Hills
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Wells and Mendip Hills in Somerset
CountySomerset
Electorate69,843 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentTessa Munt (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created fromWells & North Somerset

Wells and Mendip Hills is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]

Boundaries

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The District of Mendip wards of: Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton; Croscombe and Pilton; Moor; Rodney and Westbury; St. Cuthbert Out North; Shepton East; Shepton West; Wells Central; Wells St. Cuthbert's; Wells St. Thomas'; Wookey and St. Cuthbert Out West.
  • The District of North Somerset wards of: Banwell & Winscombe; Blagdon & Churchill; Congresbury & Puxton; Yatton.
  • The District of Sedgemoor wards of: Axevale; Cheddar and Shipham; East Polden; Knoll; Wedmore and Mark; West Polden.[4]

The following areas of Somerset will make up the constituency:[5]

With effect from 1 April 2023, the Districts of Mendip and Sedgemoor were abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Somerset.[6] The constituency will therefore now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

  • The District of North Somerset wards of: Banwell & Winscombe; Blagdon & Churchill; Congresbury & Puxton; Yatton.
  • The Somerset electoral divisions of: Brent (majority); Cheddar; Huntspill (part); King Alfred (most); Mendip Hills (part); Mendip South (small part); Mendip West; Shepton Mallett; Wells.[5]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wells and Mendip Hills[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tessa Munt[8] 23,622 46.9 +16.1
Conservative Meg Powell-Chandler[9] 12,501 24.8 −31.3
Reform UK Helen Hims[10] 6,611 13.1 N/A
Labour Co-op Joe Joseph[11] 3,527 7.0 −3.8
Green Peter Welsh[12] 2,068 4.1 +2.9
Independent Abi McGuire[13] 1,849 3.7 N/A
Independent Craig Clarke 190 0.4 N/A
Majority 11,121 22.1 N/A
Turnout 50,368 69.9 −10.9
Registered electors 72,051
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase23.7

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[14]
Party Vote %
Conservative 31,678 56.1
Liberal Democrats 17,383 30.8
Labour 6,076 10.8
Green 661 1.2
Others 643 1.2
Turnout 56,441 80.8
Electorate 69,843

See also

References

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ^ "Shake-up revealed for Somerset MPs' boundaries". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  5. ^ a b "New Seat Details – Wells and Mendip Hills". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  6. ^ "The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
  7. ^ "Notice of Poll and Persons Nominated". Somerset Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  9. ^ Meg Powell-Chandler [@meg4wells] (June 3, 2024). "I'm delighted to have been selected as the Parliamentary Candidate for the beautiful Wells and Mendip Hills Constituency. If elected on 4th July I will work tirelessly for the residents and make sure their voice is heard in Westminster" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Wells and Mendip Hills Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  11. ^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Stand at the next general election". South West Green Party. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Abi McGuire for Wells and Mendip Hills". Abi McGuire. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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