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Wells, Annie

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Wells, Annie
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Wells, Annie

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Glasgow

Politically, you're most like White, Tess Con — similarity 85.3/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,797
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.7%
0.3% rebellion
Attendance
88.9%
225 "Not Voted" of 2,022 divisions present
Motions lodged
991
659 questions · 2 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,216
674 chamber · 542 committee
Allowances claimed
£153,367
1,159 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·143 stage ·131 time ·86 question ·82 community ·81 reform ·65 portfolio ·55 scrutiny ·54 inquiry ·53 planning ·47 post-legislative ·40 empowerment ·40
Recent motions & questions
Recent rebellions

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

Motion success

Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.

Lodged
991
Carried
1
Defeated
8
Not divided
982

Of the 9 motions that went to a vote, 11.1% were carried.

Closest voting allies

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

Furthest apart on votes

MSPs they vote against most often.

MSPs like this one

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

Voice fingerprint

Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

rights defenders lgbti fgm gypsy drug deaths menopause rehab defenders pandemic diabulimia gypsy travellers hate crime
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.1%
S5 · Con
0.4%
S6 · Con
Career arc

Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.

  1. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from Glasgow (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  3. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ☷
    Left Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
    20 Nov 2025
  5. ☷
    Joined Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as Substitute Member
    06 Nov 2024
  6. ☷
    Left Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
    10 Oct 2024
  7. ☷
    Joined Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee as Member
    29 Jun 2023
  8. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    29 Jun 2023
  9. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    29 Jun 2023
  10. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Member
    31 Mar 2022
  11. ☷
    Left Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
    23 Sep 2021
  12. ☷
    Joined Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  13. ⌂
    Started representing Glasgow
    06 May 2021
  14. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    06 May 2021
  15. ☷
    Left Equalities and Human Rights Committee
    04 May 2021
  16. ☷
    Left Local Government and Communities Committee
    04 May 2021
  17. ⌂
    Stood down from Glasgow (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  18. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    04 May 2021
  19. –
    Left Independent
    21 Sep 2020
  20. +
    Joined Independent
    21 Sep 2020
  21. ☷
    Joined Equalities and Human Rights Committee as Substitute Member
    20 Aug 2020
  22. ☷
    Joined Local Government and Communities Committee as Member
    20 Aug 2020
  23. ☷
    Left Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
    20 Aug 2020
  24. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    20 Aug 2020
  25. ☷
    Joined Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee as Member
    25 Feb 2020
  26. ☷
    Left Equalities and Human Rights Committee
    25 Feb 2020
  27. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Jun 2017
  28. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    29 Jun 2017
  29. ☷
    Joined Equalities and Human Rights Committee as Member
    29 Sep 2016
  30. ☷
    Left Equal Opportunities Committee
    29 Sep 2016
  31. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Substitute Member
    28 Jun 2016
  32. ☷
    Joined Equal Opportunities Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  33. ⌂
    Started representing Glasgow
    05 May 2016
  34. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    05 May 2016
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Bank of Scotland Branch Closures Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    I completely agree with Ms Haughey. That is what I am trying to say—that banks are the cornerstone of communities and we value them. Scouts, girl guides and ch…
  • Bank of Scotland Branch Closures Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    I, too, thank Clare Haughey for bringing this important debate the chamber.Decisions to close Bank of Scotland branches, including the one in Rutherglen, have …
  • Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Chamber
    13 Mar 2026
    On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My phone would not work. I would have voted no.
  • Topical Question Time Chamber
    10 Mar 2026
    I again thank the First Minister for his response. However, as we know, many small businesses have lost everything as a result of the fire. The owner of Wig Ch…
  • Topical Question Time Chamber
    10 Mar 2026
    I thank the First Minister for his response. I place on record my sincere thanks to and admiration for the firefighters, first responders, paramedics and polic…
Committee & government roles

Committee

Allowance — vs. party average (2025)

Per-category claim total for this MSP compared to the average per-MSP total inside their party for the same year. Positive = above party average.

Category MSP Party avg Difference
Engagement costs £9,847 £9,857 −£10
MSP & staff travel £1,162 £1,949 −£787
Office costs £3,599 £4,419 −£820
Edinburgh accommodation £2,279 £7,365 −£5,087
Registered interests

36 total · showing most recent.

  • Overseas visits · 04 Jun 2021
    From 17 to 22 August 2025, I visited Portland, Oregon and Sacramento, California, USA, as part of a delegation of MSPs to meet with health professionals, family members of individuals who had used Or…
  • Overseas visits · 04 Jun 2021
    From 31 July to 5 August 2016 I was part of a fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank for Scottish Conservative MSPs. The costs of the visit amounted to £2,000 and were met by C…
  • Overseas visits · 04 Jun 2021
    From 31 July to 5 August 2016 I was part of a fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank for Scottish Conservative MSPs. The costs of the visit amounted to £2,000 and were met by C…
  • Controlled transactions · 04 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Controlled transactions · 04 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 04 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 04 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Heritable property · 04 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Glasgow · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)
  • Glasgow · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021 (Dissolution)