2009 Somerset County Council election

2009 Somerset County Council election
	4 June 2009
	4 June 2009
All 58 seats to Somerset County Council; 29 seats needed for a majority
	2009 local election results in Somerset
Council control before election; Liberal Democrats;	Council control after election ; Conservative;

An election to Somerset County Council took place on 4 June 2009 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections, having been delayed from 7 May, to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. The result brought to an end 16 years of Liberal Democrat rule to a Conservative controlled administration. 58 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each. Members were elected by the first-past-the-post voting system for a four-year term of office. This was the last election before the number of seats was cut to 55 for the 2013 election. With a total of 58 seats being reduced to 55 for the next election.

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,[1] 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.[2]

Summary

The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to the Conservatives who went on to form a majority administration. The Liberal Democrat group became the council's official opposition. Meanwhile the Labour Party had their number of seats halved from 4 to 2. No independents or candidates from other parties were elected as councillors.

Overall results

Somerset County Council election, 2009[3]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	35	11	0	+11	60.5%	46.5	78,036	+6.6
Liberal Democrats	21	0	9	–9	36.0%	36.3	60,877	–4.9
Labour	2	0	2	–2	3.5%	4.7	7,811	–8.8
Independent	0	0	0	–	0	4.6	7,805	+1.8
UKIP	0	0	0	–	0	4.2	6,980	+3.1
Green	0	0	0	–	0	2.8	4,744	+1.4
BNP	0	0	0	–	0	0.9	1,441
Senior Citizens	0	0	0	–	0	0.1	158

Results by division

The candidates in bold were elected councillors on 4 June 2009.[4]

Blackdown & Wellington East

Blackdown & Wellington East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ross Longhurst Henley *	1,236	44.2	–7.9
	Conservative	John Bryan Thorne	1,227	43.9	–4.0
	UKIP	Ann Morris	332	11.9	N/A
Majority			9	0.3	–4.0
Turnout			2,795	47	–25
Registered electors			6,037
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Blackmoor Vale

Blackmoor Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Wallace *	1,880	59.6	+20.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Lock	1,275	40.4	+4.6
Majority			605	19.2	+16.0
Turnout			3,155	48	–24
Registered electors			6,696
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brent

Brent
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan John Ham *	2,108	69.9	+14.8
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Ernest Gore	744	24.7	–4.7
	Labour	Sheila Rachel Forrester	162	5.4	–10.1
Majority			1,364	45.3	+19.6
Turnout			3,014	46	–18
Registered electors			6,539
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bridgwater East & Bawdrip

Bridgwater East & Bawdrip
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hall	1,102	58.6	+28.0
	Liberal Democrats	Joshua John Schwieso	401	21.3	–2.3
	Labour	Roger John Lavers	379	20.1	–17.0
Majority			701	37.2	N/A
Turnout			1,882	30	–26
Registered electors			6,313
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bridgwater North & Central

Bridgwater North & Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Peter Loveridge *	489	30.1	–26.8
	Conservative	Lance John Duddridge	469	28.8	+8.6
	UKIP	Keith Ronald Hart	251	15.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Joanna Somers Beasley	223	13.7	–9.2
	BNP	Roger Cyril Bennett	144	8.9	N/A
	Independent	Roy Christopher Franklin	50	3.1	N/A
Majority			20	1.2	–32.7
Turnout			1,626	25	–22
Registered electors			6,525
	Labour hold		Swing

Bridgwater South

Bridgwater South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen John Gill	495	35.5	+8.3
	Labour	Pat Parker *	463	33.2	–13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Alexander Kelly	436	31.3	+5.1
Majority			32	2.3	N/A
Turnout			1,394	23	–27
Registered electors			5,943
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	10.4

Bridgwater West

Bridgwater West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Elizabeth Bown *	1,100	45.8	+8.3
	Labour	Graham John Granter	515	21.4	–14.8
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Ian Johnstone	440	18.3	–8.0
	Independent	Anne Louise Heritage	349	14.5	N/A
Majority			585	24.3	+23.0
Turnout			2,404	32	–28
Registered electors			7,483
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burnham on Sea North

Burnham on Sea North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Laurence Burridge-Clayton	1,561	54.5	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Mansfield	1,301	45.5	+9.0
Majority			260	9.1	+0.9
Turnout			2,862	48	–17
Registered electors			5,889
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cannington

Cannington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Edney *	2,131	62.1	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Alan James Beasley	782	22.8	–20.0
	Green	Anna Madeline Hammond	516	15.0	N/A
Majority			1,349	39.3	+24.9
Turnout			3,429	44	–23
Registered electors			7,700
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle Cary

Castle Cary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Little	1,816	50.1	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Hobhouse *	1,810	49.9	+1.4
Majority			6	0.2	N/A
Turnout			3,626	56	–20
Registered electors			6,541
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	0.2

Chard North

Chard North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Kenton	1,652	45.8	+2.5
	Conservative	Martin John Wale	1,468	40.7	+0.9
	BNP	Fay Williams	368	10.2	N/A
	Labour	Tom McGee	119	3.3	–6.6
Majority			184	5.1	+1.6
Turnout			3,607	46	–20
Registered electors			7,831
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Chard South

Chard South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Shortland *	1,384	52.1	+7.0
	Conservative	Linda Patricia Vijeh	911	34.3	N/A
	BNP	Robert William Baehr	362	13.6	N/A
Majority			473	17.8	+8.6
Turnout			2,657	41	–24
Registered electors			6,480
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cheddar

Cheddar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dawn Mary Hill *	1,326	45.5	–2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne Mary Green	1,008	34.6	–0.1
	UKIP	David Terence Willmott	471	16.2	N/A
	Independent	Christopher Byrne	108	3.7	N/A
Majority			318	10.9	–2.6
Turnout			2,913	46	–22
Registered electors			6,334
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coker

Coker
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cathy Bakewell *	1,454	45.5	–6.7
	Conservative	Angus McPhee	1,365	42.7	+5.7
	Green	Peter John Bysouth	249	7.8	–2.6
	Independent	Nick Hester	131	4.1	N/A
Majority			89	2.8	–12.8
Turnout			3,199	50	–22
Registered electors			6,475
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Crewkerne

Crewkerne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Dyke *	1,634	52.7	–2.0
	Conservative	Marcus Morton Barrett	1,092	35.2	+4.1
	Green	Ben Keiron Hartshorn	377	12.1	+5.7
Majority			542	17.5	–7.1
Turnout			3,103	49	+4
Registered electors			6,380
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Curry Rivel

Curry Rivel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Ian Nelson *	1,787	57.6	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Warner	959	30.9	–12.1
	Green	Margaret Ruth Chambers	358	11.5	N/A
Majority			828	16.7	+2.6
Turnout			3,104	49	–23
Registered electors			6,410
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dulverton & Exmoor

Dulverton & Exmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frances Mary Nicholson	1,687	54.6	–12.9
	Independent	Jan Ross	1,405	45.4	N/A
Majority			282	9.1	–35.9
Turnout			3,092	53	–22
Registered electors			5,902
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dunster

Dunster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Mary Lawrence *	1,451	64.1	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Gunner	813	35.9	+6.7
Majority			638	28.2	+2.1
Turnout			2,264	44	–19
Registered electors			5,314
	Conservative hold		Swing

Frome North

Frome North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Francis John	1,299	46.1	+10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Cockroft	1,048	37.2	–0.1
	Green	Rebecca Amani Yeo	320	11.4	N/A
	Labour	Alwyn Dow	149	5.3	–11.8
Majority			251	8.9	N/A
Turnout			2,816	39	–27
Registered electors			7,192
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Frome Selwood

Frome Selwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maggy Daniell	1,192	54.4	+9.8
	Conservative	Charles Richard Seymour Wood	821	37.4	+6.2
	Labour	Theresa Mary Clark	180	8.2	–16.0
Majority			371	16.9	+3.5
Turnout			2,193	33	–28
Registered electors			6,642
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Frome South

Frome South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alvin John Horsfall *	1,313	59.5	+11.9
	Conservative	Pam Lee	664	30.1	+3.3
	Labour	David Alan Oakensen	229	10.4	–15.2
Majority			649	29.4	+8.6
Turnout			2,206	32	–29
Registered electors			6,889
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Glastonbury

Glastonbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Frederick Gloak *	1,366	48.3	–3.9
	Conservative	George Steer	1,304	46.1	+13.7
	Labour	William George Roberts	158	5.6	–9.8
Majority			62	2.2	–17.6
Turnout			2,828	42	–23
Registered electors			6,743
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Highbridge & Burnham on Sea South

Highbridge & Burnham on Sea South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Charles Woodman	1,092	39.3	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemarie Parsons *	802	28.8	–6.4
	UKIP	Mick Lucas	592	21.3	N/A
	Labour	Joanna Noreen Burridge-Clayton	294	10.6	–19.8
Majority			290	10.4	N/A
Turnout			2,780	39	–22
Registered electors			7,193
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Huntspill

Huntspill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Healey *	1,535	56.7	+10.9
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Leach	1,173	43.3	+13.6
Majority			362	13.4	–2.7
Turnout			2,708	47	–21
Registered electors			5,712
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ilchester

Ilchester
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Crabb *	1,708	51.0	+3.0
	Conservative	Colin Winder	1,392	41.6	+9.6
	Independent	Michael William Bestwick	250	7.5	N/A
Majority			316	9.4	–6.6
Turnout			3,350	34	–34
Registered electors			9,840
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ilminster

Ilminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kim Tracey Turner	1,560	51.8	+6.6
	Conservative	Martin Gwillym Rawstorne	1,450	48.2	+4.4
Majority			110	3.7	+2.4
Turnout			3,010	47	–29
Registered electors			6,569
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

King Alfred

King Alfred
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David John Huxtable *	1,817	52.3	–1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Hasler	860	24.7	–6.2
	Independent	Bob Cudlipp	610	17.6	N/A
	Labour	Andy Merryfield	188	5.4	–10.2
Majority			957	27.5	+4.9
Turnout			3,475	52	–20
Registered electors			6,667
	Conservative hold		Swing

Langport

Langport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Norman Lander Yeomans *	1,621	52.4	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Mary Frances Gadd	1,470	47.6	–0.7
Majority			151	4.9	+1.4
Turnout			3,091	50	–22
Registered electors			6,345
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lydeard

Lydeard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Edward Wilkins	1,313	45.2	–6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Paul William Partington	1,118	38.5	–10.1
	UKIP	Fran Evens	392	13.5	N/A
	Labour	Jonathan Frederic Gray	84	2.9	N/A
Majority			195	6.7	+3.8
Turnout			2,907	45	–25
Registered electors			6,504
	Conservative hold		Swing

Martock

Martock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Allison Bailey	1,451	48.7	–5.5
	Conservative	Graham Harold Middleton	1,232	41.3	+4.4
	Green	Alexander Begg Lawrie	242	8.1	–0.8
	Independent	Rob Crocker	55	1.8	N/A
Majority			219	7.3	–10.0
Turnout			2,980	44	–26
Registered electors			6,744
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Mendip Central & East

Mendip Central & East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gloria Cawood *	1,502	49.8	+2.4
	Conservative	Ken Lloyd	1,415	46.9	+6.1
	Labour	Ken Hurrell	102	3.4	–8.4
Majority			87	2.9	–3.7
Turnout			3,019	50	–23
Registered electors			5,994
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Mendip North East

Mendip North East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew James Ellis	1,796	55.7	+11.4
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Fleming	1,285	39.9	+0.8
	Labour	John Edward Gilham	143	4.4	–12.1
Majority			511	15.8	+10.6
Turnout			3,224	51	–22
Registered electors			6,329
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mendip North West

Mendip North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harvey Siggs *	1,530	50.6	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Robbins	792	26.2	–10.5
	UKIP	Gwyn Bedford Thomas	506	16.7	N/A
	Labour	Roger William Anderson	195	6.5	–7.7
Majority			738	24.4	+11.9
Turnout			3,023	43	–28
Registered electors			7,040
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mendip South

Mendip South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ken Maddock *	1,923	55.1	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Robert John Reed	1,007	28.8	–11.2
	UKIP	Colin Joseph McNamee	430	12.3	N/A
	Labour	Terry Morgan	131	3.8	–6.0
Majority			916	26.2	+16.1
Turnout			3,491	47	–25
Registered electors			7,462
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mendip West

Mendip West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ron Forrest *	1,291	47.1	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Ralph William Richard Inge	890	32.5	–12.0
	Green	Kate Briton	316	11.5	N/A
	Independent	Leslie Matthew Bennett	177	6.5	N/A
	Labour	Peter John Trueman	68	2.5	–7.0
Majority			401	14.6	+13.2
Turnout			2,742	49	–21
Registered electors			5,620
	Conservative hold		Swing

Minehead

Minehead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Maitland-Walker	1,495	54.4	+30.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Galloway *	1,251	45.6	+19.2
Majority			244	8.9	N/A
Turnout			2,746	34	–30
Registered electors			8,000
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

North Curry

North Curry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David John Andrew Fothergill	2,092	57.4	+10.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Roskruge Hassall	1,027	28.2	–15.6
	UKIP	William James Lukins	525	14.4	N/A
Majority			1,065	29.2	+26.0
Turnout			3,644	49	–28
Registered electors			7,553
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Petherton

North Petherton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Stanley Alder *	1,591	57.4	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Jane Revans	531	19.2	–26.9
	Green	Charles Graham	421	15.2	N/A
	Labour	Pat Morley	227	8.2	N/A
Majority			1,060	38.3	+30.5
Turnout			2,770	34	–34
Registered electors			6,628
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shepton Mallet

Shepton Mallet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Robinson *	1,196	49.1	+11.7
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Lovell	838	34.4	+0.8
	Labour	Chris Inchley	403	16.5	–12.5
Majority			358	14.7	+10.9
Turnout			2,437	34	–29
Registered electors			7,207
	Conservative hold		Swing

Somerton

Somerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jimmy Zouche	1,794	51.6	+11.7
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Clarke *	1,684	48.4	–6.8
Majority			110	3.2	N/A
Turnout			3,478	51	–22
Registered electors			6,841
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

South Petherton

South Petherton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Larpent	1,341	43.3	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Charles Smith	1,247	40.3	–8.9
	Independent	Ian James Greenfield	285	9.2	N/A
	Green	Michael Bernard Fox	222	7.2	+0.8
Majority			94	3.0	N/A
Turnout			3,095	52	–19
Registered electors			6,012
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Staplegrove

Staplegrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elaine Waymouth	1,320	48.0	–0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Tully *	1,113	40.5	–11.3
	UKIP	David Thomas	317	11.5	N/A
Majority			207	7.5	N/A
Turnout			2,750	43	–27
Registered electors			6,313
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Street

Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terry William Edwin Napper	952	30.4	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Mochnacz *	850	27.1	–22.0
	Independent	Lloyd Hughes	809	25.8	N/A
	UKIP	John Leo Monaghan	334	10.7	N/A
	BNP	Dick Beasley	190	6.1	N/A
Majority			102	3.3	N/A
Turnout			3,135	37	–25
Registered electors			8,393
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Taunton & Trull

Taunton & Trull
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Henry Martin-Scott *	1,519	47.1	–4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Frederick Alan Wedderkopp	1,330	41.2	–7.3
	UKIP	Barry Victor Morris	281	8.7	N/A
	Labour	Doug Eckhart	96	3.0	N/A
Majority			189	5.9	+2.8
Turnout			3,226	55	–20
Registered electors			5,923
	Conservative hold		Swing

Taunton East

Taunton East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Brooks *	959	43.5	–5.7
	Conservative	Linda Susan Elliott	676	30.7	+0.6
	UKIP	Bobby Fleming	394	17.9	N/A
	Labour	Colin Croad	176	8.0	–12.8
Majority			283	12.8	–6.3
Turnout			2,205	27	–29
Registered electors			8,126
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Taunton Fairwater

Taunton Fairwater
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Danny Wedderkopp	1,014	44.2	–5.8
	Conservative	Michael Pether	791	34.5	+1.6
	UKIP	Dorothy Rose Baker	327	14.2	N/A
	Labour	Libby Lisgo	164	7.1	–10.0
Majority			223	9.7	–7.4
Turnout			2,296	37	–28
Registered electors			6,309
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Taunton North

Taunton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Jean Gordon *	791	37.2	–10.1
	Conservative	Richard Frederick Dickinson	622	29.3	+3.6
	UKIP	Stephanie Ann Lukins	410	19.3	N/A
	Labour	Martin Lee Paul Jevon	302	14.2	–12.8
Majority			169	8.0	–12.3
Turnout			2,125	29	–32
Registered electors			7,317
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Taunton South

Taunton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Ruth Prior-Sankey *	1,563	55.2	+3.6
	Conservative	Krystal Bonnie Painter	800	28.2	–5.6
	UKIP	John Calascione	375	13.2	N/A
	Labour	Brenda Weston	96	3.4	–11.3
Majority			763	26.9	+9.1
Turnout			2,834	38	–28
Registered electors			7,417
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Taunton West

