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Local Election Results 2019

Somerset West and Taunton

Whole council up for election on new ward boundaries.

By-elections for Somerset West and Taunton (may be incomplete): 19th September 2019 (Vivary) — 3rd October 2019 (Norton Fitzwarren & Staplegrove) — 6th May 2021 (Trull, Pitminster & Corfe) — 17th June 2021 (Old Cleeve & District) — 24th June 2021 (North Curry & Ruishton) — 7th October 2021 (Wilton & Sherford) — 10th February 2022 (Alcombe)
Results for Somerset county council: 2005 2009 2013 2017

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Consolidated results — Somerset West and Taunton 2019

Party Votes Percent Seats
Liberal Democrat 18791 38.9% 30
Conservative 13072 27.1% 10
Independent 8856 18.3% 14
Green Party 3595 7.4% 2
Labour 3558 7.4% 3
UK Independence Party 411 0.9% 0

Alcombe

Paul Bolton Ind 236 37.6%
Nicole Hawkins LD 204 32.5%
Michael Keenan C 119 19.0%
Andrew Mountford Lab 68 10.8%

Blackbrook and Holway (2)

Hazel Prior-Sankey LD 1072 71.8%
Francesca Smith LD 883
Richard Boyden C 242 16.2%
David Reed C 236
Peter Ernest Lab 179 12.0%

Comeytrowe and Bishop's Hull (3)

John Hunt Ind 1857 48.4%
Simon Nicholls LD 1513 39.5%
Habib Farbahi LD 1433
Bev Fernandes LD 1400
Jean Allgrove C 463 12.1%
Nicholas Clark C 402
Jackie Wright C 316

Cotford St Luke and Oake

John Hassall LD 317 46.8%
Oliver Green C 258 38.1%
Sandra Newing-Griffiths Lab 103 15.2%

Creech St Michael (2)

Dave Durdan Ind 338 36.8%
Kelly Durdan Ind 302
Simon Hutchings C 292 31.8%
Nick O'Donnell LD 288 31.4%
Tony Sutcliffe LD 254
Denise Webber C 179

Dulverton and District

Nick Thwaites C 550 72.0%
Caitlin Collins Grn 214 28.0%

Exmoor

Steven Pugsley C 732 82.7%
Sue Levinge LD 153 17.3%

Halcon and Lane (2)

Chris Booth LD 665 60.2%
Federica Smith-Roberts LD 660
Roger Ryan C 279 25.2%
Sharon Fussell C 237
Stanley Ely Lab 161 14.6%
Liam Canham Lab 148

Hatch and Blackdown

Ross Henley LD 663 64.9%
John Williams C 317 31.0%
Colin Croad Lab 42 4.1%

Manor and Tangier

Martin Peters LD 380 39.1%
Ian Morrell Ind 286 29.4%
Henry Haslam C 230 23.7%
Matthew Ravenhill Lab 76 7.8%

Milverton and District

Gwil Wren Ind 578 58.8%
Steven Wort C 210 21.4%
Eddie Eatwell LD 195 19.8%

Minehead Central (2)

Andrew Hadley C 422 35.4%
Craig Palmer Ind 411 34.5%
Andy Kingston-James LD 359 30.1%
Jean Parbrook C 299
Steven Heard Ind 295
Jill Dillamore LD 294

Minehead North

Terry Venner Ind 386 54.0%
Glenys Harrison-Poole LD 177 24.8%
Andy Parbrook C 152 21.3%

Monument

Roger Habgood C 439 58.7%
Sarah Lithgow LD 309 41.3%

North Curry and Ruishton (2)

Phil Stone LD 1362 75.0%
Sue Buller LD 1090
William Coombes C 455 25.0%
Debbie House C 443

North Town

Caroline Ellis LD 490 64.1%
George PinedaLangford C 121 15.8%
Stuart Lyddon Lab 80 10.5%
Robert Bryant UKIP 74 9.7%

Norton Fitzwarren and Staplegrove (3)

Dixie Darch LD 929 36.1%
Ed Firmin LD 818
Jean Adkins Ind 525 20.4%
Alan Debenham Grn 478 18.6%
Rod Williams C 448 17.4%
Caroline Tucker C 422
Edward Tucker C 373
Jonathan Gray Lab 195 7.6%

Old Cleeve and District (2)

Marcus Kravis LD 757 45.3%
Peter Pilkington LD 705
Martin Dewdney C 514 30.7%
Brenda Maitland-Walker C 496
Richard Lillis Ind 401 24.0%

Periton and Woodcombe

Benet Allen LD 353 53.9%
Toni Bloomfield Ind 170 26.0%
Gary Miele C 132 20.2%

Porlock and District

Andy Milne C 466 49.7%
Scilla Barney LD 308 32.9%
Ivor Jones UKIP 163 17.4%

Priorswood (3)

Libby Lisgo Lab 851 44.8%
Lee Baker LD 689 36.3%
Brenda Weston Lab 658
Bob Rawle Lab 657
Rosemary Sabel LD 569
Michael Adkins C 360 18.9%
Marie Hill C 346
Nicholas Townsend C 316

Quantock Vale

Chris Morgan C unop.

Rockwell Green

Marcus Barr Ind 464 61.0%
Janet Reed C 137 18.0%
Kieran Canham Lab 80 10.5%
Stephen Kaye LD 80 10.5%

South Quantock (2)

Mike Rigby LD 1188 44.1%
Anthony Trollope-Bellew C 775 28.8%
Mike Davis C 748
Clive Martin Grn 731 27.1%

Trull, Pitminster and Corfe (2)

Sarah Wakefield LD 821 60.2%
Martin Hill LD 595
Mark Edwards C 423 31.0%
Chris Hill C 323
Neil Guild Lab 119 8.7%

Victoria (2)

Simon Coles LD 594 47.1%
Richard Lees LD 571
Stephen Martin-Scott C 263 20.9%
Charlie Grabham Lab 230 18.2%
Edmund Bailhache UKIP 174 13.8%
Ben Wong C 172

Vivary (2)

Danny Wedderkopp LD 709 34.3%
Catherine Herbert C 581 28.1%
Nick Messarra Ind 514 24.9%
Andy Sully C 413
Robert Noakes Lab 261 12.6%

Watchet and Williton (3)

Hugh Davies Ind 1260 45.6%
Ian Aldridge Ind 946
Loretta Whetlor Ind 704
Dave Westcott C 690 25.0%
Mickie Ritchie Grn 431 15.6%
James Russell LD 381 13.8%
Andrew Whitehorn C 365
Stuart Dowding C 345

Wellington East (2)

Keith Wheatley LD 550 36.4%
Janet Lloyd Ind 537 35.5%
James Hunt C 426 28.2%
Wayne Battishill C 369

Wellington North (2)

Andy Govier Lab 723 47.0%
Mark Lithgow LD 495 32.2%
John Thorne C 320 20.8%
Michael McGuffie Lab 316
Kevin Wendt C 208

Wellington South

Vivienne Stock-Williams C 441 53.9%
Nancy Powell-Brace LD 377 46.1%

Wellsprings and Rowbarton (2)

Marcia Hill LD 690 49.1%
Susan Lees LD 619
Mark Wood Lab 390 27.7%
Lisa Martin Lab 331
Greg Garner C 326 23.2%
Rod Watson C 310

West Monkton and Cheddon Fitzpaine (3)

Norman Cavill C 739 34.8%
Ray Tully LD 713 33.6%
Andy Pritchard Grn 671 31.6%
Eamonn Leniston LD 625
Jason Woollacott C 593
Giuseppe Fraschini C 562

Wilton and Sherford

Alan Wedderkopp LD 692 68.4%
Patrick Berry C 320 31.6%

Wiveliscombe and District (2)

Dave Mansell Grn 1070 39.5%
Mark Blaker Ind 893 32.9%
Christopher Chanter C 430 15.9%
Phillip Thorne C 383
Danny Clark-Lowes LD 318 11.7%
Bryn Wilson Ind 248

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