Wells and Mendip Hills (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wells and Mendip Hills
constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.[2]

Boundaries

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

Wells and Mendip Hills is number 4 on this map of Somerset.

The following areas of Somerset will make up the constituency:[4]

With effect from 1 April 2023, the Districts of Mendip and Sedgemoor were abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Somerset.[5] The constituency will therefore now comprise the following from the next 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.[4]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Wells and Mendip Hills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Helen Hims[6]
Independent Abi McGuire[7]
Liberal Democrats Tessa Munt[8]
Green Peter Welsh[9]
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

References

  1. ^ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. ^ "Shake-up revealed for Somerset MPs' boundaries". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  4. ^ a b "New Seat Details - Wells and Mendip Hills". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  5. ^ "The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
  6. ^ "Wells and Mendip Hills Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Abi McGuire for Wells and Mendip Hills". Abi McGuire. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Stand at the next general election". South West Green Party. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

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