1995 West Somerset District Council election
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]
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | 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 Democrats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 | 22.1 | 4,178 | ||
Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 517 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Blackmore | 635 | |||
Labour | B Furney | 594 | |||
Labour | I Grady | 504 | |||
Conservative | E Griffiths | 431 | |||
Liberal Democrats | G Godsell | 272 | |||
Turnout | 2,436 | 31.0 | −33.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G Burnell | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | V Brewer | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G Day | 131 | 55.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | T Cave-Browne-Cave | 56 | 23.8 | ||
Labour | D Burchell | 48 | 20.4 | ||
Majority | 75 | 31.9 | |||
Turnout | 235 | 42.0 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | S Pugsley | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M Scott | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D Dyer | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Democrats | B Barrow | 201 | |||
Liberal Democrats | M Foster | 194 | |||
Turnout | 2,725 | 66.0 | +11.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E Taylor | 533 | |||
Ind. Conservative | L Jowett | 517 | |||
Conservative | J Walker | 509 | |||
Labour | E Bowring | 486 | |||
Labour | I Brown | 471 | |||
Labour | P Pausey | 419 | |||
Liberal Democrats | A Parsons | 379 | |||
Liberal Democrats | M Daly | 371 | |||
Liberal Democrats | M Higgins | 332 | |||
Turnout | 4,017 | 47.3 | +3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Ind. Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A Morgan | 398 | |||
Liberal Democrats | I Galloway | 284 | |||
Liberal Democrats | J Nethercott | 250 | |||
Independent | P Jackson | 223 | |||
Turnout | 1,155 | 45.0 | −2.3 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E Purvis | 394 | |||
Conservative | J David | 382 | |||
Liberal Democrats | G Perkins | 348 | |||
Liberal Democrats | P Humber | 270 | |||
Turnout | 1,394 | 58.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K Turpin | unopposed | |||
Conservative | W Lovell | unopposed | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | F Rawle | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Banks | 529 | |||
Labour | I Aldridge | 500 | |||
Conservative | E Woods | 463 | |||
Conservative | N Edwards | 458 | |||
Independent | J Richards | 395 | |||
Liberal Democrats | A Bowden | 346 | |||
Conservative | G Horobin | 302 | |||
Liberal Democrats | M Carter | 191 | |||
Liberal Democrats | G Bevan | 171 | |||
Turnout | 3,355 | 48.0 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S Pearce | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E May | 617 | |||
Independent | F Hutchings | 311 | |||
Liberal Democrats | C Grint | 154 | |||
Liberal Democrats | H Bowden | 144 | |||
Turnout | 43.0 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
By-elections between 1995 and 1999
[edit]Minehead South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 502 | 36.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 499 | 36.4 | |||
Labour | 370 | 27.0 | |||
Majority | 3 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,371 | 43.5 | −3.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing |
Quantock Vale
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 324 | 74.0 | |||
Labour | 114 | 26.0 | |||
Majority | 213 | 48.2 | |||
Turnout | 441 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Minehead North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 388 | 42.7 | +11.9 | ||
Labour | 270 | 29.7 | +3.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 251 | 27.6 | +14.3 | ||
Majority | 118 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 909 | 36.0 | −3.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Porlock and Oare
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 336 | 62.8 | +62.8 | ||
Independent | 199 | 37.2 | +37.2 | ||
Majority | 137 | 25.6 | |||
Turnout | 535 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "The local elections of May 1995 Research Paper 95/59 10 May 1995" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "West Somerset District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2017.