Voters in the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary seat have elected Liberal Democrat Tessa Munt as their MP.
Tessa won with a big 11,121 majority over the Conservative candidate Meg Powell-Chandler. Tessa said she was “delighted and thrilled” to have won.
Thursday’s General Election result is as follows:
- Tessa Munt (Lib Dem) – 23,622 [Elected]
- Meg Powell-Chandler (Conservative) – 12,501
- Helen Hims (Reform UK) – 6,611
- Joe Joseph (Labour) – 3,527
- Peter Welsh (Green Party) – 2,068
- Abi McGuire (Independent) – 1,849
- Craig Clarke (Independent) – 190
The turnout was 68.70%.
The new Wells constituency includes Axbridge, Cheddar, Shepton Mallet, Yatton and Wells itself, plus local villages such as Brent Knoll, Burnham Without and Lympsham, while Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge have moved into the new Bridgwater constituency.
“I’ll be here to listen to and stand up for those who are not being fairly treated and for the vulnerable,” Tessa said during her campaign.
“I’ll use my voice to help fix our broken health and social care services, to tackle the cost of living crisis, and to protect our environment – it’s our young people’s future”
“You’ll be able to meet me and speak with me regularly in locations wherever you live and work in Wells & Mendip Hills. If you can’t come to me, I’ll come to you”
Tessa Munt was the MP for Wells, which included the Burnham-On-Sea area, from 2010 – 2015, winning the seat from the Conservatives before Tory James Heappey won the seat in 2015. He stepped down earlier this year.
