West Somerset District Council election, 1995

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The 1995 West Somerset District Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and Independents lost overall control of the council to no overall control. [1]

West Somerset Non-metropolitan district in England

West Somerset was a local government district in the English county of Somerset. The council covered a largely rural area, with a population of 34,900 in an area of 740 square kilometres (290 sq mi); it is the least populous non-unitary district in England. According to figures released by the Office for National Statistics in 2009, the population of West Somerset has the oldest average age in the United Kingdom at 52. The largest centres of population are the coastal towns of Minehead and Watchet (4,400).

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

Somerset County of England

Somerset is a county in South West England which borders Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south-west. It is bounded to the north and west by the Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel, its coastline facing southeastern Wales. Its traditional border with Gloucestershire is the River Avon. Somerset's county town is Taunton.

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Election result

West Somerset local election result 1995 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 12 0 5 -5 37.5 19.9 3,763
  Conservative 9 2 2 0 28.1 22.7 4,295
  Labour 8 5 0 +5 25.0 32.5 6,148
  Liberal Democrat 2 2 2 0 6.3 22.1 4,178
  Independent Conservative 1 0 0 0 3.1 2.7 517

Ward results

Alcombe (3 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour B Blackmore 635
Labour B Furney 594
Labour I Grady 504
Conservative E Griffiths 431
Liberal Democrat G Godsell 272
Turnout 2,436 31.0 -33.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Aville Vale [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent G Burnell unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Carhampton and Withycombe [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent J Dyer 416 74.2 +12.0
Independent J Butterworth 145 25.8 -12.0
Majority 271 48.3 +23.9
Turnout 561 56.0 -10.9
Independent hold Swing
Crowcombe and Stogumber [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative V Brewer unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Dulverton and Brushford (2 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent K Ross 592
Independent M Gammon 407
Independent P Skipper 296
Labour B Payne 192
Independent B Bird 171
Turnout 1,658 58.0 +19.9
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Dunster [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat A Cave-Browne-Cave 215 69.4 +25.8
Labour J Dore 95 30.6 +30.6
Majority 120 38.7 +34.9
Turnout 310 43.0 -14.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
East Brendon [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent G Day 131 55.7
Liberal Democrat T Cave-Browne-Cave 56 23.8
Labour D Burchell 48 20.4
Majority 75 31.9
Turnout 235 42.0
Independent hold Swing
Exmoor [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent S Pugsley unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Haddon [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent M Scott unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Holnicote [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent D Dyer unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Minehead North (3 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative M Lyons 464
Independent C Gibbons 449
Labour D Ross 394
Conservative J Walker 359
Labour J McGee 346
Labour M Kravis 318
Liberal Democrat B Barrow 201
Liberal Democrat M Foster 194
Turnout 2,725 66.0 +11.4
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Minehead South (3 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative E Taylor 533
Independent Conservative L Jowett 517
Conservative J Walker 509
Labour E Bowring 486
Labour I Brown 471
Labour P Pausey 419
Liberal Democrat A Parsons 379
Liberal Democrat M Daly 371
Liberal Democrat M Higgins 332
Turnout 4,017 47.3 +3.3
Conservative hold Swing
Independent Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Old Cleeve (2 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent A Morgan 398
Liberal Democrat I Galloway 284
Liberal Democrat J Nethercott 250
Independent P Jackson 223
Turnout 1,155 45.0 -2.3
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing
Porlock and Oare (2 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative E Purvis 394
Conservative J David 382
Liberal Democrat G Perkins 348
Liberal Democrat P Humber 270
Turnout 1,394 58.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Quantock Vale (2 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour K Turpin unopposed
Conservative W Lovell unopposed
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Quarme [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent F Rawle unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Watchet (3 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D Banks 529
Labour I Aldridge 500
Conservative E Woods 463
Conservative N Edwards 458
Independent J Richards 395
Liberal Democrat A Bowden 346
Conservative G Horobin 302
Liberal Democrat M Carter 191
Liberal Democrat G Bevan 171
Turnout 3,355 48.0
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Conservative hold Swing
West Quantock [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative S Pearce unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Williton (2 seats) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour E May 617
Independent F Hutchings 311
Liberal Democrat C Grint 154
Liberal Democrat H Bowden 144
Turnout 43.0
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

By-elections between 1995 and 1999

Minehead South

Minehead South by-election 14 November 1996 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative 502 36.6
Liberal Democrat 499 36.4
Labour 370 27.0
Majority 3 0.2
Turnout 1,371 43.5 -3.8
Conservative gain from Independent Conservative Swing

Quantock Vale

Quantock Vale by-election 17 July 1997 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent 324 74.0
Labour 114 26.0
Majority 213 48.2
Turnout 441
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Minehead North

Minehead North by-election 23 April 1998 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative 388 42.7 +11.9
Labour 270 29.7 +3.6
Liberal Democrat 251 27.6 +14.3
Majority 118 13.0
Turnout 909 36.0 -3.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Porlock and Oare

Porlock and Oare by-election 22 October 1998 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent 336 62.8 +62.8
Independent 199 37.2 +37.2
Majority 137 25.6
Turnout 535
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "The local elections of May 1995 Research Paper 95/59 10 May 1995". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "West Somerset District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Local Authority Byelection Results" . Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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