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Chapter 42  Somerset

42.1  Mendip

Whole council up for election.

Ashwick and Ston Easton

Keith Buckland  C  442
Martin Lovell  LD  126
Sandra Lord  Lab  67

Avalon

Kenneth Maddock  C  628
Gregory King  LD  306

Beacon

Gloria Cawood  LD  599
Evelyn Evans  C  232
Adrian Davis  Lab  51

Beckington and Rode

Andrew Pickett  C  610
Roland Wilson  LD  401

Chilcompton

John Mattick  Ind  333
Henry Hardy  LD  86
Edward Inchley  Lab  60

Coleford

Michael St John  C  226
Martin Hansford  Lab  199
Susan Buckels  LD  98

Creech

Charles Horrell  C  469
Robert Reed  LD  364
Wendy Madden  Lab  40

Frome Berkley Down

Dennis Buffrey  C  622
Ian Graham  C  537
Caroline Heath  LD  494
Les Keen  LD  410

Frome Fromefield

Caroline Bullen  C  504
Linda Mason  C  494
Robin Netley  LD  420
Ronald Stewart  LD  403

Frome Keyford

Rex Long  LD  323
Thierry Chessum  Ind  271
Darrell Norwell  LD  261
Richard Toten  Lab  239
David Oakensen  Lab  228
Jo Ward  C  213
Felix Fitzpatrick  C  210
Julian Baker  Grn  170

Frome Park

Claire Hudson  LD  459
Damon Hooton  C  448
Martin Bax  Lab  354
Niel Apps  Lab  296

Frome Welshmill

Graham Burgess  Ind  316
Elizabteh John  C  307
Samantha Boddy  LD  257
Christine Cockroft  LD  252
Trevor Hazelgrove  Lab  228
Frederick Davis  Lab  186

Glastonbury St Benedict's

Edward Higgins  C  383
Bryn Whitcombe  LD  214
Elaine Chalus  Lab  89

Glastonbury St Edmund's

John Brunsdon  C  436
Nicholas Cottle  LD  329
Terence Fone  Lab  39

Glastonbury St John's

John Coles  C  298
Kevin Mitchell  LD  225
Michael O'Connor  Lab  52

Glastonbury St Mary's

Norman James  C  313
Dennis Allen  LD  213
Andrew Reed  UKIP  84

Knowle

Alistair Glanville  C  457
Stephen Harrison  LD  402

Mells

Nicholas Cambrook  C  426
Jill Dillamore  LD  220

Moor

Leslie Bennett  C  493
Michael Vincent  LD  426

Nedge

William MacKay  C  443
Heather Brooks  LD  184
Ralph Snook  Ind  53

Nordinton

Ian Hasell  LD  410
Paul Hooper  C  366

Postlebury

Ann Page  LD  454
Sheelagh Capstick-Dale  C  416

Pylcombe

Dick Skidmore  C  465
David Parry  LD  277
Eric Hewer  Lab  98

Rodney and Priddy

Roy Wills  C  534
Rosalinde Wyke  LD  306

St Cuthbert (Out) North and West

Ronald Forrest  C  520
Christopher Inge  LD  279

Shepton East (2)

Margaret Robinson  C  317
Stephen Robinson  C  315
Christopher Inchley  Lab  240
Terence O'Connor  Lab  225
Richard Champion  LD  211
Neil Shearn  LD  201
Jeanette Marsh  Ind  208

Shepton West (2)

Paul Treby  C  718
John Parham  C  564
John Gilham  Lab  378
Colin Lockey  LD  316
Mark Cann  Lab  252
Julia Bartlett  Ind  241
Roy Gurd  LD  145

Stratton

Philip Gait  Ind  569
Kenneth Hurrell  Lab  85

Street North (2)

Peter Andrews  LD  463
David Pipes  LD  432
Jason Jenkins  C  202
Juliet Watchman  Lab  156
Andrew Rickard  C  152
Keith Hooper  UKIP  126

Street South (2)

Jim Mochnacz  LD  539
Bryan Beha  LD  479
Richard Dold  C  411
Simon Rickard  C  336

