South Somerset District Council elections

Map showing the composition of South Somerset District Council as of the last election in 2015. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.

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

1. "Elections". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
2. "South Somerset". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
3. The District of Yeovil (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
4. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Somerset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset and Somerset (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
6. "South Somerset". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
8. "Lib Dems drop bombshell on Blair's doorstep". guardian.co.uk. 2002-03-22. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
9. "Results" (PDF). South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
10. "Lib Dem Councillor voted in for South Somerset District Council Chard Crimchard Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
11. "Coker Ward - Results By-election - 4th June 2009" (PDF). South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
12. "Lib-Dem victory in Chard and Ilminster". Western Gazette. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2010.

• By-election results

External links

• South Somerset District Council