Somerset County Council election, 2013
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An election to Somerset County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2013. 55 councillors were elected from 54 electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each with the exception of the two-member Glastonbury & Street division. Members were elected by the first-past-the-post voting system for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were changed from those used at the previous election in 2009, reducing the number of county councillors from 58 to 55 from this election. No elections were held in North Somerset or Bath and North East Somerset, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.
The Conservative Party retained control of the council, despite having their majority reduced. They won 28 of the 54 seats contested on 2 May,[1] in addition to the division of Coker,[2] where the election was delayed until 16 May due to the death of one of the candidates.[3]
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[4] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[5]
Overall results
| Somerset County Council election, 2013[6] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 29 | -6 | 52.7 | 35.0 | 52,179 | -12.0 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | 18 | 0 | 32.7 | 26.1 | 38,971 | -10.6 | ||||
| UKIP | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5.5 | 19.9 | 29,710 | +16.6 | ||
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 17,592 | +6.9 | ||
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4,333 | -1.6 | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4.3 | 6,436 | +1.8 | ||
| English Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | +0.0 | ||
Results by division
Bishops Hull & Taunton West
| Bishops Hull & Taunton West[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Justine Baker | 1,015 | 35.1 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Morrell | 953 | 33.0 | ||
| UKIP | Laura Bailhache | 549 | 19.0 | ||
| Labour | Matthew Ravenhill | 219 | 7.6 | ||
| Green | John Ainsworth | 153 | 5.3 | ||
| Majority | 62 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,889 | 37 | |||
Blackdown & Neroche
| Blackdown & Neroche[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ross Henley | 1,035 | 35.8 | ||
| Conservative | Julian Davidson | 988 | 34.1 | ||
| UKIP | Clive Rust | 566 | 20.0 | ||
| Labour | Madeleine Spears | 183 | 6.3 | ||
| Green | Darrelle Bower | 123 | 4.2 | ||
| Majority | 47 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,895 | 37 | |||
Blackmoor Vale
| Blackmoor Vale[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William Wallace | 1,410 | 52.0 | -7.6 | |
| UKIP | Alex Wood | 665 | 24.5 | n/a | |
| Liberal Democrat | Damon Hooton | 412 | 15.2 | -25.2 | |
| Labour | Jo Penberthy | 224 | 8.3 | n/a | |
| Majority | 745 | 27.5 | +8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,711 | 37 | -11 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Brent
| Brent[10] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Denbee | 1,492 | 65.3 | -4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Katie Lawson | 456 | 20.0 | -4.7 | |
| Labour | Sheila Forrester | 336 | 14.7 | +9.3 | |
| Majority | 1,036 | 45.3 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,284 | 31 | -15 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip
| Bridgwater East & Bawdrip[11] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Hall | 717 | 37.1 | -21.5 | |
| UKIP | Richard Scammell | 610 | 31.6 | n/a | |
| Labour | Barbara O'Connor | 493 | 25.5 | +5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Bob Bryant | 113 | 5.8 | -15.5 | |
| Majority | 107 | 5.5 | -31.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,933 | 24 | -6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Bridgwater North & Central
| Bridgwater North & Central[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dave Loveridge | 700 | 63.9 | +33.8 | |
| Conservative | John Harwood | 246 | 22.5 | -6.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Janice Beasley | 149 | 13.6 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 454 | 41.4 | +40.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,095 | 16 | -9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Bridgwater South
| Bridgwater South[13] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Leigh Redman | 974 | 62.7 | +29.5 | |
| Conservative | Lance Duddridge | 580 | 37.3 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Judith Kendall (withdrew) | n/a | n/a | ||
| Majority | 394 | 25.4 | +23.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,554 | 20 | -3 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.9 | |||
Bridgwater West
| Bridgwater West[14] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ann Bown | 715 | 38.6 | -7.2 | |
| UKIP | Victoria Gardner | 541 | 29.2 | n/a | |
| Labour | Richard Hampson | 463 | 25.0 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alan Beasley | 134 | 7.2 | -11.1 | |
| Majority | 174 | 9.4 | -14.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,853 | 24 | -8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Brympton
| Brympton[15] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sam Crabb | 811 | 41.3 | ||
| Conservative | Josh Williams | 568 | 28.9 | ||
| UKIP | Robert Pattemore | 432 | 22.0 | ||
| Labour | Dan Marks | 153 | 7.8 | ||
| Majority | 243 | 12.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,964 | 30 | |||
Burnham on Sea North
| Burnham on Sea North[16] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Burridge-Clayton | 1,327 | 50.3 | -4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Tom Nicholls | 722 | 27.4 | -18.1 | |
| Labour | Clarke Leander | 335 | 12.7 | +12.7 | |
| Green | James Robertson | 253 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
| Majority | 605 | 22.9 | +13.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,637 | 33 | -15 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Cannington
| Cannington[17] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Edney | 1,453 | 60.8 | -1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jill Dillamore | 480 | 20.1 | -2.7 | |
| Labour | Ted Stock | 456 | 19.1 | n/a | |
| UKIP | David Wilson (withdrew) | n/a | n/a | ||
| Majority | 973 | 40.7 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,389 | 33 | -11 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Cary
| Castle Cary[18] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mike Lewis | 1,529 | 43.7 | -6.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Henry Hobhouse | 1,196 | 34.2 | -15.7 | |
| UKIP | Chris Hill | 627 | 17.9 | n/a | |
| Labour | Adrian Carter | 144 | 4.1 | n/a | |
| Majority | 333 | 9.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,496 | 46 | -10 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Chard North
| Chard North[19] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| UKIP | Nigel Pearson | 987 | 33.4 | n/a | |
| Conservative | Martin Wale | 881 | 29.8 | -10.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jason Baker | 748 | 25.3 | -20.5 | |
| Labour | Graham Forsyth | 220 | 7.5 | +4.2 | |
| Green | John Lewes | 117 | 4.0 | n/a | |
| Majority | 106 | 3.6 | -1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,953 | 37 | -9 | ||
| UKIP gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Chard South
| Chard South[20] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jill Shortland | 833 | 38.2 | -12.9 | |
| UKIP | Ron McDonald | 631 | 29.0 | n/a | |
| Conservative | Peter Amey | 496 | 22.8 | -11.6 | |
| Labour | Bill Byrd | 124 | 5.7 | n/a | |
| Green | Peter Rosser | 95 | 4.4 | n/a | |
| Majority | 202 | 9.3 | -8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,179 | 32 | -9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Cheddar
| Cheddar[21] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Dawn Hill | 907 | 39.2 | -6.3 | |
| UKIP | Jake Baynes | 605 | 26.2 | +10.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Maurice Holdstock | 440 | 19.0 | -15.6 | |
| Labour | Norma Scanion | 360 | 15.6 | n/a | |
| Majority | 302 | 13.1 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,312 | 32 | -14 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Coker
| Coker[22] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Marcus Fysh | 1,303 | 37.8 | -4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ian Stephen | 1,079 | 31.3 | -14.2 | |
| UKIP | Vhie Boxall | 702 | 20.4 | n/a | |
| Labour | Murry Shepstone | 195 | 5.7 | n/a | |
| Green | Peter Bysouth | 165 | 4.8 | -3.0 | |
| Majority | 224 | 6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,444 | 45 | -5 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 4.7 | |||
- Election delayed until 16 May, due to the death of the original UKIP candidate, Audrey Spencer[23]
Comeytrowe & Trull
