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Somerset County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2001, 58 councillors have been elected from 58 wards.
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [1]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1973–1985 | |
| No overall control | 1985–1989 | |
| Conservative | 1989–1993 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1993–2001 | |
| No overall control | 2001–2005 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2005–2009 | |
| Conservative | 2009–2022 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2022–2023 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1,428 | 42.6 | +7.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1,125 | 33.6 | -1.4 | ||
| Labour | 798 | 23.8 | -5.8 | ||
| Majority | 303 | 9.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,351 | 37.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 948 | 68.2 | +28.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 442 | 31.8 | -14.0 | ||
| Majority | 506 | 36.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,390 | 28.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Ellis | 1,568 | 51.2 | +6.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Hasell | 1,497 | 48.8 | +9.7 | |
| Majority | 71 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,065 | 43.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margaret Robinson | 950 | 47.4 | +10.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Witcombe | 783 | 39.1 | +5.5 | |
| Labour | Christopher Inchley | 271 | 13.5 | -15.5 | |
| Majority | 167 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,004 | 29.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Parham | 1,307 | 41.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Garfield Kennedy | 892 | 28.2 | ||
| Labour | Chris Inchley | 711 | 22.5 | ||
| Green | Ian Forster | 256 | 8.1 | ||
| Majority | 415 | 13.1 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Maxwell | 1,333 | 53.6 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Thompson | 943 | 37.9 | ||
| Green | Ian Greenfield | 108 | 4.3 | ||
| UKIP | Godfrey Davey | 104 | 4.2 | ||
| Majority | 390 | 15.7 | |||
| Turnout | 42.8 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Denbee | 1,285 | 58.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Groves | 932 | 42.0 | ||
| Majority | 353 | 15.9 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Linda Oliver | 1,163 | 47.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Damon Hooton | 836 | 34.3 | ||
| Labour | Catherine Richardson | 163 | 6.7 | ||
| Independent | Adrian Dobinson | 139 | 5.7 | ||
| Green | Les Spalding | 139 | 5.7 | ||
| Majority | 327 | 13.4 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Adkins | 1,298 | 29.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Barrie Hall | 976 | 22.5 | ||
| Labour | Libby Lisgo | 927 | 21.4 | ||
| UKIP | Robert Bainbridge | 814 | 18.8 | ||
| Green | Alan Debenham | 326 | 7.5 | ||
| Majority | 322 | 7.4 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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