Somerset County Council election, 2009
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An election to Somerset County Council took place on 4 June 2009 as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2009, having been delayed from 7 May, to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. The result brought to an end 16 years of Liberal Democrat rule to a Conservative controlled administration. 58 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each. Members were elected by the first-past-the-post voting system for a four-year term of office. This was the last election before the number of seats was cut to 55 for the 2013 election. With a total of 58 seats being reduced to 55 for the next election.
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[1] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[2]
Summary
The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to the Conservatives who went on to form a majority administration. The Liberal Democrat group became the council's official opposition. Meanwhile the Labour Party had their number of seats halved from 4 to 2. No independents or candidates from other parties where elected as councillors.
Overall results
Somerset County Council election, 2009[3] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 35 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 60.5% | 47.0 | 78,590 | +7.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 21 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 36.0% | 36.7 | 61,410 | -4.5 | ||
Labour | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3.5% | 4.9 | 8,185 | -8.6 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4.7 | 7,805 | +1.9 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3.3 | 5,573 | +2.2 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2.5 | 4,228 | +1.1 | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.9 | 1,441 | |||
Senior Citizens Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.1 | 158 |
Results by division
The candidates in bold were elected councillors on 4 June 2009.[4]
Blackdown & Wellington East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Ross Longhurst Henley | 1,236 | 44.2 | -7.9 | |
Conservative | John Bryan Thorne | 1,227 | 43.9 | -4.0 | |
UKIP | Ann Morris | 332 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
Majority | 9 | 0.3 | -4.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,795 | 47 | -25 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Blackmoor Vale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | William Wallace | 1,880 | 59.6 | +20.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jane Lock | 1,275 | 40.4 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 605 | 19.2 | +16.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,155 | 48 | -24 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Brent
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Alan John Ham | 2,108 | 69.9 | +14.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Ernest Gore | 744 | 24.7 | -4.7 | |
Labour | Sheila Rachel Forrester | 162 | 5.4 | -10.1 | |
Majority | 1,364 | 45.3 | +19.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,014 | 46 | -18 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | David Hall | 1,102 | 58.6 | +28.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Joshua John Schwieso | 401 | 21.3 | -2.3 | |
Labour | Roger John Lavers | 379 | 20.1 | -17.0 | |
Majority | 701 | 37.2 | +30.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,882 | 30 | -26 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 22.5 | |||
Bridgwater North & Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | David Peter Loveridge | 489 | 30.1 | -26.8 | |
Conservative | Lance John Duddridge | 469 | 28.8 | +8.6 | |
UKIP | Keith Ronald Hart | 251 | 15.4 | +15.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Janice Joanna Somers Beasley | 223 | 13.7 | -9.2 | |
BNP | Roger Cyril Bennett | 144 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
Independent | Roy Christopher Franklin | 50 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 20 | 1.2 | -32.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,626 | 25 | -22 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Bridgwater South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Stephen John Gill | 495 | 35.5 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Pat Parker | 463 | 33.2 | -13.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Daniel Alexander Kelly | 436 | 31.3 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 32 | 2.3 | -17.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,394 | 23 | -27 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 10.4 | |||
Bridgwater West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Ann Elizabeth Bown | 1,100 | 45.8 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Graham John Granter | 515 | 21.4 | -14.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Ian Johnstone | 440 | 18.3 | -8.0 | |
Independent | Anne Louise Heritage | 349 | 14.5 | +14.5 | |
Majority | 585 | 24.3 | +23.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,404 | 32 | -28 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Burnham on Sea North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Peter Laurence Burridge-Clayton | 1,561 | 54.5 | +9.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mike Mansfield | 1,301 | 45.5 | +9.0 | |
