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. South Somerset UK local election 2019 map.svg
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]

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Result Summary

2019 South Somerset District Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 41Increase2.svg 1268.348.340,680
  Conservative 15Decrease2.svg 1325.035.930,233
  Independent 4Increase2.svg 16.75.34,484
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.04.63,840
  Labour 0Steady2.svg0.03.93,315
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.01.91,603

Results by Ward

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Blackdown & Tatworth

Blackdown & Tatworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jenny Kenton* 805 46.1
Conservative Martin John Wale* 759 43.5
Independent Malcolm Andrew Turpin*71140.7
Conservative Gemma Trudy Vernon53530.6
UKIP Neil James Arnold30917.7
Majority
Turnout 1,74642.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Blackmoor Vale

Blackmoor Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hayward Burt 1,099 60.1
Conservative William Wallace* 1,032 56.4
Liberal Democrats Lynsey Wilson52328.6
Liberal Democrats Jane Pamela Clark51127.9
Labour Michael Andrew Yianni20411.1
Majority
Turnout 1,83039.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bruton

Bruton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lucy Clare Trimnell 310 33.3 -23
Liberal Democrats Abi Baker30232.5+12
Green Ewan William George Jones23925.7+10
Labour Daniel Britton798.5-
Majority
Turnout 93046.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Brympton

Brympton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Williams74039.5
Conservative Sarah Helena Lindsay*62333.2
Conservative Graham Pritchard50426.9
Labour Olivia Morwenna Darling-Finan18910.1
Majority
Turnout 1,87531.4
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Burrow Hill

Burrow Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Stanton 554 50.2
Conservative Derek Norman Lander Yeomans*55049.8
Majority
Turnout 1,10446.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Camelot

Camelot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Lewis* 639 67.4 -1
Liberal Democrats Gordon John Hunting30932.6+18
Majority
Turnout 94843.7
Conservative win (new seat)

Cary

Cary
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Henry Hobhouse* 1,214 57.0
Liberal Democrats Kevin Messenger 1,160 54.4
Conservative Nick Weeks*85240.0
Conservative Sarah Helena Lindsay81238.1
Labour John Michael Thompson1024.8
Majority
Turnout 2,13150.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Avishayes

Chard Avishayes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Garry Frederick Shortland* 254 46.4 +10
Independent Cath Morrison16329.8+12
Conservative Ryan John William Jones13023.8-9
Majority
Turnout 54727.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Combe

Chard Combe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Maureen O'Brien 374 61.7
Conservative Victoria Elizabeth May Whiteman23238.3
Majority
Turnout 60630.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Crimchard

Chard Crimchard
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin John Carnell 367 52.3 -14
Green Timothy Michael Eggins17424.8N/A
Conservative Margaret Norah Twidale16122.9-11
Majority
Turnout 70235.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Holyrood

Chard Holyrood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jason Paul Baker* 449 54.1
Independent Melissa Louise Whittaker-Mather22126.6
Conservative Nick White16019.3
Majority
Turnout 83036.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Jocelyn

Chard Jocelyn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dave Bulmer 412 65.3 +15
Liberal Democrats Zak Henry Williams15224.1+4
Conservative Russ Wardell6710.6-19
Majority
Turnout 63133.6
Independent win (new seat)

Coker

Coker
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gina Seaton* 919 50.0
Liberal Democrats Nicola Clark 878 47.8
Conservative Rod Jones79943.5
Liberal Democrats Tanya Serena Lynam73039.7
Labour Jane Elizabeth Carter-Uren1689.1
Majority
Turnout 1,83842.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Crewkerne

Crewkerne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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*72630.2
Conservative Paul Bradly69929.1
Conservative Robert Drew Belobaba57924.1
Green Ben Hartshorn54722.8
UKIP Arthur Sidney Hamlin37115.5
Labour Gary David Swain28712.0
Majority
Turnout 2,40137.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Curry Rivel, Huish & Langport Ward

Curry Rivel, Huish & Langport Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tiffany Osborne* 709 45.4
Conservative Clare Paul* 631 40.4
Green Matthew Francis Geen41326.4
Liberal Democrats David John Harrison32420.7
Liberal Democrats Kate Alexandra Pettemerides30219.3
Green Catherine Emma Mowat29318.7
Labour Sean Adam Dromgoole24315.5
Majority
Turnout 1,56334.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Eggwood

Eggwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Michael Maxwell* 449 54.2
Independent Steve Ashton24129.1
Conservative Mark Alexander Keating13916.8
Majority
Turnout 82941.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Hamdon

Hamdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Hewitson 769 77.1 +20
Conservative Graham Harold Middleton*22922.9-20
Majority
Turnout 99845.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ilminster

Ilminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Val Keitch* 945 56.2
Liberal Democrats Brian James Hamilton 710 42.2
Conservative Veronica Horman44326.4
Green Henry Peter Lansdown36121.5
Conservative Wendy Elizabeth Outram31919.0
Labour Ian Rupert MacKillop1237.3
Majority
Turnout 1,68137.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Islemoor

Islemoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm John Cavill 446 53.7
Liberal Democrats Mark David Harry Blackburn26531.9
UKIP Serena Lonton12014.4
Majority
Turnout 83143.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Martock

Martock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Bloomfield* 1,035 63.6
Liberal Democrats Louise Clarke 843 51.8
Conservative Lindsay Colebrooke49130.3
Conservative Paul Arthur Dean46828.7
Labour Peter Charles Ludbrook22914.1
Majority
Turnout 1,62835.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Milborne Port

Milborne Port
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Joanne Dyke* 656 72.1 +27
Conservative Louise Wallace25427.9-17
Majority
Turnout 91038.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Neroche

Neroche
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Patricia Vijeh 577 61.4 +4
Liberal Democrats Andy Kenton24426.0+2
UKIP Clive Mark Rust11812.6-7
Majority
Turnout 93945.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's Ward

Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Priest90836.6
Conservative Christopher Antony Le Hardy67827.3
Majority
Turnout 2,47936.9
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Parrett

Parrett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Stephen Vaughan 575 64.5 +13
Conservative Jason Anthony Bradley31635.5-13
Majority89145.5
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

South Petherton

South Petherton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adam James Dance* 1,803 78.7
Liberal Democrats Crispin Kenneth Raikes* 1,327 57.9
Conservative Kate Wylie-Carrick41418.1
Conservative Teresa Sienkiewicz40617.7
Green Colin John Comben34315.0
Majority
Turnout 2,29151.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Tower

Tower
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Frederick Bastable 407 43.2 -19
Liberal Democrats Gordon Dugald Thomson Czapiewski28330.0+14
Green Oliver Hugh Arnold Dowding25326.8+9
Majority
Turnout 94348.5
Conservative win (new seat)

Turn Hill

Turn Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gerard Thiery Tucker 622 59.6
Conservative David Wall21520.6
Liberal Democrats Julia Mary Frances Gadd14213.6
Labour Guy Christopher Smith646.1
Majority
Turnout 1,04349.6
Independent win (new seat)

Wessex

Wessex
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dean Douglas Ruddle* 1,005 54.4
Liberal Democrats Tim Kerley 636 34.4
Conservative Manda Caroline Adams56030.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Richard John Page*54729.6
Conservative Shane Andrew Pledger*35219.0
Labour Gemma Marie Reynalds1126.1
Majority
Turnout 1,84941.9
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wincanton

Wincanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Winder* 715 54.7
Conservative Nick Colbert* 692 52.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Stewart47236.1
Labour Lizzy Ralph37228.5
Majority
Turnout 1,30728.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Windwhistle

Windwhistle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Osborne* 557 56.9
Liberal Democrats Ray Buckler42243.1
Majority
Turnout 97949.0
Conservative win (new seat)

Yeovil College

Yeovil College
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Kendall* 932 55.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Arnold Gubbins* 895 53.4
Liberal Democrats Kaysar Hussain* 864 51.6
Conservative Ash Strelling37522.4
UKIP Godfrey Davey34520.6
Conservative Anthony Power34020.3
Labour Martin Ronald Bailey26816.0
Conservative Vural Taspinar23714.1
Majority
Turnout 1,67626.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Yeovil Lyde

Yeovil Lyde
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Lock* 648 56.0
Liberal Democrats David Charles Recardo* 528 45.6
Conservative Cameron David George Britten23720.5
Green Karen Ann Stutz23320.1
Conservative Jon Britten22319.3
Labour Terry Ledlie19717.0
Majority
Turnout 1,15824.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Yeovil Summerlands

Yeovil Summerlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Beales45322.9
Conservative Tony Ash42121.3
Conservative Bridget Mary Philomena Spender33016.7
Green Diane Catherine Wood24512.4
Green Alan John Flint20610.4
Green Robert Charles Wood1799.1
Labour Jay Parsons1306.6
Labour Christos Zaranis1206.1
Labour Nicolas Riva1196.0
Majority
Turnout 1,97529.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Yeovil Westland

Yeovil Westland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Dagnall63831.8
Conservative Nigel James Gage*61030.4
Conservative Paul James McHugh54927.4
Green Michael James Vickery35417.7
Labour Joe Conway30915.4
Majority
Turnout 2,00532.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Yeovil Without

Yeovil Without
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham John Oakes* 941 55.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Lock* 910 53.7
Liberal Democrats Rob Stickland* 839 49.5
Conservative Imogen Fenner49529.2
Conservative Julie Anne Tomsett47828.2
Conservative Keith William Weston45526.8
UKIP Dave Parsons34020.0
Majority
Turnout 1,69631.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

By-elections

Neroche, 3 March 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ray Buckler 390 52.8 Increase2.svg 26.8
Conservative Kate Wylie-Carrick31542.6Decrease2.svg 18.8
Green Lynsey Arscott192.6New
Labour Paul John Sellers152.0New
Majority7510.2N/A
Turnout 739
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 22.8

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