# 2019 Mendip District Council election

The 2019 Mendip District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Mendip District Council in England. As Mendip District councillors are elected on a 4-year term, the next election is due to take place in 2023.

## Election results

Mendip District Council Election, 2019 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | 22 | +11 | 46.8 | 33.9 | 16,228 |
| Conservative | 10 | −22 | 21.3 | 33.5 | 16,067 |
| Green | 10 | +7 | 21.3 | 15.9 | 7,633 |
| Independent | 5 | +4 | 10.6 | 7.0 | 3,344 |
| Labour | 0 | +/−0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 4,667 |
| UKIP | 0 | +/−0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 56 |

## Ward results

The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 2015 elections not taking into account any party defections or by-elections. Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

### Ammerdown

Ammerdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Alison Margaret Barkshire | 441 | 59.6 | +39.5 |
| | Conservative | Edward George Drewe * | 299 | 40.4 | –5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 19.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 757 | 38.3 | –35.0 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton

Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joshua Stuart Burr | 655 | 49.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Robin Phripp | 611 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative | Rachel Carter * | 454 | 34.1 | |
| | Conservative | John Gerrard Carter * | 441 | 33.1 | |
| | Green | David Hine | 233 | 17.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ant Butler | 126 | 9.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,331 | 36.8 | –34.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Beckington and Selwood

Beckington and Selwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shannon Brooke | 383 | 51.2 | –5.8 |
| | Green | Julian Thomas | 193 | 25.8 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Frances Cockroft | 172 | 23.0 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 25.4 | –8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 753 | 42.0 | –31.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Butleigh and Baltonsborough

Butleigh and Baltonsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Woollcombe-Adams * | 427 | 52.6 | –8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard George Wiltshire | 270 | 33.3 | –5.8 |
| | Labour | Jackie Llewellyn | 115 | 14.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 19.3 | –2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 827 | 42.9 | –32.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton

Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Killen * | 557 | 68.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christina Murray Baron | 184 | 22.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jacky Carter | 72 | 8.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 45.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 824 | 47.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Coleford and Holcombe

Coleford and Holcombe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip John Ham * | 788 | 62.0 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Townsend * | 705 | 55.5 | |
| | Labour | Melanie Moulding | 456 | 35.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Chad Chapman | 423 | 33.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,271 | 34.7 | –34.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cranmore, Doulting and Nunney

Cranmore, Doulting and Nunney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Francis Edward Hayden | 419 | 50.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Julian Van Dyk * | 404 | 49.1 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 842 | 45.4 | –27.2 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Creech

Creech :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry William O'Leary | 552 | 63.8 | +34.1 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Anne Parham | 313 | 36.2 | –18.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 27.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 874 | 43.6 | –23.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Croscombe and Pilton

Croscombe and Pilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Hewitt-Cooper * | 360 | 34.4 | –23.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Kessell | 338 | 32.3 | –9.8 |
| | Independent | James Neil Morris | 202 | 19.3 | N/A |
| | Labour Co-op | Gregory Paul Turner | 146 | 14.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 2.1 | –13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,050 | 49.1 | –21.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Frome Berkley Down

Frome Berkley Down (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janine Louise Nash | 427 | 39.8 | |
| | Conservative | Eve Berry * | 409 | 38.1 | |
| | Green | Matt Mellen | 391 | 36.4 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Victor Clark | 341 | 31.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Shingler | 304 | 28.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,073 | 32.1 | –31.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Frome College

Frome College (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Owen Matthew Boyden * | 785 | 62.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Drew James Gardner | 689 | 54.9 | |
| | Conservative | Carole Jane Bullen * | 329 | 26.2 | |
| | Conservative | Jamie Seviour | 282 | 22.5 | |
| | Labour | Christine Olive De Pufford | 160 | 12.7 | |
| | Labour | Lucy Josephine Shapcott | 149 | 11.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,255 | 38.8 | –29.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Frome Keyford

Frome Keyford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Shane Collins * | 1,011 | 69.3 | |
| | Green | Helen Kay | 977 | 67.0 | |
| | Labour | David Alan Oakensen | 257 | 17.6 | |
| | Labour | Billy Almond | 249 | 17.1 | |
| | Conservative | Randall Heather | 184 | 12.6 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Noel | 173 | 11.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,458 | 34.2 | –27.1 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Frome Market

Frome Market (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | John Clarke | 888 | 65.1 | |
| | Green | Michael John Dunk | 868 | 63.6 | |
| | Labour | Rosie Mitchell | 252 | 18.5 | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Janet John | 241 | 17.7 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Stacey Moor | 189 | 13.8 | |
| | Labour | Marc James Peel | 179 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,365 | 37.4 | –25.0 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |

### Frome Oakfield

Frome Oakfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Helen Elaine Sprawson-White * | 666 | 81.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | David Ramsay Sibbald | 86 | 10.6 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Beverley Ann Andree | 63 | 7.7 | –11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 580 | 71.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 824 | 41.1 | –23.8 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Helen Elaine Sprawson-White was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2015 and rejoined the party in 2020.

### Frome Park

Frome Park (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Damon John Hooton * | 647 | 51.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Francis Pinnock | 611 | 48.8 | |
| | Labour | Pete Mellen | 334 | 26.7 | |
| | Labour | Sean L Powell | 308 | 24.6 | |
| | Conservative | Vicky Hicks | 248 | 19.8 | |
| | Conservative | Hilary Anne Thomas | 225 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,252 | 34.5 | –27.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Glastonbury St Benedict's

Glastonbury St Benedict's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Robert Stephen Henderson * | 227 | 31.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Brian Adrian Outten | 181 | 24.9 | –15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maggie Dear | 151 | 20.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stephen Bower | 92 | 12.6 | –32.8 |
| | Labour | Emma Jane King | 77 | 10.6 | –4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 728 | 37.7 | –22.2 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Robert Stephen Henderson was elected as a Conservative in 2015.

### Glastonbury St Edmund's

Glastonbury St Edmund's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Cottle * | 322 | 43.6 | +7.3 |
| | Green | Michael Kenneth Smyth | 239 | 32.3 | –3.7 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Mary Thompson | 114 | 15.4 | –12.2 |
| | Labour | Simon Anthony Baker-Cooke | 64 | 8.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 11.2 | +10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 750 | 44.9 | –26.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Glastonbury St John's

Glastonbury St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Jon Cousins | 262 | 41.9 | –2.3 |
| | Conservative | John Evan Coles * | 260 | 41.6 | –14.2 |
| | Labour | John Anthony Graham | 103 | 16.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 640 | 32.6 | –31.8 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Glastonbury St Mary's

Glastonbury St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Lindsay Macdougall | 217 | 25.9 | –1.9 |
| | Conservative | David Albert Swain | 197 | 23.5 | –17.9 |
| | Independent | Robert Paul Lund | 190 | 22.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laiqa Browne | 186 | 22.2 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Kama Hannah McKenzie | 47 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 840 | 50.2 | –21.9 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Moor

Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Henry Martin | 483 | 64.7 | +27.6 |
| | Conservative | Sean David Edwin Sloan | 264 | 35.3 | –27.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 29.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 760 | 36.2 | –35.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Postlebury

Postlebury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Michael Gay | 444 | 57.2 | +31.5 |
| | Conservative | Linda Jean Norris | 332 | 42.8 | –9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 14.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 782 | 46.2 | –30.7 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Rode and Norton St. Philip

Rode and Norton St. Philip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Barbi Lund | 456 | 46.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David John Baker | 426 | 43.3 | –26.7 |
| | UKIP | Dion Ralph Drayson | 56 | 5.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Pascale Gillet | 46 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 989 | 50.7 | –28.2 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Rodney and Westbury

Rodney and Westbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ros Wyke * | 630 | 74.0 | +26.6 |
| | Conservative | Holly Sinead Mary Osman | 221 | 26.0 | –17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 48.1 | +44.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 858 | 48.8 | –30.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Shepton East

Shepton East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bente Height * | 388 | 32.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Warren Garfield Kennedy | 388 | 32.0 | |
| | Independent | Nicholas Tolson | 348 | 28.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin James Mayall | 336 | 27.7 | |
| | Conservative | Jeannette May Marsh * | 335 | 27.6 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel Ivan Pooley | 258 | 21.3 | |
| | Labour | Kevin Powell | 140 | 11.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,213 | 30.9 | –26.9 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Bente Height was elected as a Conservative in 2015.

### Shepton West

Shepton West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Chris Inchley | 633 | 48.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Edric Wayland Hobbs | 580 | 44.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John William Parham * | 427 | 32.8 | |
| | Conservative | Wayne Frapple | 389 | 29.9 | |
| | Green | Paul Francis Crummay | 184 | 14.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Gareth Davies John | 164 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,301 | 34.5 | –28.1 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St Cuthbert Out North

St Cuthbert Out North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Pullin * | 451 | 52.6 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Wyatt | 406 | 47.4 | +36.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 5.3 | –17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 879 | 43.3 | –31.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Street North

Street North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Shearer | 519 | 57.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Goater | 492 | 54.2 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Tomlinson | 285 | 31.4 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher John Allen | 248 | 27.3 | |
| | Labour | John Diment | 133 | 14.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 907 | 28.0 | –33.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Street South

Street South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Leyshon | 883 | 72.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Michael Carswell | 740 | 60.9 | |
| | Conservative | Bryan Beha * | 368 | 30.3 | |
| | Conservative | Sebastian Alexander Johns | 258 | 21.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,216 | 33.1 | –32.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Bryan Beha was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2015.

### Street West

Street West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry William Napper * | 327 | 52.8 | –11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Sen * | 246 | 39.7 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Andy Merryfield | 46 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 13.1 | –15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 629 | 34.4 | –36.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### The Pennards and Ditcheat

The Pennards and Ditcheat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Howard Greenhalgh * | 400 | 51.8 | –11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Reed | 201 | 26.0 | –10.4 |
| | Independent | Paul James Chant | 110 | 14.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Robert McKie | 61 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 25.8 | –1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 777 | 39.7 | –28.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wells Central

Wells Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Virginia Lois Rogers | 500 | 61.7 | +26.0 |
| | Conservative | John North * | 247 | 30.5 | –11.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Gill Pettitt | 63 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 31.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 830 | 46.2 | –25.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Wells St Cuthbert's

Wells St Cuthbert's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Ayres | 670 | 46.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Jayne Waters | 635 | 44.2 | |
| | Conservative | John Derek Osman * | 591 | 41.1 | |
| | Conservative | Harvey Siggs * | 553 | 38.5 | |
| | Labour | Jennifer Anne Williams | 247 | 17.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,437 | 42.3 | –26.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Wells St Thomas'

Wells St Thomas' (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Ronan | 939 | 59.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Louise Foss McKinnell | 934 | 59.3 | |
| | Conservative | Richard James Greenwell | 480 | 30.5 | |
| | Conservative | Sarah Frances Sloan | 435 | 27.6 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Eileen Vivian Webber | 164 | 10.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,574 | 47.4 | –26.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West

Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucie Claire Taylor Hood | 322 | 41.7 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Philip Taylor * | 294 | 38.0 | –12.0 |
| | Green | Mark Christopher Montgomery | 157 | 20.3 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 782 | 37.7 | –34.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### Wells St. Thomas

A by-election was held in Wells St Thomas’ ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Caroline McKinnell. Due to an error in their nomination papers, the Liberal Democrats failed to defend the seat.
Wells St Thomas' By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tanys Eileen Pullin | 887 | 58.0 | +27.5 |
| | Labour | Adam David Fyfe | 642 | 42.0 | +31.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,529 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Butleigh and Baltonsborough

Butleigh and Baltonsborough: 6 October 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ken Maddock | 393 | 50.3 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Sully | 389 | 49.7 | +16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 782 | 39.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.4 | |