South Somerset local elections

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South Somerset Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

No overall control 1973 - 1976

Conservative 1976 - 1979

No overall control 1979 - 1987

Liberal Democrat 1987 -

[edit] Council elections

South Somerset Council election 1999

South Somerset Council election 2003

[edit] By-election results

Crewkerne By-Election 27 November 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		455	38.9	+11.7
	Liberal Democrats		421	36.0	-7.1
	Labour		294	25.1	-4.6
Majority			34	2.9
Turnout			1,170	19.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Chard Avishayes By-Election 14 September 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		571	70.9	+27.6
	Conservative		234	29.1	-11.7
Majority			337	41.8
Turnout			805	44.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Camelot By-Election 21 March 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		618	57.5	-14.1
	Liberal Democrats		457	42.5	+14.1
Majority			161	15.0
Turnout			1,075	52.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crewkerne By-Election 2 June 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		859	57.8	+10.7
	Conservative		627	42.2	+6.6
Majority			232	15.6
Turnout			1,486	25.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Brympton By-Election 27 October 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold		Swing

Chard Holyrood By-Election 14 September 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

[edit] External links

• South Somerset Council