South Somerset District Council elections
South Somerset District Council in Somerset, England is elected every four years. Since 1999 the council is divided into 39 wards electing 60 councillors.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1976 |
Conservative | 1976–1979 |
No overall control | 1979–1987 |
Liberal Democrats | 1987–present |
Council elections
- Yeovil District Council election, 1973
- Yeovil District Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Yeovil District Council election, 1979
- Yeovil District Council election, 1983
- South Somerset District Council election, 1987
- South Somerset District Council election, 1991 (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)[4][5]
- South Somerset District Council election, 1995
- South Somerset District Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries)[6][7]
- South Somerset District Council election, 2003
- South Somerset District Council election, 2007
- South Somerset District Council election, 2011
- South Somerset District Council election, 2015
By-election results
1995-1999
Crewkerne By-Election 27 November 1997 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 455 | 38.9 | +11.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 421 | 36.0 | -7.1 | ||
Labour | 294 | 25.1 | -4.6 | ||
Majority | 34 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,170 | 19.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
1999-2003
Chard Avishayes By-Election 14 September 2000 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | 571 | 70.9 | +27.6 | ||
Conservative | 234 | 29.1 | -11.7 | ||
Majority | 337 | 41.8 | |||
Turnout | 805 | 44.6 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Camelot By-Election 21 March 2002[8] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 618 | 57.5 | -14.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 457 | 42.5 | +14.1 | ||
Majority | 161 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,075 | 52.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2003-2007
Crewkerne By-Election 2 June 2005 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | 859 | 57.8 | +10.7 | ||
Conservative | 627 | 42.2 | +6.6 | ||
Majority | 232 | 15.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,486 | 25.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Brympton By-Election 27 October 2005[9] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Seib | 478 | 58.0 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Philippa Hamilton | 232 | 28.2 | -8.4 | |
Independent | Elizabeth Glaisher | 113 | 13.7 | +13.7 | |
Majority | 246 | 29.8 | |||
Turnout | 823 | 18.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Chard Holyrood By-Election 14 September 2006[9] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Daniel Shortland | 367 | 54.5 | +37.0 | |
Conservative | Stephen Wright | 180 | 26.7 | +26.7 | |
Independent | Rita Wickenden | 127 | 18.8 | -63.7 | |
Majority | 187 | 27.8 | |||
Turnout | 674 | 30.2 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2007-2011
Chard Crimchard By-Election 29 May 2008[10] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Jenny Kenton | 423 | 47.2 | -5.0 | |
Conservative | David Mears | 320 | 35.7 | -0.7 | |
BNP | Robert Baehr | 154 | 17.2 | +17.2 | |
Majority | 103 | 11.5 | |||
Turnout | 897 | 44.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Coker By-Election 4 June 2009[11] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Cathy Bakewell | 1,010 | 47.2 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Gina Seaton | 1,002 | 46.9 | +5.5 | |
Independent | Nick Hester | 126 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,138 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Ilminster By-Election 4 June 2009[12] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Carol Goodall | 1,192 | 58.0 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | Jane Morgan | 862 | 42.0 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 330 | 16.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,054 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Elections". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ↑ "South Somerset". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ↑ The District of Yeovil (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Somerset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset and Somerset (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "South Somerset". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Lib Dems drop bombshell on Blair's doorstep". guardian.co.uk. 2002-03-22. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- 1 2 "Results" (PDF). South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "Lib Dem Councillor voted in for South Somerset District Council Chard Crimchard Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ↑ "Coker Ward - Results By-election - 4th June 2009" (PDF). South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ "Lib-Dem victory in Chard and Ilminster". Western Gazette. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
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