# 2009 Somerset County Council election

An election to Somerset County Council took place on 4 June 2009 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections, having been delayed from 7 May, to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. The result brought to an end 16 years of Liberal Democrat rule to a Conservative controlled administration. 58 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each. Members were elected by the first-past-the-post voting system for a four-year term of office. This was the last election before the number of seats was cut to 55 for the 2013 election. With a total of 58 seats being reduced to 55 for the next election.
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.

## Summary

The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to the Conservatives who went on to form a majority administration. The Liberal Democrat group became the council's official opposition. Meanwhile the Labour Party had their number of seats halved from 4 to 2. No independents or candidates from other parties were elected as councillors.

## Overall results

Somerset County Council election, 2009 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 35 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 60.5% | 46.5 | 78,036 | +6.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 21 | 0 | 9 | –9 | 36.0% | 36.3 | 60,877 | –4.9 |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 3.5% | 4.7 | 7,811 | –8.8 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 4.6 | 7,805 | +1.8 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 4.2 | 6,980 | +3.1 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2.8 | 4,744 | +1.4 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0.9 | 1,441 | |
| Senior Citizens | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0.1 | 158 | |

## Results by division

The candidates in bold were elected councillors on 4 June 2009.

### Blackdown & Wellington East

Blackdown & Wellington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Longhurst Henley * | 1,236 | 44.2 | –7.9 |
| | Conservative | John Bryan Thorne | 1,227 | 43.9 | –4.0 |
| | UKIP | Ann Morris | 332 | 11.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.3 | –4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,795 | 47 | –25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,037 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Blackmoor Vale

Blackmoor Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Wallace * | 1,880 | 59.6 | +20.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Lock | 1,275 | 40.4 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 605 | 19.2 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,155 | 48 | –24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,696 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brent

Brent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan John Ham * | 2,108 | 69.9 | +14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Ernest Gore | 744 | 24.7 | –4.7 |
| | Labour | Sheila Rachel Forrester | 162 | 5.4 | –10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,364 | 45.3 | +19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,014 | 46 | –18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,539 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bridgwater East & Bawdrip

Bridgwater East & Bawdrip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hall | 1,102 | 58.6 | +28.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joshua John Schwieso | 401 | 21.3 | –2.3 |
| | Labour | Roger John Lavers | 379 | 20.1 | –17.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | 37.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,882 | 30 | –26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,313 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bridgwater North & Central

Bridgwater North & Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Peter Loveridge * | 489 | 30.1 | –26.8 |
| | Conservative | Lance John Duddridge | 469 | 28.8 | +8.6 |
| | UKIP | Keith Ronald Hart | 251 | 15.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Joanna Somers Beasley | 223 | 13.7 | –9.2 |
| | BNP | Roger Cyril Bennett | 144 | 8.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Roy Christopher Franklin | 50 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 1.2 | –32.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,626 | 25 | –22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,525 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bridgwater South

Bridgwater South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen John Gill | 495 | 35.5 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Pat Parker * | 463 | 33.2 | –13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Alexander Kelly | 436 | 31.3 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,394 | 23 | –27 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,943 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 10.4 | |

### Bridgwater West

Bridgwater West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Elizabeth Bown * | 1,100 | 45.8 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Graham John Granter | 515 | 21.4 | –14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Ian Johnstone | 440 | 18.3 | –8.0 |
| | Independent | Anne Louise Heritage | 349 | 14.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 24.3 | +23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,404 | 32 | –28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,483 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Burnham on Sea North

Burnham on Sea North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Laurence Burridge-Clayton | 1,561 | 54.5 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Mansfield | 1,301 | 45.5 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 9.1 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,862 | 48 | –17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,889 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cannington

Cannington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Edney * | 2,131 | 62.1 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan James Beasley | 782 | 22.8 | –20.0 |
| | Green | Anna Madeline Hammond | 516 | 15.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,349 | 39.3 | +24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,429 | 44 | –23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,700 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Castle Cary

Castle Cary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Little | 1,816 | 50.1 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Hobhouse * | 1,810 | 49.9 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,626 | 56 | –20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,541 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Chard North

Chard North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Kenton | 1,652 | 45.8 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Martin John Wale | 1,468 | 40.7 | +0.9 |
| | BNP | Fay Williams | 368 | 10.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Tom McGee | 119 | 3.3 | –6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 5.1 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,607 | 46 | –20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,831 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Chard South

Chard South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Shortland * | 1,384 | 52.1 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Linda Patricia Vijeh | 911 | 34.3 | N/A |
| | BNP | Robert William Baehr | 362 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 17.8 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,657 | 41 | –24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,480 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cheddar

Cheddar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dawn Mary Hill * | 1,326 | 45.5 | –2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Mary Green | 1,008 | 34.6 | –0.1 |
| | UKIP | David Terence Willmott | 471 | 16.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Christopher Byrne | 108 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 10.9 | –2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,913 | 46 | –22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,334 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Coker

Coker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cathy Bakewell * | 1,454 | 45.5 | –6.7 |
| | Conservative | Angus McPhee | 1,365 | 42.7 | +5.7 |
| | Green | Peter John Bysouth | 249 | 7.8 | –2.6 |
| | Independent | Nick Hester | 131 | 4.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 2.8 | –12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,199 | 50 | –22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,475 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Crewkerne

Crewkerne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dyke * | 1,634 | 52.7 | –2.0 |
| | Conservative | Marcus Morton Barrett | 1,092 | 35.2 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Ben Keiron Hartshorn | 377 | 12.1 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | 17.5 | –7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,103 | 49 | +4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,380 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Curry Rivel

Curry Rivel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Ian Nelson * | 1,787 | 57.6 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ray Warner | 959 | 30.9 | –12.1 |
| | Green | Margaret Ruth Chambers | 358 | 11.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 828 | 16.7 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,104 | 49 | –23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,410 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Dulverton & Exmoor

Dulverton & Exmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frances Mary Nicholson | 1,687 | 54.6 | –12.9 |
| | Independent | Jan Ross | 1,405 | 45.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 9.1 | –35.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,092 | 53 | –22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,902 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Dunster

Dunster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Mary Lawrence * | 1,451 | 64.1 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Gunner | 813 | 35.9 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 638 | 28.2 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,264 | 44 | –19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,314 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Frome North

Frome North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Francis John | 1,299 | 46.1 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Cockroft | 1,048 | 37.2 | –0.1 |
| | Green | Rebecca Amani Yeo | 320 | 11.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alwyn Dow | 149 | 5.3 | –11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 8.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,816 | 39 | –27 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,192 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Frome Selwood

Frome Selwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maggy Daniell | 1,192 | 54.4 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Charles Richard Seymour Wood | 821 | 37.4 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Theresa Mary Clark | 180 | 8.2 | –16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | 16.9 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,193 | 33 | –28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,642 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Frome South

Frome South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alvin John Horsfall * | 1,313 | 59.5 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Pam Lee | 664 | 30.1 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | David Alan Oakensen | 229 | 10.4 | –15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 649 | 29.4 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,206 | 32 | –29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,889 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Glastonbury

Glastonbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Frederick Gloak * | 1,366 | 48.3 | –3.9 |
| | Conservative | George Steer | 1,304 | 46.1 | +13.7 |
| | Labour | William George Roberts | 158 | 5.6 | –9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 2.2 | –17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,828 | 42 | –23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,743 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Highbridge & Burnham on Sea South

Highbridge & Burnham on Sea South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Charles Woodman | 1,092 | 39.3 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemarie Parsons * | 802 | 28.8 | –6.4 |
| | UKIP | Mick Lucas | 592 | 21.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Joanna Noreen Burridge-Clayton | 294 | 10.6 | –19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 10.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,780 | 39 | –22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,193 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Huntspill

Huntspill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Healey * | 1,535 | 56.7 | +10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Leach | 1,173 | 43.3 | +13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 13.4 | –2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,708 | 47 | –21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,712 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ilchester

Ilchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Crabb * | 1,708 | 51.0 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Colin Winder | 1,392 | 41.6 | +9.6 |
| | Independent | Michael William Bestwick | 250 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 9.4 | –6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,350 | 34 | –34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,840 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Ilminster

Ilminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kim Tracey Turner | 1,560 | 51.8 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Martin Gwillym Rawstorne | 1,450 | 48.2 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 3.7 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,010 | 47 | –29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,569 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### King Alfred

King Alfred :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David John Huxtable * | 1,817 | 52.3 | –1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Hasler | 860 | 24.7 | –6.2 |
| | Independent | Bob Cudlipp | 610 | 17.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Andy Merryfield | 188 | 5.4 | –10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 957 | 27.5 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,475 | 52 | –20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,667 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Langport

Langport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Norman Lander Yeomans * | 1,621 | 52.4 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Mary Frances Gadd | 1,470 | 47.6 | –0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 4.9 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,091 | 50 | –22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,345 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lydeard

Lydeard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Edward Wilkins | 1,313 | 45.2 | –6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul William Partington | 1,118 | 38.5 | –10.1 |
| | UKIP | Fran Evens | 392 | 13.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jonathan Frederic Gray | 84 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 6.7 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,907 | 45 | –25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,504 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Martock

Martock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Allison Bailey | 1,451 | 48.7 | –5.5 |
| | Conservative | Graham Harold Middleton | 1,232 | 41.3 | +4.4 |
| | Green | Alexander Begg Lawrie | 242 | 8.1 | –0.8 |
| | Independent | Rob Crocker | 55 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 7.3 | –10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,980 | 44 | –26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,744 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Mendip Central & East

Mendip Central & East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gloria Cawood * | 1,502 | 49.8 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Ken Lloyd | 1,415 | 46.9 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Ken Hurrell | 102 | 3.4 | –8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 2.9 | –3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,019 | 50 | –23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,994 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Mendip North East

Mendip North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew James Ellis | 1,796 | 55.7 | +11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Fleming | 1,285 | 39.9 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | John Edward Gilham | 143 | 4.4 | –12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 511 | 15.8 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,224 | 51 | –22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,329 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Mendip North West

Mendip North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harvey Siggs * | 1,530 | 50.6 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Robbins | 792 | 26.2 | –10.5 |
| | UKIP | Gwyn Bedford Thomas | 506 | 16.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Roger William Anderson | 195 | 6.5 | –7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 738 | 24.4 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,023 | 43 | –28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,040 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Mendip South

Mendip South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ken Maddock * | 1,923 | 55.1 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert John Reed | 1,007 | 28.8 | –11.2 |
| | UKIP | Colin Joseph McNamee | 430 | 12.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Terry Morgan | 131 | 3.8 | –6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 916 | 26.2 | +16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,491 | 47 | –25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,462 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Mendip West

Mendip West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ron Forrest * | 1,291 | 47.1 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ralph William Richard Inge | 890 | 32.5 | –12.0 |
| | Green | Kate Briton | 316 | 11.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Leslie Matthew Bennett | 177 | 6.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Peter John Trueman | 68 | 2.5 | –7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 14.6 | +13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,742 | 49 | –21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,620 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Minehead

Minehead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Maitland-Walker | 1,495 | 54.4 | +30.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Galloway * | 1,251 | 45.6 | +19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 8.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,746 | 34 | –30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,000 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### North Curry

North Curry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David John Andrew Fothergill | 2,092 | 57.4 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Roskruge Hassall | 1,027 | 28.2 | –15.6 |
| | UKIP | William James Lukins | 525 | 14.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,065 | 29.2 | +26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,644 | 49 | –28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,553 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### North Petherton

North Petherton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Stanley Alder * | 1,591 | 57.4 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Jane Revans | 531 | 19.2 | –26.9 |
| | Green | Charles Graham | 421 | 15.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Pat Morley | 227 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,060 | 38.3 | +30.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,770 | 34 | –34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,628 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Shepton Mallet

Shepton Mallet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Robinson * | 1,196 | 49.1 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Lovell | 838 | 34.4 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Chris Inchley | 403 | 16.5 | –12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 14.7 | +10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,437 | 34 | –29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,207 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Somerton

Somerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jimmy Zouche | 1,794 | 51.6 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Clarke * | 1,684 | 48.4 | –6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,478 | 51 | –22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,841 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### South Petherton

South Petherton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Larpent | 1,341 | 43.3 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Charles Smith | 1,247 | 40.3 | –8.9 |
| | Independent | Ian James Greenfield | 285 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Michael Bernard Fox | 222 | 7.2 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,095 | 52 | –19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,012 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Staplegrove

Staplegrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elaine Waymouth | 1,320 | 48.0 | –0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Tully * | 1,113 | 40.5 | –11.3 |
| | UKIP | David Thomas | 317 | 11.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,750 | 43 | –27 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,313 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Street

Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry William Edwin Napper | 952 | 30.4 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Mochnacz * | 850 | 27.1 | –22.0 |
| | Independent | Lloyd Hughes | 809 | 25.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | John Leo Monaghan | 334 | 10.7 | N/A |
| | BNP | Dick Beasley | 190 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,135 | 37 | –25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,393 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Taunton & Trull

Taunton & Trull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Henry Martin-Scott * | 1,519 | 47.1 | –4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Alan Wedderkopp | 1,330 | 41.2 | –7.3 |
| | UKIP | Barry Victor Morris | 281 | 8.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Doug Eckhart | 96 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 5.9 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,226 | 55 | –20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,923 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Taunton East

Taunton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Brooks * | 959 | 43.5 | –5.7 |
| | Conservative | Linda Susan Elliott | 676 | 30.7 | +0.6 |
| | UKIP | Bobby Fleming | 394 | 17.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Colin Croad | 176 | 8.0 | –12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 12.8 | –6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,205 | 27 | –29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,126 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Taunton Fairwater

Taunton Fairwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Danny Wedderkopp | 1,014 | 44.2 | –5.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael Pether | 791 | 34.5 | +1.6 |
| | UKIP | Dorothy Rose Baker | 327 | 14.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Libby Lisgo | 164 | 7.1 | –10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 9.7 | –7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,296 | 37 | –28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,309 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Taunton North

Taunton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Jean Gordon * | 791 | 37.2 | –10.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Frederick Dickinson | 622 | 29.3 | +3.6 |
| | UKIP | Stephanie Ann Lukins | 410 | 19.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Martin Lee Paul Jevon | 302 | 14.2 | –12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 8.0 | –12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,125 | 29 | –32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,317 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Taunton South

Taunton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Ruth Prior-Sankey * | 1,563 | 55.2 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Krystal Bonnie Painter | 800 | 28.2 | –5.6 |
| | UKIP | John Calascione | 375 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Brenda Weston | 96 | 3.4 | –11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 763 | 26.9 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,834 | 38 | –28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,417 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Taunton West

Taunton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Paul | 1,498 | 48.6 | –5.7 |
| | Conservative | Nick James | 1,070 | 34.7 | +1.6 |
| | UKIP | Isabella Crawford Henderson | 407 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Matthew Ravenhill | 106 | 3.4 | –9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | 13.9 | –7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,081 | 44 | –28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,132 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Upper Tone

Upper Tone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony McMahon | 1,447 | 46.6 | –14.5 |
| | Independent | Steve Ross | 1,397 | 45.0 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Charlene Suzanne Sherriff | 261 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 1.6 | –18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,105 | 49 | –28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,394 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Watchet & Quantocks

Watchet & Quantocks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Henry Trollope-Bellew * | 1,779 | 43.8 | +7.2 |
| | Independent | Hugh John William Davies | 1,575 | 38.8 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Charles Bowden | 401 | 9.9 | –3.5 |
| | Green | Ralph Michael Hammond | 309 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 5.0 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,064 | 47 | –22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,693 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wellington

Wellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew James Govier * | 1,634 | 50.1 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | James Alexander Hunt | 1,094 | 33.5 | +4.3 |
| | UKIP | John William Davison | 375 | 11.5 | N/A |
| | Senior Citizens | Frank Bishop | 158 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 16.6 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,261 | 44 | –25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,418 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wells

Wells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Derek Osman * | 1,979 | 48.7 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Danny Unwin | 1,323 | 32.5 | –7.5 |
| | Green | Phil Rogers | 359 | 8.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Colin Michael Price | 227 | 5.6 | –13.4 |
| | BNP | Harry Boyce | 178 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 656 | 16.1 | +15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,066 | 48 | –22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,365 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wincanton & Bruton

Wincanton & Bruton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anna Mary Groskop | 2,118 | 58.0 | +14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Justin Paul Robinson * | 1,118 | 30.6 | –13.6 |
| | Green | David George Robert Carnegie | 414 | 11.3 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,000 | 27.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,650 | 46 | –23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,954 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Yeovil East

Yeovil East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Lock | 1,062 | 52.0 | –11.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Bradly | 476 | 23.3 | +1.7 |
| | Green | Martin Ronald Bailey | 225 | 11.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Bill Byrd | 172 | 8.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kay Bryan | 107 | 5.2 | –2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 586 | 28.7 | –13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,042 | 27 | –25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,526 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Yeovil North & Central

Yeovil North & Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Arnold Gubbins | 1,269 | 48.9 | –3.6 |
| | Conservative | Nick Rousell | 736 | 28.4 | +2.0 |
| | BNP | Bruce Jeremy Cowd | 199 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Katherine Anne Limmer | 185 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Joe Conway | 119 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sylvia Louise Hester | 85 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 20.6 | –5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,593 | 34 | –22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,597 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Yeovil South

Yeovil South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Greene * | 1,305 | 48.5 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Gerald John William Boord | 1,184 | 44.0 | +10.5 |
| | Independent | Mark Gordon Lambden | 117 | 4.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | John Grana | 82 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 4.5 | –9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,688 | 40 | –26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,803 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Yeovil West

Yeovil West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Carroll | 1,147 | 44.3 | –6.3 |
| | Conservative | Ash Strelling | 960 | 37.0 | +11.3 |
| | Green | Margaret Elizabeth Hamilton | 231 | 8.9 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Alfred John Hill | 160 | 6.2 | –7.6 |
| | Independent | Simon John Hester | 94 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 7.2 | –17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,592 | 35 | –22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,362 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |