Local Election Results 2007
South Somerset
Whole council up for election. One Independent councillor was elected unopposed.
Other results for South Somerset:
2003
2011
2015
2019
By-elections for South Somerset (may be incomplete): 2nd June 2005 (Crewkerne)
— 27th October 2005 (Brympton)
— 14th September 2006 (Chard Holyrood)
— 29th May 2008 (Chard Crimchard)
— 4th June 2009 (Coker; Ilminster)
— 6th May 2010 (Tower)
— 24th November 2016 (Turn Hill)
— 4th May 2017 (Blackmoor Vale)
— 12th March 2020 (Parrett)
— 3rd March 2022 (Neroche)
— 14th July 2022 (Brympton)
Results for Somerset county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Liberal Democrat |
24066 |
45.6% |
38 |
| Conservative |
19515 |
37.0% |
17 |
| Independent |
5807 |
11.0% |
5 |
| Labour |
1888 |
3.6% |
0 |
| Green Party |
957 |
1.8% |
0 |
| British National Party |
305 |
0.6% |
0 |
| UK Independence Party |
222 |
0.4% |
0 |
| Ros Roderigo |
C |
560 |
67.9% |
| Stephen Dowell |
LD |
265 |
32.1% |
| William Wallace |
C |
1089 |
39.9% |
| Tim Inglefield |
C |
993 |
|
| Charles James |
LD |
822 |
30.2% |
| Angela Barton |
Ind |
815 |
29.9% |
| Anna Groskop |
C |
603 |
74.1% |
| Gordon Czapiewski |
LD |
211 |
25.9% |
| Peter Seib |
LD |
886 |
59.0% |
| John Richardson |
LD |
718 |
|
| Nick Rousell |
C |
615 |
41.0% |
| Derek Yeomans |
C |
539 |
65.6% |
| Pam Jukes |
LD |
283 |
34.4% |
| Mike Lewis |
C |
815 |
69.9% |
| Samuel Crabb |
LD |
351 |
30.1% |
| Henry Hobhouse |
LD |
1121 |
51.6% |
| John Crossley |
C |
1053 |
48.4% |
| Peter Newth |
C |
1016 |
|
| Justin Robinson |
LD |
907 |
|
| Nigel Mermagen |
LD |
370 |
59.3% |
| Matt Sampson |
C |
138 |
22.1% |
| Audrey Spencer |
UKIP |
116 |
18.6% |
| Martin Wale |
C |
288 |
39.9% |
| Andy Kenton |
LD |
248 |
34.3% |
| Tony Prior |
Ind |
186 |
25.8% |
| Jean Smith |
LD |
439 |
52.2% |
| David Mears |
C |
306 |
36.4% |
| Colin Rolfe |
Lab |
96 |
11.4% |
| Dan Shortland |
LD |
472 |
61.2% |
| Steve Wright |
C |
299 |
38.8% |
| Dave Bulmer |
Ind |
440 |
60.3% |
| Jenny Kenton |
LD |
195 |
26.7% |
| Graham Bulgin |
C |
95 |
13.0% |
| Lesley Boucher |
LD |
1023 |
47.1% |
| Hannah Lefeuvre |
LD |
921 |
|
| Gina Seaton |
C |
898 |
41.3% |
| Angus McPhee |
C |
854 |
|
| Peter Bysouth |
Grn |
174 |
8.0% |
| Sarah Lawrie |
Grn |
126 |
|
| Colin Rose |
Lab |
77 |
3.5% |
| Michael Best |
LD |
1451 |
49.8% |
| Geoffrey Clarke |
LD |
1234 |
|
| Angie Singleton |
LD |
1214 |
|
| Paul Bradly |
C |
902 |
31.0% |
| Jacqueline Spendlow |
C |
744 |
|
| Neville Williams |
C |
731 |
|
| Ben Hartshorn |
Grn |
356 |
12.2% |
| Katherine Limmer |
Grn |
255 |
|
| Elizabeth George |
Lab |
204 |
7.0% |
| Alexander Lawrie |
Grn |
186 |
|
| Derek Nelson |
C |
642 |
62.9% |
| Christopher Greenfield |
LD |
378 |
37.1% |
| Simon Bending |
LD |
517 |
59.5% |
| Keith Mullins |
C |
352 |
40.5% |
| Sylvia Seal |
LD |
604 |
62.5% |
| John Jones |
C |
256 |
26.5% |
| Eric Edmond |
UKIP |
106 |
11.0% |
| Kim Turner |
LD |
982 |
48.0% |
| Nicci Court |
LD |
772 |
|
| Martin Rawstorne |
C |
709 |
34.6% |
| Mandy Bulgin |
C |
573 |
|
| Neil Galbraith |
Grn |
235 |
11.5% |
| Paul Sellers |
Lab |
121 |
5.9% |
| Sue Steele |
C |
639 |
63.1% |
| Margaret Capon |
LD |
374 |
36.9% |
| Roy Mills |
LD |
504 |
58.8% |
| Maurice Powell |
C |
353 |
41.2% |
| Patrick Palmer |
Ind |
915 |
36.2% |
| Ann Campbell |
LD |
843 |
33.3% |
| David Heron |
C |
770 |
30.5% |
| Lucinda Wallace |
C |
455 |
50.7% |
| John Farley |
LD |
443 |
49.3% |
| Linda Vijeh |
C |
538 |
52.6% |
| Garry Shortland |
LD |
431 |
42.2% |
| Norman Campbell |
Lab |
53 |
5.2% |
| Rex Calvert |
C |
589 |
54.3% |
| Pauline Clarke |
LD |
496 |
45.7% |
| Richard Pallister |
LD |
519 |
52.0% |
| Gerald Boord |
C |
479 |
48.0% |
| Jo Roundell Greene |
LD |
500 |
61.0% |
| Beverley Soskin |
C |
320 |
39.0% |
| Paull Robathan |
LD |
1180 |
52.6% |
| Keith Ronaldson |
C |
1063 |
47.4% |
| John Sharpe |
LD |
788 |
|
| Andrew Turpin |
LD |
492 |
54.0% |
| Russ Wardell |
C |
231 |
25.4% |
| Tony Lillington |
Ind |
188 |
20.6% |
| Maili Felton |
C |
786 |
75.0% |
| John Baxter |
LD |
262 |
25.0% |
| Rupert Cox |
Ind |
637 |
58.9% |
| Judy Turner |
Ind |
445 |
41.1% |
| Tony Canvin |
Ind |
1109 |
36.1% |
| Jill Beale |
C |
1061 |
34.6% |
| David Harrison |
LD |
899 |
29.3% |
| Colin Winder |
C |
826 |
46.4% |
| Tim Carroll |
LD |
763 |
42.8% |
| Barry Bateman |
C |
709 |
|
| Jane Lock |
LD |
601 |
|
| David Carnegie |
Grn |
192 |
10.8% |
| Robin Munday |
LD |
423 |
51.5% |
| Ian Matthews |
C |
398 |
48.5% |
| John Chainey |
LD |
973 |
48.0% |
| Peter Gubbins |
LD |
959 |
|
| Andrew Kendall |
LD |
882 |
|
| Lizzie Clark |
C |
403 |
19.9% |
| Bob Baehr |
BNP |
305 |
15.0% |
| Colin Counter |
Lab |
193 |
9.5% |
| Fred Wood |
Lab |
189 |
|
| Geoff Milne |
Ind |
155 |
7.6% |
| Robin Crocker |
Ind |
147 |
|
| Michael Bestwick |
Ind |
146 |
|
| Tony Lock |
LD |
772 |
63.7% |
| Tony Fife |
LD |
709 |
|
| David Recardo |
LD |
657 |
|
| Joe Conway |
Lab |
235 |
19.4% |
| June Shepherd |
Ind |
204 |
16.8% |
| Kay Bryan |
Ind |
194 |
|
| Mark Lambden |
Lab |
193 |
|
| Pat Curley |
Ind |
192 |
|
| Lee Skevington |
Lab |
172 |
|
| Dave Greene |
LD |
1196 |
60.9% |
| Thomas Parsley |
LD |
1024 |
|
| Alan Smith |
LD |
951 |
|
| Maureen Hawkins |
Ind |
464 |
23.6% |
| Simon Hester |
Ind |
411 |
|
| John Grana |
Ind |
360 |
|
| Stan Watkins |
Lab |
303 |
15.4% |
| Ian Martin |
LD |
1043 |
52.5% |
| Julian Freke |
LD |
1026 |
|
| Ruth Kendall |
LD |
1016 |
|
| Morley Waddleton |
C |
445 |
22.4% |
| Keiron Marsh |
Ind |
249 |
12.5% |
| Rich Rendell |
Lab |
248 |
12.5% |
| Nicholas Hester |
Ind |
197 |
|
| Gary Wilson |
Ind |
167 |
|
| John Hann |
LD |
1335 |
78.9% |
| Pat Martin |
LD |
1271 |
|
| Peter Roake |
LD |
1258 |
|
| Alfred Hill |
Lab |
358 |
21.1% |
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