Local Election Results 2013
Somerset
Whole council up for election on new division boundaries.
Note:— The election in Coker division was postponed to 16th May 2013 due to the death of a candidate.
Other results for Somerset:
2005
2009
2017
By-elections for Somerset (may be incomplete): 1st May 2008 (Mendip N.E.)
— 29th May 2008 (Shepton Mallet)
— 5th May 2011 (Shepton Mallet)
— 4th August 2011 (South Petherton)
— 1st December 2011 (Brent)
— 25th September 2014 (Frome N.)
— 7th May 2015 (Taunton N.)
— 7th October 2021 (Comeytrowe & Trull)
Results for district councils — Mendip 2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
— Sedgemoor 2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
— South Somerset 2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
— Taunton Deane 2003
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 |
50919 |
35.3% |
29 |
| Liberal Democrat |
37822 |
26.2% |
18 |
| UK Independence Party |
28063 |
19.5% |
3 |
| Labour |
17188 |
11.9% |
3 |
| Green Party |
5813 |
4.0% |
0 |
| Independent |
4333 |
3.0% |
2 |
| English Democrats Party |
42 |
0.0% |
0 |
| Justine Baker |
LD |
1015 |
35.1% |
| Ian Morrell |
C |
953 |
33.0% |
| Laura Bailhache |
UKIP |
549 |
19.0% |
| Matthew Ravenhill |
Lab |
219 |
7.6% |
| John Ainsworth |
Grn |
153 |
5.3% |
| Ross Henley |
LD |
1035 |
35.8% |
| Julian Davidson |
C |
988 |
34.1% |
| Clive Rust |
UKIP |
566 |
19.6% |
| Madeleine Spears |
Lab |
183 |
6.3% |
| Darrelle Bower |
Grn |
123 |
4.2% |
| William Wallace |
C |
1410 |
68.9% |
| Damon Hooton |
LD |
412 |
20.1% |
| Jo Penberthy |
Lab |
224 |
10.9% |
| John Denbee |
C |
1492 |
65.3% |
| Katie Lawson |
LD |
456 |
20.0% |
| Sheila Forrester |
Lab |
336 |
14.7% |
| David Hall |
C |
717 |
37.1% |
| Richard Scammell |
UKIP |
610 |
31.6% |
| Barbara O'Connor |
Lab |
493 |
25.5% |
| Bob Bryant |
LD |
113 |
5.8% |
| Dave Loveridge |
Lab |
700 |
63.9% |
| John Harwood |
C |
246 |
22.5% |
| Janice Beasley |
LD |
149 |
13.6% |
| Leigh Redman |
Lab |
974 |
62.7% |
| Lance Duddridge |
C |
580 |
37.3% |
| Ann Bown |
C |
715 |
38.6% |
| Victoria Gardner |
UKIP |
541 |
29.2% |
| Richard Hampson |
Lab |
463 |
25.0% |
| Alan Beasley |
LD |
134 |
7.2% |
| Sam Crabb |
LD |
811 |
41.3% |
| Josh Williams |
C |
568 |
28.9% |
| Robert Pattemore |
UKIP |
432 |
22.0% |
| Dan Marks |
Lab |
153 |
7.8% |
| Peter Burridge-Clayton |
C |
1327 |
50.3% |
| Tom Nicholls |
LD |
722 |
27.4% |
| Clarke Leander |
Lab |
335 |
12.7% |
| James Robertson |
Grn |
253 |
9.6% |
| John Edney |
C |
1453 |
60.8% |
| Jill Dillamore |
LD |
480 |
20.1% |
| Ted Stock |
Lab |
456 |
