Wells and Mendip Hills: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Wells and Mendip Hills is Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat) 23,622 votes and Meg Powell-Chandler (Conservative) 12,501, a majority of 11,121. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 68.5% (50,368 of 73,538).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Wells and Mendip Hills has the 27th lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (92,935), and the 53rd lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (132.1 per sq km).
Wells and Mendip Hills had an estimated population of 92,935 in mid-2024, against 85,390 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 15,006; people aged 65 and over, 25,566.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 81.6% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.3 points. The economically inactive share was 17.9%.
5,675 business sites were registered in Wells and Mendip Hills in March 2026 (5,740 a year before), and employed 38,000 people in 2024.
Homes in Wells and Mendip Hills sold for a median £360,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 45% on £249,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £365,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 172nd highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,173 recorded sales.
DWP figures count 2,920 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 19.5% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 13.5% in 2024/25, from 11.9% in 2021/22.
Residents of Wells and Mendip Hills earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £34,018 for workplace jobs and £39,509 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £36,608. The residents' figure ranks 254th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Census 2021: 38,033 households, 132.1 people per square kilometre, 34.3% of workers based at home, 30.0% of adults retired.
1,160 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 1,075.
MP
Tessa Munt, Liberal Democrat
- MP for Wells and Mendip Hills since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Tessa Munt on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Tessa Munt's latest words in Parliament, from 26 October 2026 to 28 October 2026. Hansard search returns 400 spoken contributions by Tessa Munt since 4 July 2024.
I do not want to whang on, but I know that the Minister’s Department has looked just recently at what happens to people who refuse to come to court to hear their sentence, so clearly there is the ability to intervene in the process. I entreat the Minister to do something more.
I know that everybody has the right not to comment, but it is simply outrageous when that has no weight.
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I applaud what the Secretary of State is doing. However, would it not be sensible to stop the business of fire engineers, paid for by the building owners, using PAS 9980 to sign off dangerous cladding as acceptable, so that assessments confirm that buildings meet building …
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It is a pleasure to serve with you as Chair, Sir Desmond, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Burton and Uttoxeter (Jacob Collier) on getting this debate.
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The point my hon. Friend makes about passports and other valuable documents is a good one. I attended a meeting in the Polden Hills, where the posties are brilliant but the post is absolutely rubbish, arriving every three weeks or longer.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tessa Munt | Liberal Democrat | 23,622 | 46.9% | +16.1 |
| Meg Powell-Chandler | Conservative | 12,501 | 24.8% | −31.3 |
| Helen Hims | Reform UK | 6,611 | 13.1% | |
| Joe Joseph | Labour | 3,527 | 7.0% | −3.8 |
| Peter Welsh | Green Party | 2,068 | 4.1% | +2.9 |
| Abi McGuire | Independent | 1,849 | 3.7% | |
| Craig Clarke | Independent | 190 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: LD gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Liberal Democrat 46.9% | Conservative 24.8% | 11,121 | 68.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 56.1% | Liberal Democrat 30.8% | 14,295 | 80.8% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Wells and Mendip Hills covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Somerset E06000066
- North Somerset E06000024
Who has power over Wells and Mendip Hills
Every body that makes decisions for Wells and Mendip Hills, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Wells and Mendip Hills this page: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Wells and Mendip Hills?
UK Parliament lists Tessa Munt, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for Wells and Mendip Hills since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Wells and Mendip Hills?
Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat) won with 23,622 votes, a majority of 11,121, on a turnout of 68.5% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Wells and Mendip Hills?
2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,160 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Wells and Mendip Hills?
The median price paid was £360,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Wells and Mendip Hills?
Median full-time pay of residents was £39,509 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Wells and Mendip Hills live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,920 (19.5% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Wells and Mendip Hills?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 92,935 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.