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Local Election Results 2007

West Somerset

Whole council up for election. One Conservative councillor was elected unopposed.

Other results for West Somerset: 2003 2011 2015
By-elections for West Somerset (may be incomplete): 7th July 2005 (Old Cleeve) — 1st May 2008 (Alcombe E.) — 16th April 2009 (Minehead S.) — 23rd March 2017 (Dunster & Timberscombe) — 4th May 2017 (Minehead N.) — 22nd February 2018 (Minehead S.) — 21st June 2018 (Alcombe)
Results for Somerset county council: 2005 2009 2013 2017

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Consolidated results — West Somerset 2007

Party Votes Percent Seats
Independent 6368 45.3% 16
Conservative 6099 43.4% 13
Labour 802 5.7% 1
Liberal Democrat 776 5.5% 1

Alcombe East (2) [1 Ind gain from C]

Ian Melhuish Ind 323 61.6%
Nicolas Messarra C 201 38.4%
Jamie Anderson C 157

Alcombe West (2) [1 C gain from Lab]

Simon Stokes Lab 479 57.4%
Norman Hercock C 355 42.6%
Marcus Kravis Lab 348

Aville Vale

Roger Webber C 313 55.4%
Aron Cody-Boutcher Ind 252 44.6%

Brompton Ralph and Haddon [C gain from Ind]

Keith Turner C 255 63.1%
David Gliddon Ind 149 36.9%

Carhampton and Withycombe

Peter Humber LD 417 71.8%
Brian Jenkinson C 164 28.2%

Crowcombe and Stogumber

Tim Taylor C 315 58.0%
Roy Harbour Ind 228 42.0%

Dulverton and Brushford (2)

Keith Ross Ind 684 66.7%
Michael Gammon Ind 451
Paul Chamberlain C 341 33.3%

Dunster

Bryan Leaker C 186 59.8%
Julie Harvey-Smith Ind 125 40.2%

Exmoor

Steven Pugsley C unop.

Minehead North (3) [1 Ind gain from C]

Doug Ross Ind 822 58.6%
Christine Lawrence C 580 41.4%
David Sanders C 453
Jeremy White C 415

Minehead South (3) [1 Ind gain from LD, 2 Ind gains from C]

Terry Venner Ind 822 59.0%
Michael Downes Ind 706
John Walker Ind 631
Anthony Berry C 571 41.0%
Dudley Seale C 442
Stan Taylor C 331

Old Cleeve (2) [1 Ind gain from C]

Kate Kravis Ind 532 63.8%
Neil Parbrook Ind 479
Pamela Driver C 302 36.2%

Porlock and District (2) [1 Ind gain from C]

Angela Palmer C 656 60.6%
Jon Freeman Ind 427 39.4%
Mike Padgett C 273

Quantock Vale (2) [2 Ind gains from C]

Chris Morgan Ind 424 55.9%
Paul Tipney Ind 420
Mary Crowley C 335 44.1%
Loretta Whetlor C 243

Quarme [C gain from Ind]

Christopher White C 347 71.0%
John Bray Ind 142 29.0%

Watchet (3) [1 C gain from Ind]

David Westcott C 716 38.9%
Anthony Knight C 505
Jennifer Hill Ind 441 24.0%
David Banks Ind 425
Anthony Bowden LD 359 19.5%
Peter Murphy Lab 323 17.6%
Ann Snelling C 300

West Quantock [Ind gain from C]

Mitch Wicking Ind 301 58.2%
Barbara Child C 216 41.8%

Williton (2)

Hugh Davies Ind 696 73.9%
Edwin May Ind 298
Ian Aldridge Ind 269
Rose Woods C 246 26.1%
John Holden Ind 214
William Gulliford Ind 31

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