Wells and Mendip Hills (UK Parliament constituency) explained
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
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.
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[7] |
|---|
| Party | Vote | % |
|---|
| | 31,678 | 56.1 |
| | 17,383 | 30.8 |
| | 6,076 | 10.8 |
| | 661 | 1.2 |
| Others | 643 | 1.2 |
|
| Turnout | 56,441 | 80.8 |
| Electorate | 69,843 | |
See also
References
- Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West . Boundary Commission for England . 29 June 2024 . dmy .
- Web site: South West Boundary Commission for England . 2023-06-20 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
- News: 2022-11-08 . Shake-up revealed for Somerset MPs' boundaries . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-12-02.
- Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- Web site: New Seat Details – Wells and Mendip Hills . 2023-12-02 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
- Web site: The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022 .
- Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.
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