2015 West Somerset District Council election

2015 UK local government election April 2015 April 2015 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2015 West Somerset District Council election. Conservatives in blue, independents in grey, UK Independence Party in purple and Labour in red. The 2015 West Somerset District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party remained in overall control of the council. Election result West Somerset local election result 2015https://www.westsomersetonline.gov.uk/Council---Democracy/Elections---Voting/Elections-2015/District-Election-Results-2015 District Election Results 2015 - West Somerset Council www.westsomersetonline.gov.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20160507003640/http://www.westsomersetonline.gov.uk/Council---Democracy/Elections---Voting/Elections-2015/District-Election-Results-2015 2016-05-07 live 2016-05-07 Conservative Party (UK) 21 2 0 +2 75.0 52.1 14,378 +4.7% Independent (politician) 3 1 5 -4 10.7 15.2 4,198 -17.2% United Kingdom Independence Party 3 3 0 +3 10.7 5.1 1,420 +5.1% Labour Party (UK) 1 0 1 -1 3.6 8.1 2,232 +1.1% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 16.5 4,566 +5.4% Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 818 +0.8% Ward results Alcombe (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Roger Thomas 576 United Kingdom Independence Party Adrian Behan 487 Labour Party (UK) Andy Lewis 422 Independent (politician) Ian Melhuish 405 Green Party of England and Wales Venetia Moore 306 2,196 61.9 +28.3 Conservative Party (UK) United Kingdom Independence Party Independent (politician) Brendon Hills Conservative Party (UK) Keith Turner unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Carhampton & Withycombe Conservative Party (UK) Brenda Maitland-Walker 472 65.3 -1.0 Green Party of England and Wales Klina Jordan 251 34.7 +34.7 221 30.6 -2.0 723 75.1 +24.1 Conservative Party (UK) Crowcombe & Stogumber Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Trollope-Bellew 581 74.9 +20.1 Green Party of England and Wales Miriam Robertson 195 25.1 +6.0 386 49.7 +21.1 776 77.8 +24.4 Conservative Party (UK) Dulverton and District (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Bruce Heywood 1,060 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Thwaites 976 Green Party of England and Wales Cherry Bird 433 2,469 73.0 +21.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Dunster and Timberscombe Conservative Party (UK) Bryan Leaker 424 59.6 +1.7 Green Party of England and Wales Dave Gurnett 288 40.4 +13.8 136 19.1 -10.2 712 72.7 +25.2 Conservative Party (UK) Greater Exmoor Conservative Party (UK) Steven Pugsley 670 88.4 Green Party of England and Wales Caitlin Collins 88 11.6 582 76.8 758 74.1 Conservative Party (UK) Minehead Central (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Mandy Chilcott 883 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Hadley 848 United Kingdom Independence Party Ivor Jones 583 Labour Party (UK) Lesley Culverhouse 469 Green Party of England and Wales Carol Stone 403 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jill Dillamore 388 3,574 62.3 +29.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) United Kingdom Independence Party Independent (politician) Minehead North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) David Archer unopposed United Kingdom Independence Party Terry Venner unopposed Conservative Party (UK) United Kingdom Independence Party Independent (politician) Minehead South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Jean Parbrook 766 Independent (politician) Tom Hall 590 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Smith 385 Green Party of England and Wales David Taylor 355 2,096 68.1 +26.8 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Old Cleeve (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Martin Dewdney 756 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Lillis 625 Green Party of England and Wales Mickie Ritchie 524 1,905 73.7 +27.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Porlock and District (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Karen Mills 755 Conservative Party (UK) Rollo Clifford 639 United Kingdom Independence Party Susan Bamford 350 Green Party of England and Wales Mo Dewdney 306 Green Party of England and Wales Jon Freeman 248 2,298 72.5 +24.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Quantock Vale (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Chris Morgan 665 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Goss 570 Independent (politician) Paul Tipney 478 Green Party of England and Wales Katherine Attwater 299 2,012 72.8 +27.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Watchet (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) David Westcott 936 Conservative Party (UK) Rosemary Woods 630 Labour Party (UK) Peter Murphy 563 Independent (politician) Loretta Whetlor 550 Conservative Party (UK) David Chadwick 506 Green Party of England and Wales Izzy Silvester 462 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Bowden 430 Independent (politician) Cosmo Johnson 404 Labour Party (UK) Robin Nuttall 393 4,874 64.8 +26.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Quantock Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Dowding 573 75.3 +4.7 Green Party of England and Wales Jamie Robertson 188 24.7 -4.7 385 50.6 +9.5 761 82.1 +27.3 Conservative Party (UK) Williton (2 seats) Independent (politician) Hugh Davies 915 Independent (politician) Ian Aldridge 546 Conservative Party (UK) Robert McDonald 467 Independent (politician) Guy Denton 310 Green Party of England and Wales Sally Lowndes 220 2,458 64.6 +25.1 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) By-elections between 2015 and 2019 A by-election was held in Dunster and Timberscombe ward on 23 March 2017 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Bryan Leaker.http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/15094696.Dunster_councillor_s_surprise_resignation_prompts_by_election/ By election called after West Somerset Councillor Bryan Leaker resigns 15 February 2017 Somerset County Gazette 24 February 2017 Leaker's vacated seat was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate Peter Pilkington, with a 49.7% share of the vote.https://www.westsomersetonline.gov.uk/home/News/Dunster-and-Timberscombe-by-election/ Dunster and Timberscombe by-election 24 March 2017 West Somerset Council 8 January 2018 References West Somerset 2015 Category:2010s in Somerset