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South Somerset District Council in Somerset, England was elected every four years. Since 2019 the council is divided into 34 wards electing 60 councillors. [1] The council was abolished on 1 April 2023, when it was replaced by Somerset Council, a unitary authority.
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [2]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973–1976 | |
| Conservative | 1976–1979 | |
| No overall control | 1979–1987 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1987–2023 | |
The leaders of the council since 2006 have been: [3]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Carroll [4] | Liberal Democrats | 2006 | 19 May 2011 | |
| Ric Pallister [5] | Liberal Democrats | 19 May 2011 | 31 Aug 2018 | |
| Val Keitch | Liberal Democrats | 1 Sep 2018 | 31 March 2023 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 455 | 38.9 | +11.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 421 | 36.0 | -7.1 | ||
| Labour | 294 | 25.1 | -4.6 | ||
| Majority | 34 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,170 | 19.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 571 | 70.9 | +27.6 | ||
| Conservative | 234 | 29.1 | -11.7 | ||
| Majority | 337 | 41.8 | |||
| Turnout | 805 | 44.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 618 | 57.5 | -14.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 457 | 42.5 | +14.1 | ||
| Majority | 161 | 15.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,075 | 52.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 859 | 57.8 | +10.7 | ||
| Conservative | 627 | 42.2 | +6.6 | ||
| Majority | 232 | 15.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,486 | 25.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Seib | 478 | 58.0 | +1.8 | |
| Conservative | Philippa Hamilton | 232 | 28.2 | -8.4 | |
| Independent | Elizabeth Glaisher | 113 | 13.7 | +13.7 | |
| Majority | 246 | 29.8 | |||
| Turnout | 823 | 18.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Shortland | 367 | 54.5 | +37.0 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Wright | 180 | 26.7 | +26.7 | |
| Independent | Rita Wickenden | 127 | 18.8 | -63.7 | |
| Majority | 187 | 27.8 | |||
| Turnout | 674 | 30.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Kenton | 423 | 47.2 | -5.0 | |
| Conservative | David Mears | 320 | 35.7 | -0.7 | |
| BNP | Robert Baehr | 154 | 17.2 | +17.2 | |
| Majority | 103 | 11.5 | |||
| Turnout | 897 | 44.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Cathy Bakewell | 1,010 | 47.2 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | Gina Seaton | 1,002 | 46.9 | +5.5 | |
| Independent | Nick Hester | 126 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| Majority | 8 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,138 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Goodall | 1,192 | 58.0 | +10.1 | |
| Conservative | Jane Morgan | 862 | 42.0 | +7.3 | |
| Majority | 330 | 16.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,054 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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