19.1% |
| Mike Lewis |
C |
1529 |
43.7% |
| Henry Hobhouse |
LD |
1196 |
34.2% |
| Chris Hill |
UKIP |
627 |
17.9% |
| Adrian Carter |
Lab |
144 |
4.1% |
| Nigel Pearson |
UKIP |
987 |
33.4% |
| Martin Wale |
C |
881 |
29.8% |
| Jason Baker |
LD |
748 |
25.3% |
| Graham Forsyth |
Lab |
220 |
7.5% |
| John Lewes |
Grn |
117 |
4.0% |
| Jill Shortland |
LD |
833 |
38.2% |
| Ron McDonald |
UKIP |
631 |
29.0% |
| Peter Amey |
C |
496 |
22.8% |
| Bill Byrd |
Lab |
124 |
5.7% |
| Peter Rosser |
Grn |
95 |
4.4% |
| Dawn Hill |
C |
907 |
39.2% |
| Jake Baynes |
UKIP |
605 |
26.2% |
| Maurice Holdstock |
LD |
440 |
19.0% |
| Norma Scanion |
Lab |
360 |
15.6% |
| Marcus Fish |
C |
1303 |
37.8% |
| Ian Stephen |
LD |
1079 |
31.3% |
| Vhie Boxall |
UKIP |
702 |
20.4% |
| Murry Shepstone |
Lab |
195 |
5.7% |
| Peter Bysouth |
Grn |
165 |
4.8% |
| Alan Wedderkopp |
LD |
1498 |
39.9% |
| Stephen Martin-Scott |
C |
1164 |
31.0% |
| Barry Morris |
UKIP |
713 |
19.0% |
| James Bickham |
Lab |
243 |
6.5% |
| John Jurgensen |
Grn |
139 |
3.7% |
| John Dyke |
LD |
1329 |
46.0% |
| Marcus Barratt |
C |
716 |
24.8% |
| Sidney Hamlin |
UKIP |
570 |
19.7% |
| Ben Hartshorn |
Grn |
140 |
4.8% |
| Joe Conway |
Lab |
136 |
4.7% |
| Derek Yeomans |
C |
1552 |
42.2% |
| Adam Dance |
LD |
1048 |
28.5% |
| Donald Mallett |
UKIP |
618 |
16.8% |
| Cara Naden |
Grn |
333 |
9.1% |
| Doug Northcott |
Lab |
124 |
3.4% |
| Frances Nicholson |
C |
1650 |
63.8% |
| Adrian Behan |
UKIP |
643 |
24.9% |
| Maureen Smith |
Lab |
293 |
11.3% |
| Christine Lawrence |
C |
978 |
40.4% |
| Stephen Fitzgerald |
UKIP |
687 |
28.4% |
| Andy Lewis |
Lab |
343 |
14.2% |
| Tony Bowden |
LD |
215 |
8.9% |
| Nicky Gibbard |
Grn |
195 |
8.1% |
| Alvin Horsfall |
LD |
835 |
35.6% |
| James Godman |
C |
582 |
24.8% |
| Baz Whale |
UKIP |
543 |
23.2% |
| David Oakensen |
Lab |
385 |
16.4% |
| Sam Phripp |
LD |
1047 |
37.3% |
| Peter John |
C |
1002 |
35.7% |
| Martin Howard |
UKIP |
455 |
16.2% |
| Catherine Richardson |
Lab |
302 |
10.8% |
| Derek Tanswell |
LD |
1010 |
42.2% |
| Martyn Rollinson |
UKIP |
474 |
19.8% |
| Mike Rideout |
C |
464 |
19.4% |
| Theresa Clark |
Lab |
447 |
18.7% |
| Terry Napper |
C |
1639 |
30.3% |
| Alan Gloak |
LD |
1419 |
26.2% |
| George Steer |
C |
1360 |
|
| Steve Lukins |
UKIP |
1217 |
22.5% |
| Bryan Beha |
LD |
1149 |
|
| Glen Tucker |
UKIP |
982 |
|
| Jon Cousins |
Grn |
668 |
12.3% |
| Emma George |
Grn |
623 |
|
| Belinda Malcahy |
Lab |
473 |
8.7% |
| John Newick |
Lab |
404 |
|
| John Woodman |
C |
737 |
37.1% |
| Helen Groves |
LD |
587 |
29.5% |
| Ricky Holcombe |
Lab |
335 |
16.8% |
| Purple Watkins |
Ind |
202 |
10.2% |
| David Taylor |
Grn |
128 |
6.4% |
| Mark Healey |
C |
1100 |
43.5% |
| John Everitt |
UKIP |
829 |
32.8% |
| Alexa Bartlett |
Lab |
325 |
12.9% |
| Alan Miller |
LD |
274 |
10.8% |
| Linda Vijeh |
C |
956 |
29.1% |
| Don Kinder |
UKIP |
945 |
28.8% |
| Jo Dawson |
LD |
844 |
25.7% |
| Peter Lansdown |
Grn |
279 |
8.5% |
| Paul Sellers |
Lab |
214 |
6.5% |
| Stephen Wright |
EDP |
42 |
1.3% |
| David Huxtable |
C |
1303 |
46.1% |
| Russell Wright |
UKIP |
533 |
18.9% |
| Rosemary Hasler |
LD |
404 |
14.3% |
| Trevor Hazelgrove |
Lab |
201 |
7.1% |
| Charles Graham |
Grn |
195 |
6.9% |
| Bob Cudlipp |
Ind |
190 |
6.7% |
| Mike Rigby |
Ind |
1512 |
53.9% |
| Caroline Smeaton |
C |
895 |
31.9% |
| Paul Partington |
LD |
278 |
9.9% |
| Jonathan Gray |
Lab |
118 |
4.2% |
| John Bailey |
LD |
1078 |
34.4% |
| Graham Middleton |
C |
1058 |
33.8% |
| Michael Canton |
UKIP |
621 |
19.8% |
| Chris Bragg |
Lab |
255 |
8.1% |
| Pamela Sellers |
Grn |
119 |
3.8% |
| Philip Ham |
C |
1156 |
40.2% |
| Josh Burr |
LD |
931 |
32.4% |
| Barry Harding |
UKIP |
444 |
15.5% |
| Alwyn Dow |
Lab |
196 |
6.8% |
| Linda Hull |
Grn |
146 |
5.1% |
| Harvey Siggs |
C |
1075 |
43.0% |
| Simon Smedley |
UKIP |
636 |
25.5% |
| Christine Cockroft |
LD |
298 |
11.9% |
| Roger Anderson |
Lab |
274 |
11.0% |
| Pete Rawlings |
Grn |
216 |
8.6% |
| Nigel Woollcombe-Adams |
C |
1196 |
39.2% |
| Sarah Yong |
LD |
976 |
32.0% |
| Colin McNamee |
UKIP |
546 |
17.9% |
| Earl Bramley-Howard |
Grn |
190 |
6.2% |
| Deborah Towner |
Lab |
141 |
4.6% |
| Graham Noel |
C |
1153 |
37.8% |
| Ros Wyke |
LD |
1045 |
34.3% |
| Les Bennett |
UKIP |
494 |
16.2% |
| Kate Briton |
Grn |
204 |
6.7% |
| Andy Merryfield |
Lab |
151 |
5.0% |
| Terry Venner |
UKIP |
765 |
28.0% |
| Marcus Kravis |
LD |
645 |
23.6% |
| Brenda Maitland-Walker |
C |
608 |
22.3% |
| Andrew Hadley |
Ind |
448 |
16.4% |
| Lesley Culverhouse |
Lab |
265 |
9.7% |
| David Fothergill |
C |
1369 |
46.7% |
| Mike Marshall |
LD |
778 |
26.5% |
| William Lukins |
UKIP |
508 |
17.3% |
| Phil Pinder |
Lab |
186 |
6.3% |
| Roy Snelling |
Grn |
91 |
3.1% |
| Richard Brown |
C |
667 |
34.0% |
| Bill Revans |
LD |
647 |
33.0% |
| Peter Hollings |
UKIP |
442 |
22.5% |
| Oliver Barratt |
Lab |
207 |
10.5% |
| Danny Wedderkopp |
LD |
791 |
32.0% |
| Nick Townsend |
C |
685 |
27.7% |
| Stephanie Lukins |
UKIP |
504 |
20.4% |
| Brenda Weston |
Lab |
353 |
14.3% |
| Clive Martin |
Grn |
140 |
5.7% |
| John Parham |
C |
775 |
30.3% |
| Garfield Kennedy |
LD |
672 |
26.2% |
| Chris Inchley |
Lab |
538 |
21.0% |
