UN Somerset county's local elections 2 May 2013
2013 Somerset County Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Somerset_Flag.svg/50px-Somerset_Flag.svg.png)
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All 55 seats to Somerset County Council 28 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | Con | LD | UKIP | Party | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | UKIP | Last election | 35 seats, 46.5% | 21 seats, 36.3% | 0 seats, 4.2% | Seats won | 29 | 18 | 3 | Seat change | 6 | 3 | 3 | Popular vote | 52,279 | 38,989 | 29,710 | Percentage | 35.0% | 26.1% | 19.9% | Swing | 11.5% | 10.2% | 15.7% | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | | Lab | Ind | Party | Labour | Independent | Last election | 2 seats, 4.7% | 0 seats, 4.6% | Seats won | 3 | 2 | Seat change | 1 | 2 | Popular vote | 17,592 | 4,333 | Percentage | 11.8% | 2.9% | Swing | 7.1% | 1.7% | |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Somerset_UK_local_election_2013_map.svg/300px-Somerset_UK_local_election_2013_map.svg.png) Map showing the results of the 2013 Somerset County Council elections. |
Council control before election Conservative Party | Council control after election Conservative Party | |
An election to Somerset County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections. 55 councillors were elected from 54 electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each with the exception of the two-member Glastonbury & Street division. Members were elected by the first-past-the-post voting system for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were changed from those used at the previous election in 2009, reducing the number of county councillors from 58 to 55 from this election. No elections were held in North Somerset or Bath and North East Somerset, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.
The Conservative Party retained control of the council, despite having their majority reduced. They won 28 of the 54 seats contested on 2 May,[1] in addition to the division of Coker,[2] where the election was delayed until 16 May due to the death of one of the candidates.[3]
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[4] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[5]
Overall results
Somerset County Council election, 2013[6] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 29 | | | –6 | 52.7 | 35.0 | 52,279 | –11.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 18 | | | –3 | 32.7 | 26.1 | 38,989 | –10.2 |
| UKIP | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5.5 | 19.9 | 29,710 | +15.7 |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 17,592 | +7.1 |
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4,333 | –1.7 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 4.3 | 6,436 | +1.5 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | +0.0 |
Results by division
Bishops Hull & Taunton West
Bishops Hull & Taunton West[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Justine Marie Baker | 1,015 | 35.1 | N/A |
| Conservative | Ian Morrell | 953 | 33.0 | N/A |
| UKIP | Laura Harriet Bailhache | 549 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Labour | Matthew William Rhys Ravenhill | 219 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Green | John Augustine Ainsworth | 153 | 5.3 | N/A |
Majority | 62 | 2.1 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,889 | 37 | N/A |
Registered electors | 7,808 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Blackdown & Neroche
Blackdown & Neroche[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Longhurst Henley * | 1,035 | 35.8 | N/A |
| Conservative | Julian Turner Davidson | 988 | 34.1 | N/A |
| UKIP | Clive Mark Rust | 566 | 20.0 | N/A |
| Labour | Madeleine Spears | 183 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Green | Darrelle Anne Bower | 123 | 4.2 | N/A |
Majority | 47 | 1.7 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,895 | 37 | N/A |
Registered electors | 7,893 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Blackmoor Vale
Blackmoor Vale[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Wallace * | 1,410 | 52.0 | –7.6 |
| UKIP | Alex Wood ** | 665 | 24.5 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Damon John Hooton | 412 | 15.2 | –25.2 |
| Labour | Jo Penberthy | 224 | 8.3 | N/A |
Majority | 745 | 27.5 | +8.3 |
Turnout | 2,711 | 37 | –11 |
Registered electors | 7,287 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
- Note: Alex Wood's candidature was suspended shortly before the elections, due to photos which appeared on his private Facebook account, showing him making a Nazi-style salute and with a knife in his teeth.[10]
Brent
Brent[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Denbee | 1,492 | 65.3 | –4.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Katie Lawson | 456 | 20.0 | –4.7 |
| Labour | Sheila Forrester | 336 | 14.7 | +9.3 |
Majority | 1,036 | 45.3 | +0.1 |
Turnout | 2,284 | 31 | –15 |
Registered electors | 7,507 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip
Bridgwater East & Bawdrip[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Hall * | 717 | 37.1 | –21.5 |
| UKIP | Richard Scammell | 610 | 31.6 | N/A |
| Labour | Barbara O'Connor | 493 | 25.5 | +5.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Bryant | 113 | 5.8 | –15.5 |
Majority | 107 | 5.5 | –31.7 |
Turnout | 1,933 | 24 | –6 |
Registered electors | 8,030 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bridgwater North & Central
Bridgwater North & Central[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dave Loveridge * | 700 | 63.9 | +33.8 |
| Conservative | John Harwood | 246 | 22.5 | –6.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Janice Beasley | 149 | 13.6 | –0.1 |
Majority | 454 | 41.4 | +40.2 |
Turnout | 1,095 | 16 | –9 |
Registered electors | 7,016 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bridgwater South
Bridgwater South[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Leigh Redman | 974 | 62.7 | +29.5 |
| Conservative | Lance Duddridge | 580 | 37.3 | +1.8 |
Majority | 394 | 25.4 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,554 | 20 | –3 |
Registered electors | 8,170 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The nomination of Judith Kendall (Liberal Democrats) was ruled as invalid
Bridgwater West
Bridgwater West[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ann Bown * | 715 | 38.6 | –7.2 |
| UKIP | Victoria Gardner | 541 | 29.2 | N/A |
| Labour | Richard Hampson | 463 | 25.0 | +3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Beasley | 134 | 7.2 | –11.1 |
Majority | 174 | 9.4 | –14.9 |
Turnout | 1,853 | 24 | –8 |
Registered electors | 7,777 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brympton
Brympton[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Crabb * | 811 | 41.3 | N/A |
| Conservative | Josh Williams | 568 | 28.9 | N/A |
| UKIP | Robert Leslie Pattemore | 432 | 22.0 | N/A |
| Labour | Dan Marks | 153 | 7.8 | N/A |
Majority | 243 | 12.4 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,964 | 30 | N/A |
Registered electors | 6,640 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Burnham on Sea North
Burnham on Sea North[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Burridge-Clayton * | 1,327 | 50.3 | –4.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Nicholls | 722 | 27.4 | –18.1 |
| Labour | Clarke Leander | 335 | 12.7 | N/A |
| Green | James Robertson | 253 | 9.6 | N/A |
Majority | 605 | 22.9 | +13.8 |
Turnout | 2,637 | 33 | –15 |
Registered electors | 8,035 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cannington
Cannington[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Edney * | 1,453 | 60.8 | –1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Dillamore | 480 | 20.1 | –2.7 |
| Labour | Ted Stock | 456 | 19.1 | N/A |
Majority | 973 | 40.7 | +1.4 |
Turnout | 2,389 | 33 | –11 |
Registered electors | 7,292 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
David Wilson (UK Independence Party) was withdrawn as a candidate before the close of nominations
Castle Cary
Castle Cary[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mike Lewis | 1,529 | 43.7 | –6.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Henry Hobhouse | 1,196 | 34.2 | –15.7 |
| UKIP | Chris Hill | 627 | 17.9 | N/A |
| Labour | Adrian Carter | 144 | 4.1 | N/A |
Majority | 333 | 9.5 | +9.3 |
Turnout | 3,496 | 46 | –10 |
Registered electors | 7,598 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chard North
Chard North[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UKIP | Nigel Charles Pearson | 987 | 33.4 | N/A |
| Conservative | Martin John Wale | 881 | 29.8 | –10.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jason Paul Baker | 748 | 25.3 | –20.5 |
| Labour | Graham Forsyth | 220 | 7.5 | +4.2 |
| Green | John Lewes | 117 | 4.0 | N/A |
Majority | 106 | 3.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,953 | 37 | –9 |
Registered electors | 8,067 | | |
| UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Chard South
Chard South[21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Shortland * | 833 | 38.2 | –12.9 |
| UKIP | Ron McDonald | 631 | 29.0 | N/A |
| Conservative | Peter George Amey | 496 | 22.8 | –11.6 |
| Labour | Bill Byrd | 124 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Green | Peter Rosser | 95 | 4.4 | N/A |
Majority | 202 | 9.3 | –8.5 |
Turnout | 2,179 | 32 | –9 |
Registered electors | 6,721 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Cheddar
Cheddar[22] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dawn Hill * | 907 | 39.2 | –6.3 |
| UKIP | Jake Baynes | 605 | 26.2 | +10.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Maurice Holdstock | 440 | 19.0 | –15.6 |
| Labour | Norma Scanion | 360 | 15.6 | N/A |
Majority | 302 | 13.1 | +2.2 |
Turnout | 2,312 | 32 | –14 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Coker
Coker[23] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Marcus John Hudson Fysh | 1,303 | 37.8 | –4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Stephen | 1,079 | 31.3 | –14.2 |
| UKIP | Vhie Boxall | 702 | 20.4 | N/A |
| Labour | Murry William Shepstone | 195 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Green | Peter John Bysouth | 165 | 4.8 | –3.0 |
Majority | 224 | 6.5 | N/A |
Turnout | 3,444 | 45 | –5 |
Registered electors | 7,629 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Election was deferred until 16 May 2013, due to the death of the original UK Independence Party candidate, Audrey Spencer[24]
Comeytrowe & Trull
Comeytrowe & Trull[25] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Wedderkopp | 1,498 | 39.9 | N/A |
| Conservative | Stephen Henry Martin-Scott * | 1,164 | 31.0 | N/A |
| UKIP | Barry Morris | 713 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Labour | James Hugh Bickham | 243 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Green | John Jurgensen | 139 | 3.7 | N/A |
Majority | 334 | 8.9 | N/A |
Turnout | 3757 | 46 | N/A |
Registered electors | 8,175 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Crewkerne
Crewkerne[26] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Dyke * | 1,329 | 46.0 | –6.7 |
| Conservative | Marcus Morton Barratt | 716 | 24.8 | –10.4 |
| UKIP | Sidney Hamlin | 570 | 19.7 | N/A |
| Green | Ben Keiron Hartshorn | 140 | 4.8 | –7.3 |
| Labour | Joe Conway | 136 | 4.7 | N/A |
Majority | 613 | 21.2 | +3.7 |
Turnout | 2,891 | 41 | –8 |
Registered electors | 7,097 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Curry Rivel & Langport
Curry Rivel & Langport[27] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Derek Norman Lander Yeomans * | 1,552 | 42.2 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Dance | 1,048 | 28.5 | N/A |
| UKIP | Donald Charles Mallett | 618 | 16.8 | N/A |
| Green | Cara Ann Naden | 333 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Labour | Doug Northcott | 124 | 3.4 | N/A |
Majority | 504 | 13.7 | N/A |
Turnout | 3,675 | 44 | N/A |
Registered electors | 8,364 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Dulverton & Exmoor
Dulverton & Exmoor[28] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frances Mary Nicholson * | 1,650 | 63.8 | +9.2 |
| UKIP | Adrian Behan | 643 | 24.9 | N/A |
| Labour | Maureen Ann Smith | 293 | 11.3 | N/A |
Majority | 1,007 | 38.9 | +29.8 |
Turnout | 2,586 | 39 | –14 |
Registered electors | 6,569 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dunster
Dunster[29] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Christine Mary Lawrence * | 978 | 40.4 | –23.7 |
| UKIP | Stephen Edward Fitzgerald | 687 | 28.4 | N/A |
| Labour Co-op | Andy Lewis | 343 | 14.2 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Bowden | 215 | 8.9 | –27.0 |
| Green | Nicky Gibbard | 195 | 8.1 | N/A |
Majority | 291 | 12.0 | –16.2 |
Turnout | 2,418 | 36 | –8 |
Registered electors | 6,745 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Frome East
Frome East[30] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Alvin John Horsfall * | 835 | 35.6 | N/A |
| Conservative | James Godman | 582 | 24.8 | N/A |
| UKIP | Baz Whale | 543 | 23.2 | N/A |
| Labour | David Alan Oakensen | 385 | 16.4 | N/A |
Majority | 253 | 10.8 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,345 | 27 | N/A |
Registered electors | 8,561 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Frome North
Frome North[31] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Robin Phripp | 1,047 | 37.3 | +0.1 |
| Conservative | Peter Francis John * | 1,002 | 35.7 | –10.9 |
| UKIP | Martin Alan Howard | 455 | 16.2 | N/A |
| Labour | Catherine Richardson | 302 | 10.8 | +5.5 |
Majority | 45 | 1.6 | –7.3 |
Turnout | 2,806 | 39 | – |
Registered electors | 7,150 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Frome West
Frome West[32] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Fredrick Edmond Tanswell | 1,010 | 42.2 | N/A |
| UKIP | Martyn Peter Rollinson | 474 | 19.8 | N/A |
| Conservative | Mike Rideout | 464 | 19.4 | N/A |
| Labour | Theresa Mary Clark | 447 | 18.7 | N/A |
Majority | 536 | 22.4 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,395 | 29 | N/A |
Registered electors | 8,273 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Glastonbury & Street
Glastonbury & Street (2 seats)[33][34] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Terry William Edwin Napper * | 1,639 | 30.3 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Frederick Gloak * | 1,419 | 26.2 | N/A |
| Conservative | George Steer | 1,360 | – | |
| UKIP | Steve Lukins | 1,217 | 22.5 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Bryan Albert Beha | 1,149 | – | |
| UKIP | Glen Mountford Tucker | 982 | – | |
| Green | Jon Cousins | 668 | 12.3 | N/A |
| Green | Emma George | 623 | – | |
| Labour | Belinda Jane Malcahy | 473 | 8.7 | N/A |
| Labour | John David Newick | 404 | – | |
Turnout | | | |
Registered electors | 15,826 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Highbridge & Burnham South
Highbridge & Burnham South[35] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Woodman * | 737 | 37.1 | –2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Groves | 587 | 29.5 | +0.7 |
| Labour | Ricky Holcombe | 335 | 16.8 | +6.2 |
| Independent | Purple Watkins | 202 | 10.2 | N/A |
| Green | David Taylor | 128 | 6.4 | N/A |
Majority | 150 | 7.5 | –2.9 |
Turnout | 1,989 | 27 | –12 |
Registered electors | 7,367 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Huntspill
Huntspill[36] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Healey * | 1,100 | 43.5 | –13.2 |
| UKIP | John Everitt | 829 | 32.8 | N/A |
| Labour | Alexa Bartlett | 325 | 12.9 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Miller | 274 | 10.8 | –32.5 |
Majority | 271 | 10.7 | –2.7 |
Turnout | 2,528 | 35 | –12 |
Registered electors | 7,313 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ilminster
Ilminster[37] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Linda Patricia Vijeh | 956 | 29.1 | –19.1 |
| UKIP | Don Kinder | 945 | 28.8 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Dawson | 844 | 25.7 | –26.1 |
| Green | Peter Lansdown | 279 | 8.5 | N/A |
| Labour | Paul John Sellers | 214 | 6.5 | N/A |
| English Democrat | Stephen Wright | 42 | 1.3 | N/A |
Majority | 11 | 0.3 | N/A |
Turnout | 3,280 | 40 | –7 |
Registered electors | 8,295 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
King Alfred
King Alfred[38] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Huxtable * | 1,303 | 46.1 | –6.2 |
| UKIP | Russell Wright | 533 | 18.9 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Hasler | 404 | 14.3 | –10.4 |
| Labour | Trevor Hazelgrove | 201 | 7.1 | +1.7 |
| Green | Charles Graham | 195 | 6.9 | N/A |
| Independent | Bob Cudlipp | 190 | 6.7 | –10.9 |
Majority | 770 | 27.2 | –0.3 |
Turnout | 2,826 | 36 | –16 |
Registered electors | 7,931 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lydeard
Lydeard[39] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Mike Staal Rigby | 1,512 | 53.9 | N/A |
| Conservative | Caroline Smeaton | 895 | 31.9 | –13.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul William Partington | 278 | 9.9 | –28.6 |
| Labour Co-op | Jonathan Frederic Gray | 118 | 4.2 | +1.3 |
Majority | 617 | 22.0 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,803 | 40 | –5 |
Registered electors | 7,001 | | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Martock
Martock[40] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Allison Bailey * | 1,078 | 34.4 | –14.3 |
| Conservative | Graham Harold Middleton | 1,058 | 33.8 | –7.5 |
| UKIP | Michael Henry Canton | 621 | 19.8 | N/A |
| Labour | Chris Bragg | 255 | 8.1 | N/A |
| Green | Pamela Sellers | 119 | 3.8 | –4.3 |
Majority | 20 | 0.6 | –6.7 |
Turnout | 3,131 | 36 | –8 |
Registered electors | 8,815 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Mendip Central & East
Mendip Central & East[41] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Philip John Ham | 1,156 | 40.2 | –6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Josh Burr | 931 | 32.4 | –17.4 |
| UKIP | Barry Francis Harding | 444 | 15.5 | N/A |
| Labour | Alwyn Dow | 196 | 6.8 | +3.4 |
| Green | Linda Hull | 146 | 5.1 | N/A |
Majority | 225 | 7.8 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,873 | 40 | –10 |
Registered electors | 7,243 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Mendip Hills
Mendip Hills[42] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Harvey Siggs * | 1,075 | 43.0 | N/A |
| UKIP | Simon Smedley | 636 | 25.5 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Frances Cockroft | 298 | 11.9 | N/A |
| Labour | Roger Anderson | 274 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Green | Pete Rawlings | 216 | 8.6 | N/A |
Majority | 439 | 17.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,499 | 33 | N/A |
Registered electors | 7,582 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Mendip South
Mendip South[43] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nigel Woollcombe-Adams | 1,196 | 39.2 | –15.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Yong | 976 | 32.0 | +3.2 |
| UKIP | Colin McNamee | 546 | 17.9 | +5.6 |
| Green | Earl Bramley-Howard | 190 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Labour | Deborah Ann Towner | 141 | 4.6 | +0.8 |
Majority | 220 | 7.2 | –19.0 |
Turnout | 3,049 | 41 | –6 |
Registered electors | 7,373 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Mendip West
Mendip West[44] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Graham Noel | 1,153 | 37.8 | –9.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ros Wyke | 1,045 | 34.3 | +1.8 |
| UKIP | Les Bennett | 494 | 16.2 | N/A |
| Green | Kate Briton | 204 | 6.7 | –4.8 |
| Labour Co-op | Andy Merryfield | 151 | 5.0 | +2.5 |
Majority | 108 | 3.5 | –11.1 |
Turnout | 3,047 | 42 | –7 |
Registered electors | 7,326 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Minehead
Minehead[45] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UKIP | Terry Venner | 765 | 28.0 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Marcus Kravis | 645 | 23.6 | –22.0 |
| Conservative | Brenda Maitland-Walker * | 608 | 22.3 | –32.1 |
| Independent | Andrew Peter Hadley | 448 | 16.4 | N/A |
| Labour | Lesley Culverhouse | 265 | 9.7 | N/A |
Majority | 120 | 4.4 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,731 | 39 | +4 |
Registered electors | 7,085 | | |
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Monkton & North Curry
Monkton & North Curry[46] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David John Fothergill * | 1,369 | 46.7 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Marshall | 778 | 26.5 | N/A |
| UKIP | William Lukins | 508 | 17.3 | N/A |
| Labour | Phil Pinder | 186 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Green | Roy Snelling | 91 | 3.1 | N/A |
Majority | 591 | 20.2 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,932 | 42 | N/A |
Registered electors | 7,030 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
North Petherton
North Petherton[47] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Brown | 667 | 34.0 | –23.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Revans | 647 | 33.0 | +13.8 |
| UKIP | Peter Hollings | 442 | 22.5 | N/A |
| Labour | Oliver Barratt | 207 | 10.5 | +2.3 |
Majority | 20 | 1.0 | –37.3 |
Turnout | 1,963 | 32 | –2 |
Registered electors | 6,136 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rowbarton & Staplegrove
Rowbarton & Staplegrove[48] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Danny Wedderkopp * | 791 | 32.0 | N/A |
| Conservative | Nick Townsend | 685 | 27.7 | N/A |
| UKIP | Stephanie Lukins | 504 | 20.4 | N/A |
| Labour Co-op | Brenda Dawn Weston | 353 | 14.3 | N/A |
| Green | Clive Patrick Martin | 140 | 5.7 | N/A |
Majority | 106 | 4.3 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,473 | 32 | N/A |
Registered electors | 7,637 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Shepton Mallet
Shepton Mallet[49] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John William Parham | 775 | 30.3 | –18.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Garfield Kennedy | 672 | 26.2 | –8.2 |
| Labour | Chris Inchley | 538 | 21.0 | +4.5 |
| UKIP | Edward Rolfe | 486 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Green | Ian Forster | 90 | 3.5 | N/A |
Majority | 103 | 4.0 | –10.7 |
Turnout | 2,561 | 31 | –3 |
Registered electors | 8,333 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Somerton
Somerton[50] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dean Douglas Ruddle | 1,450 | 44.0 | –7.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Mary Frances Gadd | 788 | 23.9 | –24.5 |
| UKIP | Oliver Frances Paglia | 514 | 15.6 | N/A |
| Green | Margaret Ruth Chambers | 412 | 12.5 | N/A |
| Labour | Alan Pearce | 133 | 4.0 | N/A |
Majority | 662 | 20.1 | +16.9 |
Turnout | 3,297 | 44 | –7 |
Registered electors | 8,333 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Petherton and Islemoor
South Petherton and Islemoor[51] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Christopher Anthony Le Hardy | 1,096 | 33.8 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Michael Maxwell | 1,042 | 32.1 | N/A |
| UKIP | Richard Osbourne | 693 | 21.4 | N/A |
| Green | Charlotte Ellen Howells | 239 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Labour | Martin Ronald Bailey | 174 | 5.4 | N/A |
Majority | 54 | 1.7 | N/A |
Turnout | 3,244 | 40 | N/A |
Registered electors | 8,133 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Taunton East
Taunton East[52] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Coles | 743 | 38.0 | –5.5 |
| UKIP | Dorothy Baker | 496 | 25.4 | +7.5 |
| Conservative | Aaron Tyler Miller | 326 | 16.7 | –14.0 |
| Labour Co-op | Martin Lee Paul Jevon | 285 | 14.6 | +6.6 |
| Green | Clare Frances Ellen Marsden | 106 | 5.4 | N/A |
Majority | 247 | 12.6 | –0.2 |
Turnout | 1,956 | 26 | –1 |
Registered electors | 7,652 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Taunton North
Taunton North[53] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Jean Gordon * | 606 | 30.7 | –6.5 |
| UKIP | David Arthur Allen | 471 | 23.9 | +4.6 |
| Labour | Libby Lisgo | 435 | 22.1 | +7.9 |
| Conservative | Michael John Adkins | 343 | 17.4 | –11.9 |
| Green | Alan William Debenham | 117 | 5.9 | N/A |
Majority | 135 | 6.8 | –1.2 |
Turnout | 1,972 | 26 | –3 |
Registered electors | 6,996 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Taunton South
Taunton South[54] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Ruth Prior-Sankey * | 1,176 | 42.3 | –12.9 |
| UKIP | Jacqueline Mary Smith | 619 | 22.3 | +9.1 |
| Conservative | Stephen Nicholas David | 563 | 20.3 | +7.9 |
| Labour | Anna Siobhan Lynch | 299 | 10.8 | +7.4 |
| Green | Phillip Michael Dawson Bower | 122 | 4.4 | N/A |
Majority | 557 | 20.0 | –6.9 |
Turnout | 2,779 | 34 | –4 |
Registered electors | 8,224 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Upper Tone
Upper Tone[55] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Alexander Hunt | 1,028 | 33.1 | –13.5 |
| Independent | Steve Ross | 919 | 29.5 | –15.5 |
| UKIP | Christopher Chanter | 612 | 19.7 | +11.3 |
| Labour | Ben Elkins | 332 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Alice Bridges-Westcott | 219 | 7.0 | N/A |
Majority | 109 | 3.5 | +1.9 |
Turnout | 3,110 | 43 | –6 |
Registered electors | 7,312 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Watchet & Stogursey
Watchet & Stogursey[56] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Hugh Davies | 1,062 | 39.1 | N/A |
| Conservative | Chris Morgan | 801 | 29.5 | N/A |
| UKIP | Susan Linda Bamford | 543 | 20.0 | N/A |
| Labour | Alan Bond | 313 | 11.5 | N/A |
Majority | 261 | 9.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,719 | 36 | N/A |
Registered electors | 7,572 | | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
Wellington
Wellington[57] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Andrew James Govier * | 1,583 | 50.9 | +0.8 |
| Conservative | Andrew Paul Sully | 627 | 20.1 | –13.4 |
| UKIP | John Clark | 617 | 19.8 | +8.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Carl Bennyworth | 196 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Green | Zoe Ainsworth-Grigg | 89 | 2.9 | N/A |
Majority | 956 | 30.7 | +14.1 |
Turnout | 3,112 | 36 | –8 |
Registered electors | 8,669 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wells
Wells[58] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Derek Osman * | 1,382 | 40.7 | –8.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Danny Unwin | 879 | 25.9 | –6.6 |
| UKIP | Ian Edmund Kealey | 502 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Labour | Colin Michael Price | 424 | 12.5 | +6.9 |
| Green | Maddy Milnes | 211 | 6.2 | –2.6 |
Majority | 503 | 14.8 | –1.3 |
Turnout | 3,398 | 41 | –7 |
Registered electors | 8,391 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wincanton & Bruton
Wincanton & Bruton[59] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anna Mary Groskop * | 1,555 | 53.2 | –4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Abi Baker | 549 | 18.8 | –11.8 |
| UKIP | Brenda May Hamlin | 493 | 16.9 | N/A |
| Labour | Tim Daniel | 193 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Green | Shane Antony Adams | 131 | 4.5 | –6.8 |
Majority | 1,006 | 34.4 | +7.0 |
Turnout | 2,921 | 35 | –11 |
Registered electors | 8,313 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Yeovil Central
Yeovil Central[60] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UKIP | Alan Ivor Dimmick | 765 | 34.1 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Gubbins * | 748 | 33.4 | N/A |
| Conservative | David John Byrne | 489 | 21.8 | N/A |
| Labour | Terry Lavin | 239 | 10.7 | N/A |
Majority | 17 | 0.8 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,241 | 29 | N/A |
Registered electors | 7,611 | | |
| UKIP win (new seat) |
Yeovil East
Yeovil East[61] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Lock * | 833 | 41.1 | –10.9 |
| UKIP | Godfrey Davey | 724 | 35.8 | N/A |
| Labour | Sharon Stafford | 272 | 13.4 | +5.0 |
| Conservative | Paul Bradly | 196 | 9.7 | –13.6 |
Majority | 109 | 5.4 | –23.3 |
Turnout | 2,025 | 27 | – |
Registered electors | 7,585 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Yeovil South
Yeovil South[62] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Greene * | 992 | 38.6 | –9.9 |
| Conservative | Tom Parsley | 632 | 24.6 | –19.4 |
| UKIP | James Terence Rouch | 605 | 23.5 | N/A |
| Labour | Terry Ledlie | 232 | 9.0 | N/A |
| Green | Katy Limmer | 112 | 4.4 | N/A |
Majority | 360 | 14.0 | +9.5 |
Turnout | 2,573 | 33 | –7 |
Registered electors | 7,914 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Yeovil West
Yeovil West[63] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Lock | 779 | 40.2 | –4.1 |
| UKIP | Tony Turner | 486 | 25.1 | N/A |
| Conservative | Ashley Owen Strelling | 386 | 19.9 | –17.1 |
| Labour | Sue Pitman | 190 | 9.8 | +3.6 |
| Green | Martin Charles William Day | 95 | 4.9 | –4.0 |
Majority | 293 | 15.1 | +7.9 |
Turnout | 1,936 | 29 | –6 |
Registered electors | 6,597 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
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