South Somerset District Council election, 2015

Map of the results of the 2015 South Somerset District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.

The 2015 South Somerset District Council election is scheduled to take 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.

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

South 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

Seats contested: 1

Blackdown Ward[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Martin John Wale 923 59%
Liberal Democrat Nigel John Petrie Mermagen 388 25%
UKIP Neil Arnold 246 16%
Turnout 1557
Conservative hold Swing

Blackmoor Vale Ward

Seats contested: 2

Blackmoor Vale Ward[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Wallace* 1738 32%
Conservative Tim Inglefield* 1477 27%
Liberal Democrat Sue Place 1245 23%
Liberal Democrat Jack Dyke-Bracher 756 14%
Labour Joanna Susan Penberthy 275 5%
Turnout 5491
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bruton Ward

Seats contested: 1

Bruton Ward[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Anna Mary Groskop* 843 56%
Liberal Democrat Abi Baker 310 20%
Green Ewan Jones 246 16%
Labour Matthew Hooberman 114 8%
Turnout 1513
Conservative hold Swing

Brympton Ward

Seats contested: 2

Brympton Ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sarah Helena Lindsay 1426 25%
Liberal Democrat Peter Jeremy Seib* 1421 25%
Liberal Democrat Emma Louise Dunn 1257 22%
Conservative Josh Williams 1202 21%
Labour Glen James Graham 459 8%
Turnout 5765
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Burrow Hill Ward

Seats contested: 1

Burrow Hill Ward[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Derek Yeomans* 878 62%
Liberal Democrat Pippa Mestraud 399 28%
Labour Sam Foulder-Hughes 148 10%
Turnout 1425
Conservative hold Swing


Camelot Ward

Seats contested: 1

Camelot Ward[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Mike Lewis* 1121 68%
Liberal Democrat Penny Ashton 251 15%
UKIP Christopher Hill 181 11%
Labour Ann Margaret Reeder 106 6%
Turnout 1121
Conservative hold Swing

Cary Ward

Seats contested: 2

Cary Ward[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Nick Weeks* 1627 27%
Liberal Democrat Henry Hobhouse* 1432 24%
Conservative Barry Moorhouse 1298 22%
Liberal Democrat Richard John Arnold 971 16%
Green Richard Tabor 482 8%
Labour Megan Sarah Rose Summerville 207 3%
Turnout 6017
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Chard Avishayes Ward

Seats contested: 1

Chard Avishayes Ward[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Garry Frederick Shortland 440 36%
Conservative Peter Amey 402 33%
Independent Cath Morrison 223 18%
Labour Graham Forsyth 148 12%
Turnout 1213
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Chard Combe Ward

Seats contested: 1

Chard Combe Ward[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Amanda Jane Broom 514 46%
Liberal Democrat Steve Warwick 450 40%
Green Jon Lewes 148 13%
Turnout 1112
Conservative hold Swing

Chard Crimchard Ward

Seats contested: 1

Chard Crimchard Ward[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Jenny Kenton* 863 66%
Conservative Paul Bradly 445 34%
Turnout 1308
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Chard Holyrood Ward

Seats contested: 1

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Chard Holyrood Ward[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Jason Paul Baker 699
Conservative Brennie Halse* 670
Turnout 1369
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

Chard Jocelyn Ward

Seats contested: 1

Chard Jocelyn Ward[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Dave Bulmer* 596 50%
Conservative Irene Glynn 360 30%
Liberal Democrat Melanie Ann Cherry Hudson 237 20%
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Coker Ward

Seats contested: 1

Coker Ward[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Gina Seaton* 1755 29%
Liberal Democrat Cathy Bakewell* 1529 26%
Conservative Rod Jones 1464 25%
Liberal Democrat Mick Clark 1216 20%
Turnout 5964
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Crewkerne Ward

Seats contested: 3

Crewkerne Ward[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Mike Best* 2050 17%
Conservative Marcus Morton Barrett 1827 15%
Liberal Democrat Angie Singleton* 1555 13%
Liberal Democrat Robin Christopher Pailthorpe 1498 12%
Conservative Adam Keen 1369 11%
Conservative Andrew John Newman Simkins 1286 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 12376
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Curry Rivel Ward

Seats contested: 1

Curry Rivel Ward[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Tiffany Ann Martha Osborne 826 52%
Independent Terry Mounter* 601 38%
Labour Alan John Martin 148 9%
Turnout 1575
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Eggwood Ward

Seats contested: 1

Eggwood Ward[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Paul Michael Maxwell* 787 53%
Conservative Jonathan Edward Edgington 687 47%
Turnout 1474
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Hamdon Ward

Seats contested: 1

Hamdon Ward[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Sylvia Seal* 905 57%
Conservative Christopher Edward Price 681 43%
Turnout 1586
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Ilminster Ward

Seats contested: 2

Ilminster Ward[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Carol Ann Goodall* 1253 21%
Liberal Democrat Val Keitch 1108 19%
Conservative Stuart Richard Shepherd 1011 17%
Conservative Sean Clarke 1037 18%
UKIP Don Kinder 689 12%
Green Henry Peter Lansdown 460 8%
Labour Paul John Sellers 306 5%
Turnout 5864
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Islemoor Ward

Seats contested: 1

Islemoor Ward[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sue Steele* 1129 66%
Liberal Democrat Oliver Pearce 417 25%
Labour Geoff Mchugh 155 9%
Turnout 1701
Conservative hold Swing

Ivelchester Ward

Seats contested: 1

Ivelchester Ward[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Tony Capozzoli* 922 53%
Conservative Richard Foley Dale 600 35%
Liberal Democrat Theo Whitaker 206 12%
Turnout 1728
Independent hold Swing

Langport and Huish Ward

Seats contested: 1

Langport and Huish Ward[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Clare Aparicio Paul 1652 41%
Liberal Democrat Julia Mary Frances Gadd 473 29%
Green Cara Ann Naden 295 18%
Labour Sean Adam Dromgoole 199 12%
Turnout 1652
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Martock Ward

Seats contested: 2

Martock Ward[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Neil Brian Bloomfield 1610 29%
Conservative Graham Harold Middleton* 1513 27%
Liberal Democrat Patrick John Palmer* 1126 20%
Liberal Democrat Ben Ingram 809 15%
Labour Chris Bragg 469 8%
Turnout 5527
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Milborne Port Ward

Seats contested: 1

Milborne Port Ward[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Sarah Joanne Dyke-Bracher 766 45%
Conservative Lucy Wallace* 765 45%
Labour David Harry Lowe 184 11%
Turnout 1715
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

Neroche Ward

Seats contested: 1

Neroche Ward[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Linda Patricia Vijeh* 893 57%
Liberal Democrat Jo Dawson 371 24%
UKIP Clive Mark Rust 313 20%
Turnout 1577
Conservative hold Swing

Northstone Ward

Seats contested: 1

Northstone Ward[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David John Norris 1200 62%
Liberal Democrat Grahame Sydney Baker 527 27%
Labour Keith Laurence O'Boyle 200 10%
Turnout 1927
Conservative hold Swing

Parrett Ward

Seats contested: 1

Parrett Ward[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Ric Pallister* 785 52%
Conservative Mark Alexander Keating 728 48%
Turnout 1513
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

South Petherton Ward

Seats contested: 2

South Petherton Ward[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Adam James Dance 1688 37%
Liberal Democrat Crispin Kenneth Raikes 1564 34%
Conservative Barry Walker* 1347 29%
Turnout 4599
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

St. Michael's Ward

Seats contested: 1

St. Michael's Ward[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Jo Roundell-Greene* 699 52%
Conservative Alexander Priest 653 48%
Turnout 1352
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Tatworth and Forton Ward

Seats contested: 1

Tatworth and Forton Ward[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Andrew Turpin* 608 38%
Conservative Russ Wardell 552 35%
Liberal Democrat Robin Munday 435 27%
Turnout 1595
Independent hold Swing

Tower Ward

Seats contested: 1

Tower Ward[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Mike Beech* 947 62%
Green Oliver Hugh Arnold Dowding 274 18%
Liberal Democrat Dave Nye 241 16%
Labour Adrian Carter 73 5%
Turnout 1535
Conservative hold Swing

Turn Hill Ward

Seats contested: 1

Turn Hill Ward[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Shane Pledger* 1071 58%
Liberal Democrat Pamela Diane Jukes 635 34%
Labour Alan Peter Rose 142 8%
Turnout 1848
Conservative hold Swing

Wessex Ward

Seats contested: 2

Wessex Ward[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dean Ruddle 2114 52%
Liberal Democrat Stephen Richard John Page 1326 33%
Labour Frankie Ashton 589 15%
Turnout 4029
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Wincanton Ward

Seats contested: 2

Wincanton Ward[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Colin Winder* 1235 25%
Conservative Nick Colbert* 1231 17%
Liberal Democrat Tim Carroll 821 17%
UKIP Mark Anthony Vallance 531 11%
Liberal Democrat Sarah Elizabeth Denton 512 11%
Green John Frederick Holman 307 6%
Labour Tim Daniel 223 5%
Turnout 4860
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Windwhistle Ward

Seats contested: 1

Windwhistle Ward[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sue Osborne* 818 55%
Liberal Democrat John Dyke 469 32%
UKIP George Bernard Munro Elliott 196 13%
Turnout 1483
Conservative hold Swing

Yeovil Central Ward

Seats contested: 3

Yeovil Central Ward[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Peter Arnold Gubbins* 1329 17%
Liberal Democrat Andy Kendall* 1308 17%
Liberal Democrat Kaysar Mahmud Hussain 1132 15%
Conservative David John Byrne 1013 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 7638
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Yeovil East Ward

Seats contested: 3

Yeovil East Ward[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Tony Lock* 1349 19%
Liberal Democrat David Charles Recardo* 1097 16%
Liberal Democrat 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 7076
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Yeovil South Ward

Seats contested: 3

Yeovil South Ward[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Charles Marshall Field 2036 17%
Conservative Nigel James Gage* 2008 16%
Conservative Sam McAllister 1776 15%
Liberal Democrat Kris Castle 1691 14%
Liberal Democrat Nagaraja Akkisetty 1376 11%
Liberal Democrat Gordon Dugald Thomson Czapiewski 1227 10%
Labour Joe Conway 866 7%
Labour Terry Ledlie 622 5%
Labour Martin Ronald Bailey 615 5%
Turnout 12217
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Yeovil West Ward

Seats contested: 3

Yeovil West Ward[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat John Ernle Clark 1364 16%
Liberal Democrat Wes Read* 1347 16%
Liberal Democrat Alan Barry Smith 1072 13%
Conservative Mick Beales 1049 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 8374
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Yeovil Without Ward

Seats contested: 3

Yeovil Without Ward[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Mike Lock 1655 16%
Conservative Gye Charles Bower Dibben 1610 15%
Liberal Democrat Graham John Oakes* 1603 15%
Conservative Teresa Anne Bond 1588 15%
Liberal Democrat Pauline Annette Lock 1476 14%
Conservative Teresa Sienkiewicz 1187 11%
Green Gary Young 747 7%
Labour Sue Pitman 661 6%
Turnout 10527
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "England Council Elections". Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Elections 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Blackdown Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Blackmoor Vale Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Bruton Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Brympton Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Burrow Hill Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Camelot Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Cary Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Chard Avishayes Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Chard Combe Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Chard Crimchard Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Chard Holyrood Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Chard Jocelyn Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Coker Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Crewkerne Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Curry Rival Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Eggwood Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Hamdon Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Islemoor Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  22. ↑ "Islemoor Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "Ivelchester Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  24. ↑ "Langport and Huish Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  25. ↑ "Martock Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  26. ↑ "Milborne Port Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  27. ↑ "Neroche Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  28. ↑ "Northstone Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  29. ↑ "Parrett Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  30. ↑ "South Petherton Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  31. ↑ "St. Michael's Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  32. ↑ "Tatworth and Forton". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  33. ↑ "Tower Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  34. ↑ "Turn Hill Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  35. ↑ "Wessex Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  36. ↑ "Wincanton Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  37. ↑ "Windwhistle Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  38. ↑ "Yeovil Central Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  39. ↑ "Yeovil East Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  40. ↑ "Yeovil South Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  41. ↑ "Yeovil West Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  42. ↑ "Yeovil Without Ward". South Somerset District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
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