Wells and Mendip Hills is a proposed 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 2024 general election.[2]
Wells and Mendip Hills | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Wells and Mendip Hills in Somerset | |
County | Somerset |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Wells & North Somerset |
Boundaries
editThe 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.[3]
The following areas of Somerset will make up the constituency:[4]
- The majority of the Wells constituency (to be abolished) – including the communities of Axbridge, Cheddar, Shepton Mallett and Wells
- Banwell, Blagdon, Churchill, Congresbury, Puxton and Winscombe from the Weston-super-Mare constituency
- Yatton from the North Somerset constituency
- The Polden Hills area from the Bridgwater and West Somerset constituency
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 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.[4]
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Craig Clarke | ||||
Reform UK | Helen Hims[7] | ||||
Labour Co-op | Joe Joseph[8] | ||||
Independent | Abi McGuire[9] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Tessa Munt[10] | ||||
Conservative | Meg Powell-Chandler[11] | ||||
Green | Peter Welsh[12] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Swing |
References
edit- ^ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "Shake-up revealed for Somerset MPs' boundaries". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- ^ a b "New Seat Details - Wells and Mendip Hills". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ "Notice of Poll and Persons Nominated". Somerset Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Wells and Mendip Hills Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Abi McGuire for Wells and Mendip Hills". Abi McGuire. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Stand at the next general election". South West Green Party. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
See also
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