The 1995 West Somerset District Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and Independents lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 12 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 37.5 | 19.9 | 3,763 | ||
Conservative | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28.1 | 22.7 | 4,295 | ||
Labour | 8 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 25.0 | 32.5 | 6,148 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 | 22.1 | 4,178 | ||
Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 517 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Blackmore | 635 | |||
Labour | B Furney | 594 | |||
Labour | I Grady | 504 | |||
Conservative | E Griffiths | 431 | |||
Liberal Democrats | G Godsell | 272 | |||
Turnout | 2,436 | 31.0 | -33.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G Burnell | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Dyer | 416 | 74.2 | +12.0 | |
Independent | J Butterworth | 145 | 25.8 | -12.0 | |
Majority | 271 | 48.3 | +23.9 | ||
Turnout | 561 | 56.0 | -10.9 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | V Brewer | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | K Ross | 592 | |||
Independent | M Gammon | 407 | |||
Independent | P Skipper | 296 | |||
Labour | B Payne | 192 | |||
Independent | B Bird | 171 | |||
Turnout | 1,658 | 58.0 | +19.9 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | A Cave-Browne-Cave | 215 | 69.4 | +25.8 | |
Labour | J Dore | 95 | 30.6 | +30.6 | |
Majority | 120 | 38.7 | +34.9 | ||
Turnout | 310 | 43.0 | -14.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G Day | 131 | 55.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | T Cave-Browne-Cave | 56 | 23.8 | ||
Labour | D Burchell | 48 | 20.4 | ||
Majority | 75 | 31.9 | |||
Turnout | 235 | 42.0 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | S Pugsley | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M Scott | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D Dyer | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Lyons | 464 | |||
Independent | C Gibbons | 449 | |||
Labour | D Ross | 394 | |||
Conservative | J Walker | 359 | |||
Labour | J McGee | 346 | |||
Labour | M Kravis | 318 | |||
Liberal Democrats | B Barrow | 201 | |||
Liberal Democrats | M Foster | 194 | |||
Turnout | 2,725 | 66.0 | +11.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E Taylor | 533 | |||
Ind. Conservative | L Jowett | 517 | |||
Conservative | J Walker | 509 | |||
Labour | E Bowring | 486 | |||
Labour | I Brown | 471 | |||
Labour | P Pausey | 419 | |||
Liberal Democrats | A Parsons | 379 | |||
Liberal Democrats | M Daly | 371 | |||
Liberal Democrats | M Higgins | 332 | |||
Turnout | 4,017 | 47.3 | +3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Ind. Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A Morgan | 398 | |||
Liberal Democrats | I Galloway | 284 | |||
Liberal Democrats | J Nethercott | 250 | |||
Independent | P Jackson | 223 | |||
Turnout | 1,155 | 45.0 | -2.3 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E Purvis | 394 | |||
Conservative | J David | 382 | |||
Liberal Democrats | G Perkins | 348 | |||
Liberal Democrats | P Humber | 270 | |||
Turnout | 1,394 | 58.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K Turpin | unopposed | |||
Conservative | W Lovell | unopposed | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | F Rawle | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Banks | 529 | |||
Labour | I Aldridge | 500 | |||
Conservative | E Woods | 463 | |||
Conservative | N Edwards | 458 | |||
Independent | J Richards | 395 | |||
Liberal Democrats | A Bowden | 346 | |||
Conservative | G Horobin | 302 | |||
Liberal Democrats | M Carter | 191 | |||
Liberal Democrats | G Bevan | 171 | |||
Turnout | 3,355 | 48.0 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S Pearce | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E May | 617 | |||
Independent | F Hutchings | 311 | |||
Liberal Democrats | C Grint | 154 | |||
Liberal Democrats | H Bowden | 144 | |||
Turnout | 43.0 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 502 | 36.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 499 | 36.4 | |||
Labour | 370 | 27.0 | |||
Majority | 3 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,371 | 43.5 | -3.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 324 | 74.0 | |||
Labour | 114 | 26.0 | |||
Majority | 213 | 48.2 | |||
Turnout | 441 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 388 | 42.7 | +11.9 | ||
Labour | 270 | 29.7 | +3.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 251 | 27.6 | +14.3 | ||
Majority | 118 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 909 | 36.0 | -3.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 336 | 62.8 | +62.8 | ||
Independent | 199 | 37.2 | +37.2 | ||
Majority | 137 | 25.6 | |||
Turnout | 535 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |