2019 Mendip District Council election

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2019 Mendip District Council election
  2015 2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)2023 

All 47 seats to Mendip District Council
24 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LD
Con
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election11 seats, 30.8%32 seats, 43.3%
Seats won2210
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 11Decrease2.svg 22
Popular vote16,22816,067
Percentage33.9%33.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.1%Decrease2.svg 9.8%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Grn
Ind
Party Green Independent
Last election3 seats, 13.1%1 seat, 1.7%
Seats won105
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 7Increase2.svg 4
Popular vote7,6333,344
Percentage15.9%7.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.8%Increase2.svg 5.3%

Mendip wards 2019.svg
Map showing the results of the 2019 Mendip District Council following the election.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2019 Mendip District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Mendip District Council in England. The council was abolished when Somerset became a Unitary Authority in 2022. [1]

Contents

Election results

Mendip District Council Election, 2019 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 22+1146.833.916,228
  Conservative 10−2221.333.516,067
  Green 10+721.315.97,633
  Independent 5+410.67.03,344
  Labour 0+/−00.09.64,667
  UKIP 0+/−00.00.156

Ward results

The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 2015 elections not taking into account any party defections or by-elections. Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Ammerdown

Ammerdown [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Alison Margaret Barkshire 441 59.6 +39.5
Conservative Edward George Drewe *29940.4–5.2
Majority 14219.2N/A
Turnout 75738.3–35.0
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton

Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joshua Stuart Burr 655 49.2
Liberal Democrats Sam Robin Phripp 611 45.9
Conservative Rachel Carter *45434.1
Conservative John Gerrard Carter *44133.1
Green David Hine23317.5N/A
Labour Ant Butler1269.5N/A
Turnout 1,33136.8–34.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Beckington and Selwood

Beckington and Selwood [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shannon Brooke 383 51.2 –5.8
Green Julian Thomas19325.8+5.8
Liberal Democrats Christine Frances Cockroft17223.0±0.0
Majority 19025.4–8.7
Turnout 75342.0–31.1
Conservative hold Swing

Butleigh and Baltonsborough

Butleigh and Baltonsborough [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Woollcombe-Adams * 427 52.6 –8.3
Liberal Democrats Richard George Wiltshire27033.3–5.8
Labour Jackie Llewellyn11514.2N/A
Majority 15719.3–2.5
Turnout 82742.9–32.3
Conservative hold Swing

Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton

Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Killen * 557 68.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christina Murray Baron18422.6N/A
Labour Jacky Carter728.9N/A
Majority 37345.9N/A
Turnout 82447.2N/A
Conservative hold

Coleford and Holcombe

Coleford and Holcombe (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip John Ham * 788 62.0
Conservative Alan Townsend * 705 55.5
Labour Melanie Moulding45635.9N/A
Labour Chad Chapman42333.3N/A
Turnout 1,27134.7–34.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cranmore, Doulting and Nunney

Cranmore, Doulting and Nunney [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Francis Edward Hayden 419 50.9 N/A
Conservative David Julian Van Dyk *40449.1+3.0
Majority 151.8N/A
Turnout 84245.4–27.2
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Creech

Creech [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barry William O'Leary 552 63.8 +34.1
Conservative Lesley Anne Parham31336.2–18.9
Majority 23927.6N/A
Turnout 87443.6–23.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Croscombe and Pilton

Croscombe and Pilton [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Hewitt-Cooper * 360 34.4 –23.5
Liberal Democrats Ross Kessell33832.3–9.8
Independent James Neil Morris20219.3N/A
Labour Co-op Gregory Paul Turner14614.0N/A
Majority 222.1–13.7
Turnout 1,05049.1–21.4
Conservative hold Swing

Frome Berkley Down

Frome Berkley Down (2 seats) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janine Louise Nash 427 39.8
Conservative Eve Berry * 409 38.1
Green Matt Mellen39136.4
Conservative Martin Victor Clark34131.8
Liberal Democrats Alex Shingler30428.3
Turnout 1,07332.1–31.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Frome College

Frome College (2 seats) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adam Owen Matthew Boyden * 785 62.5
Liberal Democrats Drew James Gardner 689 54.9
Conservative Carole Jane Bullen *32926.2
Conservative Jamie Seviour28222.5
Labour Christine Olive De Pufford16012.7
Labour Lucy Josephine Shapcott14911.9
Turnout 1,25538.8–29.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Frome Keyford

Frome Keyford (2 seats) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Shane Collins * 1,011 69.3
Green Helen Kay 977 67.0
Labour David Alan Oakensen25717.6
Labour Billy Almond24917.1
Conservative Randall Heather18412.6
Conservative Graham Noel17311.9
Turnout 1,45834.2–27.1
Green hold Swing
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Frome Market

Frome Market (2 seats) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green John Clarke 888 65.1
Green Michael John Dunk 868 63.6
Labour Rosie Mitchell25218.5
Conservative Elizabeth Janet John24117.7
Conservative Chris Stacey Moor18913.8
Labour Marc James Peel17913.1
Turnout 1,36537.4–25.0
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Frome Oakfield

Frome Oakfield [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Helen Elaine Sprawson-White * 666 81.7 N/A
Labour David Ramsay Sibbald8610.6+1.5
Conservative Beverley Ann Andree637.7–11.5
Majority 58071.1N/A
Turnout 82441.1–23.8
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Helen Elaine Sprawson-White was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2015 and rejoined the party in 2020.

Frome Park

Frome Park (2 seats) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Damon John Hooton * 647 51.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Francis Pinnock 611 48.8
Labour Pete Mellen33426.7
Labour Sean L Powell30824.6
Conservative Vicky Hicks24819.8
Conservative Hilary Anne Thomas22518.0
Turnout 1,25234.5–27.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Glastonbury St Benedict's

Glastonbury St Benedict's [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Stephen Henderson * 227 31.2 N/A
Green Brian Adrian Outten18124.9–15.1
Liberal Democrats Maggie Dear15120.7N/A
Conservative Stephen Bower9212.6–32.8
Labour Emma Jane King7710.6–4.0
Majority 466.3N/A
Turnout 72837.7–22.2
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Robert Stephen Henderson was elected as a Conservative in 2015.

Glastonbury St Edmund's

Glastonbury St Edmund's [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Cottle * 322 43.6 +7.3
Green Michael Kenneth Smyth23932.3–3.7
Conservative Rachel Mary Thompson11415.4–12.2
Labour Simon Anthony Baker-Cooke648.7N/A
Majority 8311.2+10.9
Turnout 75044.9–26.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Glastonbury St John's

Glastonbury St John's [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jon Cousins 262 41.9 –2.3
Conservative John Evan Coles *26041.6–14.2
Labour John Anthony Graham10316.5N/A
Majority 20.3N/A
Turnout 64032.6–31.8
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Glastonbury St Mary's

Glastonbury St Mary's [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Lindsay Macdougall 217 25.9 –1.9
Conservative David Albert Swain19723.5–17.9
Independent Robert Paul Lund19022.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Laiqa Browne18622.2+0.1
Labour Kama Hannah McKenzie475.6N/A
Majority 202.4N/A
Turnout 84050.2–21.9
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Moor

Moor [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Matthew Henry Martin 483 64.7 +27.6
Conservative Sean David Edwin Sloan26435.3–27.6
Majority 21929.4N/A
Turnout 76036.2–35.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Postlebury

Postlebury [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Michael Gay 444 57.2 +31.5
Conservative Linda Jean Norris33242.8–9.4
Majority 11214.4N/A
Turnout 78246.2–30.7
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Rode and Norton St. Philip

Rode and Norton St. Philip [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Barbi Lund 456 46.3 N/A
Conservative David John Baker42643.3–26.7
UKIP Dion Ralph Drayson565.7N/A
Labour Pascale Gillet464.7N/A
Majority 303.0N/A
Turnout 98950.7–28.2
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Rodney and Westbury

Rodney and Westbury [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ros Wyke * 630 74.0 +26.6
Conservative Holly Sinead Mary Osman22126.0–17.9
Majority 40948.1+44.6
Turnout 85848.8–30.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Shepton East

Shepton East (2 seats) [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bente Height * 388 32.0
Liberal Democrats Warren Garfield Kennedy 388 32.0
Independent Nicholas Tolson34828.7
Liberal Democrats Gavin James Mayall33627.7
Conservative Jeannette May Marsh *33527.6
Conservative Nigel Ivan Pooley25821.3
Labour Kevin Powell14011.5
Turnout 1,21330.9–26.9
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Bente Height was elected as a Conservative in 2015.

Shepton West

Shepton West (2 seats) [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Chris Inchley 633 48.7 N/A
Independent Edric Wayland Hobbs 580 44.6 N/A
Conservative John William Parham *42732.8
Conservative Wayne Frapple38929.9
Green Paul Francis Crummay18414.1N/A
Labour Gareth Davies John16412.6
Turnout 1,30134.5–28.1
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

St Cuthbert Out North

St Cuthbert Out North [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Pullin * 451 52.6 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Tom Wyatt40647.4+36.1
Majority 455.3–17.3
Turnout 87943.3–31.1
Conservative hold Swing

Street North

Street North (2 seats) [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Heather Shearer 519 57.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Goater 492 54.2
Conservative Matthew Tomlinson28531.4
Conservative Christopher John Allen24827.3
Labour John Diment13314.7N/A
Turnout 90728.0–33.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Street South

Street South (2 seats) [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Leyshon 883 72.6
Liberal Democrats Simon Michael Carswell 740 60.9
Conservative Bryan Beha *36830.3
Conservative Sebastian Alexander Johns25821.2
Turnout 1,21633.1–32.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Bryan Beha was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2015.

Street West

Street West [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terry William Napper * 327 52.8 –11.7
Liberal Democrats Adam Sen *24639.7+4.2
Labour Andy Merryfield467.4N/A
Majority 8113.1–15.9
Turnout 62934.4–36.6
Conservative hold Swing

The Pennards and Ditcheat

The Pennards and Ditcheat [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Howard Greenhalgh * 400 51.8 –11.8
Liberal Democrats Rob Reed20126.0–10.4
Independent Paul James Chant11014.2N/A
Labour Robert McKie617.9N/A
Majority 19925.8–1.3
Turnout 77739.7–28.9
Conservative hold Swing

Wells Central

Wells Central [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Virginia Lois Rogers 500 61.7 +26.0
Conservative John North *24730.5–11.0
Labour Co-op Gill Pettitt637.8N/A
Majority 25331.2N/A
Turnout 83046.2–25.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Wells St Cuthbert's

Wells St Cuthbert's (2 seats) [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Ayres 670 46.6
Liberal Democrats Laura Jayne Waters 635 44.2
Conservative John Derek Osman *59141.1
Conservative Harvey Siggs *55338.5
Labour Jennifer Anne Williams24717.2
Turnout 1,43742.3–26.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Wells St Thomas'

Wells St Thomas' (2 seats) [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Ronan 939 59.7
Liberal Democrats Caroline Louise Foss McKinnell 934 59.3
Conservative Richard James Greenwell48030.5
Conservative Sarah Frances Sloan43527.6
Labour Co-op Eileen Vivian Webber16410.4N/A
Turnout 1,57447.4–26.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West

Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lucie Claire Taylor Hood 322 41.7 +6.1
Conservative Nigel Philip Taylor *29438.0–12.0
Green Mark Christopher Montgomery15720.3+5.8
Majority 283.6N/A
Turnout 78237.7–34.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

By-elections

Wells St. Thomas

A by-election was held in Wells St Thomas’ ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Caroline McKinnell. Due to an error in their nomination papers, the Liberal Democrats failed to defend the seat. [37]

Wells St Thomas' By-Election 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tanys Eileen Pullin 887 58.0 +27.5
Labour Adam David Fyfe64242.0+31.6
Majority N/A
Turnout 1,529
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Butleigh and Baltonsborough

Butleigh and Baltonsborough: 6 October 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Maddock 393 50.3 −2.3
Liberal Democrats Claire Sully38949.7+16.4
Majority 40.6
Turnout 78239.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.4

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