| Comeytrowe & Trull[24] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alan Wedderkopp | 1,498 | 39.9 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Martin-Scott | 1,164 | 31.0 | ||
| UKIP | Barry Morris | 713 | 19.0 | ||
| Labour | James Bickham | 243 | 6.5 | ||
| Green | John Jurgensen | 139 | 3.7 | ||
| Majority | 334 | 8.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3757 | 46 | |||
Crewkerne
| Crewkerne[25] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Dyke | 1,329 | 46.0 | -6.7 | |
| Conservative | Marcus Barratt | 716 | 24.8 | -10.4 | |
| UKIP | Sidney Hamlin | 570 | 19.7 | n/a | |
| Green | Ben Hartshorn | 140 | 4.8 | -7.3 | |
| Labour | Joe Conway | 136 | 4.7 | n/a | |
| Majority | 613 | 21.2 | +3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,891 | 41 | -8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Curry Rivel & Langport
| Curry Rivel & Langport[26] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Derek Yeomans | 1,552 | 42.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Adam Dance | 1,048 | 28.5 | ||
| UKIP | Donald Mallett | 618 | 16.8 | ||
| Green | Cara Naden | 333 | 9.1 | ||
| Labour | Doug Northcott | 124 | 3.4 | ||
| Majority | 504 | 13.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,675 | 44 | |||
Dulverton & Exmoor
| Dulverton & Exmoor[27] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Frances Nicholson | 1,650 | 63.8 | +9.2 | |
| UKIP | Adrian Behan | 643 | 24.9 | n/a | |
| Labour | Maureen Smith | 293 | 11.3 | n/a | |
| Majority | 1,007 | 38.9 | +29.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,586 | 39 | -14 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Dunster
| Dunster[28] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Christine Lawrence | 978 | 40.4 | -23.7 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Fitzgerald | 687 | 28.4 | n/a | |
| Labour Co-op | Andy Lewis | 343 | 14.2 | n/a | |
| Liberal Democrat | Tony Bowden | 215 | 8.9 | -27.0 | |
| Green | Nicky Gibbard | 195 | 8.1 | n/a | |
| Majority | 291 | 12.0 | -16.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,418 | 36 | -8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Frome East
| Frome East[29] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alvin Horsfall | 835 | 35.6 | ||
| Conservative | James Godman | 582 | 24.8 | ||
| UKIP | Baz Whale | 543 | 23.2 | ||
| Labour | David Oakensen | 385 | 16.4 | ||
| Majority | 253 | 10.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,345 | 27 | |||
Frome North
| Frome North[30] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sam Phripp | 1,047 | 37.3 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | Peter John | 1,002 | 35.7 | -10.9 | |
| UKIP | Martin Howard | 455 | 16.2 | n/a | |
| Labour | Catherine Richardson | 302 | 10.8 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 45 | 1.6 | -7.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,806 | 39 | ±0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.5 | |||
Frome West
| Frome West[31] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Derek Tanswell | 1,010 | 42.2 | ||
| UKIP | Martyn Rollinson | 474 | 19.8 | ||
| Conservative | Mike Rideout | 464 | 19.4 | ||
| Labour | Theresa Clark | 447 | 18.7 | ||
| Majority | 536 | 22.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,395 | 29 | |||
Glastonbury & Street
| Glastonbury & Street[32][33] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Terry Napper | 1,639 | 16.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Alan Gloak | 1,419 | 14.3 | ||
| Conservative | George Steer | 1,360 | 13.7 | ||
| UKIP | Steve Lukins | 1,217 | 12.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Bryan Beha | 1,149 | 11.6 | ||
| UKIP | Glen Tucker | 982 | 9.9 | ||
| Green | Jon Cousins | 668 | 6.7 | ||
| Green | Emma George | 623 | 6.3 | ||
| Labour | Belinda Malcahy | 473 | 4.8 | ||
| Labour | John Newick | 404 | 4.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 9,934 | 63 | |||
- Two councillors elected for this division
Highbridge & Burnham South
| Highbridge & Burnham South[34] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Woodman | 737 | 37.1 | -2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Helen Groves | 587 | 29.5 | +0.7 | |
| Labour | Ricky Holcombe | 335 | 16.8 | +6.2 | |
| Independent | Purple Watkins | 202 | 10.2 | n/a | |
| Green | David Taylor | 128 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
| Majority | 150 | 7.5 | -2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,989 | 27 | -12 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Huntspill
| Huntspill[35] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mark Healey | 1,100 | 43.5 | -13.2 | |
| UKIP | John Everitt | 829 | 32.8 | n/a | |
| Labour | Alexa Bartlett | 325 | 12.9 | n/a | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alan Miller | 274 | 10.8 | -32.5 | |
| Majority | 271 | 10.7 | -2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,528 | 35 | -12 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Ilminster
| Ilminster[36] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Linda Vijeh | 956 | 29.1 | -19.1 | |
| UKIP | Don Kinder | 945 | 28.8 | n/a | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jo Dawson | 844 | 25.7 | -26.1 | |
| Green | Peter Lansdown | 279 | 8.5 | n/a | |
| Labour | Paul Sellers | 214 | 6.5 | n/a | |
| English Democrats | Stephen Wright | 42 | 1.3 | n/a | |
| Majority | 11 | 0.3 | -3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,280 | 40 | -7 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 3.5 | |||
King Alfred
| King Alfred[37] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Huxtable | 1,303 | 46.1 | -6.2 | |
| UKIP | Russell Wright | 533 | 18.9 | n/a | |
| Liberal Democrat | Rosemary Hasler | 404 | 14.3 | -10.4 | |
| Labour | Trevor Hazelgrove | 201 | 7.1 | +1.7 | |
| Green | Charles Graham | 195 | 6.9 | n/a | |
| Independent | Bob Cudlipp | 190 | 6.7 | -10.9 | |
| Majority | 770 | 27.2 | -0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,826 | 36 | -16 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lydeard
| Lydeard[38] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Mike Rigby | 1,512 | 53.9 | n/a | |
| Conservative | Caroline Smeaton | 895 | 31.9 | -13.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Paul Partington | 278 | 9.9 | -28.6 | |
| Labour Co-op | Jonathan Gray | 118 | 4.2 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 617 | 22.0 | +15.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,803 | 40 | -5 | ||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | 33.6 | |||
Martock
| Martock[39] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Bailey | 1,078 | 34.4 | -14.3 | |
| Conservative | Graham Middleton | 1,058 | 33.8 | -7.5 | |
| UKIP | Michael Canton | 621 | 19.8 | n/a | |
| Labour | Chris Bragg | 255 | 8.1 | n/a | |
| Green | Pamela Sellers | 119 | 3.8 | -4.3 | |
| Majority | 20 | 0.6 | -6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,131 | 36 | -8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Mendip Central & East
| Mendip Central & East[40] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Philip Ham | 1,156 | 40.2 | -6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Josh Burr | 931 | 32.4 | -17.4 | |
| UKIP | Barry Harding | 444 | 15.5 | n/a | |
| Labour | Alwyn Dow | 196 | 6.8 | +3.4 | |
| Green | Linda Hull | 146 | 5.1 | n/a | |
| Majority | 225 | 7.8 | +4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,873 | 40 | -10 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 5.4 | |||
Mendip Hills
| Mendip Hills[41] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Harvey Siggs | 1,075 | 43.0 | ||
| UKIP | Simon Smedley | 636 | 25.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Christine Cockroft | 298 | 11.9 | ||
| Labour | Roger Anderson | 274 | 11.0 | ||
| Green | Pete Rawlings | 216 | 8.6 | ||
| Majority | 439 | 17.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,499 | 33 | |||
Mendip South
| Mendip South[42] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Nigel Woollcombe-Adams | 1,196 | 39.2 | -15.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sarah Yong | 976 | 32.0 | +3.2 | |
| UKIP | Colin McNamee | 546 | 17.9 | +5.6 | |
| Green | Earl Bramley-Howard | 190 | 6.2 | n/a | |
| Labour | Deborah Towner | 141 | 4.6 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 220 | 7.2 | -19.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,049 | 41 | -6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Mendip West
| Mendip West[43] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Graham Noel | 1,153 | 37.8 | -9.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ros Wyke | 1,045 | 34.3 | +1.8 | |
| UKIP | Les Bennett | 494 | 16.2 | +16.2 | |
| Green | Kate Briton | 204 | 6.7 | -4.8 | |
| Labour Co-op | Andy Merryfield | 151 | 5.0 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 108 | 3.5 | -11.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,047 | 42 | -7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Minehead
| Minehead[44] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| UKIP | Terry Venner | 765 | 28.0 | n/a | |
| Liberal Democrat | Marcus Kravis | 645 | 23.6 | -22.0 | |
| Conservative | Brenda Maitland-Walker | 608 | 22.3 | -32.1 | |
| Independent | Andrew Hadley | 448 | 16.4 | n/a | |
| Labour | Lesley Culverhouse | 265 | 9.7 | n/a | |
| Majority | 120 | 4.4 | -4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,731 | 39 | +4 | ||
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | 30.1 | |||
Monkton & North Curry
| Monkton & North Curry[45] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Fothergill | 1,369 | 46.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mike Marshall | 778 | 26.5 | ||
| UKIP | William Lukins | 508 | 17.3 | ||
| Labour | Phil Pinder | 186 | 6.3 | ||
| Green | Roy Snelling | 91 | 3.1 | ||
| Majority | 591 | 20.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,932 | 42 | |||
North Petherton
| North Petherton[46] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Richard Brown | 667 | 34.0 | -23.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Bill Revans | 647 | 33.0 | +13.8 | |
| UKIP | Peter Hollings | 442 | 22.5 | n/a | |
| Labour | Oliver Barratt | 207 | 10.5 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 20 | 1.0 | -37.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,963 | 32 | -2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rowbarton & Staplegrove
| Rowbarton & Staplegrove[47] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Danny Wedderkopp | 791 | 32.0 | ||
| Conservative | Nick Townsend | 685 | 27.7 | ||
| UKIP | Stephanie Lukins | 504 | 20.4 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Brenda Weston | 353 | 14.3 | ||
| Green | Clive Martin | 140 | 5.7 | ||
| Majority | 106 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,473 | 32 | |||
Shepton Mallet
| Shepton Mallet[48] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Parham | 775 | 30.3 | -18.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Garfield Kennedy | 672 | 26.2 | -8.2 | |
| Labour | Chris Inchley | 538 | 21.0 | +4.5 | |
| UKIP | Edward Rolfe | 486 | 19.0 | n/a | |
| Green | Ian Forster | 90 | 3.5 | n/a | |
| Majority | 103 | 4.0 | -10.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,561 | 31 | -3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Somerton
| Somerton[49] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Dean Ruddle | 1,450 | 44.0 | -7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Julia Gadd | 788 | 23.9 | -24.5 | |
| UKIP | Oliver Paglia | 514 | 15.6 | n/a | |
| Green | Margaret Chambers | 412 | 12.5 | n/a | |
| Labour | Alan Pearce | 133 | 4.0 | n/a | |
| Majority | 662 | 20.1 | +16.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,297 | 44 | -7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
South Petherton and Islemoor
| South Petherton and Islemoor[50] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Christopher Le Hardy | 1,096 | 33.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Paul Maxwell | 1,042 | 32.1 | ||
| UKIP | Richard Osbourne | 693 | 21.4 | ||
| Green | Charlotte Howells | 239 | 7.4 | ||
| Labour | Martin Bailey | 174 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | 54 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,244 | 40 | |||
Taunton East
| Taunton East[51] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Simon Coles | 743 | 38.0 | -5.5 | |
| UKIP | Dorothy Baker | 496 | 25.4 | +7.5 | |
| Conservative | Aaron Miller | 326 | 16.7 | -14.0 | |
| Labour Co-op | Martin Jevon | 285 | 14.6 | +6.6 | |
| Green | Clare Marsden | 106 | 5.4 | n/a | |
| Majority | 247 | 12.6 | -0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,956 | 26 | -1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Taunton North
| Taunton North[52] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Claire Gordon | 606 | 30.7 | -6.5 | |
| UKIP | David Allen | 471 | 23.9 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | Libby Lisgo | 435 | 22.1 | +7.9 | |
| Conservative | Michael Adkins | 343 | 17.4 | -11.9 | |
| Green | Alan Debenham | 117 | 5.9 | n/a | |
| Majority | 135 | 6.8 | -1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,972 | 26 | -3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Taunton South
| Taunton South[53] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Hazel Prior-Sankey | 1,176 | 43.9 | -11.3 | |
| UKIP | Jacqueline Smith | 619 | 23.1 | +9.9 | |
