# Wells and Mendip Hills

The middle of the South West. About 92,757 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 672 square kilometres.

Tessa Munt has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Wells and Mendip Hills since July 2024. They won by 11,121 votes on a 68.5% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001572. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Tessa Munt has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Wells and Mendip Hills since July 2024.
They won by 11,121 votes on a 68.5% turnout.

MP: [Tessa Munt](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4089) (Liberal Democrat).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Wells and Mendip Hills

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tessa Munt (elected) | Liberal Democrat | 23,622 | 46.9% |
| Meg Powell-Chandler | Conservative | 12,501 | 24.8% |
| Helen Hims | Reform UK | 6,611 | 13.1% |
| Joe Joseph | Labour and Co-operative Party | 3,527 | 7.0% |
| Peter Welsh | Green Party | 2,068 | 4.1% |
| Abi McGuire | Independent | 1,849 | 3.7% |
| Craig Clarke | Independent | 190 | 0.4% |

Electorate 73,538. Turnout 68.5%. Majority 11,121 (22.1%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3862

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 22.1%** (July 2024). The winner in Wells and Mendip Hills had a majority of 22.1% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 180th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wells-and-mendip-hills#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 68.5%** (July 2024). Turnout in Wells and Mendip Hills at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 68.5% (House of Commons Library). 62nd highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wells-and-mendip-hills#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 88,591** (2021). Wells and Mendip Hills had 88,591 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 17th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wells-and-mendip-hills#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 76%** (2022). About 76% of people in Wells and Mendip Hills live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wells-and-mendip-hills#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001572) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 76% of people in Wells and Mendip Hills live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001572) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Somerset, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Wells and Mendip Hills.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001572) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Somerset, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Wells and Mendip Hills.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001572) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Wells and Mendip Hills had 88,591 usual residents at the census.

## How Wells and Mendip Hills compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Wells and Mendip Hills | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 22.1% | 180th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 68.5% | 62nd highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 88,591 | 17th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 76% | joint 179th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Wells and Mendip Hills?

Wells and Mendip Hills had 88,591 usual residents at the census.
Wells and Mendip Hills is the 17th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Somerset

Most of Wells and Mendip Hills lies in Somerset. These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Wells and Mendip Hills itself. [See Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)

- **Average house price: £282,498** (August 2026). Somerset’s average house price was £282,498 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,279** (2025). Full-time workers living in Somerset earned a median of £36,279 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 103rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Somerset costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Somerset has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wells and Mendip Hills in brief

The winner in Wells and Mendip Hills had a majority of 22.1% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Wells and Mendip Hills at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 68.5%.
Wells and Mendip Hills had 88,591 usual residents at the census.
About 76% of people in Wells and Mendip Hills live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001572
- Council: [Somerset †](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 672 km²
- People, mid-2024: 92,757*
- Wards: 11
- Middle areas: 10
- Neighbourhoods: 52
- Output areas: 283

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Bridgwater](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridgwater), [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-somerset), [Frome and East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/frome-and-east-somerset), [North East Somerset and Hanham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-somerset-and-hanham), [Glastonbury and Somerton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/glastonbury-and-somerton), [Weston-super-Mare](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weston-super-mare)

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## Latest updates for Wells and Mendip Hills

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001572

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