Who is the MP for Wells and Mendip Hills?

Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Wells and Mendip Hills. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Wells and Mendip Hills at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Wells and Mendip Hills was won by Liberal Democrats with 46.9% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 24.8%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Wells and Mendip Hills?

PollCheck's current projection has Liberal Democrats on 41.2% and Reform UK on 25.1% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Wells and Mendip Hills in?

Wells and Mendip Hills crosses multiple council boundaries: Somerset (69%), North Somerset (31%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Wells and Mendip Hills?

Wells and Mendip Hills is in South West. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 55.1% in 2016). Around 35.9% of residents have a degree, a median age of 50, and 75.2% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Wells and Mendip Hills?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Wells and Mendip Hills, Liberal Democrats won with 46.9% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Wells and Mendip Hills in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Wells and Mendip Hills: 2010 Liberal Democrats, 2015 Conservative, 2017 Conservative, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Liberal Democrats.

Constituency profile

Wells and Mendip Hills

South West · County constituency

Sitting MP

Tessa Munt

Liberal Democrat

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

South West

County constituency

Last 5 GE winners

LDCCCLD

Conservative 3/5, Liberal Democrats 2/5

EU referendum 2016

55.1% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +3.2pp above mean

Current outlook

Liberal Democrats +16.1pp

vs Reform UK 25.1%

SouthernLeave-leaning

Who lives in Wells and Mendip Hills? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

55.1%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

35.9%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

15.2%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

75.2%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

23.6%

UK average ~36%

Median age

49.9

UK median ~40

Age 65+

31.5%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

22.2%

UK average ~28%

How did Wells and Mendip Hills vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

LD gain from Con · majority 11,121 votes (22.1pp) · turnout 68.5%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Wells and Mendip Hills

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Wells and Mendip Hills within Somerset and North Somerset

Wells and Mendip Hills crosses multiple council boundaries: Somerset (69%), North Somerset (31%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Somerset 36 LSOAs	69%
North Somerset 16 LSOAs	31%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Wells and Mendip Hills at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Wells and Mendip Hills at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010predecessor	LD gain from Con	Tessa Munt Wells MP	7.5%	42.5%	44.0%	3.1% UKIP	1.1%	1.8%	800	70.3%
2015predecessor	Con gain from LD	James Heappey Wells MP	6.6%	46.1%	32.8%	9.9% UKIP	4.1%	0.4%	7,585	71.7%
2017predecessor	Con hold	James Heappey Wells MP	11.7%	50.1%	37.6%	-	-	0.5%	7,582	73.8%
2019notional	Conservative winner	James Heappey Wells MP, pre-review boundary	10.8%	56.1%	30.8%	-	1.2%	1.1%	14,295	80.8%
2024	LD gain from Con	Tessa Munt	7.0%	24.8%	46.9%	13.1% Ref	4.1%	4.0%	11,121	68.5%

Wells and Mendip Hills was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Wells (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Wells and Mendip Hills

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Wells and Mendip Hills. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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