Mendip District Council elections
Mendip District Council in Somerset, England is elected every four years.
Political control
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 - present |
Council elections
- Mendip District Council election, 1973
- Mendip District Council election, 1976
- Mendip District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[1]
- Mendip District Council election, 1983
- Mendip District Council election, 1987
- Mendip District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[2]
- Mendip District Council election, 1995
- Mendip District Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by three)[3][4]
- Mendip District Council election, 2003
- Mendip District Council election, 2007 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by one)[5][6]
- Mendip District Council election, 2011
- Mendip District Council election, 2015
By-election results
1995-1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 390 | 32.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 516 | 45.7 | +45.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 355 | 31.4 | -24.7 | ||
Conservative | 259 | 22.9 | -21.0 | ||
Majority | 161 | 14.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,130 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
1999-2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 389 | 35.9 | -11.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 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 | ||||
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Ros Meikle | 439 | 55.0 | +10.7 | |
Conservative | Robert Smitherman | 359 | 45.0 | -10.7 | |
Majority | 80 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 798 | 20.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2007-2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Brundson | 432 | 55.4 | +10.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alan Gloak | 348 | 44.6 | -10.8 | |
Majority | 84 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 780 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeannette Marsh | 435 | 50.3 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ The District of Mendip (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "Mendip". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mendip (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Mendip". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mendip (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
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