North Somerset Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of North Somerset, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district called Woodspring, in the county of Avon.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2]

Woodspring Non-metropolitan district

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973–1996

North Somerset Unitary authority

Party in control Years
No overall control 1995–1996
Liberal Democrats 1996–1999
Conservative 1999–2003
No overall control 2003–2007
Conservative 2007–2019
No overall control 2019–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2005 have been:[3]

Councillor Party From To
Alan Hockridge[4] Liberal Democrats 2005 14 Apr 2007
Nigel Ashton[5] Conservative 2007 14 May 2019
Don Davies Independent 14 May 2019 10 May 2022
Steve Bridger Independent 10 May 2022 12 May 2023
Mike Bell[6] Liberal Democrats 12 May 2023 Incumbent

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Unitary authority elections

District result maps

By-election results

1995–1999

Weston-Super-Mare South By-Election 28 November 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,232 58.1
Liberal Democrats 635 30.0
Conservative 178 8.4
Independent 74 3.5
Majority 597 28.1
Turnout 2,119 35.8
Labour hold Swing

1999–2003

Kewstoke By-Election 25 January 2001[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Porter 279 32.7 -20.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Bibb 229 26.8 -3.0
Independent Anthony Horry 196 23.0 +23.0
Labour Stephen Lyall 149 17.5 +1.0
Majority 50 5.9
Turnout 853 36.0
Conservative hold Swing
Weston-Super-Mare West By-Election 30 August 2001[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Bell 811 44.4 +8.2
Conservative Clive Webb 651 35.9 -9.0
Independent Malcolm Timmis 205 11.2 +11.2
Labour Chris Belton-Reed 161 8.8 -10.7
Majority 160 8.5
Turnout 1,828 25.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Yatton By-Election 25 October 2001[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Kehoe 593 29.2 -4.7
Conservative Stanley Vyce 534 26.3 +6.7
Independent Ralph James 496 24.4 -10.7
Labour Douglas May 410 20.2 +8.8
Majority 59 2.9
Turnout 2,033 29.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2003–2007

Easton-In-Gordano By-Election 11 November 2004[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carl Francis-Pester 431 44.3 -17.1
Liberal Democrats Wendy Griggs 369 37.9 +15.0
Labour Derek Waters 174 17.9 +2.2
Majority 62 6.4
Turnout 974 44.0
Conservative hold Swing
Portishead Redcliffe Bay By-Election 3 February 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Johnston 476 43.8 +4.0
Conservative David Pasley 434 39.9 -20.3
UKIP Anthony Butcher 118 10.8 +10.8
Labour 59 5.4 +5.4
Majority 42 3.9
Turnout 1,087 45.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Portishead West By-Election 1 June 2006[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Jolley 488 38.9 +20.8
Liberal Democrats Jean Lord 452 36.1 +36.1
Labour Patricia Gardener 205 16.4 +16.4
Independent Reyna Knight 108 8.6 -73.3
Majority 36 2.8
Turnout 1,253 49.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Yatton By-Election 1 June 2006[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Griggs 812 31.1 +1.3
Independent Anthony Moulin 749 28.7 -5.8
Conservative Jill Iles 678 26.0 +3.5
Independent Hilary Burn 267 10.2 +10.2
Labour Bryan Moore 104 4.0 -9.1
Majority 63 2.4
Turnout 2,610 38.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Pill By-Election 7 September 2006[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nanette Kirsen 360 33.9 +33.9
Labour Pauline Robertson 353 33.2 -28.0
Liberal Democrats David Neale 202 19.0 +3.4
Conservative Anne-Marie Gregory 147 13.8 -9.3
Majority 7 0.7
Turnout 1,062 40.0
Independent gain from Labour Swing

2007–2011

North Worle (3) By-Election 7 June 2007[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Judd 946
Conservative Steven Edwards 920
Conservative Marcia Pepperall 904
Liberal Democrats Ronald Moon 513
Liberal Democrats Richard Skinner 498
Liberal Democrats Peter Hardaway 494
Labour Barbara Francis 268
Labour Brian Grace 234
Labour Simon Stokes 218
Independent Laurence Orme 157
UKIP Mary Brown 154
Turnout 5,306 26.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Weston Super Mare Clarence and Uphill By-Election 18 December 2008[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amratlal Patel 478 27.5 -33.6
Independent John Ley-Morgan 477 27.5 +27.5
Liberal Democrats Paula Howell 421 24.3 -4.1
Independent Sidney Carter 228 13.1 +13.1
Labour Josephine Bateman 132 7.6 -2.9
Majority 1 0.1
Turnout 1,736 24.6
Conservative hold Swing
Hutton and Locking By-Election 4 June 2009[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Porter 1,411 64.9 -4.2
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Bindon 511 23.5 +2.8
Labour Timothy Taylor 253 11.6 +1.4
Majority 900 41.4
Turnout 2,175 42.7
Conservative hold Swing

2011–2015

Backwell By-Election 8 September 2011[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Geoff Coombs 816 61.7
Conservative Peter Burden 314 23.7
Labour Terry Connell 124 9.4
Liberal Democrats Nick Alderton 69 5.2
Majority 502 37.9
Turnout 1,323 28.3
Independent hold Swing

2015–2019

North Worle By-Election 31 August 2017[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denise Estelle Hunt 589 36.4
Conservative James Davies 525 32.4
Liberal Democrats Alan Stuart Rice 265 16.4
Independent Richard Geoffrey Skinner 132 8.2
UKIP Anita Christine Maria Spencer-Johns 108 6.7
Majority 64 0.4
Turnout 1,619 25.6
Labour gain from North Somerset First Independents

References

  1. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Council minutes". North Somerset Council. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. ^ "North Somerset council boss dies". BBC News. 16 April 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ^ Angear, Simon (19 January 2018). "Council leader slams his own party for treating elderly 'without dignity'". Weston Mercury. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Partnership Administration announced for North Somerset". North Somerset Council. 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  7. ^ The District of Woodspring (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  8. ^ The Avon and Somerset (Areas) Order 1983
  9. ^ The Bristol, Wansdyke and Woodspring (Areas) Order 1984
  10. ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  11. ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of North Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  12. ^ "North Somerset". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  13. ^ "Political and committee structure". North Somerset Council. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  14. ^ legislation.gov.uk – The North Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2010. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  15. ^ legislation.gov.uk – The North Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  16. ^ "Kewstoke By-Election Result". North Somerset Council. Archived from the original on 17 August 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  17. ^ "Weston By Election Result". North Somerset Council. Archived from the original on 8 July 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  18. ^ "Tories win Richmondshire". guardian.co.uk. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  19. ^ "Sons of Cornwall make sole byelection gain". guardian.co.uk. 12 November 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  20. ^ a b "Tories make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 2 June 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  21. ^ "Labour slumps in council byelections". guardian.co.uk. 8 September 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  22. ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). North Somerset District Council. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  23. ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). North Somerset Council. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  24. ^ "Election results". North Somerset Council. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  25. ^ "Elections and voting". North Somerset Council. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  26. ^ Brain, Nicholas (1 September 2017). "North Worle by-election" (PDF). North Somerset Council. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

External links

Council elections in Somerset
Unitary authorities of England
Categories