Wells - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Wells constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Wells
Region	South West
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2005	Conservative
	Election 2001	Conservative
	Election 1997	Conservative
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	33,336	54.09%	+3.98%
	Liberal Democrat	23,345	37.88%	+0.23%
	Labour	4,304	6.98%	-4.73%
	Minor	373	0.61%	N/A
	Others	270	0.44%	N/A
Majority		9,991	16.21%
Turnout		61,628	75.25%	+1.46%
Electorate		81,898
Swing from LD to CON			1.88%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.36%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.48%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,488	50.11%	+3.98%
	Liberal Democrat	22,906	37.65%	+4.85%
	Labour	7,129	11.72%	+5.07%
	Minor	320	0.53%	N/A
Majority		7,582	12.46%
Turnout		60,843	73.79%	+2.13%
Electorate		82,451
Swing from CON to LD			0.43%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.55%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.11%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,247	46.13%	+3.59%
	Liberal Democrat	18,662	32.80%	-11.17%
	UKIP	5,644	9.92%	+6.86%
	Labour	3,780	6.64%	-0.87%
	Green	2,331	4.10%	+2.97%
	Minor	83	0.15%	N/A
	Others	157	0.28%	N/A
Majority		7,585	13.33%
Turnout		56,904	71.66%	+1.33%
Electorate		79,405
Swing from LD to CON			7.38%
Swing from CON to UKIP			1.63%
Swing from LD to UKIP			9.01%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	24,560	43.96%	+6.15%
	Conservative	23,760	42.53%	-1.03%
	Labour	4,198	7.51%	-8.14%
	UKIP	1,711	3.06%	N/A
	Minor	1,004	1.80%	N/A
	Green	631	1.13%	N/A
Majority		800	1.43%
Turnout		55,864	70.33%	+2.29%
Electorate		79,432
Swing from CON to LD			3.59%
Swing from LAB to LD			7.15%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.56%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,071	43.56%	0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	20,029	37.81%	-0.01%
	Labour	8,293	15.66%	+0.01%
	Others	1,574	2.97%	N/A
Majority		3,042	5.74%
Turnout		52,967	68.04%	+0.34%
Electorate		77,842
Swing from LD to CON			0.00%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.01%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.01%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,071	43.56%	-0.21%
	Liberal Democrat	20,031	37.82%	-0.51%
	Labour	8,288	15.65%	+0.22%
	UKIP	1,575	2.97%	+0.82%
Majority		3,040	5.74%
Turnout		52,965	67.70%	-1.47%
Electorate		78,234
Swing from LD to CON			0.15%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.22%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.36%
	Conservative hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,462	43.77%	+4.38%
	Liberal Democrat	19,666	38.32%	-0.13%
	Labour	7,915	15.42%	-2.67%
	UKIP	1,104	2.15%	N/A
	Minor	167	0.33%	N/A
Majority		2,796	5.45%
Turnout		51,314	69.17%	-8.95%
Electorate		74,189
Swing from LD to CON			2.26%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.53%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.27%
	Conservative hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,208	39.39%	-10.16%
	Liberal Democrat	21,680	38.45%	+0.41%
	Labour	10,204	18.10%	+7.49%
	Minor	2,196	3.89%	N/A
	Others	92	0.16%	N/A
Majority		528	0.94%
Turnout		56,380	78.11%	-4.60%
Electorate		72,178
Swing from CON to LD			5.29%
Swing from CON to LAB			8.83%
Swing from LD to LAB			3.54%
	Conservative hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,620	49.55%	-3.97%
	Liberal Democrat	21,971	38.04%	N/A
	Labour	6,126	10.61%	+1.94%
	Green	1,042	1.80%	N/A
Majority		6,649	11.51%
Turnout		57,759	82.71%	+3.16%
Electorate		69,833
Swing from CON to LD			21.01%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.95%
Swing from LAB to LD			18.05%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,624	53.52%	+0.88%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	20,083	37.55%	-1.46%
	Labour	4,637	8.67%	+0.90%
	Minor	134	0.25%	N/A
Majority		8,541	15.97%
Turnout		53,478	79.55%	+1.98%
Electorate		67,229
Swing from ALL to CON			1.17%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.01%
Swing from ALL to LAB			1.18%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,385	52.65%	+1.30%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	18,810	39.01%	N/A
	Labour	3,747	7.77%	-9.16%
	Minor	273	0.57%	N/A
Majority		6,575	13.64%
Turnout		48,215	77.56%	-1.67%
Electorate		62,161
Swing from CON to ALL			18.86%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.23%
Swing from LAB to ALL			24.09%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,400	51.35%	+7.70%
	Liberal	18,204	30.75%	+1.12%
	Labour	10,025	16.93%	-8.38%
	Others	576	0.97%	N/A
Majority		12,196	20.60%
Turnout		59,205	79.24%	+0.34%
Electorate		74,717
Swing from LIB to CON			3.29%
Swing from LAB to CON			8.04%
Swing from LAB to LIB			4.75%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,979	43.64%	-0.60%
	Liberal	16,278	29.63%	-1.07%
	Labour	13,909	25.31%	+0.26%
	Others	778	1.42%	N/A
Majority		7,701	14.02%
Turnout		54,944	78.90%	-4.39%
Electorate		69,640
Swing from LIB to CON			0.24%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.43%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.67%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,430	44.25%	N/A
	Liberal	17,645	30.70%	N/A
	Labour	14,399	25.05%	N/A
Majority		7,785	13.55%
Turnout		57,474	83.29%	N/A
Electorate		69,005

	Conservative win

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