Prior to its 2023 abolition, Mendip District Council in Somerset, England was elected every four years. On 1 April of that year, the district was abolished and became part of the area of Somerset Council, a new unitary authority. [1]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Independent | 1973–1976 | |
No overall control | 1976–1979 | |
Independent | 1979–1983 | |
Conservative | 1983–1987 | |
No overall control | 1987–2003 | |
Conservative | 2003–2019 | |
No overall control | 2019–2023 |
The leaders of the council since 2007 have been: [2]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harvey Siggs [3] | Conservative | 2007 | 5 May 2019 | |
Ros Wyke | Liberal Democrats | 20 May 2019 | 31 March 2023 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 390 | 32.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 300 | 25.3 | |||
Labour | 298 | 25.1 | |||
Independent | 111 | 9.3 | |||
Independent | 90 | 7.6 | |||
Majority | 90 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,189 | 35.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 516 | 45.7 | +45.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 355 | 31.4 | -24.7 | ||
Conservative | 259 | 22.9 | -21.0 | ||
Majority | 161 | 14.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,130 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 386 | 39.4 | +3.3 | ||
Labour | 281 | 28.0 | -2.0 | ||
Conservative | 214 | 21.3 | +12.3 | ||
Independent Labour | 114 | 11.3 | +11.3 | ||
Majority | 115 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,005 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 389 | 35.9 | -11.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 350 | 32.3 | -5.3 | ||
Conservative | 317 | 29.2 | |||
UKIP | 29 | 2.7 | +2.7 | ||
Majority | 39 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,085 | 30.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stan Wilson | 538 | 50.3 | +10.6 | |
Conservative | Robert Pearson | 529 | 49.5 | -10.6 | |
Majority | 9 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,067 | 56.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ros Meikle | 439 | 55.0 | +10.7 | |
Conservative | Robert Smitherman | 359 | 45.0 | -10.7 | |
Majority | 80 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 798 | 20.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alvin Horsfall | 487 | 63.2 | +36.6 | |
Labour | David Oakensen | 128 | 16.6 | -3.1 | |
Conservative | Pamelita Lee | 104 | 13.5 | -4.0 | |
UKIP | Colin McManee | 51 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 359 | 46.6 | |||
Turnout | 770 | 20.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Brundson | 432 | 55.4 | +10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Gloak | 348 | 44.6 | -10.8 | |
Majority | 84 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 780 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeannette Marsh | 435 | 50.3 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Champion | 307 | 35.5 | -3.0 | |
Labour | Christopher Inchley | 122 | 14.1 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 128 | 14.8 | |||
Turnout | 864 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Bryan Beha | 347 | 47.9 | -19.8 | |
Conservative | George Steer | 297 | 41.0 | +8.6 | |
Independent | Julian Bartlett | 81 | 11.2 | +11.2 | |
Majority | 50 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 725 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carole Jane Bullen | 576 | 44.3 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alexander James Shingler | 469 | 36.0 | -0.7 | |
Green | Pepita Collins | 192 | 14.8 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | Derek Fredrick Edmond Tanswell | 64 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 107 | 8.3 | +6.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,312 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Ronan | 594 | 48.8 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Richard James Austin Greenwell | 493 | 40.5 | +5.2 | |
Labour | Denise Ruth Carter | 131 | 10.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 101 | 8.3 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,224 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tanys Eileen Pullin | 887 | 58.0 | +27.5 | |
Labour | Adam David Fyfe | 642 | 42.0 | +31.6 | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Turnout | 1,529 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ken Maddock | 393 | 50.3 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Claire Sully | 389 | 49.7 | +16.4 | |
Majority | 4 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 782 | 39.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 9.4 | |||
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