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    1981 handbook

    Somerset: 1981 local elections

    58 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1980) (56 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 44 · Other 9 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1981) (57 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 33 · Labour 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Other 7

    Ward results

    Blackmoor Vale1 seat
    J. WoodIndependent0 ✓
    Brent1 seat · turnout 36.4%
    P. JohnsonConservative1,217
    J. HelpsIndependent1,014
    Bridgwater East1 seat
    M. TustianLabour0 ✓
    Bridgwater North1 seat · turnout 40.4%
    K. PhelpsLabour1,407
    T. BarringtonConservative565
    Bridgwater South1 seat · turnout 31.6%
    M. ElliottLabour1,153
    B. MorseLIB543
    Bridgwater West1 seat · turnout 43.2%
    R. DonaldsonConservative1,288
    P. JohnstoneLIB596
    A. EvansLabour529
    Burnham-On-Sea1 seat · turnout 48.8%
    E. NorrisLIB1,381
    P. HicksConservative1,314
    N. JonesInd Con806
    Cannington1 seat · turnout 45.5%
    M. TreharneConservative988 ✓
    R. WinspearLIB628
    S. BrownIndependent353
    M. StevensonEcol191
    Castle Cary1 seat · turnout 52.3%
    B. CottierConservative928 ✓
    P. AndersonLIB714
    G. ChurchouseIndependent658
    F. DavisLabour211
    Chard Town1 seat · turnout 46.0%
    D. DurieConservative1,146
    J. HarrisLIB1,100
    J. HarrimanLabour1,067
    Cheddar1 seat · turnout 38.4%
    H. Leonard-WilliamsConservative1,404
    R. MorganLIB863
    Coker1 seat · turnout 55.4%
    W. DrowerLIB1,868
    B. BastinConservative1,437
    Crewkerne1 seat · turnout 43.5%
    R. LancasterLIB1,536
    A. Dowse-BrenanConservative960
    Curry Rivel1 seat · turnout 41.1%
    A. MounterConservative1,187
    R. NorthcottLabour599
    Dowlish Wake1 seat · turnout 39.2%
    A. TurvillConservative1,297
    M. RichardsLIB674
    Dulverton1 seat
    M. Waley-CohenIndependent0 ✓
    Dunster1 seat
    P. LeachConservative0 ✓
    East Mendip1 seat · turnout 28.8%
    P. WestConservative1,615
    D. AshtonLabour926
    East Shepton1 seat · turnout 35.3%
    J. LuffConservative1,622
    C. TomlinsonLabour639
    Frome North1 seat · turnout 16.3%
    D. HawesLabour476
    R. IvesIndependent327
    Frome South1 seat · turnout 27.2%
    A. LeighLabour1,011
    R. GoodallConservative755
    Glastonbury1 seat · turnout 36.1%
    E. Jackson-StevensIndependent1,515
    C. DenningLabour344
    D. MatthewsIndependent140
    Highbridge1 seat · turnout 36.6%
    P. WinterburnLabour1,173
    R. CargillConservative926
    Houndstone1 seat · turnout 41.3%
    G. OakesLIB1,705
    A. MaynardConservative970
    Huntspill1 seat
    C. BolderoConservative0 ✓
    Ilchester1 seat · turnout 48.8%
    G. SandemanConservative1,110
    J. AllenLIB1,027
    Ilminster1 seat · turnout 41.2%
    D. BowermanConservative1,183
    G. TaylorLIB1,043
    D. MilneLabour327
    Langport1 seat · turnout 51.1%
    D. DummettIndependent1,341
    W. NewtonLIB825
    R. PerrottLabour392
    Lydeard1 seat · turnout 36.0%
    M. MorelandConservative937
    C. MillettLabour624
    Martock1 seat · turnout 47.8%
    R. TerrellConservative1,622
    C. MannersLIB1,138
    R. ChatfieldLabour652
    Mendip South West1 seat · turnout 46.4%
    J. DaviesConservative1,349 ✓
    P. EavesLIB1,250
    R. HodgettsLabour236
    P. VickersEcol172
    Mendip West1 seat · turnout 40.8%
    J. WoottonConservative1,068 ✓
    M. RaikesLIB549
    D. BarnardIndependent487
    H. CannLabour308
    Mid Tone1 seat · turnout 40.1%
    L. BakerIndependent1,739
    R. BarkerLabour808
    Minehead1 seat · turnout 41.5%
    J. MayConservative1,162
    A. HarperRES1,045
    N. EntwistleLIB1,017
    North Curry1 seat · turnout 36.5%
    L. JohnsonConservative1,471
    P. WillmottSOC DEM1,043
    North Mendip1 seat · turnout 45.3%
    J. LeggeConservative1,164
    R. BoxLabour890
    M. CageLIB791
    North Petherton1 seat · turnout 47.2%
    M. HartConservative1,550
    J. BrownLIB799
    J. EvansLabour443
    Pitminster1 seat · turnout 39.8%
    P. PhillipsConservative1,995
    W. WaltonLabour487
    Poldens1 seat
    K. LaurenceConservative0 ✓
    Quantock1 seat
    T. Trollope-BellewConservative0 ✓
    Shepton Mallet1 seat · turnout 45.2%
    J. GilhamLabour971
    R. HoustonConservative685
    N. ShearnLIB553
    Somerton1 seat · turnout 47.1%
    J. OsmondLIB1,679
    T. WhartonConservative1,106
    Staplegrove1 seat · turnout 42.7%
    P. LythConservative1,260
    J. UglowLabour651
    Street1 seat · turnout 31.6%
    J. ClarkIndependent1,246
    G. SimmonsLabour1,000
    Taunton East1 seat · turnout 34.7%
    A. SneddenLabour1,318
    H. StreetSOC DEM907
    Taunton Fairwater1 seat · turnout 46.7%
    D. MortonConservative1,058
    T. PeakeSOC DEM746
    B. ParkesLabour737
    Taunton North1 seat
    B. BaileyLabour0 ✓
    Taunton South1 seat · turnout 48.8%
    D. WilsonConservative1,197
    J. MurphyLabour708
    B. SmithSOC DEM685
    Taunton West1 seat · turnout 43.7%
    D. PrettejohnConservative1,364
    D. EckhartLabour859
    R. CourtLIB740
    Upper Tone1 seat · turnout 52.7%
    W. MeadowsConservative939
    R. HerbertIndependent799
    W. HaresLabour381
    Wellington1 seat · turnout 48.2%
    I. UglowLabour1,007
    P. HorsfordIndependent591
    A. PowLIB542
    Wells1 seat · turnout 42.4%
    J. AstellburtConservative978 ✓
    C. BaronLIB810
    D. BirdLabour722
    G. LivingsIndependent585
    Weston1 seat · turnout 44.4%
    G. PollardConservative1,747
    G. JonesLabour828
    Williton1 seat · turnout 39.0%
    L. PringIndependent1,562
    M. GassanlyConservative832
    Wincanton and Bruton1 seat · turnout 46.9%
    H. HobhouseConservative1,449
    R. AdsheadLIB641
    R. GilhamLabour592
    Yeovil North & East1 seat · turnout 42.1%
    P. GrahamLIB2,249
    E. RoutledgeLabour900
    Yeovil South & Central1 seat · turnout 47.0%
    F. KayLIB1,420
    C. HeathConservative1,105
    J. BoltonLabour485
    Yeovil West & Preston1 seat · turnout 46.8%
    S. OakesLIB1,405
    T. WilliamsLabour872
    O. PengilleyLabour871