Taunton West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Paul	1,498	48.6	–5.7
	Conservative	Nick James	1,070	34.7	+1.6
	UKIP	Isabella Crawford Henderson	407	13.2	N/A
	Labour	Matthew Ravenhill	106	3.4	–9.3
Majority			428	13.9	–7.3
Turnout			3,081	44	–28
Registered electors			7,132
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Upper Tone

Upper Tone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony McMahon	1,447	46.6	–14.5
	Independent	Steve Ross	1,397	45.0	N/A
	UKIP	Charlene Suzanne Sherriff	261	8.4	N/A
Majority			50	1.6	–18.7
Turnout			3,105	49	–28
Registered electors			6,394
	Conservative hold		Swing

Watchet & Quantocks

Watchet & Quantocks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Henry Trollope-Bellew *	1,779	43.8	+7.2
	Independent	Hugh John William Davies	1,575	38.8	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Charles Bowden	401	9.9	–3.5
	Green	Ralph Michael Hammond	309	7.6	N/A
Majority			204	5.0	+3.6
Turnout			4,064	47	–22
Registered electors			8,693
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wellington

Wellington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew James Govier *	1,634	50.1	+8.3
	Conservative	James Alexander Hunt	1,094	33.5	+4.3
	UKIP	John William Davison	375	11.5	N/A
	Senior Citizens	Frank Bishop	158	4.8	N/A
Majority			540	16.6	+4.0
Turnout			3,261	44	–25
Registered electors			7,418
	Labour hold		Swing

Wells

Wells
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Derek Osman *	1,979	48.7	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Danny Unwin	1,323	32.5	–7.5
	Green	Phil Rogers	359	8.8	N/A
	Labour	Colin Michael Price	227	5.6	–13.4
	BNP	Harry Boyce	178	4.4	N/A
Majority			656	16.1	+15.1
Turnout			4,066	48	–22
Registered electors			8,365
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wincanton & Bruton

Wincanton & Bruton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anna Mary Groskop	2,118	58.0	+14.3
	Liberal Democrats	Justin Paul Robinson *	1,118	30.6	–13.6
	Green	David George Robert Carnegie	414	11.3	+3.1
Majority			1,000	27.4	N/A
Turnout			3,650	46	–23
Registered electors			7,954
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Yeovil East

Yeovil East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Lock	1,062	52.0	–11.4
	Conservative	Paul Bradly	476	23.3	+1.7
	Green	Martin Ronald Bailey	225	11.0	N/A
	Labour	Bill Byrd	172	8.4	N/A
	Independent	Kay Bryan	107	5.2	–2.1
Majority			586	28.7	–13.1
Turnout			2,042	27	–25
Registered electors			7,526
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Yeovil North & Central

Yeovil North & Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Arnold Gubbins	1,269	48.9	–3.6
	Conservative	Nick Rousell	736	28.4	+2.0
	BNP	Bruce Jeremy Cowd	199	7.7	N/A
	Green	Katherine Anne Limmer	185	7.1	N/A
	Independent	Joe Conway	119	4.6	N/A
	Independent	Sylvia Louise Hester	85	3.3	N/A
Majority			533	20.6	–5.5
Turnout			2,593	34	–22
Registered electors			7,597
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Yeovil South

Yeovil South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Greene *	1,305	48.5	+1.0
	Conservative	Gerald John William Boord	1,184	44.0	+10.5
	Independent	Mark Gordon Lambden	117	4.4	N/A
	Independent	John Grana	82	3.1	N/A
Majority			121	4.5	–9.5
Turnout			2,688	40	–26
Registered electors			6,803
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Yeovil West

Yeovil West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Carroll	1,147	44.3	–6.3
	Conservative	Ash Strelling	960	37.0	+11.3
	Green	Margaret Elizabeth Hamilton	231	8.9	+5.4
	Labour	Alfred John Hill	160	6.2	–7.6
	Independent	Simon John Hester	94	3.6	N/A
Majority			187	7.2	–17.7
Turnout			2,592	35	–22
Registered electors			7,362
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

"The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
"I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
"Somerset council". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
"2009 Election - Divisions". Somerset County Council. Retrieved 11 May 2013.

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[1] "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

[2] "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2011.

[gain-3] "Somerset council". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.

[4] "2009 Election - Divisions". Somerset County Council. Retrieved 11 May 2013.