1995 West Somerset District Council election

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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

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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

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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

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Minehead South

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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