| Edward Rolfe |
UKIP |
486 |
19.0% |
| Ian Forster |
Grn |
90 |
3.5% |
| Dean Ruddle |
C |
1450 |
44.0% |
| Julia Gadd |
LD |
788 |
23.9% |
| Oliver Paglia |
UKIP |
514 |
15.6% |
| Margaret Chambers |
Grn |
412 |
12.5% |
| Alan Pearce |
Lab |
133 |
4.0% |
| Chistopher le Hardy |
C |
1096 |
33.8% |
| Paul Maxwell |
LD |
1042 |
32.1% |
| Richard Osbourne |
UKIP |
693 |
21.4% |
| Charlotte Howells |
Grn |
239 |
7.4% |
| Martin Bailey |
Lab |
174 |
5.4% |
| Simon Coles |
LD |
743 |
38.0% |
| Dorothy Baker |
UKIP |
496 |
25.4% |
| Aaron Miller |
C |
326 |
16.7% |
| Martin Jevon |
Lab |
285 |
14.6% |
| Clare Marsden |
Grn |
106 |
5.4% |
| Claire Gordon |
LD |
606 |
30.7% |
| David Allen |
UKIP |
471 |
23.9% |
| Libby Lisgo |
Lab |
435 |
22.1% |
| Michael Adkins |
C |
343 |
17.4% |
| Alan Debenham |
Grn |
117 |
5.9% |
| Hazel Prior-Sankey |
LD |
1176 |
42.3% |
| Jacqueline Smith |
UKIP |
619 |
22.3% |
| Stephen David |
C |
563 |
20.3% |
| Anna Lynch |
Lab |
299 |
10.8% |
| Phillip Bower |
Grn |
122 |
4.4% |
| James Hunt |
C |
1028 |
33.1% |
| Steve Ross |
Ind |
919 |
29.5% |
| Chistopher Chanter |
UKIP |
612 |
19.7% |
| Ben Elkins |
Lab |
332 |
10.7% |
| Alice Bridges-Westcott |
LD |
219 |
7.0% |
| Hugh Davies |
Ind |
1062 |
39.1% |
| Chris Morgan |
C |
801 |
29.5% |
| Susan Bamford |
UKIP |
543 |
20.0% |
| Alan Bond |
Lab |
313 |
11.5% |
| Andrew Govier |
Lab |
1583 |
50.9% |
| Andrew Sully |
C |
627 |
20.1% |
| John Clark |
UKIP |
617 |
19.8% |
| Carl Bennyworth |
LD |
196 |
6.3% |
| Zoe Ainsworth-Grigg |
Grn |
89 |
2.9% |
| John Osman |
C |
1382 |
40.7% |
| Danny Unwin |
LD |
879 |
25.9% |
| Ian Kealey |
UKIP |
502 |
14.8% |
| Colin Price |
Lab |
424 |
12.5% |
| Maddy Milnes |
Grn |
211 |
6.2% |
| Anna Groskop |
C |
1555 |
53.2% |
| Abi Baker |
LD |
549 |
18.8% |
| Brenda Hamlin |
UKIP |
493 |
16.9% |
| Tim Daniel |
Lab |
193 |
6.6% |
| Shane Adams |
Grn |
131 |
4.5% |
| Alan Dimmick |
UKIP |
765 |
34.1% |
| Peter Gubbins |
LD |
748 |
33.4% |
| David Byrne |
C |
489 |
21.8% |
| Terry Lavin |
Lab |
239 |
10.7% |
| Tony Lock |
LD |
833 |
41.1% |
| Godfrey Davey |
UKIP |
724 |
35.8% |
| Sharon Stafford |
Lab |
272 |
13.4% |
| Paul Bradly |
C |
196 |
9.7% |
| Dave Greene |
LD |
992 |
38.6% |
| Tom Parsley |
C |
632 |
24.6% |
| James Rouch |
UKIP |
605 |
23.5% |
| Terry Ledlie |
Lab |
232 |
9.0% |
| Katy Limmer |
Grn |
112 |
4.4% |
| Jane Lock |
LD |
779 |
40.2% |
| Tony Turner |
UKIP |
486 |
25.1% |
| Ashley Strelling |
C |
386 |
19.9% |
| Sue Pitman |
Lab |
190 |
9.8% |
| Martin Day |
Grn |
95 |
4.9% |
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