West Somerset District Council election, 1995
The 1995 West Somerset District Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and Independents lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 12 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 37.5 | 19.9 | 3,763 | ||
Conservative | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28.1 | 22.7 | 4,295 | ||
Labour | 8 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 25.0 | 32.5 | 6,148 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 | 22.1 | 4,178 | ||
Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 517 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Blackmore | 635 | |||
Labour | B Furney | 594 | |||
Labour | I Grady | 504 | |||
Conservative | E Griffiths | 431 | |||
Liberal Democrat | G Godsell | 272 | |||
Turnout | 2,436 | 31.0 | -33.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G Burnell | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Dyer | 416 | 74.2 | +12.0 | |
Independent | J Butterworth | 145 | 25.8 | -12.0 | |
Majority | 271 | 48.3 | +23.9 | ||
Turnout | 561 | 56.0 | -10.9 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | V Brewer | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | K Ross | 592 | |||
Independent | M Gammon | 407 | |||
Independent | P Skipper | 296 | |||
Labour | B Payne | 192 | |||
Independent | B Bird | 171 | |||
Turnout | 1,658 | 58.0 | +19.9 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | A Cave-Browne-Cave | 215 | 69.4 | +25.8 | |
Labour | J Dore | 95 | 30.6 | +30.6 | |
Majority | 120 | 38.7 | +34.9 | ||
Turnout | 310 | 43.0 | -14.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G Day | 131 | 55.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | T Cave-Browne-Cave | 56 | 23.8 | ||
Labour | D Burchell | 48 | 20.4 | ||
Majority | 75 | 31.9 | |||
Turnout | 235 | 42.0 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | S Pugsley | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M Scott | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D Dyer | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Lyons | 464 | |||
Independent | C Gibbons | 449 | |||
Labour | D Ross | 394 | |||
Conservative | J Walker | 359 | |||
Labour | J McGee | 346 | |||
Labour | M Kravis | 318 | |||
Liberal Democrat | B Barrow | 201 | |||
Liberal Democrat | M Foster | 194 | |||
Turnout | 2,725 | 66.0 | +11.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E Taylor | 533 | |||
Ind. Conservative | L Jowett | 517 | |||
Conservative | J Walker | 509 | |||
Labour | E Bowring | 486 | |||
Labour | I Brown | 471 | |||
Labour | P Pausey | 419 | |||
Liberal Democrat | A Parsons | 379 | |||
Liberal Democrat | M Daly | 371 | |||
Liberal Democrat | M Higgins | 332 | |||
Turnout | 4,017 | 47.3 | +3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Ind. Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A Morgan | 398 | |||
Liberal Democrat | I Galloway | 284 | |||
Liberal Democrat | J Nethercott | 250 | |||
Independent | P Jackson | 223 | |||
Turnout | 1,155 | 45.0 | -2.3 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E Purvis | 394 | |||
Conservative | J David | 382 | |||
Liberal Democrat | G Perkins | 348 | |||
Liberal Democrat | P Humber | 270 | |||
Turnout | 1,394 | 58.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K Turpin | unopposed | |||
Conservative | W Lovell | unopposed | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | F Rawle | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Banks | 529 | |||
Labour | I Aldridge | 500 | |||
Conservative | E Woods | 463 | |||
Conservative | N Edwards | 458 | |||
Independent | J Richards | 395 | |||
Liberal Democrat | A Bowden | 346 | |||
Conservative | G Horobin | 302 | |||
Liberal Democrat | M Carter | 191 | |||
Liberal Democrat | G Bevan | 171 | |||
Turnout | 3,355 | 48.0 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S Pearce | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E May | 617 | |||
Independent | F Hutchings | 311 | |||
Liberal Democrat | C Grint | 154 | |||
Liberal Democrat | H Bowden | 144 | |||
Turnout | 43.0 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
By-elections between 1995 and 1999
Minehead South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 502 | 36.6 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 499 | 36.4 | |||
Labour | 370 | 27.0 | |||
Majority | 3 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,371 | 43.5 | -3.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing | ||||
Quantock Vale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 324 | 74.0 | |||
Labour | 114 | 26.0 | |||
Majority | 213 | 48.2 | |||
Turnout | 441 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Minehead North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 388 | 42.7 | +11.9 | ||
Labour | 270 | 29.7 | +3.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 251 | 27.6 | +14.3 | ||
Majority | 118 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 909 | 36.0 | -3.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Porlock and Oare
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 336 | 62.8 | +62.8 | ||
Independent | 199 | 37.2 | +37.2 | ||
Majority | 137 | 25.6 | |||
Turnout | 535 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "The local elections of May 1995 Research Paper 95/59 10 May 1995". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "West Somerset District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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