Local Election Results 2017
Somerset
Whole council up for election.
Other results for Somerset:
2005
2009
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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 |
76463 |
47.2% |
35 |
| Liberal Democrat |
50171 |
31.0% |
12 |
| Labour |
14863 |
9.2% |
3 |
| Independent |
7895 |
4.9% |
3 |
| Green Party |
7881 |
4.9% |
2 |
| UK Independence Party |
4747 |
2.9% |
0 |
| Liberal Party |
76 |
0.0% |
0 |
| John Hunt |
Ind |
1147 |
35.4% |
| Simon Nicholls |
LD |
976 |
30.1% |
| Jason Woollacott |
C |
841 |
26.0% |
| Charlie Grabham |
Lab |
195 |
6.0% |
| Julian Mellor |
Grn |
80 |
2.5% |
| John Thorne |
C |
1556 |
47.2% |
| Ross Henley |
LD |
1417 |
43.0% |
| Madeleine Spears |
Lab |
189 |
5.7% |
| Roy Snelling |
Grn |
132 |
4.0% |
| William Wallace |
C |
1905 |
63.1% |
| Sarah Dyke |
LD |
752 |
24.9% |
| Oliver Dowding |
Grn |
188 |
6.2% |
| Michael Yianni |
Lab |
173 |
5.7% |
| Bob Filmer |
C |
1917 |
67.8% |
| Tony Gore |
LD |
537 |
19.0% |
| Janty Marsden |
Lab |
216 |
7.6% |
| David Willis |
UKIP |
159 |
5.6% |
| David Hall |
C |
1337 |
55.2% |
| Diogo Rodrigues |
Lab |
662 |
27.3% |
| Mike Senior |
LD |
425 |
17.5% |
| Dave Loveridge |
Lab |
593 |
41.3% |
| Pele Barnes |
C |
510 |
35.5% |
| Antony Nickolls |
LD |
196 |
13.6% |
| Dave Preece |
Ind |
81 |
5.6% |
| Nikki Clark |
Grn |
56 |
3.9% |
| Leigh Redman |
Lab |
954 |
51.0% |
| Lance Duddridge |
C |
727 |
38.8% |
| Daniel Kelly |
LD |
191 |
10.2% |
| Ann Bown |
C |
1289 |
59.0% |
| Tony Heywood |
Lab |
606 |
27.8% |
| Michelle Phillips |
LD |
288 |
13.2% |
| Josh Williams |
C |
1021 |
47.3% |
| Sam Crabb |
LD |
819 |
37.9% |
| Dan Marks |
Lab |
128 |
5.9% |
| Anthony Power |
UKIP |
126 |
5.8% |
| Kek Long |
Grn |
66 |
3.1% |
| Peter Burridge-Clayton |
C |
1485 |
47.5% |
| Mike Murphy |
LD |
1183 |
37.9% |
| Brian Hobbs |
UKIP |
278 |
8.9% |
| Colin Price |
Lab |
178 |
5.7% |
| Mike Caswell |
C |
1737 |
63.6% |
| Jill Dillamore |
LD |
620 |
22.7% |
| Philip King |
Lab |
374 |
13.7% |
| Mike Lewis |
C |
2062 |
60.5% |
| Henry Hobhouse |
LD |
1192 |
35.0% |
| Sean Dromgoole |
Lab |
153 |
4.5% |
| Amanda Broom |
LD |
1445 |
46.4% |
| Martin Wale |
C |
1286 |
41.3% |
| Nigel Pearson |
UKIP |
252 |
8.1% |
| John Schofield |
Lab |
132 |
4.2% |
| Gemma Verdon |
C |
756 |
31.6% |
| Dave Bulmer |
Ind |
659 |
27.5% |
| Jason Baker |
LD |
603 |
25.2% |
| Peter Heather |
UKIP |
217 |
9.1% |
| Melissa Whittaker-Mather |
Lab |
161 |
6.7% |
| Nigel Taylor |
C |
1395 |
50.4% |
| Tim Shaban |
LD |
945 |
34.1% |
| Norma Scanlon |
Lab |
250 |
9.0% |
| Helen Hims |
UKIP |
178 |
6.4% |
| Mark Keating |
C |
1885 |
52.2% |
| Mick Clark |
LD |
1406 |
38.9% |
| Peter Bysouth |
Grn |
184 |
5.1% |
| Jane Carter-Uren |
Lab |
135 |
3.7% |
| Alan Wedderkopp |
LD |
1790 |
47.5% |
| Andy Sully |
C |
1496 |
39.7% |
| Liam Canham |
Lab |
219 |
5.8% |
| Cathy Parmenter |
Grn |
132 |
3.5% |
| Bill Lukins |
UKIP |
128 |
3.4% |
| Mike Best |
LD |
1364 |
43.9% |
| Marcus Barrett |
C |
1294 |
41.7% |
| Gary Swain |
Lab |
276 |
8.9% |
| Arthur Hamlin |
UKIP |
172 |
5.5% |
| Clare Aparicio Paul |
C |
1801 |
47.2% |
| Andrew Lee |
Ind |
930 |
24.4% |
| Julia Gadd |
LD |
623 |
16.3% |
| Stephen Tilley |
Lab |
173 |
4.5% |
| Stephen Tate |
Grn |
157 |
4.1% |
| Barbara Jell |
UKIP |
130 |
3.4% |
| Frances Nicholson |
C |
2234 |
75.4% |
| Peter Pilkington |
LD |
392 |
13.2% |
| Graham Kennedy |
Lab |
191 |
6.4% |
| Ivor Jones |
UKIP |
146 |
4.9% |
| Christine Lawrence |
C |
1470 |
53.1% |
| James Wall |
LD |
732 |
26.4% |
| Lesley Culverhouse |
Lab |
300 |
10.8% |
| Adrian Behan |
UKIP |
147 |
5.3% |
| Paul Dennett |
Grn |
120 |
4.3% |
| Martin Dimery |
Grn |
983 |
33.8% |
| Eve Berry |
C |
979 |
33.6% |
| Alvin Horsfall |
LD |
678 |
23.3% |
| David Oakensen |
Lab |
271 |
9.3% |
| Linda Oliver |
C |
1551 |
51.5% |
| Adam Boyden |
LD |
1085 |
36.0% |
| Pepita Collins |
Grn |
375 |
12.5% |
| John Clarke |
Grn |
987 |
35.4% |
| Jo Beale |
C |
801 |
28.7% |
| Damon Hooton |
LD |
680 |
24.4% |
| Theresa Clark |
Lab |
243 |
8.7% |
| Derek |
Lib |
76 |
2.7% |
| Terry Napper |
C |
2573 |
34.2% |
| Liz Leyshon |
LD |
2272 |
30.2% |
| Nick Cottle |
LD |
2037 |
|
| David Swain |
C |
1650 |
|
| Jon Cousins |
Grn |
1196 |
15.9% |
| Emma King |
Lab |
697 |
9.3% |
| Jane Ratcliffe |
Lab |
530 |
|
| Simon Carswell |
Ind |
433 |
5.8% |
| Keith Hooper |
UKIP |
358 |
4.8% |
| John Woodman |
C |
1065 |
47.5% |
| John Parkes |
LD |
767 |
34.2% |
| Lucy Scanlon |
Lab |
213 |
9.5% |
| Lorna Corke |
UKIP |
197 |
8.8% |
| Mark Healey |
C |
1810 |
67.0% |
| Phil Harvey |
LD |
513 |
19.0% |
| Chelsea Chadwick |
Lab |
377 |
14.0% |
| Linda Vijeh |
C |
1736 |
53.4% |
| Carol Goodall |
LD |
980 |
30.2% |
| Peter Lansdown |
Grn |
203 |
6.3% |
| Don Kinder |
UKIP |
169 |
5.2% |
| Ian Mackillop |
Lab |
160 |
4.9% |
| David Huxtable |
C |
1744 |
52.3% |
| Emma Munt |
LD |
1146 |
34.4% |
| Anthony Betty |
UKIP |
232 |
7.0% |
| Lynne Morgan |
Lab |
210 |
6.3% |
| Mike Rigby |
Ind |
1356 |
48.1% |
| Roger Habgood |
C |
1055 |
37.4% |
| James Russell |
LD |
204 |
7.2% |
| Jonathan Gray |
Lab |
115 |
4.1% |
| Clive Martin |
Grn |
88 |
3.1% |
| Neil Bloomfield |
C |
2075 |
63.5% |
| Jonathan Davies |
LD |
923 |
28.3% |
| Peter Ludbrook |
Lab |
268 |
8.2% |
| Philip Ham |
C |
1730 |
62.2% |
| Claire Hudson |
LD |
579 |
20.8% |
| Jono Ekin |
Grn |
322 |
11.6% |
| Marc Peel |
Lab |
151 |
5.4% |
| Mike Pullin |
C |
1626 |
57.8% |
| Melissa Coate |
LD |
683 |
24.3% |
| David Hine |
Grn |
197 |
7.0% |
| Paul Turner |
Lab |
191 |
6.8% |
| Simon Smedley |
UKIP |
115 |
4.1% |
| Nigel Hewitt-Cooper |
C |
1801 |
56.5% |
| Robert Reed |
LD |
1044 |
32.8% |
| Theo Simon |
Grn |
340 |
10.7% |
| Graham Noel |
C |
1666 |
47.8% |
| Ros Wyke |
LD |
1660 |
47.6% |
| Daniel Croose |
Lab |
159 |
4.6% |
| Mandy Chilcott |
C |
1290 |
43.3% |
| Marcus Kravis |
LD |
839 |
28.1% |
| Terry Venner |
UKIP |
609 |
20.4% |
| Maureen Smith |
Lab |
243 |
8.2% |
| David Fothergill |
C |
2254 |
66.5% |
| Ray Tully |
LD |
836 |
24.7% |
| Andy Pritchard |
Grn |
297 |
8.8% |
| Bill Revans |
LD |
1435 |
51.3% |
| Richard Brown |
C |
1187 |
42.4% |
| Jane Grenfell |
Lab |
178 |
6.4% |
| Rod Williams |
C |
1125 |
39.3% |
| Jefferson Horsley |
LD |
1080 |
37.7% |
| Bob Bainbridge |
Ind |
290 |
10.1% |
| Brenda Weston |
Lab |
250 |
8.7% |
| Alan Debenham |
Grn |
119 |
4.2% |
| John Parham |
C |
1253 |
43.5% |
| Garfield Kennedy |
LD |
851 |
29.6% |
| Bente Height |
Ind |
403 |
14.0% |
| Ant Butler |
Lab |
302 |
10.5% |
| Peter Harlow |
Grn |
69 |
2.4% |
| Dean Ruddle |
C |
2340 |
66.7% |
| Stephen Page |
LD |
869 |
24.8% |
| Dan Britton |
Grn |
177 |
5.0% |
| Mary Butler |
Lab |
124 |
3.5% |
| Adam Dance |
LD |
2303 |
56.1% |
| Christopher le Hardy |
C |
1455 |
35.4% |
| Antony Clarke |
UKIP |
187 |
4.6% |
| Paul Sellers |
Lab |
162 |
3.9% |
| Simon Coles |
LD |
869 |
43.2% |
| Stephen Martin-Scott |
C |
661 |
32.8% |
| Robert Noakes |
Lab |
242 |
12.0% |
| Hugh Courage |
UKIP |
142 |
7.1% |
| Jon Machen |
Grn |
99 |
4.9% |
| Giuseppe Fraschini |
C |
693 |
32.5% |
| Chris Booth |
LD |
648 |
30.4% |
| Libby Lisgo |
Lab |
543 |
25.4% |
| Tom Aldridge |
UKIP |
165 |
7.7% |
| Daniel Whelan |
Grn |
86 |
4.0% |
| Hazel Prior-Sankey |
LD |
1564 |
54.9% |
| Luke Parchment |
C |
922 |
32.4% |
| Jack Johnston |
Lab |
217 |
7.6% |
| Chris Salter |
Grn |
144 |
5.1% |
| James Hunt |
C |
1574 |
49.1% |
| Steve Ross |
Ind |
890 |
27.7% |
| Janet Lloyd |
LD |
485 |
15.1% |
| Caroline Freedman |
Grn |
259 |
8.1% |
| Hugh Davies |
Ind |
1423 |
48.7% |
| Richard Lillis |
C |
900 |
30.8% |
| Robin Nuttall |
Lab |
298 |
10.2% |
| Anthony Bowden |
LD |
191 |
6.5% |
| Peter Barbuti |
UKIP |
108 |
3.7% |
| Andrew Govier |
Lab |
1704 |
52.4% |
| Robin Dickinson |
C |
1157 |
35.6% |
| Mark Lithgow |
LD |
272 |
8.4% |
| Zoe Ainsworth-Grigg |
Grn |
119 |
3.7% |
| Tessa Munt |
LD |
2107 |
46.9% |
| John Osman |
C |
2012 |
44.7% |
| Den Carter |
Lab |
166 |
3.7% |
| Paul Crummay |
Grn |
126 |
2.8% |
| Les Bate |
UKIP |
86 |
1.9% |
| Anna Groskop |
C |
2096 |
64.2% |
| Abigail Baker |
LD |
708 |
21.7% |
| Patricia Turner |
Lab |
244 |
7.5% |
| Ewan Jones |
Grn |
216 |
6.6% |
| Andy Kendall |
LD |
1033 |
44.7% |
| Nick Rousell |
C |
745 |
32.2% |
| Alan Dimmick |
UKIP |
226 |
9.8% |
| Terry Lavin |
Lab |
215 |
9.3% |
| Alan Flint |
Grn |
93 |
4.0% |
| Tony Lock |
LD |
1063 |
49.0% |
| Teresa Sienkiewicz |
C |
512 |
23.6% |
| Terry Ledlie |
Lab |
255 |
11.8% |
| Godfrey Davey |
UKIP |
220 |
10.1% |
| Neil Mitchell |
Ind |
118 |
5.4% |
| Faye Purbrick |
C |
1288 |
46.2% |
| Andy Soughton |
LD |
1031 |
37.0% |
| Christos Zaranis |
Lab |
173 |
6.2% |
| Dave Greene |
Ind |
165 |
5.9% |
| Diane Wood |
Grn |
131 |
4.7% |
| Jane Lock |
LD |
877 |
43.1% |
| John Lukey |
C |
783 |
38.5% |
| Gail Freeman-Bell |
Lab |
234 |
11.5% |
| Robert Wood |
Grn |
140 |
6.9% |
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