Wells and Mendip Hills
UK parliamentary constituency
EnglandElectorate 73,538E14001572
Latest result
2024 General Election — Liberal Democrat held the seat with 46.9% of the vote, majority of 11,121.
Turnout: 50,368
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2024 General Election →
Turnout 50,368| ●Liberal Democrat | 23,622 | 46.9% |
| Conservative | 12,501 | 24.8% |
| Reform UK | 6,611 | 13.1% |
| Labour | 3,527 | 7.0% |
| Green Party | 2,068 | 4.1% |
| Independent | 1,849 | 3.7% |
Most-signed petitions in Wells and Mendip Hills
Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.
- Call a General Election5,302 local · 3,084,713 total
- Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,532 local · 2,984,191 total
- Call an immediate general election1,623 local · 1,059,229 total
- Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants930 local · 720,772 total
- Repeal the Online Safety Act671 local · 550,136 total
- Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers584 local · 427,447 total
- Don't change inheritance tax relief for working farms431 local · 154,005 total
- Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 422 local · 281,794 total
- Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures421 local · 257,938 total
- Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions410 local · 209,956 total
- Do not merge section 1 & 2 regulations on firearms licenses394 local · 122,952 total
- Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels384 local · 184,376 total
- Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship375 local · 110,519 total
- Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there354 local · 257,442 total
- Ban driven grouse shooting353 local · 104,341 total
- Withdraw the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill339 local · 166,495 total
- Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!334 local · 229,772 total
- Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge334 local · 203,824 total
- Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.332 local · 181,597 total
- End the use of cages and crates for all farmed animals331 local · 108,277 total
About Wells and Mendip Hills
Wells and Mendip Hills is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 73,538 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.
Sources: UK Parliament Members API, ONS Open Geography Portal, petition.parliament.uk. Parliament ID: 4387.
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