South Somerset District Council elections

South Somerset District Council in Somerset, England is elected every four years. Since 2019 the council is divided into 34 wards electing 60 councillors.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control		Years
	No overall control	1973–1976
	Conservative	1976–1979
	No overall control	1979–1987
	Liberal Democrats	1987–present

Council elections

• 1973 Yeovil District Council election
• 1976 Yeovil District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
• 1979 Yeovil District Council election
• 1983 Yeovil District Council election
• 1987 South Somerset District Council election
• 1991 South Somerset District Council election (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)[4][5]
• 1995 South Somerset District Council election
• 1999 South Somerset District Council election (New ward boundaries)[6][7]
• 2003 South Somerset District Council election
• 2007 South Somerset District Council election
• 2011 South Somerset District Council election
• 2015 South Somerset District Council election
• 2019 South Somerset District Council election (New ward boundaries)[8]

District result maps

• 
  1999 results map
• 
  2003 results map
• 
  2007 results map
• 
  2011 results map
• 
  2015 results map
• 
  2019 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Crewkerne By-Election 27 November 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		455	38.9	+11.7
	Liberal Democrats		421	36.0	-7.1
	Labour		294	25.1	-4.6
Majority			34	2.9
Turnout			1,170	19.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

1999-2003

Chard Avishayes By-Election 14 September 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		571	70.9	+27.6
	Conservative		234	29.1	-11.7
Majority			337	41.8
Turnout			805	44.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Camelot By-Election 21 March 2002[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		618	57.5	-14.1
	Liberal Democrats		457	42.5	+14.1
Majority			161	15.0
Turnout			1,075	52.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003-2007

Crewkerne By-Election 2 June 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		859	57.8	+10.7
	Conservative		627	42.2	+6.6
Majority			232	15.6
Turnout			1,486	25.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Brympton By-Election 27 October 2005[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Seib	478	58.0	+1.8
	Conservative	Philippa Hamilton	232	28.2	-8.4
	Independent	Elizabeth Glaisher	113	13.7	+13.7
Majority			246	29.8
Turnout			823	18.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Chard Holyrood By-Election 14 September 2006[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Shortland	367	54.5	+37.0
	Conservative	Stephen Wright	180	26.7	+26.7
	Independent	Rita Wickenden	127	18.8	-63.7
Majority			187	27.8
Turnout			674	30.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

2007-2011

Chard Crimchard By-Election 29 May 2008[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Kenton	423	47.2	-5.0
	Conservative	David Mears	320	35.7	-0.7
	BNP	Robert Baehr	154	17.2	+17.2
Majority			103	11.5
Turnout			897	44.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Coker By-Election 4 June 2009[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cathy Bakewell	1,010	47.2	+0.1
	Conservative	Gina Seaton	1,002	46.9	+5.5
	Independent	Nick Hester	126	5.9	+5.9
Majority			8	0.3
Turnout			2,138
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ilminster By-Election 4 June 2009[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Goodall	1,192	58.0	+10.1
	Conservative	Jane Morgan	862	42.0	+7.3
Majority			330	16.0
Turnout			2,054
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

1. "Elections". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
2. "South Somerset". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
3. The District of Yeovil (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
4. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Somerset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset and Somerset (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
6. "South Somerset". BBC Online. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
8. legislation.gov.uk - The South Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018. Retrieved on 29 April 2020.
9. "Lib Dems drop bombshell on Blair's doorstep". guardian.co.uk. 22 March 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
10. "Results" (PDF). South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
11. "Lib Dem Councillor voted in for South Somerset District Council Chard Crimchard Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
12. "Coker Ward - Results By-election - 4th June 2009" (PDF). South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
13. "Lib-Dem victory in Chard and Ilminster". Western Gazette. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2010.

• By-election results

External links

• South Somerset District Council