Sedgemoor District Council elections

Sedgemoor District Council in Somerset, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 50 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
No overall control	1973 - 1976
Conservative	1976 - 1995
No overall control	1995 - 1999
Conservative	1999 - present

Council elections

• Sedgemoor District Council election, 1973
• Sedgemoor District Council election, 1976
• Sedgemoor District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
• Sedgemoor District Council election, 1983 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
• Sedgemoor District Council election, 1987 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]
• Sedgemoor District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[6]
• Sedgemoor District Council election, 1995
• Sedgemoor District Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by one)^[7][8]
• Sedgemoor District Council election, 2003
• Sedgemoor District Council election, 2007
• Sedgemoor District Council election, 2011 (New ward boundaries)^[9]
• Sedgemoor District Council election, 2015

District result maps

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  2015 results map

By-election results

1999-2003

Brent North By-Election 30 September 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative		293	77.7	+4.6
	Labour		84	22.3	-4.6
Majority			209	55.4
Turnout			377	24.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Huntspill & Pawlett By-Election 1 June 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat		556	51.1	+18.4
	Conservative		533	48.9	+4.3
Majority			23	2.2
Turnout			1,089	40.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Brent North By-Election 17 January 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative		426	64.5	-8.6
	Liberal Democrat		203	30.8	+30.8
	Labour		16	2.4	-24.5
	UKIP		15	2.3	+2.3
Majority			223	33.7
Turnout			660	40.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003-2007

Bridgwater Quantock By-Election 10 July 2003^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative		660	51.0	+4.2
	Liberal Democrat		453	35.0	+4.3
	Labour		180	13.9	-8.6
Majority			207	16.0
Turnout			1,293	26.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Berrow By-Election 20 January 2005^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative		340	57.2	-0.5
	Liberal Democrat		254	42.8	+0.5
Majority			86	14.4
Turnout			594	32.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheddar and Shipham By-Election 5 May 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative		1,689	50.4	+2.6
	Independent		1,663	49.6	+49.6
Majority			26	0.8
Turnout			3,352
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Boundary Changes in Sedgemoor". Sedgemoor District Council. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
2. "Sedgemoor". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
3. The District of Sedgemoor (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
4. The Avon and Somerset (Areas) Order 1983
5. The Sedgemoor and Taunton Deane (Areas) Order 1984
6. legislation.gov.uk - The Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
7. "Sedgemoor". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
8. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Sedgemoor (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
9. legislation.gov.uk - The Sedgemoor (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
10. "Declaration of result of poll". Districk of Sedgemoor. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
11. "Tories celebrate Hackney council win". guardian.co.uk. 2005-01-21. Retrieved 2009-07-29.

• By-election results

External links

• Sedgemoor District Council