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![]() 2009 local election results in Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An election to Somerset County Council took place on 4 June 2009 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections, having been delayed from 7 May, to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. The result brought to an end 16 years of Liberal Democrat rule to a Conservative controlled administration. 58 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each. Members were elected by the first-past-the-post voting system for a four-year term of office. This was the last election before the number of seats was cut to 55 for the 2013 election. With a total of 58 seats being reduced to 55 for the next election.
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, [1] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election. [2]
The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to the Conservatives who went on to form a majority administration. The Liberal Democrat group became the council's official opposition. Meanwhile the Labour Party had their number of seats halved from 4 to 2. No independents or candidates from other parties were elected as councillors.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 35 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 60.5% | 46.5 | 78,036 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 21 | 0 | 9 | –9 | 36.0% | 36.3 | 60,877 | –4.9 | |
Labour | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 3.5% | 4.7 | 7,811 | –8.8 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 4.6 | 7,805 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 4.2 | 6,980 | +3.1 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2.8 | 4,744 | +1.4 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0.9 | 1,441 | ||
Senior Citizens | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0.1 | 158 |
The candidates in bold were elected councillors on 4 June 2009. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ross Longhurst Henley * | 1,236 | 44.2 | –7.9 | |
Conservative | John Bryan Thorne | 1,227 | 43.9 | –4.0 | |
UKIP | Ann Morris | 332 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 9 | 0.3 | –4.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,795 | 47 | –25 | ||
Registered electors | 6,037 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Wallace * | 1,880 | 59.6 | +20.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Lock | 1,275 | 40.4 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 605 | 19.2 | +16.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,155 | 48 | –24 | ||
Registered electors | 6,696 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan John Ham * | 2,108 | 69.9 | +14.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Ernest Gore | 744 | 24.7 | –4.7 | |
Labour | Sheila Rachel Forrester | 162 | 5.4 | –10.1 | |
Majority | 1,364 | 45.3 | +19.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,014 | 46 | –18 | ||
Registered electors | 6,539 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Hall | 1,102 | 58.6 | +28.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joshua John Schwieso | 401 | 21.3 | –2.3 | |
Labour | Roger John Lavers | 379 | 20.1 | –17.0 | |
Majority | 701 | 37.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,882 | 30 | –26 | ||
Registered electors | 6,313 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Peter Loveridge * | 489 | 30.1 | –26.8 | |
Conservative | Lance John Duddridge | 469 | 28.8 | +8.6 | |
UKIP | Keith Ronald Hart | 251 | 15.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Janice Joanna Somers Beasley | 223 | 13.7 | –9.2 | |
BNP | Roger Cyril Bennett | 144 | 8.9 | N/A | |
Independent | Roy Christopher Franklin | 50 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 20 | 1.2 | –32.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,626 | 25 | –22 | ||
Registered electors | 6,525 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen John Gill | 495 | 35.5 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Pat Parker * | 463 | 33.2 | –13.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Alexander Kelly | 436 | 31.3 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 32 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,394 | 23 | –27 | ||
Registered electors | 5,943 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 10.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ann Elizabeth Bown * | 1,100 | 45.8 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Graham John Granter | 515 | 21.4 | –14.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Ian Johnstone | 440 | 18.3 | –8.0 | |
Independent | Anne Louise Heritage | 349 | 14.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 585 | 24.3 | +23.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,404 | 32 | –28 | ||
Registered electors | 7,483 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Laurence Burridge-Clayton | 1,561 | 54.5 | +9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Mansfield | 1,301 | 45.5 | +9.0 | |
