Taunton Deane Borough Council elections

Taunton Deane Borough Council in Somerset, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control	Years
No overall control	1973 - 1976
Conservative	1976 - 1991
Liberal Democrats	1991 - 1999
No overall control	1999 - 2003
Conservative	2003 - 2007
No overall control	2007 - 2015
Conservative	2015 - present

Council elections

• Taunton Deane District Council election, 1973
• Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 1976
• Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[2]
• Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 1983
• Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 1987 (New ward boundaries & borough boundary changes also took place)^[3][4]
• Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 1991
• Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 1995
• Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries)^[5][6]
• Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 2003
• Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 2007 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)^[1][7]
• Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 2011
• Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 2015

By-election results

1995-1999

Lynford By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		1,191	44.0	+15.2
	Labour		981	36.6	-21.6
	Conservative		530	19.6	+6.2
Majority			2,172	7.4
Turnout			2,702
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Taunton Halcon By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		1,100	43.9	+0.8
	Labour		826	33.0	-12.5
	Conservative		578	23.1	+11.6
Majority			274	10.9
Turnout			2,504
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Bishops Lydeard By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		395	49.6	+35.7
	Liberal Democrat		338	42.5	-4.0
	Labour		63	7.9	-7.8
Majority			57	7.1
Turnout			796	36.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

1999-2003

Monument By-Election 21 March 2002[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Tolchard	430	65.3	-0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Geoffrey Henley	228	34.7	+10.0
Majority			202	30.6
Turnout			658	40.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ruishton and Creech By-Election 14 November 2002[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Kim Cooper	576	40.3	-1.7
	Conservative		518	36.3	-0.4
	Independent		334	23.4	+2.1
Majority			58	4.0
Turnout			1,428	44.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2003-2007

Taunton Eastgate By-Election 5 May 2005[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Coles	1,030	51.5	+9.0
	Conservative	Roger Ryan	621	31.1	+0.6
	Labour	Martin Peters	347	17.4	+1.6
Majority			409	20.4
Turnout			1,998	58.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Taunton Monument By-Election 5 May 2005[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Hill	701	58.8	-13.3
	Liberal Democrat	Geoffrey Henley	491	41.2	+13.3
Majority			210	17.6
Turnout			1,192	72.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wellington Rockwell Green and West By-Election 5 May 2005[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Clark	1,157	38.5	+10.5
	Liberal Democrat	Vivienne Stock-Williams	1,132	37.7	+7.6
	Labour	David Mitton	717	23.9	+8.1
Majority			25	0.8
Turnout			3,006	71.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Taunton Blackbrook & Holway By-Election 4 May 2006[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Smith	1,326	75.3	+26.8
	Conservative	Martin Seamark	436	24.7	-9.9
Majority			890	50.9
Turnout			1,762	35.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2007-2011

Comeytrowe By-Election 1 May 2008[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Mollie Floyd	1,362	60.1	+4.0
	Conservative	Wendy Skene	778	34.3	-1.3
	UKIP	Dorothy Baker	127	5.6	+5.6
Majority			584	25.8
Turnout			2,267	50.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Ruishton and Creech By-Election 2 October 2008[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kelly Durdan	902	56.3	+6.8
	Liberal Democrat	Cilla Owen	700	43.7	+3.2
Majority			202	12.6
Turnout			1,602
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lyngford By-Election 15 October 2009[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Nicci Court	523	51.0	+6.6
	Conservative	Tonia White	274	26.7	-1.2
	Labour	Martin Jevon	164	16.0	-11.6
	UKIP	Stephanie Lukins	64	6.2	+6.2
Majority			249	24.3
Turnout			1,025	25.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Lyngford By-Election 28 January 2010[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ben Swaine	390	43.7	-0.7
	Conservative	John Gage	253	28.4	+0.4
	Labour	Martin Jevon	190	21.3	-6.3
	UKIP	Charlene Sheriff	59	6.6	+6.6
Majority			137	15.3
Turnout			892	22.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

References

1. "Taunton Deane". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
2. The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
3. The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986
4. The Sedgemoor and Taunton Deane (Areas) Order 1984
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
8. "Lib Dems drop bombshell on Blair's doorstep". guardian.co.uk. 2002-03-22. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
9. "Labour makes only gain". guardian.co.uk. 2002-11-15. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
10. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Taunton Deane Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
11. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Taunton Deane Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
12. "Widow wins husband's seat on council". Somerset County Gazette. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
13. "Conservatives by-election win". Somerset County Gazette. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
14. "Victory for Nicci in Lyngford by-election". Somerset County Gazette. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
15. "Lib Dems win Lyngford by-election". thisisthewestcounty.co.uk. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-01-29.

• By-election results

External links

• Taunton Deane Borough Council