# 2015 West Somerset District Council election

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 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 21 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 75.0 | 52.1 | 14,378 | +4.7% |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 10.7 | 15.2 | 4,198 | -17.2% |
| UKIP | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 10.7 | 5.1 | 1,420 | +5.1% |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 2,232 | +1.1% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 4,566 | +5.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 818 | +0.8% |

## Ward results

Alcombe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Thomas | 576 | | |
| | UKIP | Adrian Behan | 487 | | |
| | Labour | Andy Lewis | 422 | | |
| | Independent | Ian Melhuish | 405 | | |
| | Green | Venetia Moore | 306 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,196 | 61.9 | +28.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | UKIP gain from Independent | UKIP gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Brendon Hills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Turner | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Carhampton & Withycombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Maitland-Walker | 472 | 65.3 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Klina Jordan | 251 | 34.7 | +34.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 30.6 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 723 | 75.1 | +24.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Crowcombe & Stogumber :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Trollope-Bellew | 581 | 74.9 | +20.1 |
| | Green | Miriam Robertson | 195 | 25.1 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 49.7 | +21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 776 | 77.8 | +24.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dulverton and District (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bruce Heywood | 1,060 | | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Thwaites | 976 | | |
| | Green | Cherry Bird | 433 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,469 | 73.0 | +21.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Dunster and Timberscombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bryan Leaker | 424 | 59.6 | +1.7 |
| | Green | Dave Gurnett | 288 | 40.4 | +13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 19.1 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 712 | 72.7 | +25.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Greater Exmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Steven Pugsley | 670 | 88.4 |
| | Green | Caitlin Collins | 88 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 582 | 76.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 758 | 74.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Minehead Central (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mandy Chilcott | 883 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hadley | 848 | | |
| | UKIP | Ivor Jones | 583 | | |
| | Labour | Lesley Culverhouse | 469 | | |
| | Green | Carol Stone | 403 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Dillamore | 388 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,574 | 62.3 | +29.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | UKIP gain from Independent | UKIP gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Minehead North (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | David Archer | unopposed |
| UKIP | Terry Venner | unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| UKIP gain from Independent | UKIP gain from Independent | Swing |
Minehead South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Parbrook | 766 | | |
| | Independent | Tom Hall | 590 | | |
| | Labour | Maureen Smith | 385 | | |
| | Green | David Taylor | 355 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,096 | 68.1 | +26.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Old Cleeve (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Dewdney | 756 | | |
| | Conservative | Richard Lillis | 625 | | |
| | Green | Mickie Ritchie | 524 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,905 | 73.7 | +27.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Porlock and District (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karen Mills | 755 | | |
| | Conservative | Rollo Clifford | 639 | | |
| | UKIP | Susan Bamford | 350 | | |
| | Green | Mo Dewdney | 306 | | |
| | Green | Jon Freeman | 248 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,298 | 72.5 | +24.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Quantock Vale (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Morgan | 665 | | |
| | Conservative | Susan Goss | 570 | | |
| | Independent | Paul Tipney | 478 | | |
| | Green | Katherine Attwater | 299 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,012 | 72.8 | +27.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Watchet (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Westcott | 936 | | |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Woods | 630 | | |
| | Labour | Peter Murphy | 563 | | |
| | Independent | Loretta Whetlor | 550 | | |
| | Conservative | David Chadwick | 506 | | |
| | Green | Izzy Silvester | 462 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Bowden | 430 | | |
| | Independent | Cosmo Johnson | 404 | | |
| | Labour | Robin Nuttall | 393 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,874 | 64.8 | +26.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
West Quantock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Dowding | 573 | 75.3 | +4.7 |
| | Green | Jamie Robertson | 188 | 24.7 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | 50.6 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 761 | 82.1 | +27.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Williton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Hugh Davies | 915 | | |
| | Independent | Ian Aldridge | 546 | | |
| | Conservative | Robert McDonald | 467 | | |
| | Independent | Guy Denton | 310 | | |
| | Green | Sally Lowndes | 220 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,458 | 64.6 | +25.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

## 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. Leaker's vacated seat was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate Peter Pilkington, with a 49.7% share of the vote.