Somerset County Council elections
Somerset County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2001, 58 councillors have been elected from 58 wards.
Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Conservative | 1973 - 1985 |
No overall control | 1985 - 1989 |
Conservative | 1989 - 1993 |
Liberal Democrats | 1993 - 2001 |
No overall control | 2001 - 2005 |
Liberal Democrats | 2005 - 2009 |
Conservative | 2009 - present |
Council elections
- Somerset County Council election, 1977
- Somerset County Council election, 2001 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)[2]
- Somerset County Council election, 2005
- Somerset County Council election, 2009
- Somerset County Council election, 2013
County result maps
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2013 results map
By-election results
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,428 | 42.6 | +7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1,125 | 33.6 | -1.4 | ||
Labour | 798 | 23.8 | -5.8 | ||
Majority | 303 | 9.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,351 | 37.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 948 | 68.2 | +28.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 442 | 31.8 | -14.0 | ||
Majority | 506 | 36.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,390 | 28.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
2005-2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthew Ellis | 1,568 | 51.2 | +6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Hasell | 1,497 | 48.8 | +9.7 | |
Majority | 71 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,065 | 43.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Robinson | 950 | 47.4 | +10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rachel Witcombe | 783 | 39.1 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Christopher Inchley | 271 | 13.5 | -15.5 | |
Majority | 167 | 8.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,004 | 29.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
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