2011 Mendip District Council election

The 2011 Mendip District Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect all 47 members of Mendip District Council to a four-year term, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It was preceded by the 2007 election and followed by the 2015 election. The Conservative Party gained the council out of no overall control. ^[1] Turnout across the council was 50.6%. ^[2]

Results summary

2011 Mendip District Council election [2] [3] [4]
Party		Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	31	7	66.0
	Liberal Democrats	15	8	31.9
	Independent	1	1	2.1
	Labour	0		0.0
	Green	0		0.0
	UKIP	0		0.0

Ward results

Ammerdown

Ammerdown (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Drewe	535	54.6	9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Dillamore	444	45.4	9.9
Majority			91	9.3	19.7
Total valid votes			979	51.5
Turnout				53.9
Registered electors			1,900
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.9

Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton

Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton (2 seats) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steven Priscott [a]	882
	Conservative	Wayne Closier	816
	Labour	Roger Anderson	590
Turnout				47.4
Registered electors			3,550
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Beckington and Selwood

Beckington and Selwood (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Knibbs	587	62.8	13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Cockroft [b]	348	37.2	13.2
Majority			239	25.6	N/A
Total valid votes			935	54.6
Turnout				55.9
Registered electors			1,713
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	13.2

Butleigh and Baltonsborough

Butleigh and Baltonsborough (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Woollcombe-Adams [c]	668	64.3	2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Glover	371	35.7	12.2
Majority			297	28.6	14.8
Total valid votes			1,039	57.0
Turnout				58.3
Registered electors			1,823
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.4

Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton

Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Killen*	747	74.6	1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Chantal Allison	185	18.5	0.9
	UKIP	Gwyn Thomas	69	6.9	0.4
Majority			562	56.1	2.1
Total valid votes			1,001	57.5
Turnout				58.4
Registered electors			1,742
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Coleford and Holcombe

Coleford and Holcombe (2 seats) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Ham*	985
	Conservative	Valerie Horler	889
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Bradbury	818
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Cramp	800
Turnout				52.4
Registered electors			3,751
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Cranmore, Doulting and Nunney

Cranmore, Doulting and Nunney (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gloria Cawood*	528	52.5	4.5
	Conservative	Dick Skidmore [d]	389	38.7	1.2
	Labour	David Redgewell	88	8.8	5.6
Majority			139	13.8	3.2
Total valid votes			1,005	54.1
Turnout				55.1
Registered electors			1,859
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.6

Creech

Creech (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Bradshaw	541	51.5	8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Reed*	440	41.9	11.7
	Labour	Hazel Inchley	70	6.7	3.0
Majority			101	9.6	N/A
Total valid votes			1,051	56.3
Turnout				56.6
Registered electors			1,867
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	10.2

Croscombe and Pilton

Croscombe and Pilton (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Hewitt-Cooper*	620	57.8	7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Varley	305	28.5	3.2
	Labour	Kayleigh Ashton	147	13.7	4.5
Majority			315	29.4	10.9
Total valid votes			1,072	53.2
Turnout				54.6
Registered electors			2,016
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.4

Frome Berkley Down

Frome Berkley Down (2 seats) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Phripp	743
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Dobinson*	722
	Conservative	Tony Barnes [e]	682
	Conservative	Michael Rideout	610
Turnout				43.4
Registered electors			3,526
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Frome College

Frome College (2 seats) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Boyden	712
	Conservative	Carole Bullen	653
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Cardnell	614
	Conservative	James Godman	577
	Independent	Andrew Earle* [f]	369
Turnout				47.5
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Frome Keyford

Frome Keyford (2 seats) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alvin Horsfall*	873
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Pinnock	732
	Labour	David Oakensen	458
	Conservative	Felix Fitzpatrick	292
	Conservative	Evelyn Berry	280
Turnout				44.1
Registered electors			3,524
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Frome Market

Frome Market (2 seats) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sharon Snook	503
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Tanswell	456
	Independent	Richard Porteous	336
	Conservative	Pam Lee	329
	Conservative	Gordon Alexander	314
	Independent	Tim O'Connor	278
	Labour	Theresa Clark	255
	Green	Emma Russell	254
	Green	Rebecca Yeo	209
Turnout				40.6
Registered electors			3,887
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Frome Oakfield

Frome Oakfield (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Sprawson-White	537	61.7	3.2
	Labour	Catherine Richardson	175	20.1	New
	Conservative	Buckley Cypher	158	18.2	16.9
Majority			362	41.6	11.7
Total valid votes			870	43.9
Turnout				42.4
Registered electors			3,846
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Glastonbury St. Benedict's

Glastonbury St. Benedict's (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Henderson	355	43.6	9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Preston	201	24.7	22.0
	Green	Denis Michell	185	22.7	New
	Labour	Lesley Ullman	74	9.1	New
Majority			154	18.9	12.3
Total valid votes			815	42.2
Turnout				42.6
Registered electors			1,930
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.1

Glastonbury St. Edmund's

Glastonbury St. Edmund's (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Cottle*	363	43.5	11.8
	Independent	Louise Somerville Williams	225	27.0	New
	Labour	Kenneth Hurrell	152	18.2	New
	Conservative	Peter Wood-Frearson	94	11.3	33.4
Majority			138	16.6	5.8
Total valid votes			834	47.0
Turnout				48.3
Registered electors			1,773
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	19.4

Glastobury St. John's

Glastonbury St. John's (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Coles*	235	30.5	16.6
	Independent	Michael Free	172	22.3	1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Boswell	115	14.9	14.2
	Green	Linda Benfield	102	13.2	New
	Independent	Malcolm Higgins	90	11.7	New
	Labour	Peter Trueman	56	7.3	New
Majority			63	8.2	9.9
Total valid votes			770	47.9
Turnout				48.6
Registered electors			1,608
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.6

Glastonbury St. Mary's

Glastonbury St. Mary's (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Brunsdon	492	53.7	5.3
	Green	Ian Forster	242	26.4	New
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Mitchell	182	19.9	21.1
Majority			250	27.3	9.2
Total valid votes			916	52.9
Turnout				54.1
Registered electors			1,730
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.9

Moor

Moor (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Noel	520	53.9	3.2
	Independent	Leslie Bennett* [g]	266	27.6	New
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Sen	179	18.5	30.8
Majority			254	26.3	25.0
Total valid votes			965	48.3
Turnout				48.7
Registered electors			1,998
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.2

The Pennards and Ditcheat

The Pennards and Ditcheat (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Crossley	648	65.4	3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Irish	343	34.6	3.5
Majority			305	30.8	6.9
Total valid votes			991	50.7
Turnout				52.4
Registered electors			1,956
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Postlebury

Postlebury (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Stevens	526	51.7	12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Clark	363	35.7	0.6
	Independent	Niall Warry	129	12.7	New
Majority			163	16.0	11.4
Total valid votes			1,018	59.5
Turnout				60.4
Registered electors			1,710
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.7

Rode and Norton St. Philip

Rode and Norton St. Philip (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Ellis*	674	61.7	11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Gus Colquhoun	419	38.3	11.2
Majority			255	23.3	22.3
Total valid votes			1,093	61.7
Turnout				62.3
Registered electors			1,772
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.2

Rodney and Westbury

Rodney and Westbury (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie Baker	527	48.3	13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ros Wyke	503	46.1	7.9
	UKIP	Jake Baynes	60	5.5	New
Majority			24	2.2	21.4
Total valid votes			1,090	61.8
Turnout				62.6
Registered electors			1,763
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.7

Shepton East

Shepton East (2 seats) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bente Height	538
	Conservative	Jeannette Marsh	533
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Champion	458
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Yong	416
	Independent	Will Dunscombe	349
	Independent	Susan Gibbs	268
	Labour	Deborah Towner	187
	Labour	Terry Morgan	179
Turnout				41.7
Registered electors			3,766
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Shepton West

Shepton West (2 seats) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Parham*	565
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Cook	491
	Liberal Democrats	Garfield Kennedy	479
	Labour	Chris Inchley	471
	Conservative	Derek Marvin	469
	Independent	Jeff Curtis	400
	Labour	John Gilham	379
Turnout				47.6
Registered electors			3,749
	Conservative hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

St. Cuthbert Out North

St. Cuthbert Out North (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ron Forrest*	542	52.9	8.9
	Green	Kate Briton	269	26.2	5.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Gamon	214	20.9	3.6
Majority			273	26.6	14.2
Total valid votes			1,025	52.5
Turnout				53.4
Registered electors			1,951
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.1

Street North

Street North (2 seats) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Steer	324
	Conservative	John Carter	316
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Smith [h]	291
	Independent	Steven Lukins	267
	Liberal Democrats	Harriet Dilliway	266
	Labour	Trevor Luckhurst	216
	Green	Daven Phelan-Player	121
Turnout				36.8
Registered electors			2,934
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Street South

Street South (2 seats) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lloyd Hughes* [i]	797
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Beha	569
	Conservative	Elisabeth Genge	488
	Conservative	John Steer	360
	Labour	Williams Roberts	305
Turnout				41.8
Registered electors			3,848
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
	Liberal Democrats hold

Street West

Street West (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terry Napper	448	60.8	38.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Randall	289	39.2	21.8
Majority			159	21.6	N/A
Total valid votes			737	43.6
Turnout				45.3
Registered electors			1,692
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	30.1

Wells Central

Wells Central (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John North	389	44.0	22.6
	Liberal Democrats	Denise Boulton	288	32.6	0.9
	Green	Jennifer Linsdell	106	12.0	New
	Labour	Matthew Drew	101	11.4	New
Majority			101	11.4	21.7
Total valid votes			884	55.4
Turnout				55.7
Registered electors			1,595
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.9

Wells St. Cuthbert's

Wells St. Cuthbert's (2 seats) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Osman*	694
	Conservative	Harvey Siggs*	596
	Labour	Colin Price	381
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Kennedy	300
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Cairncross	294
	Green	Chris Briton	278
	Independent	John Mitchell	269
	Labour	Tatiana Storie	250
Turnout				46.9
Registered electors			3,378
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Wells St. Thomas'

Wells St. Thomas' (2 seats) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Unwin*	826
	Conservative	Andy Denison	808
	Liberal Democrats	Roy Mackenzie*	803
	Conservative	Simon Davies	706
	Green	Maddy Milnes	345
	Labour	Glen Newstead	256
Turnout				60.3
Registered electors			3,454
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Wookey and St. Cuthbert Out West

Wookey and St. Cuthbert Out West (1 seat) ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Taylor	489	45.1	6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Harrison	405	37.4	10.6
	Independent	Jane Walker	190	17.5	New
Majority			84	7.7	3.7
Total valid votes			1,084	55.1
Turnout				55.5
Registered electors			1,967
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Notes

1. Steven Priscott was elected in a 21 October 2010 by-election following the resignation of Conservative incumbent Maxine Oxford. ^[6]
2. Christine Cockroft was elected to Frome College ward as a candidate for the Liberal Democrats in 2007.
3. Nigel Woollcombe-Adams was elected to The Pennards and Ditcheat ward as the Conservative candidate in 2007.
4. Dick Skidmore was elected to Postlebury ward as the Conservative candidate in 2007.
5. Tony Barnes was elected to Rode and Norton St. Philip ward as the Conservative candidate in 2007.
6. Andrew Earle was elected in 2007 as a candidate for the Liberal Democrats, but ran for reelection as an independent.
7. Leslie Bennett was elected as the Conservative candidate to Moor in 2007, but ran for reelection as an independent.
8. Bob Smith was elected to Street South ward as the candidate for the Liberal Democrats in 2007.
9. Lloyd Hughes was elected as a candidate for the Liberal Democrats in 2007, but ran for reelection as an independent.

References

1. Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
3. Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Mendip". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
4. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Mendip District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
5. "Mendip District - Election Results 5 May 2011". Mendip District Council. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
6. Teale, Andrew. "Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton Ward - Mendip". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 20 June 2025.