2013 Somerset County Council election

An election to Somerset County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections. 55 councillors were elected from 54 electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each with the exception of the two-member Glastonbury & Street division. Members were elected by the first-past-the-post voting system for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were changed from those used at the previous election in 2009, reducing the number of county councillors from 58 to 55 from this election. No elections were held in North Somerset or Bath and North East Somerset, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.

2013 Somerset County Council election

← 2009 2 May 2013 2017 →
All 55 seats to Somerset County Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Con LD UKIP Party Conservative Liberal Democrats UKIP Last election 35 seats, 46.5% 21 seats, 36.3% 0 seats, 4.2% Seats won 29 18 3 Seat change 6 3 3 Popular vote 52,279 38,989 29,710 Percentage 35.0% 26.1% 19.9% Swing 11.5% 10.2% 15.7%   Fourth party Fifth party   Lab Ind Party Labour Independent Last election 2 seats, 4.7% 0 seats, 4.6% Seats won 3 2 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 17,592 4,333 Percentage 11.8% 2.9% Swing 7.1% 1.7%
Map showing the results of the 2013 Somerset County Council elections.
Council control before election Conservative Party Council control after election Conservative Party

The Conservative Party retained control of the council, despite having their majority reduced. They won 28 of the 54 seats contested on 2 May,^[1] in addition to the division of Coker,^[2] where the election was delayed until 16 May due to the death of one of the candidates.^[3]

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,^[4] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.^[5]

Overall results

Somerset County Council election, 2013^[6]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	29			–6	52.7	35.0	52,279	–11.5
	Liberal Democrats	18			–3	32.7	26.1	38,989	–10.2
	UKIP	3	3	0	+3	5.5	19.9	29,710	+15.7
	Labour	3	1	0	+1	5.5	11.8	17,592	+7.1
	Independent	2	2	0	+2	3.6	2.9	4,333	–1.7
	Green	0	0	0	–	0	4.3	6,436	+1.5
	English Democrat	0	0	0	–	0	0.0	42	+0.0

Results by division

Bishops Hull & Taunton West

Bishops Hull & Taunton West^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Justine Marie Baker	1,015	35.1	N/A
	Conservative	Ian Morrell	953	33.0	N/A
	UKIP	Laura Harriet Bailhache	549	19.0	N/A
	Labour	Matthew William Rhys Ravenhill	219	7.6	N/A
	Green	John Augustine Ainsworth	153	5.3	N/A
Majority			62	2.1	N/A
Turnout			2,889	37	N/A
Registered electors			7,808
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Blackdown & Neroche

Blackdown & Neroche^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ross Longhurst Henley *	1,035	35.8	N/A
	Conservative	Julian Turner Davidson	988	34.1	N/A
	UKIP	Clive Mark Rust	566	20.0	N/A
	Labour	Madeleine Spears	183	6.3	N/A
	Green	Darrelle Anne Bower	123	4.2	N/A
Majority			47	1.7	N/A
Turnout			2,895	37	N/A
Registered electors			7,893
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Blackmoor Vale

Blackmoor Vale^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Wallace *	1,410	52.0	–7.6
	UKIP	Alex Wood **	665	24.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Damon John Hooton	412	15.2	–25.2
	Labour	Jo Penberthy	224	8.3	N/A
Majority			745	27.5	+8.3
Turnout			2,711	37	–11
Registered electors			7,287
	Conservative hold		Swing

• • Note: Alex Wood's candidature was suspended shortly before the elections, due to photos which appeared on his private Facebook account, showing him making a Nazi-style salute and with a knife in his teeth.^[10]

Brent

Brent^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Denbee	1,492	65.3	–4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Katie Lawson	456	20.0	–4.7
	Labour	Sheila Forrester	336	14.7	+9.3
Majority			1,036	45.3	+0.1
Turnout			2,284	31	–15
Registered electors			7,507
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bridgwater East & Bawdrip

Bridgwater East & Bawdrip^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hall *	717	37.1	–21.5
	UKIP	Richard Scammell	610	31.6	N/A
	Labour	Barbara O'Connor	493	25.5	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Bryant	113	5.8	–15.5
Majority			107	5.5	–31.7
Turnout			1,933	24	–6
Registered electors			8,030
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bridgwater North & Central

Bridgwater North & Central^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Loveridge *	700	63.9	+33.8
	Conservative	John Harwood	246	22.5	–6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Beasley	149	13.6	–0.1
Majority			454	41.4	+40.2
Turnout			1,095	16	–9
Registered electors			7,016
	Labour hold		Swing

Bridgwater South

Bridgwater South^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leigh Redman	974	62.7	+29.5
	Conservative	Lance Duddridge	580	37.3	+1.8
Majority			394	25.4	N/A
Turnout			1,554	20	–3
Registered electors			8,170
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

The nomination of Judith Kendall (Liberal Democrats) was ruled as invalid

Bridgwater West

Bridgwater West^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Bown *	715	38.6	–7.2
	UKIP	Victoria Gardner	541	29.2	N/A
	Labour	Richard Hampson	463	25.0	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Beasley	134	7.2	–11.1
Majority			174	9.4	–14.9
Turnout			1,853	24	–8
Registered electors			7,777
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brympton

Brympton^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Crabb *	811	41.3	N/A
	Conservative	Josh Williams	568	28.9	N/A
	UKIP	Robert Leslie Pattemore	432	22.0	N/A
	Labour	Dan Marks	153	7.8	N/A
Majority			243	12.4	N/A
Turnout			1,964	30	N/A
Registered electors			6,640
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Burnham on Sea North

Burnham on Sea North^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Burridge-Clayton *	1,327	50.3	–4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Nicholls	722	27.4	–18.1
	Labour	Clarke Leander	335	12.7	N/A
	Green	James Robertson	253	9.6	N/A
Majority			605	22.9	+13.8
Turnout			2,637	33	–15
Registered electors			8,035
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cannington

Cannington^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Edney *	1,453	60.8	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Dillamore	480	20.1	–2.7
	Labour	Ted Stock	456	19.1	N/A
Majority			973	40.7	+1.4
Turnout			2,389	33	–11
Registered electors			7,292
	Conservative hold		Swing

David Wilson (UK Independence Party) was withdrawn as a candidate before the close of nominations

Castle Cary

Castle Cary^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Lewis	1,529	43.7	–6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Hobhouse	1,196	34.2	–15.7
	UKIP	Chris Hill	627	17.9	N/A
	Labour	Adrian Carter	144	4.1	N/A
Majority			333	9.5	+9.3
Turnout			3,496	46	–10
Registered electors			7,598
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chard North

Chard North^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Nigel Charles Pearson	987	33.4	N/A
	Conservative	Martin John Wale	881	29.8	–10.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jason Paul Baker	748	25.3	–20.5
	Labour	Graham Forsyth	220	7.5	+4.2
	Green	John Lewes	117	4.0	N/A
Majority			106	3.6	N/A
Turnout			2,953	37	–9
Registered electors			8,067
	UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Chard South

Chard South^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Shortland *	833	38.2	–12.9
	UKIP	Ron McDonald	631	29.0	N/A
	Conservative	Peter George Amey	496	22.8	–11.6
	Labour	Bill Byrd	124	5.7	N/A
	Green	Peter Rosser	95	4.4	N/A
Majority			202	9.3	–8.5
Turnout			2,179	32	–9
Registered electors			6,721
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cheddar

Cheddar^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dawn Hill *	907	39.2	–6.3
	UKIP	Jake Baynes	605	26.2	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Maurice Holdstock	440	19.0	–15.6
	Labour	Norma Scanion	360	15.6	N/A
Majority			302	13.1	+2.2
Turnout			2,312	32	–14
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coker

Coker^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marcus John Hudson Fysh	1,303	37.8	–4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Stephen	1,079	31.3	–14.2
	UKIP	Vhie Boxall	702	20.4	N/A
	Labour	Murry William Shepstone	195	5.7	N/A
	Green	Peter John Bysouth	165	4.8	–3.0
Majority			224	6.5	N/A
Turnout			3,444	45	–5
Registered electors			7,629
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Election was deferred until 16 May 2013, due to the death of the original UK Independence Party candidate, Audrey Spencer^[24]

