Local Election Results 2009
Somerset
Whole council up for election.
Senior = Senior Citizens Party
Other results for Somerset:
2005
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By-elections for Somerset (may be incomplete): 1st May 2008 (Mendip N.E.)
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— 5th May 2011 (Shepton Mallet)
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— 25th September 2014 (Frome N.)
— 7th May 2015 (Taunton N.)
— 7th October 2021 (Comeytrowe & Trull)
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2007
2011
2015
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2007
2011
2015
2019
— South Somerset 2003
2007
2011
2015
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2007
2011
2015
— West Somerset 2003
2007
2011
2015
— Somerset West and Taunton 2019
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
77503 |
46.2% |
35 |
| Liberal Democrat |
61410 |
36.6% |
21 |
| Labour |
7811 |
4.7% |
2 |
| Independent |
7805 |
4.6% |
0 |
| UK Independence Party |
6980 |
4.2% |
0 |
| Green Party |
4744 |
2.8% |
0 |
| British National Party |
1441 |
0.9% |
0 |
| Senior Citizens Party |
158 |
0.1% |
0 |
| Ross Henley |
LD |
1236 |
44.2% |
| John Thorne |
C |
1227 |
43.9% |
| Ann Morris |
UKIP |
332 |
11.9% |
| William Wallace |
C |
1880 |
59.6% |
| Jane Lock |
LD |
1275 |
40.4% |
| Alan Ham |
C |
2108 |
69.9% |
| Anthony Gore |
LD |
744 |
24.7% |
| Sheila Forrester |
Lab |
162 |
5.4% |
| David Hall |
C |
1102 |
58.6% |
| Joshua Schwieso |
LD |
401 |
21.3% |
| Roger Lavers |
Lab |
379 |
20.1% |
| David Loveridge |
Lab |
489 |
30.1% |
| Lance Duddridge |
C |
469 |
28.8% |
| Keith Hart |
UKIP |
251 |
15.4% |
| Janice Beasley |
LD |
223 |
13.7% |
| Roger Bennett |
BNP |
144 |
8.9% |
| Roy Franklin |
Ind |
50 |
3.1% |
| Stephen Gill |
C |
495 |
35.5% |
| Pat Parker |
Lab |
463 |
33.2% |
| Daniel Kelly |
LD |
436 |
31.3% |
| Ann Bown |
C |
1100 |
45.8% |
| Graham Granter |
Lab |
515 |
21.4% |
| Peter Johnston |
LD |
440 |
18.3% |
| Anne Heritage |
Ind |
349 |
14.5% |
| Peter Burridge-Clayton |
C |
1561 |
54.5% |
| Mike Mansfield |
LD |
1301 |
45.5% |
| John Edney |
C |
2131 |
62.1% |
| Alan Beasley |
LD |
782 |
22.8% |
| Anna Hammond |
Grn |
516 |
15.0% |
| Bob Little |
C |
1816 |
50.1% |
| Henry Hobhouse |
LD |
1810 |
49.9% |
| Jenny Kenton |
LD |
1652 |
45.8% |
| Martin Wale |
C |
1468 |
40.7% |
| Fay Williams |
BNP |
368 |
10.2% |
| Tom McGee |
Lab |
119 |
3.3% |
| Jill Shortland |
LD |
1384 |
52.1% |
| Linda Vijeh |
C |
911 |
34.3% |
| Robert Baehr |
BNP |
362 |
13.6% |
| Dawn Hill |
C |
1326 |
45.5% |
| Suzanne Green |
LD |
1008 |
34.6% |
| David Willmott |
UKIP |
471 |
16.2% |
| Christopher Byrne |
Ind |
108 |
3.7% |
| Cathy Bakewell |
LD |
1454 |
45.5% |
| Angus McPhee |
C |
1365 |
42.7% |
| Peter Bysouth |
Grn |
249 |
7.8% |
| Nick Hester |
Ind |
131 |
4.1% |
| John Dyke |
LD |
1634 |
52.7% |
| Marcus Barrett |
C |
1092 |
35.2% |
| Ben Hartshorn |
Grn |
377 |
12.1% |
| Derek Nelson |
C |
1787 |
57.6% |
| Ray Warner |
LD |
959 |
30.9% |
| Margaret Chambers |
Grn |
358 |
11.5% |
| Frances Nicholson |
C |
1687 |
54.6% |
| Jan Ross |
Ind |
1405 |
45.4% |
| Christine Lawrence |
C |
1451 |
64.1% |
| Alison Gunner |
LD |
813 |
35.9% |
| Peter John |
C |
1299 |
46.1% |
| Christine Cockroft |
LD |
1048 |
37.2% |
| Rebecca Yeo |
Grn |
320 |
11.4% |
| Alwyn Dow |
Lab |
149 |
5.3% |
| Maggy Daniell |
LD |
1192 |
54.4% |
| Charles Wood |
C |
821 |
37.4% |
| Theresa Clark |
Lab |
180 |
8.2% |
| Alvin Horsfall |
LD |
1313 |
59.5% |
| Pam Lee |
C |
664 |
30.1% |
| David Oakensen |
Lab |
229 |
10.4% |
| Alan Gloak |
LD |
1366 |
48.3% |
| George Steer |
C |
1304 |
46.1% |
| William Roberts |
Lab |
158 |
5.6% |
| John Woodman |
C |
1092 |
39.3% |
| Rosemarie Parsons |
LD |
802 |
28.8% |
| Mick Lucas |
UKIP |
592 |
21.3% |
| Joanna Burridge-Clayton |
Lab |
294 |
10.6% |
| Mark Healey |
C |
1535 |
56.7% |
| Joe Leach |
LD |
1173 |
43.3% |
| Sam Crabb |
LD |
1708 |
51.0% |
| Colin Winder |
C |
1392 |
41.6% |
| Michael Bestwick |
Ind |
250 |
7.5% |
| Kim Turner |
LD |
1560 |
51.8% |
| Martin Rawstorne |
C |
1450 |
48.2% |
| David Huxtable |
C |
1817 |
52.3% |
| Rosemary Hasler |
LD |
860 |
24.7% |
| Bob Cudlipp |
Ind |
610 |
17.6% |
| Andy Merryfield |
Lab |
188 |
5.4% |
| Derek Yeomans |
C |
1621 |
52.4% |
| Julia Gadd |
LD |
1470 |
47.6% |
| John Wilkins |
C |
1313 |
45.2% |
| Paul Partington |
LD |
1118 |
38.5% |
| Fran Evens |
UKIP |
392 |
13.5% |
| Jonathan Gray |
Lab |
84 |
2.9% |
| John Bailey |
LD |
1451 |
48.7% |
| Graham Middleton |
C |
1232 |
41.3% |
| Alexander Lawrie |
Grn |
242 |
8.1% |
| Rob Crocker |
Ind |
55 |
1.8% |
| Gloria Cawood |
LD |
1502 |
49.8% |
| Ken Lloyd |
C |
1415 |
46.9% |
| Ken Hurrell |
Lab |
102 |
3.4% |
| Matthew Ellis |
C |
1796 |
55.7% |
| Claire Fleming |
LD |
1285 |
39.9% |
| John Gilham |
Lab |
143 |
4.4% |
| Harvey Siggs |
C |
1530 |
50.6% |
| Tony Robbins |
LD |
792 |
26.2% |
| Gwyn Thomas |
UKIP |
506 |
16.7% |
| Roger Anderson |
Lab |
195 |
6.5% |
| Ken Maddock |
C |
1923 |
55.1% |
| Robert Reed |
LD |
1007 |
28.8% |
| Colin McNamee |
UKIP |
430 |
12.3% |
| Terry Morgan |
Lab |
131 |
3.8% |
| Ron Forrest |
C |
1291 |
47.1% |
| Christopher Inge |
LD |
890 |
32.5% |
| Kate Briton |
Grn |
316 |
11.5% |
| Leslie Bennett |
Ind |
177 |
6.5% |
| Peter Trueman |
Lab |
68 |
2.5% |
| Brenda Maitland-Walker |
C |
1495 |
54.4% |
| Ian Galloway |
LD |
1251 |
45.6% |
| David Fothergill |
C |
2092 |
57.4% |
| John Hassall |
LD |
1027 |
28.2% |
| William Lukins |
UKIP |
525 |
14.4% |
| Derek Alder |
C |
1591 |
57.4% |
| Karen Revans |
LD |
531 |
19.2% |
| Charles Graham |
Grn |
421 |
15.2% |
| Pat Morley |
Lab |
227 |
8.2% |
| Margaret Robinson |
C |
1196 |
49.1% |
| Martin Lovell |
LD |
838 |
34.4% |
| Chris Inchley |
Lab |
403 |
16.5% |
| Jimmy Zouche |
C |
1794 |
51.6% |
| Pauline Clarke |
LD |
1684 |
48.4% |
| Anne Larpent |
C |
1341 |
43.3% |
| Brian Smith |
LD |
1247 |
40.3% |
| Ian Greenfield |
Ind |
285 |
9.2% |
| Michael Fox |
Grn |
222 |
7.2% |
| Elaine Waymouth |
C |
1320 |
48.0% |
| Raymond Tully |
LD |
1113 |
40.5% |
| David Thomas |
UKIP |
317 |
11.5% |
| Terry Napper |
C |
952 |
30.4% |
| Jim Mochnacz |
LD |
850 |
27.1% |
| Lloyd Hughes |
Ind |
809 |
25.8% |
| John Monaghan |
UKIP |
334 |
10.7% |
| Dick Beasley |
BNP |
190 |
6.1% |
| Stephen Martin-Scott |
C |
1519 |
47.1% |
| Frederick Wedderkopp |
LD |
1330 |
41.2% |
| Barry Morris |
UKIP |
281 |
8.7% |
| Doug Eckhart |
Lab |
96 |
3.0% |
| Steve Brooks |
LD |
959 |
43.5% |
| Linda Elliott |
C |
676 |
30.7% |
| Bobby Fleming |
UKIP |
394 |
17.9% |
| Colin Croad |
Lab |
176 |
8.0% |
| Danny Wedderkopp |
LD |
1014 |
44.2% |
| Michael Pether |
C |
791 |
34.5% |
| Dorothy Baker |
UKIP |
327 |
14.2% |
| Libby Lisgo |
Lab |
164 |
7.1% |
| Claire Gordon |
LD |
791 |
37.2% |
| Richard Dickinson |
C |
622 |
29.3% |
| Stephanie Lukins |
UKIP |
410 |
19.3% |
| Martin Jevon |
Lab |
302 |
14.2% |
| Hazel Prior-Sankey |
LD |
1563 |
55.2% |
| Krystal Painter |
C |
800 |
28.2% |
| John Calascione |
UKIP |
375 |
13.2% |
| Brenda Weston |
Lab |
96 |
3.4% |
| Alan Paul |
LD |
1498 |
48.6% |
| Nick James |
C |
1070 |
34.7% |
| Isabella Henderson |
UKIP |
407 |
13.2% |
| Matthew Ravenhill |
Lab |
106 |
3.4% |
| Tony McMahon |
C |
1447 |
46.6% |
| Steve Ross |
Ind |
1397 |
45.0% |
| Charlene Sheriff |
UKIP |
261 |
8.4% |
| Anthony Trollope-Bellew |
C |
1779 |
43.8% |
| Hugh Davies |
Ind |
1575 |
38.8% |
| Anthony Bowden |
LD |
401 |
9.9% |
| Ralph Hammond |
Grn |
309 |
7.6% |
| Andrew Govier |
Lab |
1634 |
50.1% |
| James Hunt |
C |
1094 |
33.5% |
| John Davison |
UKIP |
375 |
11.5% |
| Frank Bishop |
Senior |
158 |
4.8% |
| John Osman |
C |
1979 |
48.7% |
| Danny Unwin |
LD |
1323 |
32.5% |
| Phil Rogers |
Grn |
359 |
8.8% |
| Colin Price |
Lab |
227 |
5.6% |
| Harry Boyce |
BNP |
178 |
4.4% |
| Anna Groskop |
C |
2118 |
58.0% |
| Justin Robinson |
LD |
1118 |
30.6% |
| David Carnegie |
Grn |
414 |
11.3% |
| Tony Lock |
LD |
1062 |
52.0% |
| Paul Bradly |
C |
476 |
23.3% |
| Martin Bailey |
Grn |
225 |
11.0% |
| Bill Byrd |
Lab |
172 |
8.4% |
| Kay Bryan |
Ind |
107 |
5.2% |
| Peter Gubbins |
LD |
1269 |
48.9% |
| Nick Rousell |
C |
736 |
28.4% |
| Bruce Cowd |
BNP |
199 |
7.7% |
| Katherine Limmer |
Grn |
185 |
7.1% |
| Joe Conway |
Ind |
119 |
4.6% |
| Sylvia Hester |
Ind |
85 |
3.3% |
| Dave Greene |
LD |
1305 |
48.5% |
| Gerald Boord |
C |
1184 |
44.0% |
| Mark Lambden |
Ind |
117 |
4.4% |
| John Grana |
Ind |
82 |
3.1% |
| Tim Carroll |
LD |
1147 |
44.3% |
| Ash Strelling |
C |
960 |
37.0% |
| Margaret Hamilton |
Grn |
231 |
8.9% |
| Alfred Hill |
Lab |
160 |
6.2% |
| Simon Hester |
Ind |
94 |
3.6% |
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