2010 general election · South West
Wells: 2010 general election result
Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrats) won Wells at the 2010 general election with a majority of 800 (LD gain from Con). Full result for every candidate, turnout and change since the last election.
Winner Liberal Democrats
Majority 8001.4% of valid votes
Turnout 70.3%55,864 valid votes
Electorate 79,432
Result LD gain from Con
No change figures: the constituency’s boundaries changed after the 2005 election.
Declared 7 May 2010, 06:45.
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Brent Central Brent North Brentford and Isleworth Brentwood and Ongar Bridgwater and West Somerset Brigg and Goole Brighton, Kemptown Brighton, Pavilion Bristol East Bristol North West Bristol South Bristol West Broadland Bromley and Chislehurst Bromsgrove Broxbourne Broxtowe Buckingham Burnley Burton Bury North Bury South Bury St Edmunds Calder Valley Camberwell and Peckham Camborne and Redruth Cambridge Cannock Chase Canterbury Carlisle Carshalton and Wallington Castle Point Central Devon Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Charnwood Chatham and Aylesford Cheadle Chelmsford Chelsea and Fulham Cheltenham Chesham and Amersham Chesterfield Chichester Chingford and Woodford Green Chippenham Chipping Barnet Chorley Christchurch Cities of London and Westminster City of Chester City of Durham Clacton Cleethorpes Colchester Colne Valley Congleton Copeland Corby Coventry North East Coventry North West Coventry South Crawley Crewe and Nantwich Croydon Central Croydon North Croydon South Dagenham 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Questions and answers Who won Wells at the 2010 general election? Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrats) won with 24,560 votes (44.0%). Result: LD gain from Con.
What was the majority in Wells in 2010? 800 votes (1.4% of valid votes) over the Conservative candidate, David Heathcoat-Amory.
What was the turnout in Wells in 2010? 70.3% of the 79,432 registered electors cast a valid vote (55,864 votes).
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