2019 South Somerset District Council election

The 2019 South Somerset District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of South Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election on new boundaries. The Liberal Democrats held the council with an increased majority, up from 1 to 22.[1]

Map of the results of the 2019 South Somerset District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.

Result Summary
2019 South Somerset District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 41 12 68.3 48.3 40,680
  Conservative 15 13 25.0 35.9 30,233
  Independent 4 1 6.7 5.3 4,484
  Green 0 0.0 4.6 3,840
  Labour 0 0.0 3.9 3,315
  UKIP 0 0.0 1.9 1,603

Results by Ward

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Blackdown & Tatworth
Blackdown & Tatworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jenny Kenton* 805
Conservative Martin John Wale* 759
Independent Malcolm Andrew Turpin* 711
Conservative Gemma Trudy Vernon 535
UKIP Neil James Arnold 309
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Blackmoor Vale
Blackmoor Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hayward Burt 1,099
Conservative William Wallace* 1,032
Liberal Democrats Lynsey Wilson 523
Liberal Democrats Jane Pamela Clark 511
Labour Michael Andrew Yianni 204
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bruton
Bruton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lucy Clare Trimnell 310 33 -23
Liberal Democrats Abi Baker 302 32 +12
Green Ewan William George Jones 239 26 +10
Labour Daniel Britton 79 8 -
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Brympton
Brympton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Jeremy Seib* 1,095
Liberal Democrats Jeny Snell 1,022
Liberal Democrats Alan Barry Smith* 875
Conservative Josh Williams 740
Conservative Sarah Helena Lindsay* 623
Conservative Graham Pritchard 504
Labour Olivia Morwenna Darling-Finan 189
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Burrow Hill
Burrow Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Stanton 554 50
Conservative Derek Norman Lander Yeomans* 550 50
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Camelot
Camelot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Lewis* 639 67 -1
Liberal Democrats Gordon John Hunting 309 33 +18
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Cary
Cary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Henry Hobhouse* 1,214
Liberal Democrats Kevin Messenger 1,160
Conservative Nick Weeks* 852
Conservative Sarah Helena Lindsay 812
Labour John Michael Thompson 102
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Avishayes
Chard Avishayes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Garry Frederick Shortland* 254 46 +10
Independent Cath Morrison 163 30 +12
Conservative Ryan John William Jones 130 24 -9
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Combe
Chard Combe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Maureen O'Brien 374 62
Conservative Victoria Elizabeth May Whiteman 232 38
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Crimchard
Chard Crimchard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin John Carnell 367 52 -14
Green Timothy Michael Eggins 174 25 N/A
Conservative Margaret Norah Twidale 161 23 -11
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Holyrood
Chard Holyrood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jason Paul Baker* 449 54
Independent Melissa Louise Whittaker-Mather 221 27
Conservative Nick White 160 19
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chard Jocelyn
Chard Jocelyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dave Bulmer 412 65 +15
Liberal Democrats Zak Henry Williams 152 24 +4
Conservative Russ Wardell 67 11 -19
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Coker
Coker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gina Seaton* 919
Liberal Democrats Nicola Clark 878
Conservative Rod Jones 799
Liberal Democrats Tanya Serena Lynam 730
Labour Jane Elizabeth Carter-Uren 168
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Crewkerne
Crewkerne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Best* 1,239
Liberal Democrats Ben Hodgson 990
Liberal Democrats Robin Christopher Pailthorpe 939
Conservative Marcus Morton Barrett* 726
Conservative Paul Bradly 699
Conservative Robert Drew Belobaba 579
Green Ben Hartshorn 547
UKIP Arthur Sidney Hamlin 371
Labour Gary David Swain 287
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Curry Rivel, Huish & Langport Ward
Curry Rivel, Huish & Langport Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tiffany Osborne* 709
Conservative Clare Paul* 631
Green Matthew Francis Geen 413
Liberal Democrats David John Harrison 324
Liberal Democrats Kate Alexandra Pettemerides 302
Green Catherine Emma Mowat 293
Labour Sean Adam Dromgoole 243
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Eggwood
Eggwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Michael Maxwell* 449 54
Independent Steve Ashton 241 29
Conservative Mark Alexander Keating 139 17
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Hamdon
Hamdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Hewitson 769 77 +20
Conservative Graham Harold Middleton* 229 23 -20
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ilminster
Ilminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Val Keitch* 945
Liberal Democrats Brian James Hamilton 710
Conservative Veronica Horman 443
Green Henry Peter Lansdown 361
Conservative Wendy Elizabeth Outram 319
Labour Ian Rupert MacKillop 123
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Islemoor
Islemoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm John Cavill 446 54
Liberal Democrats Mark David Harry Blackburn 265 32
UKIP Serena Lonton 120 14
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Martock
Martock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Bloomfield* 1,035
Liberal Democrats Louise Clarke 843
Conservative Lindsay Colebrooke 491
Conservative Paul Arthur Dean 468
Labour Peter Charles Ludbrook 229
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Milborne Port
Milborne Port
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Joanne Dyke* 656 72 +27
Conservative Louise Wallace 254 28 -17
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Neroche
Neroche
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Patricia Vijeh 577 61 +4
Liberal Democrats Andy Kenton 244 26 +2
UKIP Clive Mark Rust 118 13 -7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's Ward
Northstone, Ivelchester & St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Capozzoli* 1,493
Liberal Democrats Paul Thomas Rowsell 1,022
Conservative Charlie Hull 980
Conservative Alexander Christie Priest 908
Conservative Christopher Antony Le Hardy 678
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Parrett
Parrett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Stephen Vaughan 575 65 +13
Conservative Jason Anthony Bradley 316 35 -13
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