Street West

Alan Copping  LD  402
George Newns  C  135

Vale

Nigel Woollcombe-Adams  C  488
Jeremy Robertson  LD  172

Wells Central

Gordon Sapstead  C  277
Kate Fry  LD  203
Graham Livings  Ind  112
Patricia Williamson  Lab  50

Wells St Cuthbert's (2)

John Osman  C  535
Harvey Siggs  C  514
Colin Price  Lab  306
John Mitchell  Ind  261
Donald Kennedy  LD  231
David Redgewell  Lab  225
Jill Gloak  LD  222

Wells St Thomas' (2)

Simon Davies  C  647
Roy Mackenzie  LD  637
Norman Kennedy  LD  553
Nathan Rowe  C  553
Lynn Johnston  Lab  240
David Palmer  Lab  148

Consolidated Results — Mendip

Conservative        13,981  45.5%  31 councillors
Liberal Democrat    11,046  35.9%  11 councillors
Labour               2,971   9.7%
Independents         2,364   7.7%   4 councillors
UK Independence Party  210   0.7%
Green Party            170   0.6%

42.2  Sedgemoor

Whole council up for election.

Axbridge

Elizabeth Scott  C  340
Antony Wilson  Lab  155
John Laband  LD  135
Gillian Davies  Grn  69

Axe Vale

John Denbee  C  459
Elizabeth Mansfield  LD  164
David Willis  UKIP  96

Berrow

John Lamb  C  374
Anthony Gore  LD  274

Brent North

Andrew Gilling  C  406
Helen Mansfield  LD  132

Bridgwater Bower (3)

Michael Cresswell  C  435
Bryan Gillard  Lab  427
David Preece  C  427
Jillian Rees  Lab  356
Nigel Parker  Lab  351

Bridgwater Eastover (2)

Adrian Moore  Lab  485
Julian Taylor  Lab  417
Bob Cudlipp  C  176

Bridgwater Hamp (3)

John Turner  Lab  633
Kathryn Pearce  Lab  586
Brian Smedley  Lab  519
John Fulwell  C  288

Bridgwater Quantock (3)

Gill Slocombe  C  810
Cyril Avent  C  729
Barrie Crow  C  667
Peter Johnstone  LD  531
Katie Hall  LD  435
Elaine di Campo  Lab  389
Elizabeth Leavy  Lab  358

Bridgwater Sydenham (3)

Graham Granter  Lab  514
James Munn  Lab  472
William Monteith  Lab  453
Trevor Webster  LD  295

Bridgwater Victoria (2)

Roger Lavers  Lab  Unop.
Kenneth Richards  Lab  Unop.

Burnham North (3)

Peter Clayton  C  1,491
Dennis Davey  C  1,412
Neville Jones  C  1,142
Adrian Petoud  LD  756
Stephen Lester  Lab  450

Burnham South (3)

Arthur Thorogood  C  807
Michael Mansfield  LD  759
Louise Parkin  C  759
Jacqueline Richards  C  697
Hilary Rose  LD  670
Joyce Smith  LD  633
June Thomas  Lab  293

Cannington and Quantocks (3)

Lily Cartwright  C  1,668
Kenneth Dyer  C  1,655
David Joslin  C  1,487
Janice Beasley  LD  658
Christopher Lloyd-Williams  LD  605
Joshua Schwieso  LD  554

Cheddar and Shipham (3)

Dawn Hill  C  1,027
Herbert Elliott  C  987
Peter Downing  C  897
John Outhwaite  LD  484
Norma Scanlon  Lab  330
Christina Baron  LD  319
Harry Mottram  Grn  309
Brian Corney  Lab  211
Thomas Scott  Lab  205

East Poldens

Duncan McGinty  C  434
Martin Rees  Lab  140

Highbridge (3)

Derick Cooper  Lab  583
Jean Whitehouse  Lab  504
Mick Brown  C  441
David Poole  Lab  437
Beryl Rundall  C  389
Patricia Burge  LD  379
Roger Keen  C  365
Christopher Williams  LD  357
Paul Bolton  LD  251
Montague Lucas  UKIP  113
Julia Lucas  UKIP  110
Sydney Cox  UKIP  89

Huntspill and Pawlett (2)

Jane Moreton  C  681
Michael Herbert  C  482
Martin Forsey  LD  326
Marilyn Wallace  LD  322

King's Isle (2)

Derek Alder  C  668
Nobby Turner  C  555
Derrick Pedley  Ind  427
Charles Graham  Grn  316
Peter Denning  Lab  200
Anthony Mumby  Lab  105

Knoll

Bob Filmer  C  655
Philippa Groves  LD  174

North Petherton (3)

Christopher Lang  C  958
Anne Fraser  C  922
John Swayne  C  737
Anthony Nicholson  Ind  556
Michael Wakefield  LD  554
Wendy Darch  Lab  405

Puriton

Mark Healey  C  Unop.

Sandford

Ann Bown  C  570
William Munn  Lab  177

Wedmore and Mark (2)

Diana Bayliss  C  959
Jessica Healey  C  948
Rosemary Hasler  LD  419
Andrew Merryfield  Lab  378

West Poldens

Stuart Kingham  C  516
Elizabeth Stretch  Lab  198

Woolavington

Christine Lavers  Lab  391
Bridget Hobhouse  C  341

Consolidated Results — Sedgemoor

Conservative        14,524  50.8%  35 councillors (1 unopposed)
Labour               6,148  21.5%  14 councillors (2 unopposed)
Liberal Democrat     6,040  21.1%   1 councillor
Independents           983   3.4%
Green Party            694   2.4%
UK Independence Party  209   0.7%

42.3  South Somerset

Whole council up for election.

Blackdown

David Lamb  C  Unop.

Blackmoor Vale (2)

June Wood  Ind  1,158
Charles James  LD  861
William Wallace  C  831
Charles Hansard  C  712
Peter Bridgwood  UKIP  234

Bruton

Anna Groskop  C  748
Penelope Ashton  LD  222

Brympton (2)

Christine Hunt  LD  888
Charles Bower  LD  780
Elizabeth Glaisher  C  579
Steve Lowe  C  536
Nigel Scrase  UKIP  113

Burrow Hill

Derek Yeomans  C  666
Rita Giannini-Watson  LD  340

Camelot

Michael Lewis  C  822
Christopher Perrin  LD  393

Cary (2)

Peter Davies  C  1,188
Emma Bourne  C  1,094
Osyth Merrifield  LD  1,031
Alvin Horsfall  LD  980
Rosemary Strawbridge  UKIP  180

Chard Avishayes

Nigel Mermagen  LD  426
Kay Black  C  282

Chard Combe

Martin Wale  C  427
Barbara Mooney  LD  411

Chard Crimchard

Jean Smith  LD  461
Jimmy Evans  C  439

Chard Holyrood

Tony Prior  Ind  705
Garry Shortland  LD  150

Chard Jocelyn

David Bulmer  Ind  493
John Malcolm  LD  295

Coker (2)

Richard Cornelius  LD  1,005
Elizabeth Jones  LD  984
Murray Stoddart  C  862
Gina Seaton  C  856
Peter Bysouth  Grn  251
Gerald Delbtidge  Ind  247
Neil Boxall  UKIP  161

Crewkerne (3)

Geoffrey Clarke  LD  1,459
Angela Singleton  LD  1,338
Betty Burbage  C  1,102
Tony Dowse-Brenan  C  1,091
John Richardson  LD  1,007
Tony Foot  C  791
Ben Hartshorn  Grn  534

Curry Rivel

Derek Nelson  C  761
Jennie Lock  LD  385

Eggwood

Adrian Cavendish  LD  538
Barry Davies  C  374
Nicholas Wilson  Grn  96
Doreen Bentley  UKIP  62

Hamdon

Sylvia Seal  LD  699
Alan Burbage  C  205
Alexander Lawrie  Grn  144

Ilminster (2)

Kim Turner  C  977
Martin Rawstorne  C  854
Paul Whaites  LD  829
David Gooding  LD  764
Paul Sellers  Lab  288

Islemoor

Susan Steele  C  679
Kathleen Lock  LD  585

Ivelchester

Antonio Capozzoli  Ind  Unop.

Langport and Huish

Roy Mills  LD  726
David Bridger  C  303

Martock (2)

Patrick Palmer  Ind  1,452
Ann Campbell  LD  847
Kerry Buist  C  595

Milborne Port

John Farley  LD  567
John Parkes  C  326
Adrian Brook  UKIP  185

Neroche

Linda Vijeh  C  557
Maggie Capon  LD  481

Northstone

Alfred Chinnock  LD  855
Mima Winder  C  436

Parrett

Richard Pallister  LD  633
Jason Jarvis  C  430

St Michael's

Joanna Greene Roundell  LD  556
Beverley Soskin  C  365

South Petherton (2)

David Robathan  LD  1,092
Keith Ronaldson  C  1,066
Peter Tidnam  C  789
Michael Canton  UKIP  323

Tatworth and Forton

Malcolm Turpin  LD  644
Howard Wardell  C  434

Tower

Alexandria Winder  C  703
David Nye  LD  365

Turn Hill

Rupert Cox  Ind  Unop.

Wessex (2)

Anthony Canvin  Ind  1,305
Jill Beale  C  932
Dreda Tonkin  LD  824
John Deering  C  586
David Taylor  Grn  315
Wilbert Pash  UKIP  241

Wincanton (2)

Timothy Carroll  LD  815
Henry Trott  C  792
Colin Winder  C  785
Bernard Pearson  LD  655
David Carnegie  Grn  149
Pamela Bridgwood  UKIP  104
Keith Woods  UKIP  58

Windwhistle

Stella Abbey  LD  556
Margaret Twidale  C  443

Yeovil Central (3)

John Chainey  LD  956
John Cruddas  LD  945
Peter Gubbins  LD  815
Wendy Vipond  C  445
Fred Wood  Lab  440
Sarah Lawrie  Grn  378
Michael Bestwick  Ind  144

Yeovil East (3)

Tony Lock  LD  918
Tony Fife  LD  872
David Gladding  LD  726
Patrick Conway  Lab  476
Lucio Forgione  C  365
Graham Pritchard  C  336
Geoffrey Milne  Ind  192

Yeovil South (3)

Margaret Foot  LD  1,426
Dave Greene  LD  1,210
Alan Smith  LD  1,114
Margaret Baker  C  1,037
Lynette Osment  Lab  452
Stanley Watkins  Lab  375
John Grana  Ind  134

Yeovil West (3)

Ian Martin  LD  1,145
Ruth Kendall  LD  1,136
Julian Freke  LD  1,107
Audrey Bartlett  C  672
Morley Waddleton  C  594
Richard Rendell  Lab  467
Simon Hester  Ind  166

Yeovil Without (3)

John Hann  LD  1,348
Peter Roake  LD  1,255
Patricia Martin  LD  1,219
Frank Turner  C  884
Alfred Hill  Lab  493
Katherine Limmer  Grn  320

Consolidated Results — South Somerset

Liberal Democrat      25,732  43.0%  36 councillors
Conservative          21,727  36.3%  17 councillors (1 unopposed)
Independents           5,996  10.0%   7 councillors (2 unopposed)
Labour                 2,616   4.4%
Green Party            2,187   3.7%
UK Independence Party  1,603   2.7%

42.4  Taunton Deane

Whole council up for election.

Bishop's Hull (2)

Ian Morrell  C  563
Nigel Stuart-Thorn  C  454
Norah Floyd  LD  438
Alan Debenham  Grn  345
Matthew Ravenhill  Lab  265

Bishop's Lydeard (2)

Joanna Lewin-Harris  C  880
Anthony Beaven  C  754
Peter Watkin  LD  243
Paul Zeal  LD  215

Blackdown

Anne Priscott  C  493
Sarah Wakefield  LD  259
Diana Morris  Ind  83 

Bradford-on-Tone

Clifford Bishop  C  690
Terry Blackmore  LD  174

Comeytrowe (3)

Alan Paul  LD  1,108
Anthony Floyd  LD  1,097
Frederick Wedderkopp  LD  923
Hilary Jefferson  C  879
Roger Ryan  C  836
Julie Viggers  C  819
Douglas Eckhart  Lab  265

Milverton and North Deane (2)

Anthony Vail  C  811
Murray Watson  C  757
John Wakefield  LD  358
Dawn Stephenson  Grn  343

Monument

Debbie Nixon  C  419
Geoffrey Henley  LD  162

Neroche

John Williams  C  574
Mary Applegate  LD  163
William Lukins  UKIP  58

North Curry

Phillip Stone  LD  457
Gillian Slocombe  C  420
Audrey Wrench  Ind  48

Norton Fitzwarren

Kenneth Hayward  C  357
Paul Partington  LD  315

Ruishton and Creech (2)

Gwyneth Bryant  C  761
David Durdan  C  694
Roy Bulgin  LD  613
Kim Cooper  LD  566
Michael Marshall  Ind  489

Staplegrove (2)

Dorothea Bradley  C  799
Conrad Guerrier  C  730
Sandra Pinfold  LD  244
Frederick Eaton  LD  239
Kenneth Boobyer  Lab  178

Stoke St Gregory

David House  Ind  Unop.

Taunton Blackbrook and Holway (3)

Hazel Prior-Sankey  LD  740
Denise Jones  LD  720
Francesca Smith  LD  605
Richard Atterbury  C  527
Catherine Herbert  C  465
Charles Kirton  C  409
John Wilson  Lab  258 

Taunton Eastgate (2)

Richard Lees  LD  444
Paul Trollope  LD  333
Peter Rowsell-Dobson  C  319
Peter Day  C  302
Beverley Jones  Lab  165
Dorothy Baker  UKIP  117

Taunton Fairwater (3)

Marie Peppard  C  823
Christopher Phillips  C  810
Gregory Garner  C  771
Jefferson Horsley  LD  728
Kathleen Phippen  LD  700
David Atkinson  LD  688
Ian Turner  Lab  268

Taunton Halcon (3)

Terence Murphy  LD  534
Melvyn Mullins  LD  514
Timothy Slattery  LD  487
Geoffrey Elliott  C  350
Jennifer Morley  C  341
Linda Elliott  C  336
Gary Walker  Lab  310
Stephen Ross  Lab  293
Emma Shelton-Vahdati  Lab  291
Stephen Cook  BNP  157

Taunton Killams and Mountfield (2)

Bryan Denington  C  658
Judith Cluff  C  633
Adrian Prior-Sankey  LD  290
Jane Parrish  LD  263
Lorna Micklem  Lab  93

Taunton Lyngford (3)

Elizabeth Lisgo  Lab  540
Brenda Weston  Lab  486
Colin Croad  Lab  480
Paul Escott  LD  434
Beryl Lippiatt  LD  420
Louise James  LD  385
Joan Denington  C  342
John Angus  C  329
Shirley Angus  C  318
Dwaine Haworth  BNP  137

Taunton Manor and Wilton (3)

John Meikle  C  1,183
Terrence Hall  C  1,176
Jean Allgrove  C  1,167
Deborah Kearney  LD  582
Alexis Gale  LD  511
David Rees  Lab  362

Taunton Pyrland and Rowbarton (3)

Thomas Davies  C  595
Christopher Cluff  C  590
Marcia Hill  LD  528
Christopher Tolchard  C  515
Raymond Tully  LD  485
Dennis Brewer  LD  477
Peter Kennedy-Chapman  Lab  438 

Trull

Mark Edward  C  539
Alan Foyle  LD  162

Wellington East (2)

Ross Henley  LD  626
Kenneth Hindley  C  493
Gary James  C  491
Peter Critchard  LD  462
Glenn Parker  Lab  148

Wellington North (2)

