Wells (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wells is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by James Heappey of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
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Wells | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Somerset |
Electorate | 79,989 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of Parliament | James Heappey (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Mid Somerset and East Somerset |
1295–1868 | |
Seats | Two |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Replaced by | Mid Somerset |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished and most of it will be transferred to the new constituency of Wells and Mendip Hills, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]