Map of the results of the 2015 West Somerset District Council election. Conservatives in blue, independents in grey, UK Independence Party in purple and Labour in red.

The 2015 West Somerset District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party remained in overall control of the council.

Election result

West Somerset local election result 2015[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 21 2 0 +2 75.0 52.1 14,378 +4.7%
  Independent 3 1 5 -4 10.7 15.2 4,198 -17.2%
  UKIP 3 3 0 +3 10.7 5.1 1,420 +5.1%
  Labour 1 0 1 -1 3.6 8.1 2,232 +1.1%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 16.5 4,566 +5.4%
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 818 +0.8%

Ward results

Alcombe (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Thomas 576
UKIP Adrian Behan 487
Labour Andy Lewis 422
Independent Ian Melhuish 405
Green Venetia Moore 306
Turnout 2,196 61.9 +28.3
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Independent Swing
Brendon Hills[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Turner unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Carhampton & Withycombe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Maitland-Walker 472 65.3 -1.0
Green Klina Jordan 251 34.7 +34.7
Majority 221 30.6 -2.0
Turnout 723 75.1 +24.1
Conservative hold Swing
Crowcombe & Stogumber[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Trollope-Bellew 581 74.9 +20.1
Green Miriam Robertson 195 25.1 +6.0
Majority 386 49.7 +21.1
Turnout 776 77.8 +24.4
Conservative hold Swing
Dulverton and District (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bruce Heywood 1,060
Conservative Nicholas Thwaites 976
Green Cherry Bird 433
Turnout 2,469 73.0 +21.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Dunster and Timberscombe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bryan Leaker 424 59.6 +1.7
Green Dave Gurnett 288 40.4 +13.8
Majority 136 19.1 -10.2
Turnout 712 72.7 +25.2
Conservative hold Swing
Greater Exmoor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steven Pugsley 670 88.4
Green Caitlin Collins 88 11.6
Majority 582 76.8
Turnout 758 74.1
Conservative hold Swing
Minehead Central (3 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mandy Chilcott 883
Conservative Andrew Hadley 848
UKIP Ivor Jones 583
Labour Lesley Culverhouse 469
Green Carol Stone 403
Liberal Democrats Jill Dillamore 388
Turnout 3,574 62.3 +29.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Independent Swing
Minehead North (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Archer unopposed
UKIP Terry Venner unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Independent Swing
Minehead South (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Parbrook 766
Independent Tom Hall 590
Labour Maureen Smith 385
Green David Taylor 355
Turnout 2,096 68.1 +26.8
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Old Cleeve (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Dewdney 756
Conservative Richard Lillis 625
Green Mickie Ritchie 524
Turnout 1,905 73.7 +27.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Porlock and District (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Mills 755
Conservative Rollo Clifford 639
UKIP Susan Bamford 350
Green Mo Dewdney 306
Green Jon Freeman 248
Turnout 2,298 72.5 +24.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Quantock Vale (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Morgan 665
Conservative Susan Goss 570
Independent Paul Tipney 478
Green Katherine Attwater 299
Turnout 2,012 72.8 +27.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Watchet (3 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Westcott 936
Conservative Rosemary Woods 630
Labour Peter Murphy 563
Independent Loretta Whetlor 550
Conservative David Chadwick 506
Green Izzy Silvester 462
Liberal Democrats Tony Bowden 430
Independent Cosmo Johnson 404
Labour Robin Nuttall 393
Turnout 4,874 64.8 +26.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
West Quantock[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Dowding 573 75.3 +4.7
Green Jamie Robertson 188 24.7 -4.7
Majority 385 50.6 +9.5
Turnout 761 82.1 +27.3
Conservative hold Swing
Williton (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hugh Davies 915
Independent Ian Aldridge 546
Conservative Robert McDonald 467
Independent Guy Denton 310
Green Sally Lowndes 220
Turnout 2,458 64.6 +25.1
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

By-elections between 2015 and 2019

A by-election was held in Dunster and Timberscombe ward on 23 March 2017 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Bryan Leaker.[2] Leaker's vacated seat was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate Peter Pilkington, with a 49.7% share of the vote.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "District Election Results 2015 - West Somerset Council". www.westsomersetonline.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. ^ "By election called after West Somerset Councillor Bryan Leaker resigns". Somerset County Gazette. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Dunster and Timberscombe by-election". West Somerset Council. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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