South Petherton
South Petherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Adam James Dance* 1,803
Liberal Democrats Crispin Kenneth Raikes* 1,327
Conservative Kate Wylie-Carrick 414
Conservative Teresa Sienkiewicz 406
Green Colin John Comben 343
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Tower
Tower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin Frederick Bastable 407 43 -19
Liberal Democrats Gordon Dugald Thomson Czapiewski 283 30 +14
Green Oliver Hugh Arnold Dowding 253 27 +9
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Turn Hill
Turn Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gerard Thiery Tucker 622 60
Conservative David Wall 215 21
Liberal Democrats Julia Mary Frances Gadd 142 14
Labour Guy Christopher Smith 64 6
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Wessex
Wessex
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dean Douglas Ruddle* 1,005
Liberal Democrats Tim Kerley 636
Conservative Manda Caroline Adams 560
Liberal Democrats Stephen Richard John Page* 547
Conservative Shane Andrew Pledger* 352
Labour Gemma Marie Reynalds 112
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wincanton
Wincanton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Winder* 715
Conservative Nick Colbert* 692
Liberal Democrats Ian Stewart 472
Labour Lizzy Ralph 372
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Windwhistle
Windwhistle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Osborne* 557 57
Liberal Democrats Ray Buckler 422 43
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Yeovil College
Yeovil College
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Kendall* 932
Liberal Democrats Peter Arnold Gubbins* 895
Liberal Democrats Kaysar Hussain* 864
Conservative Ash Strelling 375
UKIP Godfrey Davey 345
Conservative Anthony Power 340
Labour Martin Ronald Bailey 268
Conservative Vural Taspinar 237
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Yeovil Lyde
Yeovil Lyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Lock* 648
Liberal Democrats David Charles Recardo* 528
Conservative Cameron David George Britten 237
Green Karen Ann Stutz 233
Conservative Jon Britten 223
Labour Terry Ledlie 197
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Yeovil Summerlands
Yeovil Summerlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Ernle Clark* 1,050
Liberal Democrats Wes Read* 1,046
Liberal Democrats Pauline Annette Lock 1,012
Conservative Mick Beales 453
Conservative Tony Ash 421
Conservative Bridget Mary Philomena Spender 330
Green Diane Catherine Wood 245
Green Alan John Flint 206
Green Robert Charles Wood 179
Labour Jay Parsons 130
Labour Christos Zaranis 120
Labour Nicolas Riva 119
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Yeovil Westland
Yeovil Westland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Karl William Gill 905
Liberal Democrats Andy Soughton 805
Liberal Democrats David Alexander Gubbins 792
Conservative George Alan Dagnall 638
Conservative Nigel James Gage* 610
Conservative Paul James McHugh 549
Green Michael James Vickery 354
Labour Joe Conway 309
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Yeovil Without
Yeovil Without
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham John Oakes* 941
Liberal Democrats Mike Lock* 910
Liberal Democrats Rob Stickland* 839
Conservative Imogen Fenner 495
Conservative Julie Anne Tomsett 478
Conservative Keith William Weston 455
UKIP Dave Parsons 340
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References
  1. "Local elections: Lib Dem majority up in South Somerset". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. "Election results". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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