UK general elections › 2015 › Wells
Wells — 2015
James Heappey (Conservative Party) was elected with 26,247 votes— 46.1% of 56,904 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 46.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −3.9 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 56,904
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Heappey | Conservative Party | 26,247 | −3.9 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Tessa Munt | Liberal Democrats | 18,662 | — | ||
| 3 | Helen Hims | UK Independence Party | 5,644 | — | ||
| 4 | Chris Inchley | Labour Party | 3,780 | — | ||
| 5 | Jon Cousins | Green Party | 2,331 | — | ||
| 6 | Paul Arnold | Independent | 83 | — | ||
| 7 | Dave Dobbs | The Birthday Party | 81 | — | ||
| 8 | Gypsy Watkins | Independent | 76 | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.