Taunton Deane local elections

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Taunton Deane Council 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 External links

[edit] Political control

No overall control 1973 - 1976

Conservative 1976 - 1991

Liberal Democrat 1991 - 1999

No overall control 1999 - 2003

Conservative 2003 - 2007

No overall control 2007 - present

[edit] Council elections

Taunton Deane Council election, 1999

Taunton Deane Council election, 2003

Taunton Deane Council election, 2007

[edit] By-election results

[edit] 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

[edit] 1999-2003

Monument By-Election 21 March 2002
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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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

[edit] 2003-2007

Taunton Eastgate By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		1,030	51.5	+9.0
	Conservative		621	31.1	+0.6
	Labour		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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		701	58.8	-13.3
	Liberal Democrat		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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,157	38.5	+10.5
	Liberal Democrat		1,132	37.7	+7.6
	Labour		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
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

[edit] 2007-2011

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

[edit] External links

• Taunton Deane Council