# Sedgemoor District Council elections

Sedgemoor District Council was the local authority for the district of Sedgemoor in Somerset, England. The council was elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 50 councillors were elected from 25 wards. The council was abolished on 1 April 2023, when it was replaced by Somerset Council, a unitary authority.

## Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
| Party in control | Years |
| No overall control | 1973–1976 |
| Conservative | 1976–1995 |
| No overall control | 1995–1999 |
| Conservative | 1999–2023 |

### Leadership

The leader of the council from 2005 until the council's abolition in 2023 was:
| Councillor | Party | Party | From | To |
| Duncan McGinty | | Conservative | Apr 2005 | 31 Mar 2023 |

## Council elections

* 1973 Sedgemoor District Council election
* 1976 Sedgemoor District Council election
* 1979 Sedgemoor District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Sedgemoor District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1987 Sedgemoor District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Sedgemoor District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Sedgemoor District Council election
* 1999 Sedgemoor District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by one)
* 2003 Sedgemoor District Council election
* 2007 Sedgemoor District Council election
* 2011 Sedgemoor District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2015 Sedgemoor District Council election
* 2019 Sedgemoor District Council election

## District result maps

* 1999 results map
* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map

## By-election results
### 1999-2003

Brent North By-Election 30 September 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 293 | 77.7 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | | 84 | 22.3 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 55.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 377 | 24.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Huntspill & Pawlett By-Election 1 June 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 556 | 51.1 | +18.4 |
| | Conservative | | 533 | 48.9 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,089 | 40.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Brent North By-Election 17 January 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 426 | 64.5 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 203 | 30.8 | +30.8 |
| | Labour | | 16 | 2.4 | −24.5 |
| | UKIP | | 15 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 33.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 660 | 40.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Bridgwater Quantock By-Election 10 July 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 660 | 51.0 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 453 | 35.0 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | | 180 | 13.9 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 16.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,293 | 26.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Berrow By-Election 20 January 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 340 | 57.2 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 254 | 42.8 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 594 | 32.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cheddar and Shipham By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,689 | 50.4 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | | 1,663 | 49.6 | +49.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,352 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |