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2019 South Somerset District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2019 South Somerset District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.

The 2019 South Somerset District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of South Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election on new boundaries. The Liberal Democrats held the council with an increased majority, up from 1 to 22.[1]

Result Summary

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2019 South Somerset District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 41 Increase 12 68.3 48.3 40,680
  Conservative 15 Decrease 13 25.0 35.9 30,233
  Independent 4 Increase 1 6.7 5.3 4,484
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 4.6 3,840
  Labour 0 Steady 0.0 3.9 3,315
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 1.9 1,603

Results by Ward

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Blackdown & Tatworth

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Blackdown & Tatworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jenny Kenton* 805 46.1
Conservative Martin John Wale* 759 43.5
Independent Malcolm Andrew Turpin* 711 40.7
Conservative Gemma Trudy Vernon 535 30.6
UKIP Neil James Arnold 309 17.7
Majority
Turnout 1,746 42.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Blackmoor Vale

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Blackmoor Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hayward Burt 1,099 60.1
Conservative William Wallace* 1,032 56.4
Liberal Democrats Lynsey Wilson 523 28.6
Liberal Democrats Jane Pamela Clark 511 27.9
Labour Michael Andrew Yianni 204 11.1
Majority
Turnout 1,830 39.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bruton

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Bruton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lucy Clare Trimnell 310 33.3 −23
Liberal Democrats Abi Baker 302 32.5 +12
Green Ewan William George Jones 239 25.7 +10
Labour Daniel Britton 79 8.5
Majority
Turnout 930 46.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Brympton

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Brympton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Jeremy Seib* 1,095 58.4
Liberal Democrats Jeny Snell 1,022 54.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Barry Smith* 875 46.7
Conservative Josh Williams 740 39.5
Conservative Sarah Helena Lindsay* 623 33.2
Conservative Graham Pritchard 504 26.9
Labour Olivia Morwenna Darling-Finan 189 10.1
Majority
Turnout 1,875 31.4
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Burrow Hill

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Burrow Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Stanton 554 50.2
Conservative Derek Norman Lander Yeomans* 550 49.8
Majority
Turnout 1,104 46.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Camelot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Lewis* 639 67.4 −1
Liberal Democrats Gordon John Hunting 309 32.6 +18
Majority
Turnout 948 43.7
Conservative win (new seat)

Cary

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Cary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Henry Hobhouse* 1,214 57.0
Liberal Democrats Kevin Messenger 1,160 54.4
Conservative Nick Weeks* 852 40.0
Conservative Sarah Helena Lindsay 812 38.1
Labour John Michael Thompson 102 4.8
Majority
Turnout 2,131 50.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Avishayes

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Chard Avishayes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Garry Frederick Shortland* 254 46.4 +10
Independent Cath Morrison 163 29.8 +12
Conservative Ryan John William Jones 130 23.8 −9
Majority
Turnout 547 27.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Combe

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Chard Combe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Maureen O'Brien 374 61.7
Conservative Victoria Elizabeth May Whiteman 232 38.3
Majority
Turnout 606 30.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Crimchard

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Chard Crimchard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin John Carnell 367 52.3 −14
Green Timothy Michael Eggins 174 24.8 N/A
Conservative Margaret Norah Twidale 161 22.9 −11
Majority
Turnout 702 35.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Holyrood

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Chard Holyrood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jason Paul Baker* 449 54.1
Independent Melissa Louise Whittaker-Mather 221 26.6
Conservative Nick White 160 19.3
Majority
Turnout 830 36.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Jocelyn

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Chard Jocelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dave Bulmer 412 65.3 +15
Liberal Democrats Zak Henry Williams 152 24.1 +4
Conservative Russ Wardell 67 10.6 −19
Majority
Turnout 631 33.6
Independent win (new seat)

Coker

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Coker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gina Seaton* 919 50.0
Liberal Democrats Nicola Clark 878 47.8
Conservative Rod Jones 799 43.5
Liberal Democrats Tanya Serena Lynam 730 39.7
Labour Jane Elizabeth Carter-Uren 168 9.1
Majority
Turnout 1,838 42.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Crewkerne

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Crewkerne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Best* 1,239 51.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Hodgson 990 41.2
Liberal Democrats Robin Christopher Pailthorpe 939 39.1
Conservative Marcus Morton Barrett* 726 30.2
Conservative Paul Bradly 699 29.1
Conservative Robert Drew Belobaba 579 24.1
Green Ben Hartshorn 547 22.8
UKIP Arthur Sidney Hamlin 371 15.5
Labour Gary David Swain 287 12.0
Majority
Turnout 2,401 37.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Curry Rivel, Huish & Langport Ward

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Curry Rivel, Huish & Langport Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tiffany Osborne* 709 45.4
Conservative Clare Paul* 631 40.4
Green Matthew Francis Geen 413 26.4
Liberal Democrats David John Harrison 324 20.7
Liberal Democrats Kate Alexandra Pettemerides 302 19.3
Green Catherine Emma Mowat 293 18.7
Labour Sean Adam Dromgoole 243 15.5
Majority
Turnout 1,563 34.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Eggwood

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Eggwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Michael Maxwell* 449 54.2
Independent Steve Ashton 241 29.1
Conservative Mark Alexander Keating 139 16.8
Majority
Turnout 829 41.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Hamdon

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Hamdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Hewitson 769 77.1 +20
Conservative Graham Harold Middleton* 229 22.9 −20
Majority
Turnout 998 45.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ilminster

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Ilminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Val Keitch* 945 56.2
Liberal Democrats Brian James Hamilton 710 42.2
Conservative Veronica Horman 443 26.4
Green Henry Peter Lansdown 361 21.5
Conservative Wendy Elizabeth Outram 319 19.0
Labour Ian Rupert MacKillop 123 7.3
Majority
Turnout 1,681 37.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Islemoor

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Islemoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm John Cavill 446 53.7
Liberal Democrats Mark David Harry Blackburn 265 31.9
UKIP Serena Lonton 120 14.4
Majority
Turnout 831 43.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Martock

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Martock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Bloomfield* 1,035 63.6
Liberal Democrats Louise Clarke 843 51.8
Conservative Lindsay Colebrooke 491 30.3
Conservative Paul Arthur Dean 468 28.7
Labour Peter Charles Ludbrook 229 14.1
Majority
Turnout 1,628 35.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Milborne Port

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Milborne Port
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Joanne Dyke* 656 72.1 +27
Conservative Louise Wallace 254 27.9 −17
Majority
Turnout 910 38.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Neroche

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Neroche
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Patricia Vijeh 577 61.4 +4
Liberal Democrats Andy Kenton 244 26.0 +2
UKIP Clive Mark Rust 118 12.6 −7
Majority
Turnout 939 45.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's Ward

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Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Capozzoli* 1,493 60.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Thomas Rowsell 1,022 41.2
Conservative Charlie Hull 980 39.5
Conservative Alexander Christie Priest 908 36.6
Conservative Christopher Antony Le Hardy 678 27.3
Majority
Turnout 2,479 36.9
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Parrett

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Parrett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Stephen Vaughan 575 64.5 +13
Conservative Jason Anthony Bradley 316 35.5 −13
Majority 891 45.5
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

South Petherton

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South Petherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Adam James Dance* 1,803 78.7
Liberal Democrats Crispin Kenneth Raikes* 1,327 57.9
Conservative Kate Wylie-Carrick 414 18.1
Conservative Teresa Sienkiewicz 406 17.7
Green Colin John Comben 343 15.0
Majority
Turnout 2,291 51.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Tower

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Tower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin Frederick Bastable 407 43.2 −19
Liberal Democrats Gordon Dugald Thomson Czapiewski 283 30.0 +14
Green Oliver Hugh Arnold Dowding 253 26.8 +9
Majority
Turnout 943 48.5
Conservative win (new seat)

Turn Hill

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Turn Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gerard Thiery Tucker 622 59.6
Conservative David Wall 215 20.6
Liberal Democrats Julia Mary Frances Gadd 142 13.6
Labour Guy Christopher Smith 64 6.1
Majority
Turnout 1,043 49.6
Independent win (new seat)
Wessex
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dean Douglas Ruddle* 1,005 54.4
Liberal Democrats Tim Kerley 636 34.4
Conservative Manda Caroline Adams 560 30.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Richard John Page* 547 29.6
Conservative Shane Andrew Pledger* 352 19.0
Labour Gemma Marie Reynalds 112 6.1
Majority
Turnout 1,849 41.9
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wincanton

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Wincanton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Winder* 715 54.7
Conservative Nick Colbert* 692 52.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Stewart 472 36.1
Labour Lizzy Ralph 372 28.5
Majority
Turnout 1,307 28.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Windwhistle

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Windwhistle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Osborne* 557 56.9
Liberal Democrats Ray Buckler 422 43.1
Majority
Turnout 979 49.0
Conservative win (new seat)

Yeovil College

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Yeovil College
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Kendall* 932 55.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Arnold Gubbins* 895 53.4
Liberal Democrats Kaysar Hussain* 864 51.6
Conservative Ash Strelling 375 22.4
UKIP Godfrey Davey 345 20.6
Conservative Anthony Power 340 20.3
Labour Martin Ronald Bailey 268 16.0
Conservative Vural Taspinar 237 14.1
Majority
Turnout 1,676 26.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Yeovil Lyde

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Yeovil Lyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Lock* 648 56.0
Liberal Democrats David Charles Recardo* 528 45.6
Conservative Cameron David George Britten 237 20.5
Green Karen Ann Stutz 233 20.1
Conservative Jon Britten 223 19.3
Labour Terry Ledlie 197 17.0
Majority
Turnout 1,158 24.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Yeovil Summerlands

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Yeovil Summerlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Ernle Clark* 1,050 53.2
Liberal Democrats Wes Read* 1,046 53.0
Liberal Democrats Pauline Annette Lock 1,012 51.2
Conservative Mick Beales 453 22.9
Conservative Tony Ash 421 21.3
Conservative Bridget Mary Philomena Spender 330 16.7
Green Diane Catherine Wood 245 12.4
Green Alan John Flint 206 10.4
Green Robert Charles Wood 179 9.1
Labour Jay Parsons 130 6.6
Labour Christos Zaranis 120 6.1
Labour Nicolas Riva 119 6.0
Majority
Turnout 1,975 29.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Yeovil Westland

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Yeovil Westland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Karl William Gill 905 45.1
Liberal Democrats Andy Soughton 805 40.1
Liberal Democrats David Alexander Gubbins 792 39.5
Conservative George Alan Dagnall 638 31.8
Conservative Nigel James Gage* 610 30.4
Conservative Paul James McHugh 549 27.4
Green Michael James Vickery 354 17.7
Labour Joe Conway 309 15.4
Majority
Turnout 2,005 32.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Yeovil Without

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Yeovil Without
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham John Oakes* 941 55.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Lock* 910 53.7
Liberal Democrats Rob Stickland* 839 49.5
Conservative Imogen Fenner 495 29.2
Conservative Julie Anne Tomsett 478 28.2
Conservative Keith William Weston 455 26.8
UKIP Dave Parsons 340 20.0
Majority
Turnout 1,696 31.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

By-elections

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Neroche, 3 March 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ray Buckler 390 52.8 Increase 26.8
Conservative Kate Wylie-Carrick 315 42.6 Decrease 18.8
Green Lynsey Arscott 19 2.6 New
Labour Paul John Sellers 15 2.0 New
Majority 75 10.2 N/A
Turnout 739
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase 22.8

References

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  1. ^ "Local elections: Lib Dem majority up in South Somerset". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Election results". Retrieved 8 June 2019.