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    Watchet, West Somerset

    At the most recent election (7 May 2015), David Westcott (Conservative Party), Rosemary Woods (Conservative Party) and Peter Murphy (The Labour Party) won Watchet, with a majority of 13 votes.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    West Somerset
    Elections recorded
    13
    Recorded results
    71
    Watchet: Local Elections 2015electorate 2,976
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David WestcottConservative Party93619.2%Yes
    Rosemary WoodsConservative Party63012.9%Yes
    Peter MurphyThe Labour Party56311.6%Yes
    Loretta Anne WhetlorIndependent55011.3%No
    David ChadwickConservative Party50610.4%No
    Izzy SilvesterGreen Party4629.5%No
    Tony BowdenLiberal Democrats4308.8%No
    Cosmo JohnsonIndependent4048.3%No
    Robin Keith NuttallThe Labour Party3938.1%No
    Watchet: Local Elections 2011Turnout 43.34%, electorate 3,047
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David WestcottConservative Party66919.6%Yes
    Anthony KnightConservative Party63718.7%Yes
    Peter MurphyThe Labour Party45013.2%Yes
    Ann SnellingConservative Party3279.6%No
    I. SilvesterGreen Party2978.7%No
    Loretta Anne WhetlorIndependent2697.9%No
    Anthony BowdenLiberal Democrats2607.6%No
    B. ScottGreen Party2597.6%No
    Janet RichardsIndependent2387%No
    Watchet: Local Elections 2007Turnout 35.19%, electorate 2,907
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David WestcottConservative Party71623.3%Yes
    Anthony KnightConservative Party50516.5%Yes
    Jennifer HillIndependent44114.4%Yes
    David BanksIndependent42513.8%No
    Anthony BowdenLiberal Democrats35911.7%No
    Peter MurphyThe Labour Party32310.5%No
    Ann SnellingConservative Party3009.8%No
    Watchet: Local Elections 2003Turnout 35.12%, electorate 2,907
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Anthony KnightConservative Party55518.1%Yes
    Jennifer HillIndependent46415.1%Yes
    David BanksIndependent43814.3%Yes
    Adrian RoweThe Labour Party41413.5%No
    Sally de Renzy-MartinIndependent38912.7%No
    Anthony BowdenLiberal Democrats34811.4%No
    Loretta WhetlorConservative Party2889.4%No
    Emily BookerLiberal Democrats1675.5%No
    Watchet: Local Elections 1995Turnout 41.84%, electorate 2,673
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    D BanksThe Labour Party52915.8%Yes
    I AldridgeThe Labour Party50014.9%Yes
    E. WoodsConservative Party46313.8%Yes
    Norma EdwardsConservative Party45813.7%No
    J. RichardsIndependent39511.8%No
    A. BowdenLiberal Democrats34610.3%No
    G HorobinConservative Party3029%No
    M. CarterLiberal Democrats1915.7%No
    G BevanLiberal Democrats1715.1%No
    Watchet: Local by-elections 07 Apr 1994Turnout 41%, electorate 2,690
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    —Liberal Democrats46141.8%Yes
    —The Labour Party42138.2%No
    —Independent22120%No
    Watchet: Local by-elections 04 Jul 1991Turnout 37%, electorate 2,735
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    —Independent60359.6%No
    —The Labour Party40940.4%No
    Watchet: Local Elections 1991electorate 2,648
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    S. BarrassIndependent0—No
    N. EdwardsIndependent0—No
    Watchet: Local Elections 1987Turnout 31.54%, electorate 2,633
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    N. EdwardsIndependent53921.6%No
    S. BarrassIndependent51120.5%No
    E. WoodsIndependent48619.5%No
    G. ChidgeyIndependent39515.9%No
    W. CurranIndependent39215.7%No
    J. PirtConservative Party1686.7%No
    Watchet: Local Elections 1983Turnout 35.09%, electorate 2,465
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. WoodsIndependent68926.6%No
    G. ChidgeyIndependent61323.6%No
    S. BarrassIndependent52620.3%No
    A. GordonIndependent43316.7%No
    W. CurranIndependent33412.9%No
    Watchet: Local Elections 1979Turnout 54.79%, electorate 2,298
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. WoodsIndependent1,14430.3%No
    G. ChidgeyIndependent1,09829.1%No
    A. GordonIndependent97825.9%No
    W. CurranIndependent55714.7%No
    Watchet: Local Elections 1976electorate 2,291
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. WoodsIndependent0—Yes
    G. ChidgeyIndependent0—Yes
    D. PeacockIndependent0—Yes

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