Wells constituency
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Wells constituency is a UK parliamentary seat in Somerset, England, represented in the House of Commons.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wells (UK Parliament constituency) | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK Parliament constituency ⓘ |
| abolished | 1868 ⓘ |
| boundaryChanges | periodically reviewed by Boundary Commission for England ⓘ |
| category |
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1295
ⓘ
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 ⓘ Parliamentary constituencies in Somerset ⓘ |
| containsArea | Mendip Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Burnham-on-Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glastonbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Highbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Shepton Mallet NERFINISHED ⓘ Street ⓘ Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| created | 1295 ⓘ |
| currentMemberOfParliament | Tessa Munt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentMemberOfParliamentParty | Liberal Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorate | tens of thousands of voters ⓘ |
| electorateIncludes |
rural areas
ⓘ
small towns ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| governingLocalAuthorities | Somerset Council GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasElectionCycle | general elections and by-elections as required ⓘ |
| hasElectoralSystem | single-member constituency ⓘ |
| isAmong | oldest UK parliamentary constituencies ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | England ⓘ |
| mainEconomicSectors |
agriculture
ⓘ
small-scale manufacturing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| notableEventAssociated | Glastonbury Festival (nearby) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLandmarkInSeat | Wells Cathedral GENERATED ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMemberOfParliament | James Heappey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMemberOfParliamentParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousType | borough constituency ⓘ |
| recreated | 1885 ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| representationBeganIn | Model Parliament era ⓘ |
| represents | electorate in Somerset ⓘ |
| type | county constituency ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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