Somerset council election, 2017

04/05/2017 · 54 wards · 55 seats contested

Most seats
35
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
55
across 54 wards
Turnout
41.5%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 35 — 78,113 47.0% —
Liberal Democrats 12 — 52,208 31.4% —
Labour Party 3 — 15,393 9.3% —
Independent 3 — 7,895 4.7% —
Green Party 2 — 7,881 4.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 4,747 2.9% —
The Liberal Party 0 — 76 0.0% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 55
Conservative and Unionist Party 55
Liberal Democrats 55
Labour Party 51
Green Party 32
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 24
Independent 12
The Liberal Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 55 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Bishop's Hull and Taunton West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent John Hunt Elected 1,147 35.4% —
Liberal Democrats Simon Nicholls 976 30.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jason Woollacott 841 26.0% —
Labour Party Charlie Grabham 195 6.0% —
Green Party Julian McLeod Mellor 80 2.5% —
Majority171
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors7,473
Ballots cast3,239

Blackdown and Neroche

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Thorne Elected 1,556 47.2% —
Liberal Democrats Ross Longhurst Henley 1,417 43.0% —
Labour Party Madeleine Spears 189 5.7% —
Green Party Roy Snelling 132 4.0% —
Majority139
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,294

Blackmoor Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party William Wallace Elected 1,905 63.1% —
Liberal Democrats Sarah Joanne Dyke 752 24.9% —
Green Party Oliver Hugh Arnold Dowding 188 6.2% —
Labour Party Michael Andrew Yianni 173 5.7% —
Majority1,153
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,018

Brent

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Filmer Elected 1,917 67.8% —
Liberal Democrats Tony Gore 537 19.0% —
Labour Party Janty Marsden 216 7.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Robert Willis 159 5.6% —
Majority1,380
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,829

Bridgwater East and Bawdrip

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Hall Elected 1,337 55.2% —
Labour Party Diogo Rodrigues 662 27.3% —
Liberal Democrats Mike Senior 425 17.5% —
Majority675
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,424

Bridgwater North and Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dave Loveridge Elected 593 41.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pelé Barnes 510 35.5% —
Liberal Democrats Antony Nickolls 196 13.6% —
Independent Dave Preece 81 5.6% —
Green Party Nikki Clark 56 3.9% —
Majority83
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,436

Bridgwater South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Leigh Redman Elected 954 51.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lance John Duddridge 727 38.8% —
Liberal Democrats Daniel Alexander Kelly 191 10.2% —
Majority227
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,872

Bridgwater West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Elizabeth Bown Elected 1,289 59.0% —
Labour Party Tony Heywood 606 27.8% —
Liberal Democrats Michelle Denise Phillips 288 13.2% —
Majority683
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,183

Brympton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Josh Williams Elected 1,021 47.3% —
Liberal Democrats Sam Crabb 819 37.9% —
Labour Party Dan Marks 128 5.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tony Power 126 5.8% —
Green Party Kek Long 66 3.1% —
Majority202
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,160

Burnham North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Burridge-Clayton Elected 1,485 47.5% —
Liberal Democrats Mike Murphy 1,183 37.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Brian Royston Hobbs 278 8.9% —
Labour Party Colin Michael Price 178 5.7% —
Majority302
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,124

Cannington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Caswell Elected 1,737 63.6% —
Liberal Democrats Jill Ann Dillamore 620 22.7% —
Labour Party Philip King 374 13.7% —
Majority1,117
Turnout37.1%
Registered electors7,353
Ballots cast2,731

Castle Cary

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Lewis Elected 2,062 60.5% —
Liberal Democrats Henry Hobhouse 1,192 35.0% —
Labour Party Sean Dromgoole 153 4.5% —
Majority870
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors7,587
Ballots cast3,407

Chard North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Amanda Jane Broom Elected 1,445 46.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin John Wale 1,286 41.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Charles Pearson 252 8.1% —
Labour Party John Wardman Schofield 132 4.2% —
Majority159
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,115

Chard South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gemma Trudy Verdon Elected 756 31.6% —
Independent Dave Bulmer 659 27.5% —
Liberal Democrats Jason Baker 603 25.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter Martin Heather 217 9.1% —
Labour Party Melissa Louise Whittaker-Mather 161 6.7% —
Majority97
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,396

Cheddar

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Philip Taylor Elected 1,395 50.4% —
Liberal Democrats Tim Shaban 945 34.1% —
Labour Party Norma Scanlon 250 9.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Helen Hims 178 6.4% —
Majority450
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,768

Coker

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Alexander Keating Elected 1,885 52.2% —
Liberal Democrats Mick Clark 1,406 38.9% —
Green Party Peter John Bysouth 184 5.1% —
Labour Party Jane Elizabeth Carter-Uren 135 3.7% —
Majority479
Turnout49.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,610

Comeytrowe and Trull

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alan Wedderkopp Elected 1,790 47.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Sully 1,496 39.7% —
Labour Party Liam Canham 219 5.8% —
Green Party Cathy Parmenter 132 3.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Bill Lukins 128 3.4% —
Majority294
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,765

