# 1999 West Somerset District Council election

The 1999 West Somerset District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995. The council stayed under no overall control.

## Election result

West Somerset local election result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 15 | 48.4 | 44.0 | 7,220 | +21.3% |
| Independent | 8 | 25.8 | 13.3 | 2,178 | -6.6% |
| Labour | 5 | 16.1 | 25.6 | 4,197 | -6.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 3.2 | 16.3 | 2,675 | -5.8% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 142 | +0.9% |
| No candidate | 2 | 6.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
3 independent, 2 Conservative and 1 Labour candidates were unopposed at the election. A further 2 seats had no candidates standing for them.

## Ward results

Alcombe East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jamie Anderson | 203 | |
| | Conservative | Nicolas Messarra | 197 | |
| | Labour | Lesley Culverhouse | 159 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Welch | 136 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Bowden | 38 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rene Kinzett | 38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 771 | 24.3 |
Alcombe West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ivor Gibbon | 421 | |
| | Labour | Simon Stokes | 411 | |
| | Conservative | Terry Venner | 271 | |
| | Conservative | John Walker | 247 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,350 | 39.2 |
Aville Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | George Burnell | unopposed | | |
Brompton Ralph and Haddon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Day | 227 | 83.8 |
| | Labour | David Burchell | 44 | 16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 67.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 271 | 38.6 |
Carhampton and Withycombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Humber | 495 | 84.2 |
| | Conservative | Marion Stuart | 93 | 15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 68.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 588 | 57.3 |
Crowcombe and Stogumber :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Vivian Brewer | 379 | 72.6 |
| | Independent | Thomas Cave-Browne-Cave | 143 | 27.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 45.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 522 | 58.0 |
Dulverton and Brushford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Steven Pugsley | unopposed | | |
Dunster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Anne Cave-Brown-Cave | 164 | 50.6 |
| | Conservative | Martin Bale | 160 | 49.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 324 | 46.9 |
Minehead North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christine Lawrence | 581 | |
| | Conservative | Ann Foxhuntley | 526 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Parkes | 521 | |
| | Labour | David Ross | 400 | |
| | Labour | John McGee | 370 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Wightman | 323 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,721 | 39.4 |
Minehead South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Hill | 628 | |
| | Conservative | Ernest Taylor | 597 | |
| | Conservative | Jean Walker | 577 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Snell | 497 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Jenkins | 332 | |
| | Labour | Peter Slade | 326 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Dewis | 313 | |
| | Labour | Marcus Kravis | 313 | |
| | Labour | John Dore | 263 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,846 | 53.2 |
Old Cleeve (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Nethercott | 438 | |
| | Conservative | Pamela Driver | 350 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gabriella Bevan | 184 | |
| | Green | Almuth Groos | 142 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,114 | 39.7 |
Porlock and District (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Angela Palmer | 618 | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer David | 531 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marilynn Russell | 409 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,558 | 36.6 |
Quantock Vale (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terence Ayre | unopposed | | |
| | Labour | Keith Turpin | unopposed | | |
Quarme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Frederick Rawle | unopposed | | |
Watchet (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Banks | 479 | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Hill | 460 | |
| | Independent | Sally De Renzy-Martin | 395 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Bowden | 369 | |
| | Independent | John Richards | 319 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,022 | 35.9 |
West Quantock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Child | unopposed | | |
Williton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Hugh Davies | 492 | |
| | Labour | Edwin May | 352 | |
| | Conservative | Jean Tillotson | 281 | |
| | Labour | Ian Aldridge | 200 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,325 | 41.5 |

## By-elections between 1999 and 2003
### Williton

Williton By-election 9 December 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 219 | 64.6 | +39.6 |
| | Labour | | 120 | 35.4 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 29.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 339 | 17.1 | −24.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Aville Vale

Aville Vale By-election 13 July 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 327 | 66.1 |
| | Independent | | 168 | 33.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 32.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 495 | 53.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |