# 2015 South Somerset District Council election

The 2015 South Somerset District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of South Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. This is on the same day as the general election, and other local elections. This election saw 29 Liberal Democrats, 28 Conservatives, and 3 Independents elected to the Council.
The Liberal Democrats have had control of the council since 1987 and won the previous election in 2011 with a 2-seat majority.

## Candidates by Ward

South Somerset District Council continued to be made up of 60 councillors elected across 39 wards. The Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats both fielded 58 candidates, Labour fielded 31 candidates, the Green Party 11, the UK Independence Party 8 and there were 5 independents.
Incumbent candidates are denoted *.

### Blackdown Ward

Seats contested: 1
Blackdown Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Martin John Wale | 923 | 59 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel John Petrie Mermagen | 388 | 25 |
| | UKIP | Neil Arnold | 246 | 16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,557 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Blackmoor Vale Ward

Seats contested: 2
Blackmoor Vale Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Wallace* | 1,738 | 32 |
| | Conservative | Tim Inglefield* | 1,477 | 27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Place | 1,245 | 23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Dyke-Bracher | 756 | 14 |
| | Labour | Joanna Susan Penberthy | 275 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,491 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bruton Ward

Seats contested: 1
Bruton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anna Mary Groskop* | 843 | 56 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abi Baker | 310 | 20 |
| | Green | Ewan Jones | 246 | 16 |
| | Labour | Matthew Hooberman | 114 | 8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,513 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Brympton Ward

Seats contested: 2
Brympton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sarah Helena Lindsay | 1,426 | 25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Jeremy Seib* | 1,421 | 25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Louise Dunn | 1,257 | 22 |
| | Conservative | Josh Williams | 1,202 | 21 |
| | Labour | Glen James Graham | 459 | 8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,765 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Burrow Hill Ward

Seats contested: 1
Burrow Hill Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Yeomans* | 878 | 62 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pippa Mestraud | 399 | 28 |
| | Labour | Sam Foulder-Hughes | 148 | 10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,425 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Camelot Ward

Seats contested: 1
Camelot Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mike Lewis* | 1,121 | 68 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penny Ashton | 251 | 15 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Hill | 181 | 11 |
| | Labour | Ann Margaret Reeder | 106 | 6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,121 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Cary Ward

Seats contested: 2
Cary Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nick Weeks* | 1,627 | 27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Hobhouse* | 1,432 | 24 |
| | Conservative | Barry Moorhouse | 1,298 | 22 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard John Arnold | 971 | 16 |
| | Green | Richard Tabor | 482 | 8 |
| | Labour | Megan Sarah Rose Summerville | 207 | 3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,017 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Chard Avishayes Ward

Seats contested: 1
Chard Avishayes Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garry Frederick Shortland | 440 | 36 |
| | Conservative | Peter Amey | 402 | 33 |
| | Independent | Cath Morrison | 223 | 18 |
| | Labour | Graham Forsyth | 148 | 12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,213 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Chard Combe Ward

Seats contested: 1
Chard Combe Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Amanda Jane Broom | 514 | 46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Warwick | 450 | 40 |
| | Green | Jon Lewes | 148 | 13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,112 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Chard Crimchard Ward

Seats contested: 1
Chard Crimchard Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Kenton* | 863 | 66 |
| | Conservative | Paul Bradly | 445 | 34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,308 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Chard Holyrood Ward

Seats contested: 1
Chard Holyrood Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Paul Baker | 699 | 51 |
| | Conservative | Brennie Halse* | 670 | 49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,369 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Chard Jocelyn Ward

Seats contested: 1
Chard Jocelyn Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Dave Bulmer* | 596 | 50 |
| | Conservative | Irene Glynn | 360 | 30 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Melanie Ann Cherry Hudson | 237 | 20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,193 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Coker Ward

Seats contested: 2
Coker Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gina Seaton* | 1,755 | 29 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cathy Bakewell* | 1,529 | 26 |
| | Conservative | Rod Jones | 1,464 | 25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mick Clark | 1,216 | 20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,964 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Crewkerne Ward

Seats contested: 3
Crewkerne Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Best* | 2,050 | 17 |
| | Conservative | Marcus Morton Barrett | 1,827 | 15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angie Singleton* | 1,555 | 13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Christopher Pailthorpe | 1,498 | 12 |
| | Conservative | Adam Keen | 1,369 | 11 |
| | Conservative | Andrew John Newman Simkins | 1,286 | 10 |
| | Labour | Martin John Bailey | 797 | 6 |
| | Green | Katy Limmer | 696 | 6 |
| | Green | Ben Keiron Hartshorn | 672 | 5 |
| | Green | Nathan Harmer-Taylor | 626 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,376 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Curry Rivel Ward

Seats contested: 1
Curry Rivel Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tiffany Ann Martha Osborne | 826 | 52 |
| | Independent | Terry Mounter* | 601 | 38 |
| | Labour | Alan John Martin | 148 | 9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,575 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Eggwood Ward

Seats contested: 1
Eggwood Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Michael Maxwell* | 787 | 53 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Edward Edgington | 687 | 47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,474 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Hamdon Ward

Seats contested: 1
Hamdon Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Seal* | 905 | 57 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Edward Price | 681 | 43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,586 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Ilminster Ward

Seats contested: 2
Ilminster Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Ann Goodall* | 1,253 | 21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Val Keitch | 1,108 | 19 |
| | Conservative | Sean Clarke | 1,037 | 18 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Richard Shepherd | 1,011 | 17 |
| | UKIP | Don Kinder | 689 | 12 |
| | Green | Henry Peter Lansdown | 460 | 8 |
| | Labour | Paul John Sellers | 306 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,864 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Islemoor Ward

Seats contested: 1
Islemoor Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sue Steele* | 1,129 | 66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Pearce | 417 | 25 |
| | Labour | Geoff Mchugh | 155 | 9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,701 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ivelchester Ward

Seats contested: 1
Ivelchester Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Tony Capozzoli* | 922 | 53 |
| | Conservative | Richard Foley Dale | 600 | 35 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theo Whitaker | 206 | 12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,728 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Langport and Huish Ward

Seats contested: 1
Langport and Huish Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Clare Aparicio Paul | 1,652 | 41 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Mary Frances Gadd | 473 | 29 |
| | Green | Cara Ann Naden | 295 | 18 |
| | Labour | Sean Adam Dromgoole | 199 | 12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,652 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Martock Ward

Seats contested: 2
Martock Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neil Brian Bloomfield | 1,610 | 29 |
| | Conservative | Graham Harold Middleton* | 1,513 | 27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick John Palmer* | 1,126 | 20 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Ingram | 809 | 15 |
| | Labour | Chris Bragg | 469 | 8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,527 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Milborne Port Ward

Seats contested: 1
Milborne Port Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Joanne Dyke-Bracher | 766 | 45 |
| | Conservative | Lucy Wallace* | 765 | 45 |
| | Labour | David Harry Lowe | 184 | 11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,715 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Neroche Ward

Seats contested: 1
Neroche Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Linda Patricia Vijeh* | 893 | 57 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Dawson | 371 | 24 |
| | UKIP | Clive Mark Rust | 313 | 20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Northstone Ward

Seats contested: 1
Northstone Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David John Norris | 1,200 | 62 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grahame Sydney Baker | 527 | 27 |
| | Labour | Keith Laurence O'Boyle | 200 | 10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,927 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Parrett Ward

Seats contested: 1
Parrett Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ric Pallister* | 785 | 52 |
| | Conservative | Mark Alexander Keating | 728 | 48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,513 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### South Petherton Ward

Seats contested: 2
South Petherton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam James Dance | 1,688 | 37 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Crispin Kenneth Raikes | 1,564 | 34 |
| | Conservative | Barry Walker* | 1,347 | 29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,599 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### St. Michael's Ward

Seats contested: 1
St. Michael's Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Roundell-Greene* | 699 | 52 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Priest | 653 | 48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,352 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Tatworth and Forton Ward

Seats contested: 1
Tatworth and Forton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Andrew Turpin* | 608 | 38 |
| | Conservative | Russ Wardell | 552 | 35 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Munday | 435 | 27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,595 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Tower Ward

Seats contested: 1
Tower Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mike Beech* | 947 | 62 |
| | Green | Oliver Hugh Arnold Dowding | 274 | 18 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Nye | 241 | 16 |
| | Labour | Adrian Carter | 73 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,535 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Turn Hill Ward

Seats contested: 1
Turn Hill Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Shane Pledger* | 1,071 | 58 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Diane Jukes | 635 | 34 |
| | Labour | Alan Peter Rose | 142 | 8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,848 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wessex Ward

Seats contested: 2
Wessex Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dean Ruddle | 2,114 | 52 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Richard John Page | 1,326 | 33 |
| | Labour | Frankie Ashton | 589 | 15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,029 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Wincanton Ward

Seats contested: 2
Wincanton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Winder* | 1,235 | 25 |
| | Conservative | Nick Colbert* | 1,231 | 25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Carroll | 821 | 17 |
| | UKIP | Mark Anthony Vallance | 531 | 11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Elizabeth Denton | 512 | 11 |
| | Green | John Frederick Holman | 307 | 6 |
| | Labour | Tim Daniel | 223 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,860 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Windwhistle Ward

Seats contested: 1
Windwhistle Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sue Osborne* | 818 | 55 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dyke | 469 | 32 |
| | UKIP | George Bernard Munro Elliott | 196 | 13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,483 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Yeovil Central Ward

Seats contested: 3
Yeovil Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Arnold Gubbins* | 1,329 | 17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Kendall* | 1,308 | 17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kaysar Mahmud Hussain | 1,132 | 15 |
| | Conservative | David John Byrne | 1,013 | 13 |
| | Conservative | Linda Jane Gage | 872 | 11 |
| | Conservative | Bridget Mary Philomena Spender | 777 | 10 |
| | Labour | Mark Gordon Lambden | 626 | 8 |
| | Labour | Terry Lavin | 581 | 8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,638 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Yeovil East Ward

Seats contested: 3
Yeovil East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Lock* | 1,349 | 19 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Charles Recardo* | 1,097 | 16 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Stickland | 981 | 14 |
| | UKIP | Godfrey Davey | 706 | 10 |
| | Conservative | Nick Rousell | 571 | 8 |
| | Conservative | Ann Needle | 538 | 8 |
| | Labour | Bill Byrd | 534 | 8 |
| | Conservative | Morley Keith Waddleton | 528 | 7 |
| | Labour | Sharon Anne Stafford | 442 | 6 |
| | Labour | Murray William Shepstone | 330 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,076 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Yeovil South Ward

Seats contested: 3
Yeovil South Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Charles Marshall Field | 2,036 | 17 |
| | Conservative | Nigel James Gage* | 2,008 | 16 |
| | Conservative | Sam McAllister | 1,776 | 15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kris Castle | 1,691 | 14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nagaraja Akkisetty | 1,376 | 11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Dugald Thomson Czapiewski | 1,227 | 10 |
| | Labour | Joe Conway | 866 | 7 |
| | Labour | Terry Ledlie | 622 | 5 |
| | Labour | Martin Ronald Bailey | 615 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,217 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Yeovil West Ward

Seats contested: 3
Yeovil West Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ernle Clark | 1,364 | 16 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wes Read* | 1,347 | 16 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Barry Smith | 1,072 | 13 |
| | Conservative | Mick Beales | 1,049 | 13 |
| | Conservative | Ash Strelling | 954 | 11 |
| | Conservative | David Keith Tolley | 851 | 10 |
| | UKIP | Tony Turner | 844 | 10 |
| | Labour | Dan Marks | 462 | 6 |
| | Labour | Colin John Rose | 431 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,374 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Yeovil Without Ward

Seats contested: 3
Yeovil Without Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Lock | 1,655 | 16 |
| | Conservative | Gye Charles Bower Dibben | 1,610 | 15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham John Oakes* | 1,603 | 15 |
| | Conservative | Teresa Anne Bond | 1,588 | 15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Annette Lock | 1,476 | 14 |
| | Conservative | Teresa Sienkiewicz | 1,187 | 11 |
| | Green | Gary Young | 747 | 7 |
| | Labour | Sue Pitman | 661 | 6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,527 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |