2019 Somerset West and Taunton District Council election

The 2019 Somerset West and Taunton District Council election will take place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Somerset West and Taunton District Council in Somerset, England. This will be the first election since the West Somerset District Council and Taunton Deane merged, with the whole council being be up for election.

2019 Somerset West and Taunton District Council election
2 May 2019
All 59 seats of Somerset West and Taunton District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independent Conservative
Seats won 30 14 10
Percentage 41% 16% 30%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Green UKIP
Seats won 3 2 0
Percentage 8% 5% >1%
Map showing the results of the 2019 Somerset West and Taunton Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour, Yellow showing Liberal Democrats, Green showing Greens and Grey showing Independents. Striped wards have mixed representation.
Council control before election


Conservative (Taunton Deane)
Conservative (West Somerset)

 Council control after election


Liberal Democrats

Overall election result
Somerset West and Taunton District Council Election Result 2019
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 30 N/A N/A N/A 50.85% 41% N/A
  Independent 14 N/A N/A N/A 23.73% 16% N/A
  Conservative 10 N/A N/A N/A 16.95% 30% N/A
  Labour 3 N/A N/A N/A 5.08% 8% N/A
  Green 2 N/A N/A N/A 3.39% 5% N/A
  UKIP 0 N/A N/A N/A 0% >1% N/A

Results by Ward

Alcombe
Alcombe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Paul Bolton 236 37.9
Liberal Democrats Nicole Hawkins* 204 32.7
Conservative Michael Keenan 119 19.1
Labour Andrew Mountford 68 10.9
Majority 32 5.2
Turnout 631 32.4
Independent win (new seat)

Blackbrook & Holway
Blackbrook & Holway
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Hazel Prior-Sankey* 1,072
Liberal Democrats Francesca Smith* 833
Conservative Richard Boyden 242
Conservative David Reed 236
Labour Peter Ernest 179
Majority 591
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull
Comeytrowe & Bishop's Hull
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent John Hunt 1,857
Liberal Democrats Simon Nicholls* 1,513
Liberal Democrats Habib Farbahi* 1,433
Liberal Democrats Bev Fernandes 1,400
Conservative Jean Allgrove 463
Conservative Nicholas Clark 402
Conservative Jackie Wright 316
Majority 33
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Cotford St Luke & Oake
Cotford St Luke & Oake
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats John Hassall 317 46.8
Conservative Oliver Green 258 38.1
Labour Sandra Newing-Griffiths 103 15.2
Majority 59 8.7
Turnout 706 33.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Creech St Michael
Creech St Michael
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Dave Durdan 338
Independent Kelly Durdan 302
Conservative Simon Hutchings 292
Liberal Democrats Nick O'Donnell 288
Liberal Democrats Tony Sutcliffe 254
Conservative Denise Webber* 179
Majority 10
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Dulverton & District
Dulverton & District
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Nick Thwaites* 550 72.0
Green Caitlin Collins 214 28.0
Majority 236 44.0
Turnout 788 41.0
Conservative win (new seat)

Exmoor
Exmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Steven Pugsley* 732 82.7
Liberal Democrats Sue Levinge 153 17.3
Majority 579 65.4
Turnout 901 47.2
Conservative win (new seat)

Halcon & Lane
Halcon & Lane
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Chris Booth 665
Liberal Democrats Federica Smith-Roberts* 660
Conservative Roger Ryan* 279
Conservative Sharon Fussell 237
Labour Stanley Ely 161
Labour Liam Canham 148
Majority 381
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Hatch & Blackdown
Hatch & Blackdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Ross Henley* 663 64.9
Conservative John Williams* 317 31.0
Labour Colin Croad 42 4.1
Majority 346 33.9
Turnout 1,040 47.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Manor & Tangier
Manor & Tangier
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Martin Peters 380 39.1
Independent Ian Morrell* 286 29.4
Conservative Henry Haslam 230 23.7
Labour Matthew Ravenhill 76 7.8
Majority 94 9.7
Turnout 978 44.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Milverton & District
Milverton & District
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Gwil Wren* 578 58.8
Conservative Steven Wort 210 21.4
Liberal Democrats Eddie Eatwell 195 19.8
Majority 368 37.4
Turnout 989 47.4
Independent win (new seat)

Minehead Central
Minehead Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andrew Hadley* 422
Independent Craig Palmer 411
Liberal Democrats Andy Kingston-James* 359
Conservative Jean Parbrook* 299
Independent Steven Heard 295
Liberal Democrats Jill Dillamore 294
Majority 52
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Minehead North
Minehead North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Terry Venner* 386 54.0
Liberal Democrats Glenys Harrison-Poole 177 24.8
Conservative Andy Parbrook 152 21.3
Majority 209 29.2
Turnout 728 37.6
Independent win (new seat)

Monument
Monument
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Roger Habgood* 439 58.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Lithgow 309 41.3
Majority 130 17.4
Turnout 792 35.7
Conservative win (new seat)

North Curry & Ruishton
North Curry & Ruishton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Phil Stone* 1,362
Liberal Democrats Sue Buller 1,090
Conservative William Coombes* 455
Conservative Debbie House 443
Majority 635
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

North Town
North Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Caroline Ellis 490 64.1
Conservative George Langford 121 15.8
Labour Stuart Lyddon 80 10.5
UKIP Robert Bryant 74 9.7
Majority 369 48.3
Turnout 774 39.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Norton Fitzwarren & Stapelgrove
Norton Fitzwarren & Stapelgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Dixie Darch 929
Liberal Democrats Ed Firmin 818
Independent Jean Adkins* 525
Green Alan Debenham 478
Conservative Rod Williams 448
Conservative Caroline Tucker* 422
Conservative Edward Tucker 373
Labour Jonathan Gray 195
Majority 47
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Old Cleeve & District
Old Cleeve & District
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Marcus Kravis 757
Liberal Democrats Peter Pilkington* 705
Conservative Martin Dewdney* 514
Conservative Brenda Maitland-Walker* 496
Independent Richard Lillis* 401
Majority 191
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Periton & Woodcombe
Periton & Woodcombe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Benet Allen 353 53.9
Independent Toni Bloomfield 170 26.0
Conservative Gary Miele 132 20.2
Majority 183 27.9
Turnout 664 37.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Porlock & District
Porlock & District
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andy Milne 466 49.7
Liberal Democrats Scilla Barney 308 32.9
UKIP Ivor Jones* 163 17.4
Majority 158 16.8
Turnout 949 49.1
Conservative win (new seat)

Priorswood
Priorswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Libby Lisgo* 851
Liberal Democrats Lee Baker 689
Labour Brenda Weston 658
Labour Bob Rawle 657
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Sabel 569
Conservative Michael Adkins* 360
Conservative Marie Hill 346
Conservative Nicholas Townsend* 316
Majority 1
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Quantock Vale
Quantock Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Chris Morgan Unopposed
Turnout N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

Rockwell Green
Rockwell Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Marcus Barr 464 61.0
Conservative Janet Reed* 137 18.0
Labour Kieran Canham 80 10.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Kaye 80 10.5
Majority 327 43.0
Turnout 777 38.3
Independent win (new seat)

South Quantock
South Quantock
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Mike Rigby 1,188
Conservative Anthony Trollope-Bellew* 775
Conservative Mike Davis 748
Green Clive Martin 731
Majority 27
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Trull, Pitminster & Corfe
Trull, Pitminster & Corfe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Sarah Wakefield 821
Liberal Democrats Martin Hill 595
Conservative Mark Edwards* 423
Conservative Chris Hill 323
Labour Neil Guild 119
Majority 172
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Victoria
Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Simon Coles* 594
Liberal Democrats Richard Lees* 571
Conservative Stephen Martin-Scott* 263
Labour Charlie Grabham 230
UKIP Edmund Bailhache 174
Conservative Ben Wong 172
Majority 308
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Vivary
Vivary
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Danny Wedderkopp* 709
Conservative Catherine Herbert* 581
Independent Nick Messarra 514
Conservative Andy Sully* 413
Labour Robert Noakes 261
Majority 67
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Watchet & Williton
Watchet & Williton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Hugh Davies* 1,260
Independent Ian Aldridge* 946
Independent Loretta Whetler 704
Conservative Dave Westcott* 690
Green Mickie Ritchie 431
Liberal Democrats James Russell 381
Conservative Andrew Whitehorn 365
Conservative Stuart Dowding* 345
Majority 14
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Wellington East
Wellington East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Keith Wheatley 550
Independent Janet Lloyd 537
Conservative James Hunt* 426
Conservative Wayne Battishill 369
Majority 111
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Wellington North
Wellington North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Andrew Govier* 723
Liberal Democrats Mark Lithgow 495
Conservative John Thorne 320
Labour Michael McGuffie 316
Conservative Kevin Wendt 208
Majority 175
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wellington South
Wellington South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Vivienne Stock-Williams* 441 53.9
Liberal Democrats Nancy Powell-Brace 377 46.1
Majority 64 7.8
Turnout 851 39.2
Conservative win (new seat)

Wellsprings & Rowbarton
Wellsprings & Rowbarton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Marcia Hill* 690
Liberal Democrats Susan Lees* 619
Labour Mark Wood 390
Labour Lisa Martin 331
Conservative Greg Garner 326
Conservative Rod Watson 310
Majority 229
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

West Monkton & Cheddon Fitzpaine
West Monkton & Cheddon Fitzpaine
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Norman Cavill* 739
Liberal Democrats Ray Tully 713
Green Andy Pritchard 671
Liberal Democrats Eamonn Leniston 625
Conservative Jason Woollacott 593
Conservative Giuseppe Fraschini 562
Majority 46
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Wilton & Sherford
Wilton & Sherford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Alan Wedderkopp 692 68.4
Conservative Patrick Berry* 320 31.6
Majority 372 36.8
Turnout 1,031 49.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wiveliscombe & District
Wiveliscombe & District
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Dave Mansell* 1,070
Independent Ray Tully 893
Conservative Christopher Chanter 430
Conservative Phillip Thorne 383
Liberal Democrats Danny Clark-Lowes 318
Independent Bryn Wilson 248
Majority 463
Turnout
Green win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)


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