James Heappey

Biography:

James Heappey was elected as Conservative MP for Wells on May 7th 2015 with 26247 votes, taking 46.1% of the vote.

Before entering politics, James served in the Army reaching the rank of Major. In a ten year career in the Rifles – the proud successor to the Somerset Light Infantry – James served on operations in Kabul in 2005, Northern Ireland in 2006, Basra in 2007 and Sangin in Helmand Province in 2009. He also served in Kenya and across the United Kingdom including time working for the head of the Army in the Ministry of Defence in London.

He grew up in Nailsea and went to Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital in Bristol and then attended the University of Birmingham. He currently lives in Axbridge with his family.

Constituency: Wells

Email: james.heappey.mp@parliament.uk

Party: Conservative

Personal Website: http://www.jamesheappey.org.uk/

Westminster Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Westminster Tel: 020 7219 4289

Twitter: twitter.com/JSHeappey

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jheappey?fref=ts

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/james-heappey/48/b2a/896