# North Somerset Council elections

North Somerset Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of North Somerset, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district called Woodspring, in the county of Avon.

## Council elections

| Political group | Political group | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| Political group | Political group | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Current |
| | Conservative | 24 | 43 | 42 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| | Independent | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 23 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| | Labour | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| | Green | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| | Portishead Independents | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 61 | 61 | 61 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |

### Non-metropolitan district elections

* 1973 Woodspring District Council election
* 1976 Woodspring District Council election
* 1979 Woodspring District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 Woodspring District Council election
* 1982 Woodspring District Council election
* 1983 Woodspring District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1984 Woodspring District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1986 Woodspring District Council election
* 1987 Woodspring District Council election
* 1991 Woodspring District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Woodspring District Council election

### Unitary authority elections

* 1999 North Somerset Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)
* 2003 North Somerset Council election
* 2007 North Somerset Council election
* 2011 North Somerset Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2015 North Somerset Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2019 North Somerset Council election
* 2023 North Somerset Council election

## District result maps

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

## By-election results
### 1995–1999

Weston-Super-Mare South By-Election 28 November 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 1,232 | 58.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 635 | 30.0 |
| | Conservative | | 178 | 8.4 |
| | Independent | | 74 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 28.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,119 | 35.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 1999–2003

Kewstoke By-Election 25 January 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Porter | 279 | 32.7 | −20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bibb | 229 | 26.8 | −3.0 |
| | Independent | Anthony Horry | 196 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| | Labour | Stephen Lyall | 149 | 17.5 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 853 | 36.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Weston-Super-Mare West By-Election 30 August 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Bell | 811 | 44.4 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | Clive Webb | 651 | 35.9 | −9.0 |
| | Independent | Malcolm Timmis | 205 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| | Labour | Chris Belton-Reed | 161 | 8.8 | −10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,828 | 25.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Yatton By-Election 25 October 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Kehoe | 593 | 29.2 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Stanley Vyce | 534 | 26.3 | +6.7 |
| | Independent | Ralph James | 496 | 24.4 | −10.7 |
| | Labour | Douglas May | 410 | 20.2 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,033 | 29.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2003–2007

Easton-In-Gordano By-Election 11 November 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carl Francis-Pester | 431 | 44.3 | −17.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Griggs | 369 | 37.9 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | Derek Waters | 174 | 17.9 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 974 | 44.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Portishead Redcliffe Bay By-Election 3 February 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Johnston | 476 | 43.8 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | David Pasley | 434 | 39.9 | −20.3 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Butcher | 118 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | | 59 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,087 | 45.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Portishead West By-Election 1 June 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Jolley | 488 | 38.9 | +20.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Lord | 452 | 36.1 | +36.1 |
| | Labour | Patricia Gardener | 205 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
| | Independent | Reyna Knight | 108 | 8.6 | −73.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,253 | 49.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Yatton By-Election 1 June 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Griggs | 812 | 31.1 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Anthony Moulin | 749 | 28.7 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | Jill Iles | 678 | 26.0 | +3.5 |
| | Independent | Hilary Burn | 267 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| | Labour | Bryan Moore | 104 | 4.0 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,610 | 38.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Pill By-Election 7 September 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nanette Kirsen | 360 | 33.9 | +33.9 |
| | Labour | Pauline Robertson | 353 | 33.2 | −28.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Neale | 202 | 19.0 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Anne-Marie Gregory | 147 | 13.8 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,062 | 40.0 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2007–2011

North Worle (3) By-Election 7 June 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Philip Judd | 946 | |
| | Conservative | Steven Edwards | 920 | |
| | Conservative | Marcia Pepperall | 904 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Moon | 513 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Skinner | 498 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hardaway | 494 | |
| | Labour | Barbara Francis | 268 | |
| | Labour | Brian Grace | 234 | |
| | Labour | Simon Stokes | 218 | |
| | Independent | Laurence Orme | 157 | |
| | UKIP | Mary Brown | 154 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,306 | 26.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Weston Super Mare Clarence and Uphill By-Election 18 December 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Amratlal Patel | 478 | 27.5 | −33.6 |
| | Independent | John Ley-Morgan | 477 | 27.5 | +27.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Howell | 421 | 24.3 | −4.1 |
| | Independent | Sidney Carter | 228 | 13.1 | +13.1 |
| | Labour | Josephine Bateman | 132 | 7.6 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,736 | 24.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hutton and Locking By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terence Porter | 1,411 | 64.9 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Bindon | 511 | 23.5 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Timothy Taylor | 253 | 11.6 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 900 | 41.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,175 | 42.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011–2015

Backwell By-Election 8 September 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Geoff Coombs | 816 | 61.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Burden | 314 | 23.7 |
| | Labour | Terry Connell | 124 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Alderton | 69 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 37.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,323 | 28.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Weston-super-Mare South By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Clayton | 1,044 | 55.0 | −0.5 |
| | UKIP | Louis Rostill | 449 | 23.6 | +23.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Ling | 214 | 11.3 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | John Butler | 192 | 10.1 | −12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 595 | 31.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,899 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Weston-super-Mare North Worle By-Election 25 July 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Derek Mead | 531 | 25.5 | +25.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Nightingale | 471 | 22.6 | −27.5 |
| | Labour | Denise Hunt | 445 | 21.4 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Keating | 321 | 15.4 | −11.2 |
| | UKIP | Steven Pearse-Danker | 220 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| | Independent | Rachel Ling | 93 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,081 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2015–2019

North Worle By-Election 31 August 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Denise Estelle Hunt | 589 | 36.4 |
| | Conservative | James Davies | 525 | 32.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Stuart Rice | 265 | 16.4 |
| | Independent | Richard Geoffrey Skinner | 132 | 8.2 |
| | UKIP | Anita Christine Maria Spencer-Johns | 108 | 6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,619 | 25.6 |
| | Labour gain from North Somerset First Independents | Labour gain from North Somerset First Independents | | |

### 2019–2023

Portishead East: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Portishead Ind. | Caroline Davinia Goddard | 768 | 40.4 | −30.6 |
| | Conservative | David Harry Collingwood Oyns | 609 | 32.1 | +14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Anthony Welton | 303 | 16.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sophie Ann Davies | 219 | 11.5 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,899 | 34.15 | –1.81 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,701 | | |
| | Portishead Ind. hold | Portishead Ind. hold | Swing | | |
Congresbury & Puxton: 22 July 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Phil Neve | 594 | 64.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Samantha Pepperall | 270 | 29.3 | +15.7 |
| | Labour | Dawn Parry | 57 | 6.2 | −25.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 35.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 922 | 28.6 | −10.7 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 24.4 | |

### 2023-2027

Wrington: 16 November 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Thomas Daw | 336 | 32.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Annabel Tall | 297 | 28.9 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samantha Louden-Cooke | 283 | 27.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Steven Lister | 112 | 10.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,028 | | |
| | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent |