2009 Somerset County Council election
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2009 local election results in Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||
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An election to Somerset County Council took place on 4 June 2009 as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2009, having been delayed from 7 May, to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. The result caused the council to change from a Liberal Democrat led administration to a Conservative controlled administration.. 58 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each. Members were elected by the first-past-the-post voting system for a four-year term of office. This was the last election before the number of seats was cut to 55 for the 2013 election. With a total of 58 seats being reduced to 55 for the next election.
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,[1] 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.[2]
Summary
The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to the Conservatives who went on to form a majority administration. The Liberal Democrat group became the council's official opposition. Meanwhile the Labour Party had their number of seats halved from 4 to 2. No independents or candidates from other parties where elected as councillors.
Overall results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 35 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 60.5% | 47.0 | 78,590 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 21 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 36.0% | 36.7 | 61,410 | -4.5 | |
Labour | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3.5% | 4.9 | 8,185 | -8.6 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4.7 | 7,805 | +1.9 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3.3 | 5,573 | +2.2 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2.5 | 4,228 | +1.1 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.9 | 1,441 | ||
Senior Citizens Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.1 | 158 |
Results by division
The candidates in bold were elected councillors on 4 June 2009.[4]
Blackdown & Wellington East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ross Longhurst Henley | 1,236 | 44.2 | −7.9 | |
Conservative | John Bryan Thorne | 1,227 | 43.9 | −4.0 | |
UKIP | Ann Morris | 332 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
Majority | 9 | 0.3 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,795 | 47 | −25 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Blackmoor Vale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Wallace | 1,880 | 59.6 | +20.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Lock | 1,275 | 40.4 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 605 | 19.2 | +16.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,155 | 48 | −24 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Brent
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan John Ham | 2,108 | 69.9 | +14.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Ernest Gore | 744 | 24.7 | −4.7 | |
Labour | Sheila Rachel Forrester | 162 | 5.4 | −10.1 | |
Majority | 1,364 | 45.3 | +19.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,014 | 46 | −18 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Hall | 1,102 | 58.6 | +28.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joshua John Schwieso | 401 | 21.3 | −2.3 | |
Labour | Roger John Lavers | 379 | 20.1 | −17.0 | |
Majority | 701 | 37.2 | +30.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,882 | 30 | −26 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 22.5 |
Bridgwater North & Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Peter Loveridge | 489 | 30.1 | −26.8 | |
Conservative | Lance John Duddridge | 469 | 28.8 | +8.6 | |
UKIP | Keith Ronald Hart | 251 | 15.4 | +15.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Janice Joanna Somers Beasley | 223 | 13.7 | −9.2 | |
BNP | Roger Cyril Bennett | 144 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
Independent | Roy Christopher Franklin | 50 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 20 | 1.2 | −32.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,626 | 25 | −22 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bridgwater South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen John Gill | 495 | 35.5 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Pat Parker | 463 | 33.2 | −13.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Alexander Kelly | 436 | 31.3 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 32 | 2.3 | −17.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,394 | 23 | −27 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 10.4 |
Bridgwater West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ann Elizabeth Bown | 1,100 | 45.8 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Graham John Granter | 515 | 21.4 | −14.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Ian Johnstone | 440 | 18.3 | −8.0 | |
Independent | Anne Louise Heritage | 349 | 14.5 | +14.5 | |
Majority | 585 | 24.3 | +23.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,404 | 32 | −28 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Burnham on Sea North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Laurence Burridge-Clayton | 1,561 | 54.5 | +9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Mansfield | 1,301 | 45.5 | +9.0 | |
Majority | 260 | 9.1 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,862 | 48 | −17 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cannington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Edney | 2,131 | 62.1 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan James Beasley | 782 | 22.8 | −20.0 | |
Green | Anna Madeline Hammond | 516 | 15.0 | +15.0 | |
Majority | 1,349 | 39.3 | +24.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,429 | 44 | −23 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Castle Cary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Little | 1,816 | 50.1 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Henry Hobhouse | 1,810 | 49.9 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.2 | ±0 | ||
Turnout | 3,626 | 56 | −20 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 0.2 |
Chard North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Kenton | 1,652 | 45.8 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Martin John Wale | 1,468 | 40.7 | +0.9 | |
BNP | Fay Williams | 368 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
Labour | Tom McGee | 119 | 3.3 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 184 | 5.1 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,607 | 46 | −20 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Chard South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jill Shortland | 1,384 | 52.1 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Linda Patricia Vijeh | 911 | 34.3 | +34.3 | |
BNP | Robert William Baehr | 362 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
Majority | 473 | 17.8 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,657 | 41 | −24 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Cheddar
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dawn Mary Hill | 1,326 | 45.5 | −2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Mary Green | 1,008 | 34.6 | −0.1 | |
UKIP | David Terence Willmott | 471 | 16.2 | +16.2 | |
Independent | Christopher Byrne | 108 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 318 | 10.9 | −2.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,913 | 46 | −22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Coker
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Cathy Bakewell | 1,454 | 45.5 | −6.7 | |
Conservative | Angus McPhee | 1,365 | 42.7 | +5.7 | |
Green | Peter John Bysouth | 249 | 7.8 | −2.6 | |
Nick Hester | 131 | 4.1 | +4.1 | ||
Majority | 89 | 2.8 | −12.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,199 | 50 | −22 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Crewkerne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Dyke | 1,634 | 52.7 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | Marcus Morton Barrett | 1,092 | 35.2 | +4.1 | |
Green | Ben Keiron Hartshorn | 377 | 12.1 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 542 | 17.5 | −7.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,103 | 49 | +4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Curry Rivel
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Ian Nelson | 1,787 | 57.6 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ray Warner | 959 | 30.9 | −12.1 | |
Green | Margaret Ruth Chambers | 358 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Majority | 828 | 16.7 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,104 | 49 | −23 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dulverton & Exmoor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frances Mary Nicholson | 1,687 | 54.6 | −12.9 | |
Independent | Jan Ross | 1,405 | 45.4 | +45.4 | |
Majority | 282 | 9.1 | −35.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,092 | 53 | −22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dunster
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christine Mary Lawrence | 1,451 | 64.1 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alison Gunner | 813 | 35.9 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 638 | 28.2 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,264 | 44 | −19 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Frome North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Francis John | 1,299 | 46.1 | +10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Cockroft | 1,048 | 37.2 | −0.1 | |
Green | Rebecca Amani Yeo | 320 | 11.4 | +11.4 | |
Labour | Alwyn Dow | 149 | 5.3 | −11.8 | |
Majority | 251 | 8.9 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,816 | 39 | −27 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 5.5 |
Frome Selwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Maggy Daniell | 1,192 | 54.4 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Charles Richard Seymour Wood | 821 | 37.4 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Theresa Mary Clark | 180 | 8.2 | −16.0 | |
Majority | 371 | 16.9 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,193 | 33 | −28 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Frome South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alvin John Horsfall | 1,313 | 59.5 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | Pam Lee | 664 | 30.1 | +3.3 | |
Labour | David Alan Oakensen | 229 | 10.4 | −15.2 | |
Majority | 649 | 29.4 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,206 | 32 | −29 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Glastonbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan Frederick Gloak | 1,366 | 48.3 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | George Steer | 1,304 | 46.1 | +13.7 | |
Labour | William George Roberts | 158 | 5.6 | −9.8 | |
Majority | 62 | 2.2 | −17.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,828 | 42 | −23 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Highbridge & Burnham on Sea South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Charles Woodman | 1,092 | 39.3 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rosemarie Parsons | 802 | 28.8 | −6.4 | |
UKIP | Mick Lucas | 592 | 21.3 | +21.3 | |
Labour | Joanna Noreen Burridge-Clayton | 294 | 10.6 | −19.8 | |
Majority | 290 | 10.4 | +9.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,780 | 39 | −22 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 5.7 |
Huntspill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Healey | 1,535 | 56.7 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joe Leach | 1,173 | 43.3 | +13.6 | |
Majority | 362 | 13.4 | −2.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,708 | 47 | −21 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ilchester
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sam Crabb | 1,708 | 51.0 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Colin Winder | 1,392 | 41.6 | +9.6 | |
Michael William Bestwick | 250 | 7.5 | +7.5 | ||
Majority | 316 | 9.4 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,350 | 34 | −34 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Ilminster
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kim Tracey Turner | 1,560 | 51.8 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Martin Gwillym Rawstorne | 1,450 | 48.2 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 110 | 3.7 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,010 | 47 | −29 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
King Alfred
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David John Huxtable | 1,817 | 52.3 | −1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Hasler | 860 | 24.7 | −6.2 | |
Independent | Bob Cudlipp | 610 | 17.6 | +17.6 | |
Labour | Andy Merryfield | 188 | 5.4 | −10.2 | |
Majority | 957 | 27.5 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,475 | 52 | −20 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Langport
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Norman Lander Yeomans | 1,621 | 52.4 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julia Mary Frances Gadd | 1,470 | 47.6 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 151 | 4.9 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,091 | 50 | −22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lydeard
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Edward Wilkins | 1,313 | 45.2 | −6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul William Partington | 1,118 | 38.5 | −10.1 | |
UKIP | Fran Evens | 392 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Labour | Jonathan Frederic Gray | 84 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 195 | 6.7 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,907 | 45 | −25 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Martock
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Allison Bailey | 1,451 | 48.7 | −5.5 | |
Conservative | Graham Harold Middleton | 1,232 | 41.3 | +4.4 | |
Green | Alexander Begg Lawrie | 242 | 8.1 | −0.8 | |
Rob Crocker | 55 | 1.8 | +1.8 | ||
Majority | 219 | 7.3 | −10.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,980 | 44 | −26 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Mendip Central & East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gloria Cawood | 1,502 | 49.8 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Ken Lloyd | 1,415 | 46.9 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Ken Hurrell | 102 | 3.4 | −8.4 | |
Majority | 87 | 2.9 | −3.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,019 | 50 | −23 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Mendip North East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthew James Ellis | 1,796 | 55.7 | +11.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Claire Fleming | 1,285 | 39.9 | +0.8 | |
Labour | John Edward Gilham | 143 | 4.4 | −12.1 | |
Majority | 511 | 15.8 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,224 | 51 | −22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Mendip North West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harvey Siggs | 1,530 | 50.6 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Robbins | 792 | 26.2 | −10.5 | |
UKIP | Gwyn Bedford Thomas | 506 | 16.7 | +16.7 | |
Labour | Roger William Anderson | 195 | 6.5 | −7.7 | |
Majority | 738 | 24.4 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,023 | 43 | −28 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Mendip South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ken Maddock | 1,923 | 55.1 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert John Reed | 1,007 | 28.8 | −11.2 | |
UKIP | Colin Joseph McNamee | 430 | 12.3 | +12.3 | |
Labour | Terry Morgan | 131 | 3.8 | −6.0 | |
Majority | 916 | 26.2 | +16.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,491 | 47 | −25 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Mendip West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ron Forrest | 1,291 | 47.1 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ralph William Richard Inge | 890 | 32.5 | −12.0 | |
Green | Kate Briton | 316 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Leslie Matthew Bennett | 177 | 6.5 | +6.5 | ||
Labour | Peter John Trueman | 68 | 2.5 | −7.0 | |
Majority | 401 | 14.6 | +13.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,742 | 49 | −21 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Minehead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brenda Maitland-Walker | 1,495 | 54.4 | +30.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Galloway | 1,251 | 45.6 | +19.2 | |
Majority | 244 | 8.9 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,746 | 34 | −30 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 5.6 |
North Curry
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David John Andrew Fothergill | 2,092 | 57.4 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Roskruge Hassall | 1,027 | 28.2 | −15.6 | |
UKIP | William James Lukins | 525 | 14.4 | +14.4 | |
Majority | 1,065 | 29.2 | +26.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,644 | 49 | −28 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North Petherton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Stanley Alder | 1,591 | 57.4 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karen Jane Revans | 531 | 19.2 | −26.9 | |
Green | Charles Graham | 421 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
Labour | Pat Morley | 227 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Majority | 1,060 | 38.3 | +30.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,770 | 34 | −34 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Shepton Mallet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Robinson | 1,196 | 49.1 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Lovell | 838 | 34.4 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Chris Inchley | 403 | 16.5 | −12.5 | |
Majority | 358 | 14.7 | +10.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,437 | 34 | −29 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Somerton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jimmy Zouche | 1,794 | 51.6 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Clarke | 1,684 | 48.4 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 110 | 3.2 | −12.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,478 | 51 | −22 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 9.3 |
South Petherton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anne Larpent | 1,341 | 43.3 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Charles Smith | 1,247 | 40.3 | −8.9 | |
Independent | Ian James Greenfield | 285 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Green | Michael Bernard Fox | 222 | 7.2 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 94 | 3.0 | −8.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,095 | 52 | −19 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 7.0 |
Staplegrove
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elaine Waymouth | 1,320 | 48.0 | −0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Raymond Tully | 1,113 | 40.5 | −11.3 | |
UKIP | David Thomas | 317 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Majority | 207 | 7.5 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,750 | 43 | −27 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 5.6 |
Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terry William Edwin Napper | 952 | 30.4 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jim Mochnacz | 850 | 27.1 | −22.0 | |
Lloyd Hughes | 809 | 25.8 | +25.8 | ||
UKIP | John Leo Monaghan | 334 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Dick Beasley | 190 | 6.1 | −15.0 | |
Majority | 102 | 3.3 | −16.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,135 | 37 | −25 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 11.3 |
Taunton & Trull
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Henry Martin-Scott | 1,519 | 47.1 | −4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frederick Alan Wedderkopp | 1,330 | 41.2 | −7.3 | |
UKIP | Barry Victor Morris | 281 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Labour | Doug Eckhart | 96 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 189 | 5.9 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,226 | 55 | −20 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Taunton East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Steve Brooks | 959 | 43.5 | −5.7 | |
Conservative | Linda Susan Elliott | 676 | 30.7 | +0.6 | |
UKIP | Bobby Fleming | 394 | 17.9 | +17.9 | |
Labour | Colin Croad | 176 | 8.0 | −12.8 | |
Majority | 283 | 12.8 | −6.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,205 | 27 | −29 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Taunton Fairwater
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Danny Wedderkopp | 1,014 | 44.2 | −5.8 | |
Conservative | Michael Pether | 791 | 34.5 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Dorothy Rose Baker | 327 | 14.2 | +14.2 | |
Labour | Libby Lisgo | 164 | 7.1 | −10.0 | |
Majority | 223 | 9.7 | −7.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,296 | 37 | −28 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Taunton North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Claire Jean Gordon | 791 | 37.2 | −10.1 | |
Conservative | Richard Frederick Dickinson | 622 | 29.3 | +3.6 | |
UKIP | Stephanie Ann Lukins | 410 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
Labour | Martin Lee Paul Jevon | 302 | 14.2 | −12.8 | |
Majority | 169 | 8.0 | −12.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,125 | 29 | −32 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Taunton South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Ruth Prior-Sankey | 1,563 | 55.2 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Krystal Bonnie Painter | 800 | 28.2 | −5.6 | |
UKIP | John Calascione | 375 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
Labour | Brenda Weston | 96 | 3.4 | −11.3 | |
Majority | 763 | 26.9 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,834 | 38 | −28 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Taunton West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan Paul | 1,498 | 48.6 | −5.7 | |
Conservative | Nick James | 1,070 | 34.7 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Isabella Crawford Henderson | 407 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
Labour | Matthew Ravenhill | 106 | 3.4 | −9.3 | |
Majority | 428 | 13.9 | −7.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,081 | 44 | −28 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Upper Tone
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony McMahon | 1,447 | 46.6 | −14.5 | |
Independent | Steve Ross | 1,397 | 45.0 | +45.0 | |
UKIP | Charlene Suzanne Sherriff | 261 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 50 | 1.6 | −18.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,105 | 49 | −28 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Watchet & Quantocks
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Henry Trollope-Bellew | 1,779 | 43.8 | +7.2 | |
Independent | Hugh John William Davies | 1,575 | 38.8 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Charles Bowden | 401 | 9.9 | −3.5 | |
Green | Ralph Michael Hammond | 309 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 204 | 5.0 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,064 | 47 | −22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wellington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew James Govier | 1,634 | 50.1 | +8.3 | |
Conservative | James Alexander Hunt | 1,094 | 33.5 | +4.3 | |
UKIP | John William Davison | 375 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
English Democrat | Frank Bishop | 158 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 540 | 16.6 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,261 | 44 | −25 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wells
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Derek Osman | 1,979 | 48.7 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Danny Unwin | 1,323 | 32.5 | −7.5 | |
Green | Phil Rogers | 359 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Labour | Colin Michael Price | 227 | 5.6 | −13.4 | |
Labour Co-op | Harry Boyce | 178 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 656 | 16.1 | +15.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,066 | 48 | −22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wincanton & Bruton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anna Mary Groskop | 2,118 | 58.0 | +14.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Justin Paul Robinson | 1,118 | 30.6 | −13.6 | |
Green | David George Robert Carnegie | 414 | 11.3 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 1,000 | 27.4 | +26.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,650 | 46 | −23 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 14.0 |
Yeovil East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tony Lock | 1,062 | 52.0 | −11.4 | |
Conservative | Paul Bradly | 476 | 23.3 | +1.7 | |
Green | Martin Ronald Bailey | 225 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
Labour | Bill Byrd | 172 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Kay Bryan | 107 | 5.2 | −2.1 | ||
Majority | 586 | 28.7 | −13.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,042 | 27 | −25 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Yeovil North & Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Arnold Gubbins | 1,269 | 48.9 | −3.6 | |
Conservative | Nick Rousell | 736 | 28.4 | +2.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Bruce Jeremy Cowd | 199 | 7.7 | −6.9 | |
Green | Katherine Anne Limmer | 185 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Joe Conway | 119 | 4.6 | +4.6 | ||
Sylvia Louise Hester | 85 | 3.3 | +3.3 | ||
Majority | 533 | 20.6 | −5.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,593 | 34 | −22 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Yeovil South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dave Greene | 1,305 | 48.5 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Gerald John William Boord | 1,184 | 44.0 | +10.5 | |
Mark Gordon Lambden | 117 | 4.4 | +4.4 | ||
John Grana | 82 | 3.1 | +3.1 | ||
Majority | 121 | 4.5 | −9.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,688 | 40 | −26 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Yeovil West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tim Carroll | 1,147 | 44.3 | −6.3 | |
Conservative | Ash Strelling | 960 | 37.0 | +11.3 | |
Green | Margaret Elizabeth Hamilton | 231 | 8.9 | +5.4 | |
Labour | Alfred John Hill | 160 | 6.2 | −7.6 | |
Simon John Hester | 94 | 3.6 | +3.6 | ||
Majority | 187 | 7.2 | −17.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,592 | 35 | −22 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
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- ^ "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Somerset council". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
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(help) - ^ "2009 Election - Divisions". Somerset County Council. Retrieved 11 May 2013.