West Somerset District Council election, 1999
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Map of the results of the 1999 West Somerset District council election.
Conservatives in blue, independents in grey,
Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and seats with no candidates in white.
The 1999 West Somerset District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995.[1] The council stayed under no overall control.[1]
Election result
West Somerset local election result 1999[2][1] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
15 |
|
|
|
48.4 |
44.0 |
7,220 |
|
|
Independent |
8 |
|
|
|
25.8 |
13.3 |
2,178 |
|
|
Labour |
5 |
|
|
|
16.1 |
25.6 |
4,197 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
1 |
|
|
|
3.2 |
16.3 |
2,675 |
|
|
Green |
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
0.9 |
142 |
|
|
No candidate |
2 |
|
|
|
6.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
3 independent, 2 Conservative and 1 Labour candidates were unopposed at the election.[2] A further 2 seats had no candidates standing for them.
Ward results
Alcombe East (2)[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jamie Anderson |
203 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Nicolas Messarra |
197 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Lesley Culverhouse |
159 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Thomas Welch |
136 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Hazel Bowden |
38 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Rene Kinzett |
38 |
|
|
Turnout |
771 |
24.3 |
|
Aville Vale[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
George Burnell |
unopposed |
|
|
Brompton Ralph and Haddon[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Geoffrey Day |
227 |
83.8 |
|
|
Labour |
David Burchell |
44 |
16.2 |
|
Majority |
183 |
67.5 |
|
Turnout |
271 |
38.6 |
|
Carhampton and Withycombe[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Humber |
495 |
84.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Marion Stuart |
93 |
15.8 |
|
Majority |
402 |
68.4 |
|
Turnout |
588 |
57.3 |
|
Crowcombe and Stogumber[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Vivian Brewer |
379 |
72.6 |
|
|
Independent |
Thomas Cave-Browne-Cave |
143 |
27.4 |
|
Majority |
236 |
45.2 |
|
Turnout |
522 |
58.0 |
|
Dulverton and Brushford[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Steven Pugsley |
unopposed |
|
|
Dunster[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Anne Cave-Brown-Cave |
164 |
50.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Martin Bale |
160 |
49.4 |
|
Majority |
4 |
1.2 |
|
Turnout |
324 |
46.9 |
|
Minehead South (3)[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Colin Hill |
628 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Ernest Taylor |
597 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Jean Walker |
577 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Martyn Snell |
497 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Susan Jenkins |
332 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Peter Slade |
326 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Pamela Dewis |
313 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Marcus Kravis |
313 |
|
|
|
Labour |
John Dore |
263 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,846 |
53.2 |
|
Old Cleeve (2)[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
John Nethercott |
438 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Pamela Driver |
350 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gabriella Bevan |
184 |
|
|
|
Green |
Almuth Groos |
142 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,114 |
39.7 |
|
Porlock and District (2)[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Angela Palmer |
618 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Jennifer David |
531 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Marilynn Russell |
409 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,558 |
36.6 |
|
Quantock Vale (2)[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Terence Ayre |
unopposed |
|
|
|
Labour |
Keith Turpin |
unopposed |
|
|
Quarme[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Frederick Rawle |
unopposed |
|
|
Watchet (3)[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
David Banks |
479 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Jennifer Hill |
460 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Sally De Renzy-Martin |
395 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anthony Bowden |
369 |
|
|
|
Independent |
John Richards |
319 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,022 |
35.9 |
|
West Quantock[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Barbara Child |
unopposed |
|
|
By-elections between 1999 and 2003
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