Taunton Deane Borough Council elections
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Taunton Deane Borough Council in Somerset, England is elected every four years.
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Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973 - 1976 |
Conservative | 1976 - 1991 |
Liberal Democrats | 1991 - 1999 |
No overall control | 1999 - 2003 |
Conservative | 2003 - 2007 |
No overall control | 2007 - 2015 |
Conservative | 2015 - present |
Council elections
- Taunton Deane District Council election, 1973
- Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 1976
- Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[2]
- Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 1983
- Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 1987 (New ward boundaries & borough boundary changes also took place)[3][4]
- Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 1991
- Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 1995
- Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries)[5][6]
- Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 2003
- Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 2007 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)[1][7]
- Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 2011
- Taunton Deane Borough Council election, 2015
By-election results
1995-1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 1,191 | 44.0 | +15.2 | ||
Labour | 981 | 36.6 | -21.6 | ||
Conservative | 530 | 19.6 | +6.2 | ||
Majority | 2,172 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,702 | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 1,100 | 43.9 | +0.8 | ||
Labour | 826 | 33.0 | -12.5 | ||
Conservative | 578 | 23.1 | +11.6 | ||
Majority | 274 | 10.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,504 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 395 | 49.6 | +35.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 338 | 42.5 | -4.0 | ||
Labour | 63 | 7.9 | -7.8 | ||
Majority | 57 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 796 | 36.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
1999-2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Tolchard | 430 | 65.3 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Henley | 228 | 34.7 | +10.0 | |
Majority | 202 | 30.6 | |||
Turnout | 658 | 40.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Kim Cooper | 576 | 40.3 | -1.7 | |
Conservative | 518 | 36.3 | -0.4 | ||
Independent | 334 | 23.4 | +2.1 | ||
Majority | 58 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,428 | 44.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Simon Coles | 1,030 | 51.5 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Roger Ryan | 621 | 31.1 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Martin Peters | 347 | 17.4 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 409 | 20.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,998 | 58.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Hill | 701 | 58.8 | -13.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Henley | 491 | 41.2 | +13.3 | |
Majority | 210 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,192 | 72.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Clark | 1,157 | 38.5 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Vivienne Stock-Williams | 1,132 | 37.7 | +7.6 | |
Labour | David Mitton | 717 | 23.9 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 25 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,006 | 71.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Peter Smith | 1,326 | 75.3 | +26.8 | |
Conservative | Martin Seamark | 436 | 24.7 | -9.9 | |
Majority | 890 | 50.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,762 | 35.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
2007-2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Mollie Floyd | 1,362 | 60.1 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Wendy Skene | 778 | 34.3 | -1.3 | |
UKIP | Dorothy Baker | 127 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 584 | 25.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,267 | 50.1 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kelly Durdan | 902 | 56.3 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Cilla Owen | 700 | 43.7 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 202 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,602 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Nicci Court | 523 | 51.0 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Tonia White | 274 | 26.7 | -1.2 | |
Labour | Martin Jevon | 164 | 16.0 | -11.6 | |
UKIP | Stephanie Lukins | 64 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 249 | 24.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,025 | 25.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Ben Swaine | 390 | 43.7 | -0.7 | |
Conservative | John Gage | 253 | 28.4 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Martin Jevon | 190 | 21.3 | -6.3 | |
UKIP | Charlene Sheriff | 59 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 137 | 15.3 | |||
Turnout | 892 | 22.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
References
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- ↑ The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ↑ The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986
- ↑ The Sedgemoor and Taunton Deane (Areas) Order 1984
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
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