Comeytrowe & Trull

Comeytrowe & Trull^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Wedderkopp	1,498	39.9	N/A
	Conservative	Stephen Henry Martin-Scott *	1,164	31.0	N/A
	UKIP	Barry Morris	713	19.0	N/A
	Labour	James Hugh Bickham	243	6.5	N/A
	Green	John Jurgensen	139	3.7	N/A
Majority			334	8.9	N/A
Turnout			3757	46	N/A
Registered electors			8,175
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Crewkerne

Crewkerne^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Dyke *	1,329	46.0	–6.7
	Conservative	Marcus Morton Barratt	716	24.8	–10.4
	UKIP	Sidney Hamlin	570	19.7	N/A
	Green	Ben Keiron Hartshorn	140	4.8	–7.3
	Labour	Joe Conway	136	4.7	N/A
Majority			613	21.2	+3.7
Turnout			2,891	41	–8
Registered electors			7,097
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Curry Rivel & Langport

Curry Rivel & Langport^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Norman Lander Yeomans *	1,552	42.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Dance	1,048	28.5	N/A
	UKIP	Donald Charles Mallett	618	16.8	N/A
	Green	Cara Ann Naden	333	9.1	N/A
	Labour	Doug Northcott	124	3.4	N/A
Majority			504	13.7	N/A
Turnout			3,675	44	N/A
Registered electors			8,364
	Conservative win (new seat)

Dulverton & Exmoor

Dulverton & Exmoor^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frances Mary Nicholson *	1,650	63.8	+9.2
	UKIP	Adrian Behan	643	24.9	N/A
	Labour	Maureen Ann Smith	293	11.3	N/A
Majority			1,007	38.9	+29.8
Turnout			2,586	39	–14
Registered electors			6,569
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dunster

Dunster^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Mary Lawrence *	978	40.4	–23.7
	UKIP	Stephen Edward Fitzgerald	687	28.4	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Andy Lewis	343	14.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Bowden	215	8.9	–27.0
	Green	Nicky Gibbard	195	8.1	N/A
Majority			291	12.0	–16.2
Turnout			2,418	36	–8
Registered electors			6,745
	Conservative hold		Swing

Frome East

Frome East^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alvin John Horsfall *	835	35.6	N/A
	Conservative	James Godman	582	24.8	N/A
	UKIP	Baz Whale	543	23.2	N/A
	Labour	David Alan Oakensen	385	16.4	N/A
Majority			253	10.8	N/A
Turnout			2,345	27	N/A
Registered electors			8,561
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Frome North

Frome North^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Robin Phripp	1,047	37.3	+0.1
	Conservative	Peter Francis John *	1,002	35.7	–10.9
	UKIP	Martin Alan Howard	455	16.2	N/A
	Labour	Catherine Richardson	302	10.8	+5.5
Majority			45	1.6	–7.3
Turnout			2,806	39	–
Registered electors			7,150
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Frome West

Frome West^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Fredrick Edmond Tanswell	1,010	42.2	N/A
	UKIP	Martyn Peter Rollinson	474	19.8	N/A
	Conservative	Mike Rideout	464	19.4	N/A
	Labour	Theresa Mary Clark	447	18.7	N/A
Majority			536	22.4	N/A
Turnout			2,395	29	N/A
Registered electors			8,273
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Glastonbury & Street

Glastonbury & Street (2 seats)^[33][34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terry William Edwin Napper *	1,639	30.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Frederick Gloak *	1,419	26.2	N/A
	Conservative	George Steer	1,360	–
	UKIP	Steve Lukins	1,217	22.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Albert Beha	1,149	–
	UKIP	Glen Mountford Tucker	982	–
	Green	Jon Cousins	668	12.3	N/A
	Green	Emma George	623	–
	Labour	Belinda Jane Malcahy	473	8.7	N/A
	Labour	John David Newick	404	–
Turnout
Registered electors			15,826
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Highbridge & Burnham South

