Sedgemoor District Council elections
Sedgemoor District Council in Somerset, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 50 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.[1]
Political control[]
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1976 | |
Conservative | 1976–1995 | |
No overall control | 1995–1999 | |
Conservative | 1999–present |
Council elections[]
- (New ward boundaries)[3]
- (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
- 1999 Sedgemoor District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by one)[7][8]
- 2003 Sedgemoor District Council election
- (New ward boundaries)[9]
- 2015 Sedgemoor District Council election
- 2019 Sedgemoor District Council election
District result maps[]
1999 results map
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
By-election results[]
1999-2003[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 293 | 77.7 | +4.6 | ||
Labour | 84 | 22.3 | -4.6 | ||
Majority | 209 | 55.4 | |||
Turnout | 377 | 24.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 556 | 51.1 | +18.4 | ||
Conservative | 533 | 48.9 | +4.3 | ||
Majority | 23 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,089 | 40.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 426 | 64.5 | -8.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 203 | 30.8 | +30.8 | ||
Labour | 16 | 2.4 | -24.5 | ||
UKIP | 15 | 2.3 | +2.3 | ||
Majority | 223 | 33.7 | |||
Turnout | 660 | 40.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2003-2007[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 660 | 51.0 | +4.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 453 | 35.0 | +4.3 | ||
Labour | 180 | 13.9 | -8.6 | ||
Majority | 207 | 16.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,293 | 26.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 340 | 57.2 | -0.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 254 | 42.8 | +0.5 | ||
Majority | 86 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 594 | 32.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,689 | 50.4 | +2.6 | ||
Independent | 1,663 | 49.6 | +49.6 | ||
Majority | 26 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,352 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Boundary Changes in Sedgemoor". Sedgemoor District Council. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Sedgemoor". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ The District of Sedgemoor (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ The Avon and Somerset (Areas) Order 1983
- ^ The Sedgemoor and Taunton Deane (Areas) Order 1984
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Sedgemoor". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Sedgemoor (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Sedgemoor (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Districk of Sedgemoor. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ "Tories celebrate Hackney council win". guardian.co.uk. 2005-01-21. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
External links[]
Categories:
- Sedgemoor District Council elections
- Sedgemoor
- Council elections in Somerset
- District council elections in England