Majority | 260 | 9.1 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,862 | 48 | –17 | ||
Registered electors | 5,889 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Edney * | 2,131 | 62.1 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan James Beasley | 782 | 22.8 | –20.0 | |
Green | Anna Madeline Hammond | 516 | 15.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,349 | 39.3 | +24.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,429 | 44 | –23 | ||
Registered electors | 7,700 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Little | 1,816 | 50.1 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Henry Hobhouse * | 1,810 | 49.9 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,626 | 56 | –20 | ||
Registered electors | 6,541 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 0.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Kenton | 1,652 | 45.8 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Martin John Wale | 1,468 | 40.7 | +0.9 | |
BNP | Fay Williams | 368 | 10.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Tom McGee | 119 | 3.3 | –6.6 | |
Majority | 184 | 5.1 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,607 | 46 | –20 | ||
Registered electors | 7,831 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jill Shortland * | 1,384 | 52.1 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Linda Patricia Vijeh | 911 | 34.3 | N/A | |
BNP | Robert William Baehr | 362 | 13.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 473 | 17.8 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,657 | 41 | –24 | ||
Registered electors | 6,480 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dawn Mary Hill * | 1,326 | 45.5 | –2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Mary Green | 1,008 | 34.6 | –0.1 | |
UKIP | David Terence Willmott | 471 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Christopher Byrne | 108 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 318 | 10.9 | –2.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,913 | 46 | –22 | ||
Registered electors | 6,334 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Cathy Bakewell * | 1,454 | 45.5 | –6.7 | |
Conservative | Angus McPhee | 1,365 | 42.7 | +5.7 | |
Green | Peter John Bysouth | 249 | 7.8 | –2.6 | |
Independent | Nick Hester | 131 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 89 | 2.8 | –12.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,199 | 50 | –22 | ||
Registered electors | 6,475 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Dyke * | 1,634 | 52.7 | –2.0 | |
Conservative | Marcus Morton Barrett | 1,092 | 35.2 | +4.1 | |
Green | Ben Keiron Hartshorn | 377 | 12.1 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 542 | 17.5 | –7.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,103 | 49 | +4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,380 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Ian Nelson * | 1,787 | 57.6 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ray Warner | 959 | 30.9 | –12.1 | |
Green | Margaret Ruth Chambers | 358 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 828 | 16.7 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,104 | 49 | –23 | ||
Registered electors | 6,410 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frances Mary Nicholson | 1,687 | 54.6 | –12.9 | |
Independent | Jan Ross | 1,405 | 45.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 282 | 9.1 | –35.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,092 | 53 | –22 | ||
Registered electors | 5,902 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christine Mary Lawrence * | 1,451 | 64.1 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alison Gunner | 813 | 35.9 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 638 | 28.2 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,264 | 44 | –19 | ||
Registered electors | 5,314 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Francis John | 1,299 | 46.1 | +10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Cockroft | 1,048 | 37.2 | –0.1 | |
Green | Rebecca Amani Yeo | 320 | 11.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Alwyn Dow | 149 | 5.3 | –11.8 | |
Majority | 251 | 8.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,816 | 39 | –27 | ||
Registered electors | 7,192 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Maggy Daniell | 1,192 | 54.4 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Charles Richard Seymour Wood | 821 | 37.4 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Theresa Mary Clark | 180 | 8.2 | –16.0 | |
Majority | 371 | 16.9 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,193 | 33 | –28 | ||
Registered electors | 6,642 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alvin John Horsfall * | 1,313 | 59.5 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | Pam Lee | 664 | 30.1 | +3.3 | |
Labour | David Alan Oakensen | 229 | 10.4 | –15.2 | |
Majority | 649 | 29.4 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,206 | 32 | –29 | ||
Registered electors | 6,889 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan Frederick Gloak * | 1,366 | 48.3 | –3.9 | |
Conservative | George Steer | 1,304 | 46.1 | +13.7 | |
Labour | William George Roberts | 158 | 5.6 | –9.8 | |
Majority | 62 | 2.2 | –17.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,828 | 42 | –23 | ||
Registered electors | 6,743 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Charles Woodman | 1,092 | 39.3 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rosemarie Parsons * | 802 | 28.8 | –6.4 | |
UKIP | Mick Lucas | 592 | 21.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Joanna Noreen Burridge-Clayton | 294 | 10.6 | –19.8 | |
Majority | 290 | 10.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,780 | 39 | –22 | ||
Registered electors | 7,193 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Healey * | 1,535 | 56.7 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joe Leach | 1,173 | 43.3 | +13.6 | |
Majority | 362 | 13.4 | –2.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,708 | 47 | –21 | ||
Registered electors | 5,712 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sam Crabb * | 1,708 | 51.0 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Colin Winder | 1,392 | 41.6 | +9.6 | |
Independent | Michael William Bestwick | 250 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 316 | 9.4 | –6.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,350 | 34 | –34 | ||
Registered electors | 9,840 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kim Tracey Turner | 1,560 | 51.8 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Martin Gwillym Rawstorne | 1,450 | 48.2 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 110 | 3.7 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,010 | 47 | –29 | ||
Registered electors | 6,569 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David John Huxtable * | 1,817 | 52.3 | –1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Hasler | 860 | 24.7 | –6.2 | |
Independent | Bob Cudlipp | 610 | 17.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Andy Merryfield | 188 | 5.4 | –10.2 | |
Majority | 957 | 27.5 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,475 | 52 | –20 | ||
Registered electors | 6,667 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Norman Lander Yeomans * | 1,621 | 52.4 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julia Mary Frances Gadd | 1,470 | 47.6 | –0.7 | |
Majority | 151 | 4.9 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,091 | 50 | –22 | ||
Registered electors | 6,345 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Edward Wilkins | 1,313 | 45.2 | –6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul William Partington | 1,118 | 38.5 | –10.1 | |
UKIP | Fran Evens | 392 | 13.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Jonathan Frederic Gray | 84 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 195 | 6.7 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,907 | 45 | –25 | ||
Registered electors | 6,504 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Allison Bailey | 1,451 | 48.7 | –5.5 | |
Conservative | Graham Harold Middleton | 1,232 | 41.3 | +4.4 | |
Green | Alexander Begg Lawrie | 242 | 8.1 | –0.8 | |
Independent | Rob Crocker | 55 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 219 | 7.3 | –10.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,980 | 44 | –26 | ||
Registered electors | 6,744 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gloria Cawood * | 1,502 | 49.8 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Ken Lloyd | 1,415 | 46.9 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Ken Hurrell | 102 | 3.4 | –8.4 | |
Majority | 87 | 2.9 | –3.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,019 | 50 | –23 | ||
Registered electors | 5,994 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthew James Ellis | 1,796 | 55.7 | +11.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Claire Fleming | 1,285 | 39.9 | +0.8 | |
Labour | John Edward Gilham | 143 | 4.4 | –12.1 | |
Majority | 511 | 15.8 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,224 | 51 | –22 | ||
Registered electors | 6,329 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harvey Siggs * | 1,530 | 50.6 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Robbins | 792 | 26.2 | –10.5 | |
UKIP | Gwyn Bedford Thomas | 506 | 16.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Roger William Anderson | 195 | 6.5 | –7.7 | |
Majority | 738 | 24.4 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,023 | 43 | –28 | ||
Registered electors | 7,040 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ken Maddock * | 1,923 | 55.1 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert John Reed | 1,007 | 28.8 | –11.2 | |
UKIP | Colin Joseph McNamee | 430 | 12.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Terry Morgan | 131 | 3.8 | –6.0 | |
Majority | 916 | 26.2 | +16.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,491 | 47 | –25 | ||
Registered electors | 7,462 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ron Forrest * | 1,291 | 47.1 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ralph William Richard Inge | 890 | 32.5 | –12.0 | |
Green | Kate Briton | 316 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Leslie Matthew Bennett | 177 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Peter John Trueman | 68 | 2.5 | –7.0 | |
Majority | 401 | 14.6 | +13.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,742 | 49 | –21 | ||
Registered electors | 5,620 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brenda Maitland-Walker | 1,495 | 54.4 | +30.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Galloway * | 1,251 | 45.6 | +19.2 | |
Majority | 244 | 8.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,746 | 34 | –30 | ||
Registered electors | 8,000 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David John Andrew Fothergill | 2,092 | 57.4 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Roskruge Hassall | 1,027 | 28.2 | –15.6 | |
UKIP | William James Lukins | 525 | 14.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,065 | 29.2 | +26.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,644 | 49 | –28 | ||
Registered electors | 7,553 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Stanley Alder * | 1,591 | 57.4 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karen Jane Revans | 531 | 19.2 | –26.9 | |
Green | Charles Graham | 421 | 15.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Pat Morley | 227 | 8.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,060 | 38.3 | +30.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,770 | 34 | –34 | ||
Registered electors | 6,628 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Robinson * | 1,196 | 49.1 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Lovell | 838 | 34.4 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Chris Inchley | 403 | 16.5 | –12.5 | |
Majority | 358 | 14.7 | +10.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,437 | 34 | –29 | ||
Registered electors | 7,207 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jimmy Zouche | 1,794 | 51.6 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Clarke * | 1,684 | 48.4 | –6.8 | |
Majority | 110 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,478 | 51 | –22 | ||
Registered electors | 6,841 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anne Larpent | 1,341 | 43.3 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Charles Smith | 1,247 | 40.3 | –8.9 | |
Independent | Ian James Greenfield | 285 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Green | Michael Bernard Fox | 222 | 7.2 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 94 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,095 | 52 | –19 | ||
Registered electors | 6,012 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elaine Waymouth | 1,320 | 48.0 | –0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Raymond Tully * | 1,113 | 40.5 | –11.3 | |
UKIP | David Thomas | 317 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 207 | 7.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,750 | 43 | –27 | ||
Registered electors | 6,313 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terry William Edwin Napper | 952 | 30.4 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jim Mochnacz * | 850 | 27.1 | –22.0 | |
Independent | Lloyd Hughes | 809 | 25.8 | N/A | |
UKIP | John Leo Monaghan | 334 | 10.7 | N/A | |
BNP | Dick Beasley | 190 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 102 | 3.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,135 | 37 | –25 | ||
Registered electors | 8,393 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Henry Martin-Scott * | 1,519 | 47.1 | –4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frederick Alan Wedderkopp | 1,330 | 41.2 | –7.3 | |
UKIP | Barry Victor Morris | 281 | 8.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Doug Eckhart | 96 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 189 | 5.9 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,226 | 55 | –20 | ||
Registered electors | 5,923 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Steve Brooks * | 959 | 43.5 | –5.7 | |
Conservative | Linda Susan Elliott | 676 | 30.7 | +0.6 | |
UKIP | Bobby Fleming | 394 | 17.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Colin Croad | 176 | 8.0 | –12.8 | |
Majority | 283 | 12.8 | –6.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,205 | 27 | –29 | ||
Registered electors | 8,126 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Danny Wedderkopp | 1,014 | 44.2 | –5.8 | |
Conservative | Michael Pether | 791 | 34.5 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Dorothy Rose Baker | 327 | 14.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Libby Lisgo | 164 | 7.1 | –10.0 | |
Majority | 223 | 9.7 | –7.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,296 | 37 | –28 | ||
Registered electors | 6,309 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Claire Jean Gordon * | 791 | 37.2 | –10.1 | |
Conservative | Richard Frederick Dickinson | 622 | 29.3 | +3.6 | |
UKIP | Stephanie Ann Lukins | 410 | 19.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Martin Lee Paul Jevon | 302 | 14.2 | –12.8 | |
Majority | 169 | 8.0 | –12.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,125 | 29 | –32 | ||
Registered electors | 7,317 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Ruth Prior-Sankey * | 1,563 | 55.2 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Krystal Bonnie Painter | 800 | 28.2 | –5.6 | |
UKIP | John Calascione | 375 | 13.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Brenda Weston | 96 | 3.4 | –11.3 | |
Majority | 763 | 26.9 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,834 | 38 | –28 | ||
Registered electors | 7,417 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan Paul | 1,498 | 48.6 | –5.7 | |
Conservative | Nick James | 1,070 | 34.7 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Isabella Crawford Henderson | 407 | 13.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Matthew Ravenhill | 106 | 3.4 | –9.3 | |
Majority | 428 | 13.9 | –7.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,081 | 44 | –28 | ||
Registered electors | 7,132 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony McMahon | 1,447 | 46.6 | –14.5 | |
Independent | Steve Ross | 1,397 | 45.0 | N/A | |
UKIP | Charlene Suzanne Sherriff | 261 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 50 | 1.6 | –18.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,105 | 49 | –28 | ||
Registered electors | 6,394 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Henry Trollope-Bellew * | 1,779 | 43.8 | +7.2 | |
Independent | Hugh John William Davies | 1,575 | 38.8 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Charles Bowden | 401 | 9.9 | –3.5 | |
Green | Ralph Michael Hammond | 309 | 7.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 204 | 5.0 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,064 | 47 | –22 | ||
Registered electors | 8,693 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew James Govier * | 1,634 | 50.1 | +8.3 | |
Conservative | James Alexander Hunt | 1,094 | 33.5 | +4.3 | |
UKIP | John William Davison | 375 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Senior Citizens | Frank Bishop | 158 | 4.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 540 | 16.6 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,261 | 44 | –25 | ||
Registered electors | 7,418 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Derek Osman * | 1,979 | 48.7 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Danny Unwin | 1,323 | 32.5 | –7.5 | |
Green | Phil Rogers | 359 | 8.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Colin Michael Price | 227 | 5.6 | –13.4 | |
BNP | Harry Boyce | 178 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 656 | 16.1 | +15.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,066 | 48 | –22 | ||
Registered electors | 8,365 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anna Mary Groskop | 2,118 | 58.0 | +14.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Justin Paul Robinson * | 1,118 | 30.6 | –13.6 | |
Green | David George Robert Carnegie | 414 | 11.3 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 1,000 | 27.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,650 | 46 | –23 | ||
Registered electors | 7,954 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tony Lock | 1,062 | 52.0 | –11.4 | |
Conservative | Paul Bradly | 476 | 23.3 | +1.7 | |
Green | Martin Ronald Bailey | 225 | 11.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Bill Byrd | 172 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Kay Bryan | 107 | 5.2 | –2.1 | |
Majority | 586 | 28.7 | –13.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,042 | 27 | –25 | ||
Registered electors | 7,526 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Arnold Gubbins | 1,269 | 48.9 | –3.6 | |
Conservative | Nick Rousell | 736 | 28.4 | +2.0 | |
BNP | Bruce Jeremy Cowd | 199 | 7.7 | N/A | |
Green | Katherine Anne Limmer | 185 | 7.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Joe Conway | 119 | 4.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Sylvia Louise Hester | 85 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 533 | 20.6 | –5.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,593 | 34 | –22 | ||
Registered electors | 7,597 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dave Greene * | 1,305 | 48.5 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Gerald John William Boord | 1,184 | 44.0 | +10.5 | |
Independent | Mark Gordon Lambden | 117 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Independent | John Grana | 82 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 121 | 4.5 | –9.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,688 | 40 | –26 | ||
Registered electors | 6,803 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tim Carroll | 1,147 | 44.3 | –6.3 | |
Conservative | Ash Strelling | 960 | 37.0 | +11.3 | |
Green | Margaret Elizabeth Hamilton | 231 | 8.9 | +5.4 | |
Labour | Alfred John Hill | 160 | 6.2 | –7.6 | |
Independent | Simon John Hester | 94 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 187 | 7.2 | –17.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,592 | 35 | –22 | ||
Registered electors | 7,362 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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