The 2015 South Somerset District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of South Somerset District Council in Somerset, England.[1] This is on the same day as the general election, and other local elections. This election saw 29 Liberal Democrats, 28 Conservatives, and 3 Independents elected to the Council.
The Liberal Democrats have had control of the council since 1987 and won the previous election in 2011 with a 2-seat majority.[2]
Candidates by Ward
editSouth Somerset District Council continued to be made up of 60 councillors elected across 39 wards. The Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats both fielded 58 candidates, Labour fielded 31 candidates, the Green Party 11, the UK Independence Party 8 and there were 5 independents.[3]
Incumbent candidates are denoted *.
Blackdown Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin John Wale | 923 | 59 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nigel John Petrie Mermagen | 388 | 25 | ||
UKIP | Neil Arnold | 246 | 16 | ||
Turnout | 1,557 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Blackmoor Vale Ward
editSeats contested: 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Wallace* | 1,738 | 32 | ||
Conservative | Tim Inglefield* | 1,477 | 27 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sue Place | 1,245 | 23 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jack Dyke-Bracher | 756 | 14 | ||
Labour | Joanna Susan Penberthy | 275 | 5 | ||
Turnout | 5,491 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bruton Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anna Mary Groskop* | 843 | 56 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Abi Baker | 310 | 20 | ||
Green | Ewan Jones | 246 | 16 | ||
Labour | Matthew Hooberman | 114 | 8 | ||
Turnout | 1,513 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Brympton Ward
editSeats contested: 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sarah Helena Lindsay | 1,426 | 25 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Jeremy Seib* | 1,421 | 25 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Emma Louise Dunn | 1,257 | 22 | ||
Conservative | Josh Williams | 1,202 | 21 | ||
Labour | Glen James Graham | 459 | 8 | ||
Turnout | 5,765 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Burrow Hill Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Yeomans* | 878 | 62 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Pippa Mestraud | 399 | 28 | ||
Labour | Sam Foulder-Hughes | 148 | 10 | ||
Turnout | 1,425 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Camelot Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Lewis* | 1,121 | 68 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Penny Ashton | 251 | 15 | ||
UKIP | Christopher Hill | 181 | 11 | ||
Labour | Ann Margaret Reeder | 106 | 6 | ||
Turnout | 1,121 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Cary Ward
editSeats contested: 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nick Weeks* | 1,627 | 27 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Henry Hobhouse* | 1,432 | 24 | ||
Conservative | Barry Moorhouse | 1,298 | 22 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard John Arnold | 971 | 16 | ||
Green | Richard Tabor | 482 | 8 | ||
Labour | Megan Sarah Rose Summerville | 207 | 3 | ||
Turnout | 6,017 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Chard Avishayes Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Garry Frederick Shortland | 440 | 36 | ||
Conservative | Peter Amey | 402 | 33 | ||
Independent | Cath Morrison | 223 | 18 | ||
Labour | Graham Forsyth | 148 | 12 | ||
Turnout | 1,213 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Chard Combe Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Amanda Jane Broom | 514 | 46 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Steve Warwick | 450 | 40 | ||
Green | Jon Lewes | 148 | 13 | ||
Turnout | 1,112 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Chard Crimchard Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Kenton* | 863 | 66 | ||
Conservative | Paul Bradly | 445 | 34 | ||
Turnout | 1,308 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Chard Holyrood Ward
editSeats contested: 1
}Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jason Paul Baker | 699 | 51 | ||
Conservative | Brennie Halse* | 670 | 49 | ||
Turnout | 1,369 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Chard Jocelyn Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dave Bulmer* | 596 | 50 | ||
Conservative | Irene Glynn | 360 | 30 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Melanie Ann Cherry Hudson | 237 | 20 | ||
Turnout | 1,193 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Coker Ward
editSeats contested: 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gina Seaton* | 1,755 | 29 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Cathy Bakewell* | 1,529 | 26 | ||
Conservative | Rod Jones | 1,464 | 25 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mick Clark | 1,216 | 20 | ||
Turnout | 5,964 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Crewkerne Ward
editSeats contested: 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mike Best* | 2,050 | 17 | ||
Conservative | Marcus Morton Barrett | 1,827 | 15 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Angie Singleton* | 1,555 | 13 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robin Christopher Pailthorpe | 1,498 | 12 | ||
Conservative | Adam Keen | 1,369 | 11 | ||
Conservative | Andrew John Newman Simkins | 1,286 | 10 | ||
Labour | Martin John Bailey | 797 | 6 | ||
Green | Katy Limmer | 696 | 6 | ||
Green | Ben Keiron Hartshorn | 672 | 5 | ||
Green | Nathan Harmer-Taylor | 626 | 5 | ||
Turnout | 12,376 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Curry Rivel Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tiffany Ann Martha Osborne | 826 | 52 | ||
Independent | Terry Mounter* | 601 | 38 | ||
Labour | Alan John Martin | 148 | 9 | ||
Turnout | 1,575 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Eggwood Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Michael Maxwell* | 787 | 53 | ||
Conservative | Jonathan Edward Edgington | 687 | 47 | ||
Turnout | 1,474 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Hamdon Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Seal* | 905 | 57 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Edward Price | 681 | 43 | ||
Turnout | 1,586 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Ilminster Ward
editSeats contested: 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Carol Ann Goodall* | 1,253 | 21 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Val Keitch | 1,108 | 19 | ||
Conservative | Sean Clarke | 1,037 | 18 | ||
Conservative | Stuart Richard Shepherd | 1,011 | 17 | ||
UKIP | Don Kinder | 689 | 12 | ||
Green | Henry Peter Lansdown | 460 | 8 | ||
Labour | Paul John Sellers | 306 | 5 | ||
Turnout | 5,864 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Islemoor Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sue Steele* | 1,129 | 66 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Oliver Pearce | 417 | 25 | ||
Labour | Geoff Mchugh | 155 | 9 | ||
Turnout | 1,701 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ivelchester Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Tony Capozzoli* | 922 | 53 | ||
Conservative | Richard Foley Dale | 600 | 35 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Theo Whitaker | 206 | 12 | ||
Turnout | 1,728 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Langport and Huish Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clare Aparicio Paul | 1,652 | 41 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Julia Mary Frances Gadd | 473 | 29 | ||
Green | Cara Ann Naden | 295 | 18 | ||
Labour | Sean Adam Dromgoole | 199 | 12 | ||
Turnout | 1,652 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Martock Ward
editSeats contested: 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Brian Bloomfield | 1,610 | 29 | ||
Conservative | Graham Harold Middleton* | 1,513 | 27 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Patrick John Palmer* | 1,126 | 20 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ben Ingram | 809 | 15 | ||
Labour | Chris Bragg | 469 | 8 | ||
Turnout | 5,527 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Milborne Port Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Joanne Dyke-Bracher | 766 | 45 | ||
Conservative | Lucy Wallace* | 765 | 45 | ||
Labour | David Harry Lowe | 184 | 11 | ||
Turnout | 1,715 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Neroche Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Linda Patricia Vijeh* | 893 | 57 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jo Dawson | 371 | 24 | ||
UKIP | Clive Mark Rust | 313 | 20 | ||
Turnout | 1,577 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Northstone Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David John Norris | 1,200 | 62 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Grahame Sydney Baker | 527 | 27 | ||
Labour | Keith Laurence O'Boyle | 200 | 10 | ||
Turnout | 1,927 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Parrett Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ric Pallister* | 785 | 52 | ||
Conservative | Mark Alexander Keating | 728 | 48 | ||
Turnout | 1,513 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
South Petherton Ward
editSeats contested: 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Adam James Dance | 1,688 | 37 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Crispin Kenneth Raikes | 1,564 | 34 | ||
Conservative | Barry Walker* | 1,347 | 29 | ||
Turnout | 4,599 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Michael's Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jo Roundell-Greene* | 699 | 52 | ||
Conservative | Alexander Priest | 653 | 48 | ||
Turnout | 1,352 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Tatworth and Forton Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Andrew Turpin* | 608 | 38 | ||
Conservative | Russ Wardell | 552 | 35 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robin Munday | 435 | 27 | ||
Turnout | 1,595 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Tower Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Beech* | 947 | 62 | ||
Green | Oliver Hugh Arnold Dowding | 274 | 18 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dave Nye | 241 | 16 | ||
Labour | Adrian Carter | 73 | 5 | ||
Turnout | 1,535 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Turn Hill Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Shane Pledger* | 1,071 | 58 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Pamela Diane Jukes | 635 | 34 | ||
Labour | Alan Peter Rose | 142 | 8 | ||
Turnout | 1,848 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wessex Ward
editSeats contested: 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dean Ruddle | 2,114 | 52 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Richard John Page | 1,326 | 33 | ||
Labour | Frankie Ashton | 589 | 15 | ||
Turnout | 4,029 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Wincanton Ward
editSeats contested: 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Winder* | 1,235 | 25 | ||
Conservative | Nick Colbert* | 1,231 | 25 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tim Carroll | 821 | 17 | ||
UKIP | Mark Anthony Vallance | 531 | 11 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Elizabeth Denton | 512 | 11 | ||
Green | John Frederick Holman | 307 | 6 | ||
Labour | Tim Daniel | 223 | 5 | ||
Turnout | 4,860 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Windwhistle Ward
editSeats contested: 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sue Osborne* | 818 | 55 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Dyke | 469 | 32 | ||
UKIP | George Bernard Munro Elliott | 196 | 13 | ||
Turnout | 1,483 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Yeovil Central Ward
editSeats contested: 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Arnold Gubbins* | 1,329 | 17 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andy Kendall* | 1,308 | 17 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kaysar Mahmud Hussain | 1,132 | 15 | ||
Conservative | David John Byrne | 1,013 | 13 | ||
Conservative | Linda Jane Gage | 872 | 11 | ||
Conservative | Bridget Mary Philomena Spender | 777 | 10 | ||
Labour | Mark Gordon Lambden | 626 | 8 | ||
Labour | Terry Lavin | 581 | 8 | ||
Turnout | 7,638 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Yeovil East Ward
editSeats contested: 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tony Lock* | 1,349 | 19 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Charles Recardo* | 1,097 | 16 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rob Stickland | 981 | 14 | ||
UKIP | Godfrey Davey | 706 | 10 | ||
Conservative | Nick Rousell | 571 | 8 | ||
Conservative | Ann Needle | 538 | 8 | ||
Labour | Bill Byrd | 534 | 8 | ||
Conservative | Morley Keith Waddleton | 528 | 7 | ||
Labour | Sharon Anne Stafford | 442 | 6 | ||
Labour | Murray William Shepstone | 330 | 5 | ||
Turnout | 7,076 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Yeovil South Ward
editSeats contested: 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Charles Marshall Field | 2,036 | 17 | ||
Conservative | Nigel James Gage* | 2,008 | 16 | ||
Conservative | Sam McAllister | 1,776 | 15 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kris Castle | 1,691 | 14 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nagaraja Akkisetty | 1,376 | 11 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Dugald Thomson Czapiewski | 1,227 | 10 | ||
Labour | Joe Conway | 866 | 7 | ||
Labour | Terry Ledlie | 622 | 5 | ||
Labour | Martin Ronald Bailey | 615 | 5 | ||
Turnout | 12,217 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Yeovil West Ward
editSeats contested: 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Ernle Clark | 1,364 | 16 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Wes Read* | 1,347 | 16 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Barry Smith | 1,072 | 13 | ||
Conservative | Mick Beales | 1,049 | 13 | ||
Conservative | Ash Strelling | 954 | 11 | ||
Conservative | David Keith Tolley | 851 | 10 | ||
UKIP | Tony Turner | 844 | 10 | ||
Labour | Dan Marks | 462 | 6 | ||
Labour | Colin John Rose | 431 | 5 | ||
Turnout | 8,374 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Yeovil Without Ward
editSeats contested: 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mike Lock | 1,655 | 16 | ||
Conservative | Gye Charles Bower Dibben | 1,610 | 15 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Graham John Oakes* | 1,603 | 15 | ||
Conservative | Teresa Anne Bond | 1,588 | 15 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Annette Lock | 1,476 | 14 | ||
Conservative | Teresa Sienkiewicz | 1,187 | 11 | ||
Green | Gary Young | 747 | 7 | ||
Labour | Sue Pitman | 661 | 6 | ||
Turnout | 10,527 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
References
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- ^ "Brympton Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Burrow Hill Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Camelot Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Cary Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Chard Avishayes Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Chard Combe Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Chard Crimchard Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Chard Holyrood Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Chard Jocelyn Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Coker Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Crewkerne Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Curry Rival Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Eggwood Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Hamdon Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Islemoor Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Islemoor Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Ivelchester Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Langport and Huish Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Martock Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Milborne Port Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Neroche Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Northstone Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Parrett Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "South Petherton Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "St. Michael's Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Tatworth and Forton". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Tower Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Turn Hill Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Wessex Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Wincanton Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Windwhistle Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Yeovil Central Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Yeovil East Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
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