Majority | 260 | 9.1 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,862 | 48 | -17 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Cannington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | John Edney | 2,131 | 62.1 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alan James Beasley | 782 | 22.8 | -20.0 | |
Green | Anna Madeline Hammond | 516 | 15.0 | +15.0 | |
Majority | 1,349 | 39.3 | +24.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,429 | 44 | -23 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Cary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Bob Little | 1,816 | 50.1 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Henry Hobhouse | 1,810 | 49.9 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.2 | ±0 | ||
Turnout | 3,626 | 56 | -20 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 0.2 | |||
Chard North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Jenny Kenton | 1,652 | 45.8 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Martin John Wale | 1,468 | 40.7 | +0.9 | |
BNP | Fay Williams | 368 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
Labour | Tom McGee | 119 | 3.3 | -6.6 | |
Majority | 184 | 5.1 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,607 | 46 | -20 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Chard South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Jill Shortland | 1,384 | 52.1 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Linda Patricia Vijeh | 911 | 34.3 | +34.3 | |
BNP | Robert William Baehr | 362 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
Majority | 473 | 17.8 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,657 | 41 | -24 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Cheddar
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Dawn Mary Hill | 1,326 | 45.5 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Suzanne Mary Green | 1,008 | 34.6 | -0.1 | |
UKIP | David Terence Willmott | 471 | 16.2 | +16.2 | |
Independent | Christopher Byrne | 108 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 318 | 10.9 | -2.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,913 | 46 | -22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Coker
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Cathy Bakewell | 1,454 | 45.5 | -6.7 | |
Conservative | Angus McPhee | 1,365 | 42.7 | +5.7 | |
Green | Peter John Bysouth | 249 | 7.8 | -2.6 | |
Nick Hester | 131 | 4.1 | +4.1 | ||
Majority | 89 | 2.8 | -12.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,199 | 50 | -22 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Crewkerne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | John Dyke | 1,634 | 52.7 | -2.0 | |
Conservative | Marcus Morton Barrett | 1,092 | 35.2 | +4.1 | |
Green | Ben Keiron Hartshorn | 377 | 12.1 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 542 | 17.5 | -7.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,103 | 49 | +4 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Curry Rivel
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Derek Ian Nelson | 1,787 | 57.6 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ray Warner | 959 | 30.9 | -12.1 | |
Green | Margaret Ruth Chambers | 358 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Majority | 828 | 16.7 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,104 | 49 | -23 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Dulverton & Exmoor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Frances Mary Nicholson | 1,687 | 54.6 | -12.9 | |
Independent | Jan Ross | 1,405 | 45.4 | +45.4 | |
Majority | 282 | 9.1 | -35.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,092 | 53 | -22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Dunster
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Christine Mary Lawrence | 1,451 | 64.1 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alison Gunner | 813 | 35.9 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 638 | 28.2 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,264 | 44 | -19 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Frome North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Peter Francis John | 1,299 | 46.1 | +10.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christine Cockroft | 1,048 | 37.2 | -0.1 | |
Green | Rebecca Amani Yeo | 320 | 11.4 | +11.4 | |
Labour | Alwyn Dow | 149 | 5.3 | -11.8 | |
Majority | 251 | 8.9 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,816 | 39 | -27 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 5.5 | |||
Frome Selwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Maggy Daniell | 1,192 | 54.4 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Charles Richard Seymour Wood | 821 | 37.4 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Theresa Mary Clark | 180 | 8.2 | -16.0 | |
Majority | 371 | 16.9 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,193 | 33 | -28 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Frome South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Alvin John Horsfall | 1,313 | 59.5 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | Pam Lee | 664 | 30.1 | +3.3 | |
Labour | David Alan Oakensen | 229 | 10.4 | -15.2 | |
Majority | 649 | 29.4 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,206 | 32 | -29 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Glastonbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Alan Frederick Gloak | 1,366 | 48.3 | -3.9 | |
Conservative | George Steer | 1,304 | 46.1 | +13.7 | |
Labour | William George Roberts | 158 | 5.6 | -9.8 | |
Majority | 62 | 2.2 | -17.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,828 | 42 | -23 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Highbridge & Burnham on Sea South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | John Charles Woodman | 1,092 | 39.3 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Rosemarie Parsons | 802 | 28.8 | -6.4 | |
UKIP | Mick Lucas | 592 | 21.3 | +21.3 | |
Labour | Joanna Noreen Burridge-Clayton | 294 | 10.6 | -19.8 | |
Majority | 290 | 10.4 | +9.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,780 | 39 | -22 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 5.7 | |||
Huntspill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Mark Healey | 1,535 | 56.7 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Joe Leach | 1,173 | 43.3 | +13.6 | |
Majority | 362 | 13.4 | -2.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,708 | 47 | -21 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Ilchester
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Sam Crabb | 1,708 | 51.0 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Colin Winder | 1,392 | 41.6 | +9.6 | |
Michael William Bestwick | 250 | 7.5 | +7.5 | ||
Majority | 316 | 9.4 | -6.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,350 | 34 | -34 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Ilminster
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Kim Tracey Turner | 1,560 | 51.8 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Martin Gwillym Rawstorne | 1,450 | 48.2 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 110 | 3.7 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,010 | 47 | -29 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
King Alfred
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | David John Huxtable | 1,817 | 52.3 | -1.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Rosemary Hasler | 860 | 24.7 | -6.2 | |
Independent | Bob Cudlipp | 610 | 17.6 | +17.6 | |
Labour | Andy Merryfield | 188 | 5.4 | -10.2 | |
Majority | 957 | 27.5 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,475 | 52 | -20 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Langport
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Derek Norman Lander Yeomans | 1,621 | 52.4 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Julia Mary Frances Gadd | 1,470 | 47.6 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 151 | 4.9 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,091 | 50 | -22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lydeard
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | John Edward Wilkins | 1,313 | 45.2 | -6.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul William Partington | 1,118 | 38.5 | -10.1 | |
UKIP | Fran Evens | 392 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Labour | Jonathan Frederic Gray | 84 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 195 | 6.7 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,907 | 45 | -25 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Martock
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | John Allison Bailey | 1,451 | 48.7 | -5.5 | |
Conservative | Graham Harold Middleton | 1,232 | 41.3 | +4.4 | |
Green | Alexander Begg Lawrie | 242 | 8.1 | -0.8 | |
Rob Crocker | 55 | 1.8 | +1.8 | ||
Majority | 219 | 7.3 | -10.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,980 | 44 | -26 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Mendip Central & East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Gloria Cawood | 1,502 | 49.8 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Ken Lloyd | 1,415 | 46.9 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Ken Hurrell | 102 | 3.4 | -8.4 | |
Majority | 87 | 2.9 | -3.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,019 | 50 | -23 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Mendip North East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthew James Ellis | 1,796 | 55.7 | +11.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Claire Fleming | 1,285 | 39.9 | +0.8 | |
Labour | John Edward Gilham | 143 | 4.4 | -12.1 | |
Majority | 511 | 15.8 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,224 | 51 | -22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Mendip North West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Harvey Siggs | 1,530 | 50.6 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tony Robbins | 792 | 26.2 | -10.5 | |
UKIP | Gwyn Bedford Thomas | 506 | 16.7 | +16.7 | |
Labour | Roger William Anderson | 195 | 6.5 | -7.7 | |
Majority | 738 | 24.4 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,023 | 43 | -28 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Mendip South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Ken Maddock | 1,923 | 55.1 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert John Reed | 1,007 | 28.8 | -11.2 | |
UKIP | Colin Joseph McNamee | 430 | 12.3 | +12.3 | |
Labour | Terry Morgan | 131 | 3.8 | -6.0 | |
Majority | 916 | 26.2 | +16.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,491 | 47 | -25 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Mendip West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Ron Forrest | 1,291 | 47.1 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Ralph William Richard Inge | 890 | 32.5 | -12.0 | |
Green | Kate Briton | 316 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Leslie Matthew Bennett | 177 | 6.5 | +6.5 | ||
Labour | Peter John Trueman | 68 | 2.5 | -7.0 | |
Majority | 401 | 14.6 | +13.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,742 | 49 | -21 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Minehead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brenda Maitland-Walker | 1,495 | 54.4 | +30.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian Galloway | 1,251 | 45.6 | +19.2 | |
Majority | 244 | 8.9 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,746 | 34 | -30 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 5.6 | |||
North Curry
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David John Andrew Fothergill | 2,092 | 57.4 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Roskruge Hassall | 1,027 | 28.2 | -15.6 | |
UKIP | William James Lukins | 525 | 14.4 | +14.4 | |
Majority | 1,065 | 29.2 | +26.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,644 | 49 | -28 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North Petherton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Stanley Alder | 1,591 | 57.4 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Karen Jane Revans | 531 | 19.2 | -26.9 | |
Green | Charles Graham | 421 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
Labour | Pat Morley | 227 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Majority | 1,060 | 38.3 | +30.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,770 | 34 | -34 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Shepton Mallet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Robinson | 1,196 | 49.1 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Martin Lovell | 838 | 34.4 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Chris Inchley | 403 | 16.5 | -12.5 | |
Majority | 358 | 14.7 | +10.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,437 | 34 | -29 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Somerton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jimmy Zouche | 1,794 | 51.6 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Pauline Clarke | 1,684 | 48.4 | -6.8 | |
Majority | 110 | 3.2 | -12.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,478 | 51 | -22 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 9.3 | |||
South Petherton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anne Larpent | 1,341 | 43.3 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Brian Charles Smith | 1,247 | 40.3 | -8.9 | |
Independent | Ian James Greenfield | 285 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Green | Michael Bernard Fox | 222 | 7.2 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 94 | 3.0 | -8.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,095 | 52 | -19 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 7.0 | |||
Staplegrove
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elaine Waymouth | 1,320 | 48.0 | -0.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Raymond Tully | 1,113 | 40.5 | -11.3 | |
UKIP | David Thomas | 317 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Majority | 207 | 7.5 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,750 | 43 | -27 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 5.6 | |||
Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terry William Edwin Napper | 952 | 30.4 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jim Mochnacz | 850 | 27.1 | -22.0 | |
Lloyd Hughes | 809 | 25.8 | +25.8 | ||
UKIP | John Leo Monaghan | 334 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Dick Beasley | 190 | 6.1 | -15.0 | |
Majority | 102 | 3.3 | -16.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,135 | 37 | -25 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 11.3 | |||
Taunton & Trull
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Henry Martin-Scott | 1,519 | 47.1 | -4.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Frederick Alan Wedderkopp | 1,330 | 41.2 | -7.3 | |
UKIP | Barry Victor Morris | 281 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Labour | Doug Eckhart | 96 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 189 | 5.9 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,226 | 55 | -20 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Taunton East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Steve Brooks | 959 | 43.5 | -5.7 | |
Conservative | Linda Susan Elliott | 676 | 30.7 | +0.6 | |
UKIP | Bobby Fleming | 394 | 17.9 | +17.9 | |
Labour | Colin Croad | 176 | 8.0 | -12.8 | |
Majority | 283 | 12.8 | -6.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,205 | 27 | -29 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Taunton Fairwater
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Danny Wedderkopp | 1,014 | 44.2 | -5.8 | |
Conservative | Michael Pether | 791 | 34.5 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Dorothy Rose Baker | 327 | 14.2 | +14.2 | |
Labour | Libby Lisgo | 164 | 7.1 | -10.0 | |
Majority | 223 | 9.7 | -7.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,296 | 37 | -28 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Taunton North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Claire Jean Gordon | 791 | 37.2 | -10.1 | |
Conservative | Richard Frederick Dickinson | 622 | 29.3 | +3.6 | |
UKIP | Stephanie Ann Lukins | 410 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
Labour | Martin Lee Paul Jevon | 302 | 14.2 | -12.8 | |
Majority | 169 | 8.0 | -12.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,125 | 29 | -32 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Taunton South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Hazel Ruth Prior-Sankey | 1,563 | 55.2 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Krystal Bonnie Painter | 800 | 28.2 | -5.6 | |
UKIP | John Calascione | 375 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
Labour | Brenda Weston | 96 | 3.4 | -11.3 | |
Majority | 763 | 26.9 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,834 | 38 | -28 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Taunton West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Alan Paul | 1,498 | 48.6 | -5.7 | |
Conservative | Nick James | 1,070 | 34.7 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Isabella Crawford Henderson | 407 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
Labour | Matthew Ravenhill | 106 | 3.4 | -9.3 | |
Majority | 428 | 13.9 | -7.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,081 | 44 | -28 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Upper Tone
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony McMahon | 1,447 | 46.6 | -14.5 | |
Independent | Steve Ross | 1,397 | 45.0 | +45.0 | |
UKIP | Charlene Suzanne Sherriff | 261 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 50 | 1.6 | -18.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,105 | 49 | -28 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Watchet & Quantocks
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Henry Trollope-Bellew | 1,779 | 43.8 | +7.2 | |
Independent | Hugh John William Davies | 1,575 | 38.8 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Charles Bowden | 401 | 9.9 | -3.5 | |
Green | Ralph Michael Hammond | 309 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 204 | 5.0 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,064 | 47 | -22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wellington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew James Govier | 1,634 | 50.1 | +8.3 | |
Conservative | James Alexander Hunt | 1,094 | 33.5 | +4.3 | |
UKIP | John William Davison | 375 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
English Democrat | Frank Bishop | 158 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 540 | 16.6 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,261 | 44 | -25 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Wells
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Derek Osman | 1,979 | 48.7 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Danny Unwin | 1,323 | 32.5 | -7.5 | |
Green | Phil Rogers | 359 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Labour | Colin Michael Price | 227 | 5.6 | -13.4 | |
Labour Co-op | Harry Boyce | 178 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 656 | 16.1 | +15.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,066 | 48 | -22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Wincanton & Bruton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anna Mary Groskop | 2,118 | 58.0 | +14.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Justin Paul Robinson | 1,118 | 30.6 | -13.6 | |
Green | David George Robert Carnegie | 414 | 11.3 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 1,000 | 27.4 | +26.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,650 | 46 | -23 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 14.0 | |||
Yeovil East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Tony Lock | 1,062 | 52.0 | -11.4 | |
Conservative | Paul Bradly | 476 | 23.3 | +1.7 | |
Green | Martin Ronald Bailey | 225 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
Labour | Bill Byrd | 172 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Kay Bryan | 107 | 5.2 | -2.1 | ||
Majority | 586 | 28.7 | -13.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,042 | 27 | -25 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Yeovil North & Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Peter Arnold Gubbins | 1,269 | 48.9 | -3.6 | |
Conservative | Nick Rousell | 736 | 28.4 | +2.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Bruce Jeremy Cowd | 199 | 7.7 | -6.9 | |
Green | Katherine Anne Limmer | 185 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Joe Conway | 119 | 4.6 | +4.6 | ||
Sylvia Louise Hester | 85 | 3.3 | +3.3 | ||
Majority | 533 | 20.6 | -5.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,593 | 34 | -22 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Yeovil South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Dave Greene | 1,305 | 48.5 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Gerald John William Boord | 1,184 | 44.0 | +10.5 | |
Mark Gordon Lambden | 117 | 4.4 | +4.4 | ||
John Grana | 82 | 3.1 | +3.1 | ||
Majority | 121 | 4.5 | -9.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,688 | 40 | -26 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Yeovil West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Tim Carroll | 1,147 | 44.3 | -6.3 | |
Conservative | Ash Strelling | 960 | 37.0 | +11.3 | |
Green | Margaret Elizabeth Hamilton | 231 | 8.9 | +5.4 | |
Labour | Alfred John Hill | 160 | 6.2 | -7.6 | |
Simon John Hester | 94 | 3.6 | +3.6 | ||
Majority | 187 | 7.2 | -17.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,592 | 35 | -22 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "Somerset council". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ↑ "2009 Election - Divisions". Somerset County Council. Retrieved 11 May 2013.