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Local Election Results 2015

Mendip

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

Other results for Mendip: 2003 2007 2011 2019
By-elections for Mendip (may be incomplete): 10th June 2004 (Beckington & Rode) — 16th March 2006 (Frome Berkley Down) — 20th April 2006 (Frome Keyford) — 13th September 2007 (Glastonbury St Edmund's) — 29th May 2008 (Shepton E.; Street N.) — 1st July 2010 (Shepton W.) — 21st October 2010 (Ashwick, Chilcompton & Stratton) — 2nd May 2013 (Ashwick, Chilcompton & Stratton; Rode & Norton St Philip; Shepton W.) — 4th May 2017 (Frome College) — 25th October 2018 (Wells St Thomas') — 6th May 2021 (Wells St Thomas') — 6th October 2022 (Butleigh & Baltonsborough)
Results for Somerset county council: 2005 2009 2013 2017

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Consolidated results — Mendip 2015

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 25123 42.0% 32
Liberal Democrat 18612 31.2% 11
Green Party 7827 13.1% 3
Labour 3725 6.2% 0
UK Independence Party 3154 5.3% 0
Independent 1308 2.2% 1

Ammerdown

Edward Drewe C 639 45.6%
Josh Burr LD 481 34.3%
Alison Barkshire Grn 282 20.1%

Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton (2)

Rachel Carter C 1134 41.0%
John Carter C 1114
Fern Thomas LD 1054 38.1%
Martin Longley UKIP 578 20.9%

Beckington and Selwood

Clive Mockford C 713 57.0%
David Wright LD 287 23.0%
Rebecca Yeo Grn 250 20.0%

Butleigh and Baltonsborough

Nigel Woollcombe-Adams C 831 60.9%
Lynsey Stacey LD 534 39.1%

Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton

Tom Killen C unop.

Coleford and Holcombe (2)

Philip Ham C 1181 46.9%
Alan Townsend C 1129
Melanie Moulding Grn 486 19.3%
Tony Mayell Grn 472
Aaron Foot UKIP 433 17.2%
Andrew Eyers LD 419 16.6%
Brian Potter LD 333

Cranmore, Doulting and Nunney [C gain from LD]

David van Dyk C 615 46.1%
Ann Crowcombe LD 553 41.5%
Barry Harding UKIP 166 12.4%

Creech

Peter Bradshaw C 699 55.1%
Robert Reed LD 377 29.7%
Jane Abrahall Grn 193 15.2%

Croscombe and Pilton

Nigel Hewitt-Cooper C 854 57.9%
Sarah Cairncross LD 621 42.1%

Frome Berkley Down (2) [2 C gains from LD]

Eve Berry C 845 39.2%
Joanna Beale C 784
Tracey Rustell LD 603 28.0%
Alex Brown LD 451
Adrian Dobinson UKIP 386 17.9%
Emma Russell Grn 322 14.9%
Edwina Larner UKIP 317
Gordon Housley Grn 279

Frome College (2)

Mike Rideout C 962 38.3%
Adam Boyden LD 922 36.7%
Carole Bullen C 846
Alex Shingler LD 669
Tim Cutting Grn 359 14.3%
Gerry Hampson Lab 266 10.6%
Daniel Hurring Grn 239

Frome Keyford (2)

Shane Collins Grn 919 29.1%
Alvin Horsfall LD 795 25.2%
Marc Peel Grn 657
Felix Fitzpatrick C 596 18.9%
Richard Pinnock LD 562
David Oakensen Lab 456 14.5%
Terry Latchem UKIP 389 12.3%

Frome Market (2)

Des Harris Grn 875 34.9%
Stina Falle Grn 799
John Oliver C 665 26.5%
Alan Glover LD 545 21.7%
Criss Glover LD 486
Blanche Farley Lab 425 16.9%

Frome Oakfield

Helen Sprawson-White LD 488 38.2%
Corinne Sutterby Grn 287 22.4%
Hilary Thomas C 246 19.2%
Samantha Latchem UKIP 141 11.0%
Theresa Clark Lab 117 9.1%

Frome Park (2)

Claire Hudson LD 874 33.5%
Damon Hooton LD 842
Charles Wood C 783 30.0%
Catherine Richardson Lab 507 19.4%
Sharon Snook UKIP 443 17.0%
Derek Tanswell UKIP 435

Glastonbury St Benedict's

Steve Henderson C 549 45.4%
Paul Sander-Jackson Grn 483 40.0%
Andy Merryfield Lab 177 14.6%

Glastonbury St Edmund's

Nick Cottle LD 447 36.3%
Jon Cousins Grn 443 36.0%
Jim Barron C 340 27.6%

Glastonbury St John's

John Coles C 642 55.8%
Sarah Sander-Jackson Grn 509 44.2%

Glastonbury St Mary's

John Brunsdon C 509 41.4%
Lindsay MacDougall Grn 342 27.8%
Laiqa Browne LD 271 22.1%
Glen Tucker UKIP 107 8.7%

Moor

Graham Noel C 916 62.9%
Maurice Holdstock LD 540 37.1%

The Pennards and Ditcheat

John Greenhalgh C 869 63.6%
Ross Kessell LD 498 36.4%

Postlebury

Dick Skidmore C 700 52.2%
Michael Gay Grn 344 25.7%
Jonathan Roberts LD 297 22.1%

Rode and Norton St Philip

Linda Oliver C 1026 70.0%
Christine Cockroft LD 439 30.0%

Rodney and Westbury [LD gain from C]

Ros Wyke LD 674 47.4%
Rachel Thompson C 624 43.9%
Errol Chandler UKIP 123 8.7%

St Cuthbert Out North

Mike Pullin C 715 48.8%
Kevin Russell Ind 383 26.1%
Sarah Briton Grn 202 13.8%
David Gamon LD 166 11.3%

Shepton East (2)

Bente Height C 922 45.0%
Jeannette Marsh C 866
Martin Lovell LD 735 35.9%
Deborah Losey LD 708
John Gilham Lab 393 19.2%
Deborah Towner Lab 351

Shepton West (2) [1 C gain from LD]

John Parham C 907 36.8%
Simon Davies C 882
Chris Inchley Lab 808 32.8%
Garfield Kennedy LD 749 30.4%
Matt Drew Lab 456
Robin Scott LD 443

Street North (2) [1 LD gain from C]

Adam Sen LD 957 50.3%
Tim Rice C 946 49.7%
Sophie Baulch C 816

Street South (2)

Bryan Beha LD 974 30.4%
Lloyd Hughes Ind 925 28.9%
Sally Frise C 803 25.1%
George Steer C 731
Kara Bryan Grn 503 15.7%

Street West

Terry Napper C 791 64.5%
Rachael Clarke LD 435 35.5%

Wells Central

John North C 494 41.5%
Tony Robbins LD 424 35.7%
Chris Briton Grn 271 22.8%

Wells St Cuthbert's (2)

John Osman C 941 35.3%
Harvey Siggs C 837
Norman Kennedy LD 763 28.6%
Colin Price Lab 576 21.6%
Tatiana Storie Lab 390
Les Bate UKIP 388 14.5%

Wells St Thomas' (2) [1 LD gain from C]

Danny Unwin LD 1172 44.1%
Roy Mackenzie LD 1123
Celia Wride C 938 35.3%
David Baker C 895
Maddy Milnes Grn 546 20.6%

Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West

Nigel Taylor C 728 50.0%
Stephen Harrison LD 518 35.6%
Rachael Wood Grn 211 14.5%

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