1979 General Election - Wells
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Wells |
| Turnout | 79.2% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Boscawen, Robert | Conservative | 30,400 |
| Butt-Philip, Alan | Liberal | 18,204 |
| Murphy, Paul | Labour | 10,025 |
| Livings, G | Independent | 421 |
| Thynn, Alexander | Wessex Regionalist | 155 |