Highbridge & Burnham South^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Woodman *	737	37.1	–2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Groves	587	29.5	+0.7
	Labour	Ricky Holcombe	335	16.8	+6.2
	Independent	Purple Watkins	202	10.2	N/A
	Green	David Taylor	128	6.4	N/A
Majority			150	7.5	–2.9
Turnout			1,989	27	–12
Registered electors			7,367
	Conservative hold		Swing

Huntspill

Huntspill^[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Healey *	1,100	43.5	–13.2
	UKIP	John Everitt	829	32.8	N/A
	Labour	Alexa Bartlett	325	12.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Miller	274	10.8	–32.5
Majority			271	10.7	–2.7
Turnout			2,528	35	–12
Registered electors			7,313
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ilminster

Ilminster^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Patricia Vijeh	956	29.1	–19.1
	UKIP	Don Kinder	945	28.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Dawson	844	25.7	–26.1
	Green	Peter Lansdown	279	8.5	N/A
	Labour	Paul John Sellers	214	6.5	N/A
	English Democrat	Stephen Wright	42	1.3	N/A
Majority			11	0.3	N/A
Turnout			3,280	40	–7
Registered electors			8,295
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

King Alfred

King Alfred^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Huxtable *	1,303	46.1	–6.2
	UKIP	Russell Wright	533	18.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Hasler	404	14.3	–10.4
	Labour	Trevor Hazelgrove	201	7.1	+1.7
	Green	Charles Graham	195	6.9	N/A
	Independent	Bob Cudlipp	190	6.7	–10.9
Majority			770	27.2	–0.3
Turnout			2,826	36	–16
Registered electors			7,931
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lydeard

Lydeard^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mike Staal Rigby	1,512	53.9	N/A
	Conservative	Caroline Smeaton	895	31.9	–13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paul William Partington	278	9.9	–28.6
	Labour Co-op	Jonathan Frederic Gray	118	4.2	+1.3
Majority			617	22.0	N/A
Turnout			2,803	40	–5
Registered electors			7,001
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Martock

Martock^[40]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Allison Bailey *	1,078	34.4	–14.3
	Conservative	Graham Harold Middleton	1,058	33.8	–7.5
	UKIP	Michael Henry Canton	621	19.8	N/A
	Labour	Chris Bragg	255	8.1	N/A
	Green	Pamela Sellers	119	3.8	–4.3
Majority			20	0.6	–6.7
Turnout			3,131	36	–8
Registered electors			8,815
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Mendip Central & East

Mendip Central & East^[41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip John Ham	1,156	40.2	–6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Josh Burr	931	32.4	–17.4
	UKIP	Barry Francis Harding	444	15.5	N/A
	Labour	Alwyn Dow	196	6.8	+3.4
	Green	Linda Hull	146	5.1	N/A
Majority			225	7.8	N/A
Turnout			2,873	40	–10
Registered electors			7,243
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Mendip Hills

Mendip Hills^[42]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harvey Siggs *	1,075	43.0	N/A
	UKIP	Simon Smedley	636	25.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Frances Cockroft	298	11.9	N/A
	Labour	Roger Anderson	274	11.0	N/A
	Green	Pete Rawlings	216	8.6	N/A
Majority			439	17.6	N/A
Turnout			2,499	33	N/A
Registered electors			7,582
	Conservative win (new seat)

Mendip South

Mendip South^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Woollcombe-Adams	1,196	39.2	–15.9
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Yong	976	32.0	+3.2
	UKIP	Colin McNamee	546	17.9	+5.6
	Green	Earl Bramley-Howard	190	6.2	N/A
	Labour	Deborah Ann Towner	141	4.6	+0.8
Majority			220	7.2	–19.0
Turnout			3,049	41	–6
Registered electors			7,373
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mendip West

Mendip West^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Noel	1,153	37.8	–9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ros Wyke	1,045	34.3	+1.8
	UKIP	Les Bennett	494	16.2	N/A
	Green	Kate Briton	204	6.7	–4.8
	Labour Co-op	Andy Merryfield	151	5.0	+2.5
Majority			108	3.5	–11.1
Turnout			3,047	42	–7
Registered electors			7,326
	Conservative hold		Swing

Minehead

Minehead^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Terry Venner	765	28.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Marcus Kravis	645	23.6	–22.0
	Conservative	Brenda Maitland-Walker *	608	22.3	–32.1
	Independent	Andrew Peter Hadley	448	16.4	N/A
	Labour	Lesley Culverhouse	265	9.7	N/A
Majority			120	4.4	N/A
Turnout			2,731	39	+4
Registered electors			7,085
	UKIP gain from Conservative		Swing

Monkton & North Curry

Monkton & North Curry^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David John Fothergill *	1,369	46.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Marshall	778	26.5	N/A
	UKIP	William Lukins	508	17.3	N/A
	Labour	Phil Pinder	186	6.3	N/A
	Green	Roy Snelling	91	3.1	N/A
Majority			591	20.2	N/A
Turnout			2,932	42	N/A
Registered electors			7,030
	Conservative win (new seat)

North Petherton

North Petherton^[47]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Brown	667	34.0	–23.4
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Revans	647	33.0	+13.8
	UKIP	Peter Hollings	442	22.5	N/A
	Labour	Oliver Barratt	207	10.5	+2.3
Majority			20	1.0	–37.3
Turnout			1,963	32	–2
Registered electors			6,136
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rowbarton & Staplegrove

Rowbarton & Staplegrove^[48]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Danny Wedderkopp *	791	32.0	N/A
	Conservative	Nick Townsend	685	27.7	N/A
	UKIP	Stephanie Lukins	504	20.4	N/A
	Labour Co-op	Brenda Dawn Weston	353	14.3	N/A
	Green	Clive Patrick Martin	140	5.7	N/A
Majority			106	4.3	N/A
Turnout			2,473	32	N/A
Registered electors			7,637
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Shepton Mallet

Shepton Mallet^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John William Parham	775	30.3	–18.8
	Liberal Democrats	Garfield Kennedy	672	26.2	–8.2
	Labour	Chris Inchley	538	21.0	+4.5
	UKIP	Edward Rolfe	486	19.0	N/A
	Green	Ian Forster	90	3.5	N/A
Majority			103	4.0	–10.7
Turnout			2,561	31	–3
Registered electors			8,333
	Conservative hold		Swing

Somerton

Somerton^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dean Douglas Ruddle	1,450	44.0	–7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Mary Frances Gadd	788	23.9	–24.5
	UKIP	Oliver Frances Paglia	514	15.6	N/A
	Green	Margaret Ruth Chambers	412	12.5	N/A
	Labour	Alan Pearce	133	4.0	N/A
Majority			662	20.1	+16.9
Turnout			3,297	44	–7
Registered electors			8,333
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Petherton and Islemoor

South Petherton and Islemoor^[51]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Anthony Le Hardy	1,096	33.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Michael Maxwell	1,042	32.1	N/A
	UKIP	Richard Osbourne	693	21.4	N/A
	Green	Charlotte Ellen Howells	239	7.4	N/A
	Labour	Martin Ronald Bailey	174	5.4	N/A
Majority			54	1.7	N/A
Turnout			3,244	40	N/A
Registered electors			8,133
	Conservative win (new seat)

Taunton East

Taunton East^[52]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Coles	743	38.0	–5.5
	UKIP	Dorothy Baker	496	25.4	+7.5
	Conservative	Aaron Tyler Miller	326	16.7	–14.0
	Labour Co-op	Martin Lee Paul Jevon	285	14.6	+6.6
	Green	Clare Frances Ellen Marsden	106	5.4	N/A
Majority			247	12.6	–0.2
Turnout			1,956	26	–1
Registered electors			7,652
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Taunton North

Taunton North^[53]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Jean Gordon *	606	30.7	–6.5
	UKIP	David Arthur Allen	471	23.9	+4.6
	Labour	Libby Lisgo	435	22.1	+7.9
	Conservative	Michael John Adkins	343	17.4	–11.9
	Green	Alan William Debenham	117	5.9	N/A
Majority			135	6.8	–1.2
Turnout			1,972	26	–3
Registered electors			6,996
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Taunton South

Taunton South^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Ruth Prior-Sankey *	1,176	42.3	–12.9
	UKIP	Jacqueline Mary Smith	619	22.3	+9.1
	Conservative	Stephen Nicholas David	563	20.3	+7.9
	Labour	Anna Siobhan Lynch	299	10.8	+7.4
	Green	Phillip Michael Dawson Bower	122	4.4	N/A
Majority			557	20.0	–6.9
Turnout			2,779	34	–4
Registered electors			8,224
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Upper Tone

Upper Tone^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Alexander Hunt	1,028	33.1	–13.5
	Independent	Steve Ross	919	29.5	–15.5
	UKIP	Christopher Chanter	612	19.7	+11.3
	Labour	Ben Elkins	332	10.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Alice Bridges-Westcott	219	7.0	N/A
Majority			109	3.5	+1.9
Turnout			3,110	43	–6
Registered electors			7,312
	Conservative hold		Swing

Watchet & Stogursey

Watchet & Stogursey^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hugh Davies	1,062	39.1	N/A
	Conservative	Chris Morgan	801	29.5	N/A
	UKIP	Susan Linda Bamford	543	20.0	N/A
	Labour	Alan Bond	313	11.5	N/A
Majority			261	9.6	N/A
Turnout			2,719	36	N/A
Registered electors			7,572
	Independent win (new seat)

Wellington

Wellington^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew James Govier *	1,583	50.9	+0.8
	Conservative	Andrew Paul Sully	627	20.1	–13.4
	UKIP	John Clark	617	19.8	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Carl Bennyworth	196	6.3	N/A
	Green	Zoe Ainsworth-Grigg	89	2.9	N/A
Majority			956	30.7	+14.1
Turnout			3,112	36	–8
Registered electors			8,669
	Labour hold		Swing

Wells

Wells^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Derek Osman *	1,382	40.7	–8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Danny Unwin	879	25.9	–6.6
	UKIP	Ian Edmund Kealey	502	14.8	N/A
	Labour	Colin Michael Price	424	12.5	+6.9
	Green	Maddy Milnes	211	6.2	–2.6
Majority			503	14.8	–1.3
Turnout			3,398	41	–7
Registered electors			8,391
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wincanton & Bruton

Wincanton & Bruton^[59]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anna Mary Groskop *	1,555	53.2	–4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Abi Baker	549	18.8	–11.8
	UKIP	Brenda May Hamlin	493	16.9	N/A
	Labour	Tim Daniel	193	6.6	N/A
	Green	Shane Antony Adams	131	4.5	–6.8
Majority			1,006	34.4	+7.0
Turnout			2,921	35	–11
Registered electors			8,313
	Conservative hold		Swing

Yeovil Central

Yeovil Central^[60]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Alan Ivor Dimmick	765	34.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Gubbins *	748	33.4	N/A
	Conservative	David John Byrne	489	21.8	N/A
	Labour	Terry Lavin	239	10.7	N/A
Majority			17	0.8	N/A
Turnout			2,241	29	N/A
Registered electors			7,611
	UKIP win (new seat)

Yeovil East

Yeovil East^[61]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Lock *	833	41.1	–10.9
	UKIP	Godfrey Davey	724	35.8	N/A
	Labour	Sharon Stafford	272	13.4	+5.0
	Conservative	Paul Bradly	196	9.7	–13.6
Majority			109	5.4	–23.3
Turnout			2,025	27	–
Registered electors			7,585
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Yeovil South

Yeovil South^[62]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Greene *	992	38.6	–9.9
	Conservative	Tom Parsley	632	24.6	–19.4
	UKIP	James Terence Rouch	605	23.5	N/A
	Labour	Terry Ledlie	232	9.0	N/A
	Green	Katy Limmer	112	4.4	N/A
Majority			360	14.0	+9.5
Turnout			2,573	33	–7
Registered electors			7,914
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Yeovil West

Yeovil West^[63]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Lock	779	40.2	–4.1
	UKIP	Tony Turner	486	25.1	N/A
	Conservative	Ashley Owen Strelling	386	19.9	–17.1
	Labour	Sue Pitman	190	9.8	+3.6
	Green	Martin Charles William Day	95	4.9	–4.0
Majority			293	15.1	+7.9
Turnout			1,936	29	–6
Registered electors			6,597
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing