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    Somerset: 2009 local elections

    52 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 2008) (58 seats, Elections Centre)

    Liberal Democrats 30 · Conservative 24 · Labour 4 · Other 0

    After (end of 2009) (58 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 35 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Labour 2 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Blackdown and Wellington East1 seat
    Ross HenleyLiberal Democrats1,236 ✓
    John ThorneConservative1,227
    Ann MorrisUK Independence Party (UKIP)332
    Blackmoor Vale1 seat
    William WallaceConservative1,880 ✓
    Jane LockLiberal Democrats1,275
    Brent1 seat
    Alan HamConservative2,108 ✓
    Anthony GoreLiberal Democrats744
    Sheila ForresterLabour162
    Bridgwater East and Bawdrip1 seat
    David HallConservative1,102 ✓
    Joshua SchwiesoLiberal Democrats401
    Roger LaversLabour379
    Bridgwater North and Central1 seat
    David LoveridgeLabour489 ✓
    Lance DuddridgeConservative469
    Keith HartUK Independence Party (UKIP)251
    Janice Joanna Somers BeasleyLiberal Democrats223
    Roger BennettBNP144
    Roy FranklinIndependent50
    Bridgwater South1 seat
    Stephen GillConservative495 ✓
    Pat ParkerLabour463
    Daniel Alexander KellyLiberal Democrats436
    Bridgwater West1 seat
    Ann Elizabeth BownConservative1,100 ✓
    Graham John GranterLabour515
    Peter JohnstonLiberal Democrats440
    Anne HeritageIndependent349
    Burnham on Sea North1 seat
    Peter Burridge-ClaytonConservative1,561 ✓
    Michael MansfieldLiberal Democrats1,301
    Cannington1 seat
    John EdneyConservative2,131 ✓
    Alan BeasleyLiberal Democrats782
    Anna HammondGreen516
    Castle Cary1 seat
    Bob LittleConservative1,816 ✓
    Henry HobhouseLiberal Democrats1,810
    Chard North1 seat
    Jenny KentonLiberal Democrats1,652 ✓
    Martin WaleConservative1,468
    Fay WilliamsBNP368
    Tom McGeeLabour119
    Chard South1 seat
    Jill ShortlandLiberal Democrats1,384 ✓
    Linda Patricia VijehConservative911
    Robert BaehrBNP362
    Cheddar1 seat
    Dawn HillConservative1,326 ✓
    Suzanne GreenLiberal Democrats1,008
    David WillmottUK Independence Party (UKIP)471
    Christopher ByrneIndependent108
    Coker1 seat
    Cathy BakewellLiberal Democrats1,454 ✓
    Angus McPheeConservative1,365
    Peter John BysouthGreen249
    Nicholas HesterIndependent131
    Crewkerne1 seat
    John DykeLiberal Democrats1,634 ✓
    Marcus Morton BarrettConservative1,092
    Ben HartshornGreen377
    Dulverton and Exmoor1 seat
    Frances NicholsonConservative1,687 ✓
    Jan RossIndependent1,405
    Dunster1 seat
    Cordelia LawConservative1,451 ✓
    Alison GunnerLiberal Democrats813
    Frome North1 seat
    Peter JohnConservative1,299 ✓
    Christine Francis CockroftLiberal Democrats1,048
    Richard YeoGreen320
    Alwyn DowLabour149
    Frome Selwood1 seat
    Maggy DaniellLiberal Democrats1,192 ✓
    Charles WoodConservative821
    Theresa Mary Philomena ClarkLabour180
    Frome South1 seat
    Alvin John HorsfallLiberal Democrats1,313 ✓
    Pamelita LeeConservative664
    David Alan OakensenLabour229
    Glastonbury1 seat
    Alan GloakLiberal Democrats1,366 ✓
    George SteerConservative1,304
    Wesley RobertsLabour158
    Highbridge and Burnham-on-Sea South1 seat
    John Cook-WoodmanConservative1,092 ✓
    Rosemarie ParsonsLiberal Democrats802
    Mick LucasUK Independence Party (UKIP)592
    Joanna Burridge-ClaytonLabour294
    Huntspill1 seat
    Mark HealeyConservative1,535 ✓
    Joe LeachLiberal Democrats1,173
    Ilchester1 seat
    Sam CrabbLiberal Democrats1,708 ✓
    Colin WinderConservative1,392
    Michael BestwickIndependent250
    Ilminster1 seat
    Kim TurnerLiberal Democrats1,560 ✓
    Martin RawstorneConservative1,450
    King Alfred1 seat
    David John HuxtableConservative1,817 ✓
    Rosemary Joan HaslerLiberal Democrats860
    Bob CudlippIndependent610
    Andrew MerryfieldLabour188
    Langport1 seat
    Derek Norman Lander YeomansConservative1,621 ✓
    Julia Mary Frances GaddLiberal Democrats1,470
    Lydeard1 seat
    Joanna WilkinsConservative1,313 ✓
    Paul PartingtonLiberal Democrats1,118
    Fran EvensUK Independence Party (UKIP)392
    Jon GrayLabour84
    Martock1 seat
    John BaileyLiberal Democrats1,451 ✓
    Grahame MiddletonConservative1,232
    Alexander LawrieGreen242
    Rob CrockerIndependent55
    Mendip Central and East1 seat
    Gloria CawoodLiberal Democrats1,502 ✓
    Ken LloydConservative1,415
    Kenneth HurrellLabour102
    Mendip North East1 seat
    Matthew EllisConservative1,796 ✓
    Claire FlemingLiberal Democrats1,285
    John GilhamLabour143
    Mendip North West1 seat
    Harvey SiggsConservative1,530 ✓
    Tony RobbinsLiberal Democrats792
    Gwyn ThomasUK Independence Party (UKIP)506
    Roger AndersonLabour195
    Mendip South1 seat
    Kenneth MaddockConservative1,923 ✓
    Robert ReedLiberal Democrats1,007
    Colin McNameeUK Independence Party (UKIP)430
    Terence MorganLabour131
    Mendip West1 seat
    Ronald ForrestConservative1,291 ✓
    Christopher IngeLiberal Democrats890
    Kate BritonGreen316
    Leslie BennettIndependent177
    Peter TruemanLabour68
    Minehead1 seat
    Brenda Maitland-WalkerConservative1,495 ✓
    Ian GallowayLiberal Democrats1,251
    North Petherton1 seat
    Derek AlderConservative1,591 ✓
    Karen RevansLiberal Democrats531
    Charles GrahamGreen421
    Patricia MorleyLabour227
    Shepton Mallet1 seat
    Margaret RobinsonConservative1,196 ✓
    Martin LovellLiberal Democrats838
    Christopher InchleyLabour403
    Somerton1 seat
    Jimmy ZoucheConservative1,794 ✓
    Pauline ClarkeLiberal Democrats1,684
    Street1 seat
    Terry William NapperConservative952 ✓
    Jim MochnaczLiberal Democrats850
    Louise HughesIndependent809
    John MonaghanUK Independence Party (UKIP)334
    Dick BeasleyBNP190
    Taunton and Trull1 seat
    Stephen Henry Martin-ScottConservative1,519 ✓
    Frederick WedderkoppLiberal Democrats1,330
    Barry MorrisUK Independence Party (UKIP)281
    Douglas EckhartLabour96
    Taunton East1 seat
    Stephen BrooksLiberal Democrats959 ✓
    Linda ElliottConservative676
    Bobby FlemingUK Independence Party (UKIP)394
    Colin CroadLabour176
    Taunton North1 seat
    Claire GordonLiberal Democrats791 ✓
    Richard DickinsonConservative622
    Stephanie LukinsUK Independence Party (UKIP)410
    Martin JevonLabour302
    Taunton South1 seat
    Hazel Prior-SankeyLiberal Democrats1,563 ✓
    Krystal PainterConservative800
    John CalascioneUK Independence Party (UKIP)375
    Brenda Dawn WestonLabour96
    Taunton West1 seat
    Alan PaulLiberal Democrats1,498 ✓
    Nick JamesConservative1,070
    Isabella HendersonUK Independence Party (UKIP)407
    Matthew William Rhys RavenhillLabour106
    Upper Tone1 seat
    Tracey McMahonConservative1,447 ✓
    Sam RossIndependent1,397
    Charlene SheriffUK Independence Party (UKIP)261
    Watchet and Quantocks1 seat
    Anthony Trollope-BellewConservative1,779 ✓
    Hugh DaviesIndependent1,575
    Anthony BowdenLiberal Democrats401
    Ralph HammondGreen309
    Wellington1 seat
    Andrew GovierLabour1,634 ✓
    James HuntConservative1,094
    John DavisonUK Independence Party (UKIP)375
    Frank Bishop—158
    Wells1 seat
    John Derek OsmanConservative1,979 ✓
    Daniel UnwinLiberal Democrats1,323
    Phil RogersGreen359
    Colin Michael PriceLabour227
    Harry BoyceBNP178
    Wincanton and Bruton1 seat
    Anna Mary GroskopConservative2,118 ✓
    Justin RobinsonLiberal Democrats1,118
    David CarnegieGreen414
    Yeovil East1 seat
    Tony LockLiberal Democrats1,062 ✓
    Paul BradlyConservative476
    Martin BaileyGreen225
    Bill ByrdLabour172
    Kay BryanIndependent107
    Yeovil North and Central1 seat
    Peter Arnold GubbinsLiberal Democrats1,269 ✓
    Nick RousellConservative736
    Bruce CowdBNP199
    Katherine LimmerGreen185
    Joe ConwayIndependent119
    Sylvia HesterIndependent85
    Yeovil South1 seat
    David GreeneLiberal Democrats1,305 ✓
    Gerald BoordConservative1,184
    Mark LambdenIndependent117
    John GranaIndependent82