# Bath and North East Somerset Council elections

Bath and North East Somerset Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset, England. The council is elected every four years by the first past the post system of election and currently consists of 59 councillors, representing 33 electoral wards.

## Council elections

* 1995 Bath and North East Somerset Council election
* 1999 Bath and North East Somerset Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2003 Bath and North East Somerset Council election
* 2007 Bath and North East Somerset Council election
* 2011 Bath and North East Somerset Council election
* 2015 Bath and North East Somerset Council election
* 2019 Bath and North East Somerset Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 6)
* 2023 Bath and North East Somerset Council election
| Date | | Liberal Democrat | +/– | | Conservative | +/– | | Labour | +/– | | Greens | +/– | | Independent | +/– | | Other | +/– | Control |
| 1995 | 27 | 27 | | 16 | 16 | | 22 | 22 | | – | – | | – | – | | – | – | | NOC |
| 1999 | 30 | 30 | +3 | 16 | 16 | = | 17 | 17 | –5 | – | – | | – | – | | 2 | 2 | +2 | NOC |
| 2003 | 29 | 29 | –1 | 26 | 26 | +10 | 6 | 6 | –11 | – | – | | 4 | 4 | +4 | 0 | 0 | –2 | NOC |
| 2007 | 26 | 26 | –3 | 31 | 31 | +5 | 5 | 5 | –1 | – | – | | 3 | 3 | –1 | – | – | | NOC |
| 2011 | 29 | 29 | +3 | 29 | 29 | –2 | 5 | 5 | = | – | – | | 2 | 2 | –1 | – | – | | NOC |
| 2015 | 15 | 15 | –14 | 37 | 37 | +8 | 6 | 6 | +1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | Conservative |
| 2019 | 37 | 37 | +22 | 11 | 11 | –26 | 5 | 5 | –1 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 6 | 6 | +3 | 0 | 0 | –2 | Liberal Democrat |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | +4 | 3 | 3 | –8 | 7 | 7 | +2 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | –2 | Liberal Democrat |

## District result maps

* 1995 results map
* 1999 results map
* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of all by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party |
| Abbey by-election | 17 July 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
| Weston by-election | 19 February 1998 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
| Lansdown by-election | 4 May 2000 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Bathavon North by-election | 12 October 2000 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Lansdown by-election | 11 July 2002 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Walcot by-election | 11 July 2002 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
| Radstock by-election | 29 July 2010 | Independent | Liberal Democrats |
| Chew Valley North by-election | 15 November 2012 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Bathavon North by-election | 22 May 2014 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Abbey by-election | 17 November 2016 | Green | Conservative |
| Walcot by-election | 6 April 2017 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
| Newbridge by-election | 4 May 2017 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats |
| Kingsmead by-election | 5 July 2018 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats |
| Saltford by-election | 16 January 2025 | Liberal Democrats | Independent |