Crewkerne

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mike Best Elected 1,364 43.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marcus Morton Barrett 1,294 41.7% —
Labour Party Gary David Swain 276 8.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Arthur Sidney Hamlin 172 5.5% —
Majority70
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,106

Curry Rivel and Langport

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Clare Paul Elected 1,801 47.2% —
Independent Andrew Lee 930 24.4% —
Liberal Democrats Julia Mary Frances Gadd 623 16.3% —
Labour Party Stephen Peter Tilley 173 4.5% —
Green Party Stephen Peter Tate 157 4.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Barbara Mary Jell 130 3.4% —
Majority871
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,814

Dulverton and Exmoor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Frances Mary Nicholson Elected 2,234 75.4% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Charles Pilkington 392 13.2% —
Labour Party Graham Robert Kennedy 191 6.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ivor Dennis Jones 146 4.9% —
Majority1,842
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,963

Dunster

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Christine Mary Lawrence Elected 1,470 53.1% —
Liberal Democrats James Damian Tudor Wall 732 26.4% —
Labour Party Lesley Culverhouse 300 10.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Adrian Behan 147 5.3% —
Green Party Paul Donald Dennett 120 4.3% —
Majority738
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,769

Frome East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Martin Dimery Elected 983 33.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eve Berry 979 33.6% —
Liberal Democrats Alvin John Horsfall 678 23.3% —
Labour Party David Alan Oakensen 271 9.3% —
Majority4
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,911

Frome North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Oliver Elected 1,551 51.5% —
Liberal Democrats Adam Boyden 1,085 36.0% —
Green Party Pepita Collins 375 12.5% —
Majority466
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors7,175
Ballots cast3,011

Frome West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party John Clarke Elected 987 35.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jo Beale 801 28.7% —
Liberal Democrats Damon Hooton 680 24.4% —
Labour Party Theresa Mary Philomena Clark 243 8.7% —
The Liberal Party Derek 76 2.7% —
Majority186
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,787

Glastonbury and Street 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry William Napper Elected 2,573 43.8% —
Liberal Democrats Liz Leyshon Elected 2,272 38.7% —
Liberal Democrats Nick Cottle 2,037 34.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Swain 1,650 28.1% —
Green Party Jon Cousins 1,196 20.4% —
Labour Party Emma Jane King 697 11.9% —
Labour Party Jane Ratcliffe 530 9.0% —
Independent Simon Michael Carswell 433 7.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Keith Anthony Hooper 358 6.1% —
Majority235
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors15,813
Ballots cast5,873

Highbridge and Burnham South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Charles Woodman Elected 1,065 47.5% —
Liberal Democrats John David Parkes 767 34.2% —
Labour Party Lucy Scanlon 213 9.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Lorna Irene Bromley Corke 197 8.8% —
Majority298
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,242

Huntspill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Healey Elected 1,810 67.0% —
Liberal Democrats Phil Harvey 513 19.0% —
Labour Party Chelsea Joan Chadwick 377 14.0% —
Majority1,297
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,700

Ilminster

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Patricia Vijeh Elected 1,736 53.4% —
Liberal Democrats Carol Ann Goodall 980 30.2% —
Green Party Peter Lansdown 203 6.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Don Kinder 169 5.2% —
Labour Party Ian Rupert Mackillop 160 4.9% —
Majority756
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,248

King Alfred

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Huxtable Elected 1,744 52.3% —
Liberal Democrats Emma Munt 1,146 34.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Anthony John Edward Betty 232 7.0% —
Labour Party Lynne Morgan 210 6.3% —
Majority598
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,332

Lydeard

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mike Rigby Elected 1,356 48.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Habgood 1,055 37.4% —
Liberal Democrats James Russell 204 7.2% —
Labour Party Jonathan Frederic Gray 115 4.1% —
Green Party Clive Martin 88 3.1% —
Majority301
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,818

Martock

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Brian Bloomfield Elected 2,075 63.5% —
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Paul Davies 923 28.3% —
Labour Party Peter Charles Ludbrook 268 8.2% —
Majority1,152
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,266

Mendip Central and East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Ham Elected 1,730 62.2% —
Liberal Democrats Claire Louise Hudson 579 20.8% —
Green Party Jono Ekin 322 11.6% —
Labour Party Marc James Peel 151 5.4% —
Majority1,151
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,782

Mendip Hills

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Pullin Elected 1,626 57.8% —
Liberal Democrats Melissa Coate 683 24.3% —
Green Party David Hine 197 7.0% —
Labour Party Paul Turner 191 6.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Simon Smedley 115 4.1% —
Majority943
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,812

Mendip South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Anthony Hewitt-Cooper Elected 1,801 56.5% —
Liberal Democrats Rob Reed 1,044 32.8% —
Green Party Theo Simon 340 10.7% —
Majority757
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,185

Mendip West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Noel Elected 1,666 47.8% —
Liberal Democrats Ros Wyke 1,660 47.6% —
Labour Party Daniel Croose 159 4.6% —
Majority6
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,485

Minehead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mandy Jayne Chilcott Elected 1,290 43.3% —
Liberal Democrats Marcus Kravis 839 28.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Terry Venner 609 20.4% —
Labour Party Maureen Anne Smith 243 8.2% —
Majority451
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,981

Monkton and North Curry

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Fothergill Elected 2,254 66.5% —
Liberal Democrats Ray Tully 836 24.7% —
Green Party Andy Pritchard 297 8.8% —
Majority1,418
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,387

North Petherton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Bill Revans Elected 1,435 51.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard James Brown 1,187 42.4% —
Labour Party Jane Grenfell 178 6.4% —
Majority248
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,800

Rowbarton and Staplegrove

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rod Williams Elected 1,125 39.3% —
Liberal Democrats Jefferson Andrew Horsley 1,080 37.7% —
Independent Bob Bainbridge 290 10.1% —
Labour Party Brenda Dawn Weston 250 8.7% —
Green Party Alan William Debenham 119 4.2% —
Majority45
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,864

Shepton Mallet

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John William Parham Elected 1,253 43.5% —
Liberal Democrats Garfield Kennedy 851 29.6% —
Independent Bente Height 403 14.0% —
Labour Party Ant Butler 302 10.5% —
Green Party Peter Nicholas Harlow 69 2.4% —
Majority402
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,878

Somerton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dean Ruddle Elected 2,340 66.7% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Richard John Page 869 24.8% —
Green Party Dan Britton 177 5.0% —
Labour Party Mary Graham Butler 124 3.5% —
Majority1,471
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors7,451
Ballots cast3,510

South Petherton and Islemoor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Adam Dance Elected 2,303 56.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Antony Le Hardy 1,455 35.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Antony Bryan Clarke 187 4.6% —
Labour Party Paul John Sellers 162 3.9% —
Majority848
Turnout51.0%
Registered electors8,098
Ballots cast4,107

Taunton East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Simon Coles Elected 869 43.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Henry Martin-Scott 661 32.8% —
Labour Party Robert Noakes 242 12.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Hugh Courage 142 7.1% —
Green Party Jon Machen 99 4.9% —
Majority208
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,013

Taunton North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Giuseppe Fraschini Elected 693 32.5% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Booth 648 30.4% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Libby Lisgo 543 25.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tom Aldridge 165 7.7% —
Green Party Daniel James Whelan 86 4.0% —
Majority45
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors7,023
Ballots cast2,135

Taunton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Hazel Prior-Sankey Elected 1,564 54.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Rush Parchment 922 32.4% —
Labour Party Jack Robert Johnston 217 7.6% —
Green Party Chris Salter 144 5.1% —
Majority642
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,847

Upper Tone

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party James Hunt Elected 1,574 49.1% —
Independent Steve Ross 890 27.7% —
Liberal Democrats Janet Carol Lloyd 485 15.1% —
Green Party Caroline Anne Freedman 259 8.1% —
Majority684
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,208

Watchet and Stogursey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Hugh John William Davies Elected 1,423 48.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Lillis 900 30.8% —
Labour Party Robin Keith Nuttall 298 10.2% —
Liberal Democrats Anthony Charles Bowden 191 6.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter Barbuti 108 3.7% —
Majority523
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,920

Wellington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andy Govier Elected 1,704 52.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robin Dickinson 1,157 35.6% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Lithgow 272 8.4% —
Green Party Zoe Ainsworth-Grigg 119 3.7% —
Majority547
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,252

Wells

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tessa Munt Elected 2,107 46.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Derek Osman 2,012 44.7% —
Labour Party Den Carter 166 3.7% —
Green Party Paul Francis Crummay 126 2.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Les Bate 86 1.9% —
Majority95
Turnout53.0%
Registered electors8,556
Ballots cast4,497

Wincanton and Bruton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Anna Mary Groskop Elected 2,096 64.2% —
Liberal Democrats Abigail Rebekah Baker 708 21.7% —
Labour Party Patricia Ann Turner 244 7.5% —
Green Party Ewan William George Jones 216 6.6% —
Majority1,388
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors8,352
Ballots cast3,264

Yeovil Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andy Kendall Elected 1,033 44.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Rousell 745 32.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Alan Dimmick 226 9.8% —
Labour Party Terry Lavin 215 9.3% —
Green Party Alan John Flint 93 4.0% —
Majority288
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,312

Yeovil East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tony Lock Elected 1,063 49.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Teresa Sienkiewicz 512 23.6% —
Labour Party Terry Ledlie 255 11.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Godfrey Davey 220 10.1% —
Independent Neil James Mitchell 118 5.4% —
Majority551
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,168

Yeovil South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Faye Purbrick Elected 1,288 46.2% —
Liberal Democrats Andy Soughton 1,031 37.0% —
Labour Party Christos Zaranis 173 6.2% —
Independent Dave Greene 165 5.9% —
Green Party Diane Catherine Wood 131 4.7% —
Majority257
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,788

Yeovil West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jane Lock Elected 877 43.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Richard Lukey 783 38.5% —
Labour Party Gail Freeman-Bell 234 11.5% —
Green Party Robert Wood 140 6.9% —
Majority94
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,034

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