Local Election Results 2007
West Somerset
Whole council up for election. One Conservative councillor was elected unopposed.
Other results for West Somerset:200320112015
By-elections for West Somerset (may be incomplete): 7th July 2005 (Old Cleeve) — 1st May 2008 (Alcombe E.) — 16th April 2009 (Minehead S.) — 23rd March 2017 (Dunster & Timberscombe) — 4th May 2017 (Minehead N.) — 22nd February 2018 (Minehead S.) — 21st June 2018 (Alcombe)
Results for Somerset county council:2005200920132017
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party | Votes | Percent | Seats |
|---|
| Independent | 6368 | 45.3% | 16 |
| Conservative | 6099 | 43.4% | 13 |
| Labour | 802 | 5.7% | 1 |
| Liberal Democrat | 776 | 5.5% | 1 |
| Ian Melhuish | Ind | 323 | 61.6% |
|---|
| Nicolas Messarra | C | 201 | 38.4% |
|---|
| Jamie Anderson | C | 157 | |
|---|
| Simon Stokes | Lab | 479 | 57.4% |
|---|
| Norman Hercock | C | 355 | 42.6% |
|---|
| Marcus Kravis | Lab | 348 | |
|---|
| Roger Webber | C | 313 | 55.4% |
|---|
| Aron Cody-Boutcher | Ind | 252 | 44.6% |
|---|
| Keith Turner | C | 255 | 63.1% |
|---|
| David Gliddon | Ind | 149 | 36.9% |
|---|
| Peter Humber | LD | 417 | 71.8% |
|---|
| Brian Jenkinson | C | 164 | 28.2% |
|---|
| Tim Taylor | C | 315 | 58.0% |
|---|
| Roy Harbour | Ind | 228 | 42.0% |
|---|
| Keith Ross | Ind | 684 | 66.7% |
|---|
| Michael Gammon | Ind | 451 | |
|---|
| Paul Chamberlain | C | 341 | 33.3% |
|---|
| Bryan Leaker | C | 186 | 59.8% |
|---|
| Julie Harvey-Smith | Ind | 125 | 40.2% |
|---|
| Doug Ross | Ind | 822 | 58.6% |
|---|
| Christine Lawrence | C | 580 | 41.4% |
|---|
| David Sanders | C | 453 | |
|---|
| Jeremy White | C | 415 | |
|---|
| Terry Venner | Ind | 822 | 59.0% |
|---|
| Michael Downes | Ind | 706 | |
|---|
| John Walker | Ind | 631 | |
|---|
| Anthony Berry | C | 571 | 41.0% |
|---|
| Dudley Seale | C | 442 | |
|---|
| Stan Taylor | C | 331 | |
|---|
| Kate Kravis | Ind | 532 | 63.8% |
|---|
| Neil Parbrook | Ind | 479 | |
|---|
| Pamela Driver | C | 302 | 36.2% |
|---|
| Angela Palmer | C | 656 | 60.6% |
|---|
| Jon Freeman | Ind | 427 | 39.4% |
|---|
| Mike Padgett | C | 273 | |
|---|
| Chris Morgan | Ind | 424 | 55.9% |
|---|
| Paul Tipney | Ind | 420 | |
|---|
| Mary Crowley | C | 335 | 44.1% |
|---|
| Loretta Whetlor | C | 243 | |
|---|
| Christopher White | C | 347 | 71.0% |
|---|
| John Bray | Ind | 142 | 29.0% |
|---|
| David Westcott | C | 716 | 38.9% |
|---|
| Anthony Knight | C | 505 | |
|---|
| Jennifer Hill | Ind | 441 | 24.0% |
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| David Banks | Ind | 425 | |
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| Anthony Bowden | LD | 359 | 19.5% |
|---|
| Peter Murphy | Lab | 323 | 17.6% |
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| Ann Snelling | C | 300 | |
|---|
| Mitch Wicking | Ind | 301 | 58.2% |
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| Barbara Child | C | 216 | 41.8% |
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| Hugh Davies | Ind | 696 | 73.9% |
|---|
| Edwin May | Ind | 298 | |
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| Ian Aldridge | Ind | 269 | |
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| Rose Woods | C | 246 | 26.1% |
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| John Holden | Ind | 214 | |
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| William Gulliford | Ind | 31 | |
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