Bath and North East Somerset Council elections
Bath and North East Somerset Council is elected every four years, the 2011 was followed by the latest election in 2015. The first election was in 1995, creating a shadow authority which ran in parallel with existing councils until taking power in April 1996.[1]
The council consists of 65 councillors, 32 from Bath, 6 each from the Norton Radstock and Keynsham areas, and 21 others.[2]
Political control
Main article: Bath and North East Somerset Council
The number of councillors by party was:
Party | 2015[3] | 2011[4] | 2007[2] | 2003[5] | 1999[6] | ||||||
Conservative Party | 37 | +8 | 29 | -3 | 31 | +5 | 26 | +10 | 16 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 15 | -14 | 29 | +3 | 26 | -3 | 29 | -1 | 30 | ||
Labour Party | 5 | +1 | 4 | -1 | 5 | -1 | 6 | -11 | 17 | ||
Labour Co-op | 1 | = | 1 | +1 | 0 | = | 0 | = | 0 | ||
Independent Labour | 0 | -2 | 2 | ||||||||
Green | 2 | +2 | 0 | = | 0 | = | 0 | = | 0 | ||
Independent | 3 | +1 | 2 | = | 2 | -2 | 4 | +4 | 0 | ||
No party, just Peasedown | 2 | +2 | |||||||||
No party | 0 | -1 | 1 | +1 | |||||||
Control: | Conservative | NOC (Con/LD Joint 1st) |
NOC (Con 1st) | NOC (LD 1st) | NOC (LD 1st) |
Council elections
- Bath and North East Somerset Council election, 1999
- Bath and North East Somerset Council election, 2003
- Bath and North East Somerset Council election, 2007
- Bath and North East Somerset Council election, 2011
- Bath and North East Somerset Council election, 2015
By-election results
Bathavon North by-election 22 May 2014 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Terry Gazzard | 1047 | 37.6 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Dorian Baker | 712 | 25.6 | -6.8 | |
Labour | George Aylett | 353 | 12.7 | -2.8 | |
Green | Justin Temblett-Wood | 353 | 12.7 | -2.3 | |
UKIP | Hugo Jenks | 316 | 11.4 | +11.4 | |
Majority | 335 | ||||
Turnout | 2,781 | 46.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Abbey By-Election 17 July 1997 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | 643 | 45.0 | -0.5 | ||
Conservative | 561 | 39.2 | +6.1 | ||
Labour | 166 | 11.6 | -6.7 | ||
Green | 60 | 4.2 | +4.2 | ||
Majority | 82 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,430 | 31.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Weston By-Election 19 February 1998 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | 867 | 45.4 | -5.5 | ||
Conservative | 841 | 44.1 | +17.8 | ||
Labour | 151 | 7.9 | -8.9 | ||
Green | 27 | 1.4 | -4.5 | ||
Council Tenants against sell off | 22 | 1.2 | +1.2 | ||
Majority | 26 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,908 | 46.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Lansdown By-Election 4 May 2000 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 777 | 52.1 | -5.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 517 | 34.7 | +2.8 | ||
Labour | 101 | 6.8 | -3.9 | ||
Green | 96 | 6.4 | +6.4 | ||
Majority | 260 | 17.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,491 | 39.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Bathavon North By-Election 12 October 2000 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 993 | 50.5 | -2.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 699 | 35.6 | +6.5 | ||
Labour | 273 | 13.9 | -3.7 | ||
Majority | 294 | 14.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,965 | 34.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lansdown By-Election 11 July 2002 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | 667 | 56.1 | -1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 417 | 35.1 | +3.2 | ||
Green | 62 | 5.2 | +5.2 | ||
Labour | 42 | 3.5 | -7.2 | ||
Majority | 250 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,188 | 31.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Walcot By-Election 11 July 2002 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | 478 | 36.9 | -1.9 | ||
Conservative | 386 | 29.8 | +4.4 | ||
Labour | 276 | 21.3 | +0.0 | ||
Green | 116 | 9.0 | +9.0 | ||
Other | 39 | 3.0 | +3.0 | ||
Majority | 92 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,295 | 29.4 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Rob Clements (10 May 1995). "The local elections of 4 May 1995". House of Commons Library. Research Paper 95/59. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- 1 2 "Local Election – Thursday, 3rd May, 2007". Bath & North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ↑ "Bath and North East Somerset Council (All Wards) - Thursday, 7th May, 2015". Bath and North East Somerset. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Local Election – Thursday, 5th May, 2011". Bath & North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ↑ "Local Election – Thursday, 1st May, 2003". Bath & North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ↑ "Local Election – Thursday, 6th May, 1999". Bath & North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
External links
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Ward map: Local Elections 2007 – Bath and North East Somerset, Andrew Teale's Local Election Results website
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