1995 UK local government election
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
West Somerset local election result 1995[2] 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 Democrats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 | 22.1 | 4,178 | |
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 517 | |
Ward results
Alcombe (3 seats)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | B Blackmore | 635 | | |
| Labour | B Furney | 594 | | |
| Labour | I Grady | 504 | | |
| Conservative | E Griffiths | 431 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | G Godsell | 272 | | |
Turnout | 2,436 | 31.0 | −33.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Aville Vale[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | G Burnell | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Carhampton and Withycombe[2] 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 | | |
Crowcombe and Stogumber[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | V Brewer | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dulverton and Brushford (2 seats)[2] 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 | | |
Dunster[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing | | |
East Brendon[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | G Day | 131 | 55.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | T Cave-Browne-Cave | 56 | 23.8 | |
| Labour | D Burchell | 48 | 20.4 | |
Majority | 75 | 31.9 | |
Turnout | 235 | 42.0 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Exmoor[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | S Pugsley | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Haddon[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | M Scott | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Holnicote[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | D Dyer | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Minehead North (3 seats)[2] 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 Democrats | B Barrow | 201 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | M Foster | 194 | | |
Turnout | 2,725 | 66.0 | +11.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Minehead South (3 seats)[2] 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 Democrats | A Parsons | 379 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | M Daly | 371 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | M Higgins | 332 | | |
Turnout | 4,017 | 47.3 | +3.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Ind. Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Old Cleeve (2 seats)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | A Morgan | 398 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | I Galloway | 284 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | J Nethercott | 250 | | |
| Independent | P Jackson | 223 | | |
Turnout | 1,155 | 45.0 | −2.3 |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Porlock and Oare (2 seats)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E Purvis | 394 | | |
| Conservative | J David | 382 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | G Perkins | 348 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | P Humber | 270 | | |
Turnout | 1,394 | 58.7 | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Quantock Vale (2 seats)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | K Turpin | unopposed | | |
| Conservative | W Lovell | unopposed | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Quarme[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | F Rawle | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Watchet (3 seats)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D Banks | 529 | | |
| Labour | I Aldridge | 500 | | |
| Conservative | E Woods | 463 | | |
| Conservative | N Edwards | 458 | | |
| Independent | J Richards | 395 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | A Bowden | 346 | | |
| Conservative | G Horobin | 302 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | M Carter | 191 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | G Bevan | 171 | | |
Turnout | 3,355 | 48.0 | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Quantock[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | S Pearce | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Williton (2 seats)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E May | 617 | | |
| Independent | F Hutchings | 311 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | C Grint | 154 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | H Bowden | 144 | | |
Turnout | | 43.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
By-elections between 1995 and 1999
Minehead South
Minehead South by-election 14 November 1996[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | 502 | 36.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | | 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
Quantock Vale by-election 17 July 1997[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | | 324 | 74.0 | |
| Labour | | 114 | 26.0 | |
Majority | 213 | 48.2 | |
Turnout | 441 | | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Minehead North
Minehead North by-election 23 April 1998[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | 388 | 42.7 | +11.9 |
| Labour | | 270 | 29.7 | +3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 251 | 27.6 | +14.3 |
Majority | 118 | 13.0 | |
Turnout | 909 | 36.0 | −3.4 |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Porlock and Oare
Porlock and Oare by-election 22 October 1998[3] 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" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "West Somerset District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2017.