Mendip District Council elections

Prior to its 2023 abolition, Mendip District Council in Somerset, England was elected every four years. On 1 April of that year, the district was abolished and became part of the area of Somerset Council, a new unitary authority.^[1]

Political control

Party in control		Years
	Independent	1973–1976
	No overall control	1976–1979
	Independent	1979–1983
	Conservative	1983–1987
	No overall control	1987–2003
	Conservative	2003–2019
	No overall control	2019–2023

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2007 have been:^[2]

Councillor	Party		From	To
Harvey Siggs^[3]		Conservative	2007	5 May 2019
Ros Wyke		Liberal Democrats	20 May 2019	31 March 2023

Council elections

1973 Mendip District Council election
1976 Mendip District Council election
1979 Mendip District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]
1983 Mendip District Council election
1987 Mendip District Council election
1991 Mendip District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]
1995 Mendip District Council election
1999 Mendip District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by three)^[6]^[7]
2003 Mendip District Council election
2007 Mendip District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by one)^[8]^[9]
2011 Mendip District Council election
2015 Mendip District Council election
2019 Mendip District Council election

District result maps

2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map

By-election results

1995–1999

Wells St Cuthberts By-Election 31 October 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	390	32.8
	Liberal Democrats	300	25.3
	Labour	298	25.1
	Independent	111	9.3
	Independent	90	7.6
Majority		90	7.5
Turnout		1,189	35.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Frome Badcox By-Election 25 September 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	516	45.7	+45.7
	Liberal Democrats	355	31.4	−24.7
	Conservative	259	22.9	−21.0
Majority		161	14.3
Turnout		1,130
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Street North By-Election 23 April 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	386	39.4	+3.3
	Labour	281	28.0	−2.0
	Conservative	214	21.3	+12.3
	Independent Labour	114	11.3	+11.3
Majority		115	11.4
Turnout		1,005
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour	Swing

1999–2003

Frome Keyford By-Election 11 October 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	389	35.9	−11.2
	Liberal Democrats	350	32.3	−5.3
	Conservative	317	29.2
	UKIP	29	2.7	+2.7
Majority		39	3.6
Turnout		1,085	30.0
	Labour hold	Swing

2003–2007

Beckington and Rode By-Election 10 June 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stan Wilson	538	50.3	+10.6
	Conservative	Robert Pearson	529	49.5	−10.6
Majority			9	0.8
Turnout			1,067	56.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Frome Berkley Down By-Election 16 March 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ros Meikle	439	55.0	+10.7
	Conservative	Robert Smitherman	359	45.0	−10.7
Majority			80	10.0
Turnout			798	20.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Frome Keyford By-Election 20 April 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alvin Horsfall	487	63.2	+36.6
	Labour	David Oakensen	128	16.6	−3.1
	Conservative	Pamelita Lee	104	13.5	−4.0
	UKIP	Colin McManee	51	6.6	+6.6
Majority			359	46.6
Turnout			770	20.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

2007–2011

Glastonbury St Edmunds By-Election 13 September 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Brundson	432	55.4	+10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Gloak	348	44.6	−10.8
Majority			84	10.8
Turnout			780
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Shepton East By-Election 29 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeannette Marsh	435	50.3	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Champion	307	35.5	−3.0
	Labour	Christopher Inchley	122	14.1	−1.1
Majority			128	14.8
Turnout			864
	Conservative hold		Swing

Street North By-Election 29 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Beha	347	47.9	−19.8
	Conservative	George Steer	297	41.0	+8.6
	Independent	Julian Bartlett	81	11.2	+11.2
Majority			50	6.9
Turnout			725
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2015–2019

Frome College By-Election 4 May 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carole Jane Bullen	576	44.3	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander James Shingler	469	36.0	−0.7
	Green	Pepita Collins	192	14.8	+0.5
	Liberal	Derek Fredrick Edmond Tanswell	64	4.9	N/A
Majority			107	8.3	+6.7
Turnout			1,312
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wells St Thomas' By-Election 25 October 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Ronan	594	48.8	+4.7
	Conservative	Richard James Austin Greenwell	493	40.5	+5.2
	Labour	Denise Ruth Carter	131	10.8	N/A
Majority			101	8.3	−0.5
Turnout			1,224
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2019–2023

Wells St Thomas' By-Election 6 May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tanys Eileen Pullin	887	58.0	+27.5
	Labour	Adam David Fyfe	642	42.0	+31.6
Majority					N/A
Turnout			1,529
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Butleigh and Baltonsborough By-Election 6 October 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ken Maddock	393	50.3	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Sully	389	49.7	+16.4
Majority			4	0.6
Turnout			782	39.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.4

References

^ "Frequently asked questions". Somerset County Council. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "Council minutes". Mendip District Council. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ Mumby, Daniel (3 May 2019). "Local Elections results 2019: The Mendip results in full as senior Conservatives voted out". Somerset Live. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ The District of Mendip (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ "Mendip". BBC Online. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Mendip (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Mendip". BBC Online. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Mendip (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

External links

Archived version of former official website, Nov 2022

[abolish-1] "Frequently asked questions". Somerset County Council. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[2] "Council minutes". Mendip District Council. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

[3] Mumby, Daniel (3 May 2019). "Local Elections results 2019: The Mendip results in full as senior Conservatives voted out". Somerset Live. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

[4] The District of Mendip (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976

[5] slation.gov.uk – The Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[locals-6] "Mendip". BBC Online. Retrieved 3 June 2008.

[7] slation.gov.uk – The District of Mendip (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[mendip-8] "Mendip". BBC Online. Retrieved 3 June 2008.

[9] slation.gov.uk – The District of Mendip (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

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