| Conservative | Stephen David | 463 | 17.3 | -9.9 | |
| Labour | Anna Lynch | 299 | 11.2 | +7.8 | |
| Green | Phillip Bower | 122 | 4.6 | ||
| Majority | 557 | 20.8 | -6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,679 | 34 | -4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Upper Tone
| Upper Tone[54] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | James Hunt | 1,028 | 33.1 | -13.5 | |
| Independent | Steve Ross | 919 | 29.5 | -15.5 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Chanter | 612 | 19.7 | +11.3 | |
| Labour | Ben Elkins | 332 | 10.7 | n/a | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alice Bridges-Westcott | 219 | 7.0 | n/a | |
| Majority | 109 | 3.5 | +1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,110 | 43 | -6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Watchet & Stogursey
| Watchet & Stogursey[55] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Hugh Davies | 1,062 | 39.1 | ||
| Conservative | Chris Morgan | 801 | 29.5 | ||
| UKIP | Susan Bamford | 543 | 20.0 | ||
| Labour | Alan Bond | 313 | 11.5 | ||
| Majority | 261 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,719 | 36 | |||
Wellington
| Wellington[56] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Andrew Govier | 1,583 | 50.9 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Sully | 627 | 20.1 | -13.4 | |
| UKIP | John Clark | 617 | 19.8 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Carl Bennyworth | 196 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
| Green | Zoe Ainsworth-Grigg | 89 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 956 | 30.7 | +14.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,112 | 36 | -8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Wells
| Wells[57] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Osman | 1,382 | 40.7 | -8.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Danny Unwin | 879 | 25.9 | -6.6 | |
| UKIP | Ian Kealey | 502 | 14.8 | n/a | |
| Labour | Colin Price | 424 | 12.5 | +6.9 | |
| Green | Maddy Milnes | 211 | 6.2 | -2.6 | |
| Majority | 503 | 14.8 | -1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,398 | 41 | -7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wincanton & Bruton
| Wincanton & Bruton[58] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anna Groskop | 1,555 | 53.2 | -4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Abi Baker | 549 | 18.8 | -11.8 | |
| UKIP | Brenda Hamlin | 493 | 16.9 | n/a | |
| Labour | Tim Daniel | 193 | 6.6 | n/a | |
| Green | Shane Adams | 131 | 4.5 | -6.8 | |
| Majority | 1,006 | 34.4 | +7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,921 | 35 | -11 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Yeovil Central
| Yeovil Central[59] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| UKIP | Alan Dimmick | 765 | 34.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Gubbins | 748 | 33.4 | ||
| Conservative | David Byrne | 489 | 21.8 | ||
| Labour | Terry Lavin | 239 | 10.7 | ||
| Majority | 17 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,241 | 29 | |||
Yeovil East
| Yeovil East[60] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Tony Lock | 833 | 41.1 | -10.9 | |
| UKIP | Godfrey Davey | 724 | 35.8 | n/a | |
| Labour | Sharon Stafford | 272 | 13.4 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | Paul Bradly | 196 | 9.7 | -13.6 | |
| Majority | 109 | 5.4 | -23.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,025 | 27 | ±0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Yeovil South
| Yeovil South[61] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Dave Greene | 992 | 38.6 | -9.9 | |
| Conservative | Tom Parsley | 632 | 24.6 | -19.4 | |
| UKIP | James Rouch | 605 | 23.5 | n/a | |
| Labour | Terry Ledlie | 232 | 9.0 | n/a | |
| Green | Katy Limmer | 112 | 4.4 | n/a | |
| Majority | 360 | 14.0 | +9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,573 | 33 | -7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Yeovil West
| Yeovil West[62] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jane Lock | 779 | 40.2 | -4.1 | |
| UKIP | Tony Turner | 486 | 25.1 | n/a | |
| Conservative | Ashley Strelling | 386 | 19.9 | -17.1 | |
| Labour | Sue Pitman | 190 | 9.8 | +3.6 | |
| Green | Martin Day | 95 | 4.9 | -4.0 | |
| Majority | 293 | 15.1 | +7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,936 | 29 | -6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
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