Andrew Govier  Lab  700
Catherine Biscoe  Lab  468
Terry Milton  C  340
Valerie Byrne  LD  324
Zelda Hindley  C  284
Angela Milne  LD  202

Wellington Rockwell Green and West (3)

Nicola Wilson  LD  728
Robert Bowrah  C  678
David Gill  C  653
Vivienne Stock-Williams  LD  647
Ernest Warren  Ind  631
Toby Holland  C  574
David Mitton  Lab  382

West Monkton (2)

Norman Cavill  C  874
Stephanie Cavill  C  822
Robert Bryant  LD  259
Hugh Humphreys  LD  238

Wiveliscombe and West Deane (2)

Mary Whitmarsh  Ind  748
John Bone  Ind  728
Christopher Chanter  C  366
Andrew Baird  C  277
Andrew Horsman  LD  130

Consolidated Results — Taunton Deane

Conservative         15,733  45.9%  31 councillors
Liberal Democrat     11,043  32.2%  15 councillors
Labour                4,372  12.7%   5 councillors
Independents          1,999   5.8%   3 councillors (1 unopposed)
Green Party             688   2.0%
British National Party  294   0.9%
UK Independence Party   175   0.5%

42.5  West Somerset

Whole council up for election.

Alcombe East (2)

Jamie Anderson  C  265
Nicolas Messarra  C  262
Valerie Welch  Lab  138
Marcus Kravis  Lab  108

Alcombe West (2)

Simon Stokes  Lab  379
Ivor Gibbon  Lab  368
John Hickman  C  285
Pamela Hawkins  C  248

Aville Vale

Roger Webber  C  361
Andrew Kelsey  Ind  98

Brompton Ralph and Haddon

David Gliddon  Ind  203
Geoffrey Day  C  134

Carhampton and Withycombe

Peter Humber  LD  Unop.

Crowcombe and Stogumber

Vivian Brewer  C  Unop.

Dulverton and Brushford (2)

Keith Ross  Ind  718
Michael Gammon  Ind  650
Susan Gibb  Lab  172

Dunster

Bryan Leaker  C  207
John Walker  Ind  72
John Dore  Lab  65

Exmoor

Steven Pugsley  C  Unop.

Minehead North (3)

Christine Lawrence  C  551
Anne Foxhuntley  C  428
Keith Parkes  C  428
David Ross  Lab  356
John McGee  Lab  324
Susan Jenkins  LD  207
Thomas Welch  Lab  207
Marilyn Berrey  UKIP  150

Minehead South (3)

Martyn Snell  LD  621
Terry Venner  C  608
Colin Hill  C  590
Ernest Taylor  C  514
Ian Galloway  LD  480
Ian Grady  Lab  306

Old Cleeve (2)

Pamela Driver  C  Unop.
John Nethercott  Ind  Unop.

Porlock and District (2)

Michael Padgett  C  Unop.
Angela Palmer  C  Unop.

Quantock Vale (2)

Terence Ayre  C  449
Mary Crowley  C  364
Keith Turpin  Ind  353

Quarme

Frederick Rawle  Ind  Unop.

Watchet (3)

Anthony Knight  C  555
Jennifer Hill  Ind  464
David Banks  Ind  438
Adrian Rowe  Lab  414
Sally de Renzy-Martin  Ind  389
Anthony Bowden  LD  348
Loretta Whetlor  C  288
Emily Booker  LD  167

West Quantock

Barbara Child  C  302
Jim Laflin  Ind  235

Williton (2)

Hugh Davies  Ind  707
Edwin May  Ind  361
John Holden  Ind  271
David Wilson  C  164
Rosemary Woods  C  154
Kenneth Matthews  UKIP  67

Consolidated Results — West Somerset

Conservative         3,881  38.0%  17 councillors (5 unopposed)
Independent          3,328  32.5%   9 councillors (2 unopposed)
Labour               1,830  17.9%   2 councillors
Liberal Democrat       969   9.5%   2 councillors (1 unopposed)
UK Independence Party  217   2.1%

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