Tessa Munt

Liberal Democrat MP for Wells and Mendip Hills

Liberal Democrat backbencher with extensive parliamentary experience in social and foreign affairs, first elected in 2015 and active on community and public policy issues.

Message

Seat status

Relatively safe

Majority size

10,000

Recent swing

+3% Liberal Democrat

Party

Liberal Democrat

Top donors:

Trade unions

Individual small donors

Party central funds

Primary funding:

Public sector unions

Education

Health

Where Tessa fits into things

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Shabana Mehmood

Home Secretary

Tessa Munt

Member of Parliament

Wells and Mendip Hills

Wards

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

High volume constituent contact
Media attention on local issues
Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

Foreign Affairs Select Committee
International Development Committee