Mendip local elections

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mendip Council in Somerset, England is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 3.1 1995-1999 3.2 1999-2003 3.3 2003-2007 3.4 2007-2011 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Political control

Party in control	Years
Independent	1973 - 1976
No overall control	1976 - 1979
Independent	1979 - 1983
Conservative	1983 - 1987
No overall control	1987 - 2003
Conservative	2003 - present

[edit] Council elections

Mendip Council election, 1999 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by three)^[1]

Mendip Council election, 2003

Mendip Council election, 2007 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)^[2]

[edit] By-election results

[edit] 1995-1999

Wells St Cuthberts By-Election 31 October 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		390	32.8
	Liberal Democrat		300	25.3
	Labour		298	25.1
	Independent		111	9.3
	Independent		90	7.6
Majority			90	7.5
Turnout			1,189	35.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Frome Badcox By-Election 25 September 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		516	45.7	+45.7
	Liberal Democrat		355	31.4	-24.7
	Conservative		259	22.9	-21.0
Majority			161	14.3
Turnout			1,130
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Street North By-Election 23 April 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		386	39.4	+3.3
	Labour		281	28.0	-2.0
	Conservative		214	21.3	+12.3
	Independent Labour		114	11.3	+11.3
Majority			115	11.4
Turnout			1,005
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] 1999-2003

Frome Keyford By-Election 11 October 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		389	35.9	-11.2
	Liberal Democrat		350	32.3	-5.3
	Conservative		317	29.2
	UK Independence		29	2.7	+2.7
Majority			39	3.6
Turnout			1,085	30.0
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] 2003-2007

Beckington and Rode By-Election 10 June 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Stan Wilson	538	50.3	+10.6
	Conservative	Robert Pearson	529	49.5	-10.6
Majority			9	0.8
Turnout			1,067	56.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Frome Berkley Down By-Election 16 March 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ros Meikle	439	55.0	+10.7
	Conservative	Robert Smitherman	359	45.0	-10.7
Majority			80	10.0
Turnout			798	20.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Frome Keyford By-Election 20 April 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Alvin Horsfall	487	63.2	+36.6
	Labour	David Oakensen	128	16.6	-3.1
	Conservative	Pamelita Lee	104	13.5	-4.0
	UK Independence	Colin McManee	51	6.6	+6.6
Majority			359	46.6
Turnout			770	20.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

[edit] 2007-2011

Glastonbury St Edmunds By-Election 13 September 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Brundson	432	55.4	+10.8
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Gloak	348	44.6	-10.8
Majority			84	10.8
Turnout			780
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Shepton East By-Election 29 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeannette Marsh	435	50.3	+4.1
	Liberal Democrat	Bob Champion	307	35.5	-3.0
	Labour	Christopher Inchley	122	14.1	-1.1
Majority			128	14.8
Turnout			864
	Conservative hold		Swing

Street North By-Election 29 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Bryan Beha	347	47.9	-19.8
	Conservative	George Steer	297	41.0	+8.6
	Independent	Julian Bartlett	81	11.2	+11.2
Majority			50	6.9
Turnout			725
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] References

• Mendip election results
• By-election results

[edit] External links

• Mendip Council