Advanced

PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Rt Hon James Heappey MP for Wells Constituency

Rt Hon James Heappey MP is standing down at the next General Election

Current MP Details

Rt Hon James Heappey MP photograph
Conservative

The Rt Hon James Heappey is the Conservative MP for Wells, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Elected May 2015
Elected 3 times

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 0694
[email protected]
Website
http://www.jamesheappey.org.uk/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/jsheappey

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
84,124
Turnout
61,628 (73%)
Majority
9,991
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
82,451
Turnout
60,843 (74%)
Majority
7,582
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Gain
Electorate
79,405
Turnout
56,904 (72%)
Majority
7,585
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
LD Gain
Electorate
79,432
Turnout
55,864 (70%)
Majority
800
Details

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
6 Sep 2022 to 26 Mar 2024
Government Post
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
7 Jul 2022 to 6 Sep 2022
Government Post
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
16 Dec 2019 to 7 Jul 2022
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
8 Jul 2015 to 17 Oct 2016
Committee
Energy and Climate Change Committee
7 May 2015 to Now
House
Commons
7 May 2015 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
7 May 2015 to Now
Representative
Wells
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Debates
350
Early Day Motions
0
Written Questions
29
Votes
1,408
Date
Debate
Contributions
17 Apr 2024
Afghan Refugees: Deportation from Pakistan
1
Details
17 Apr 2024
Flood Recovery Framework
1
Details
25 Mar 2024
Topical Questions
4
Details
25 Mar 2024
Armed Forces Personnel
4
Details
25 Mar 2024
Cyprus: Sovereign Base Areas
3
Details
25 Mar 2024
Armed Forces Readiness
5
Details
19 Feb 2024
EU Permanent Structured Co-operation Projects
2
Details
19 Feb 2024
Ukraine: Military Support
9
Details
19 Feb 2024
Ukraine: Military Support
3
Details
1 Feb 2024
Afghan Relocations: Special Forces
11
Details

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
7 May 2015
to Now
James Heappey
Conservative
Current Member
The Rt Hon James Heappey is the Conservative MP for Wells, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
6 May 2010
to 30 Mar 2015
Tessa Munt
Liberal Democrat
Defeated
Tessa Munt is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Liberal Democrat MP for Wells, and left the Commons on 30 March 2015.

Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.