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 | Councillors |
2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023[1] | 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 | 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)[2]
- 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)[3]
- 1984 Woodspring District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- 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)[5]
- 1995 Woodspring District Council election
Unitary authority elections
District result maps
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1999 results map
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
By-election results
1995–1999
Weston-Super-Mare South By-Election 28 November 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | 1,232 | 58.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | | 635 | 30.0 | |
| Conservative | | 178 | 8.4 | |
| Independent | | 74 | 3.5 | |
Majority | 597 | 28.1 | |
Turnout | 2,119 | 35.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
1999–2003
Kewstoke By-Election 25 January 2001[11] 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 | 50 | 5.9 | |
Turnout | 853 | 36.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Weston-Super-Mare West By-Election 30 August 2001[12] 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 | 160 | 8.5 | |
Turnout | 1,828 | 25.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Yatton By-Election 25 October 2001[13] 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 | 59 | 2.9 | |
Turnout | 2,033 | 29.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2003–2007
Easton-In-Gordano By-Election 11 November 2004[14] 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 | 62 | 6.4 | |
Turnout | 974 | 44.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Portishead Redcliffe Bay By-Election 3 February 2005 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 | 42 | 3.9 | |
Turnout | 1,087 | 45.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Portishead West By-Election 1 June 2006[15] 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 | 36 | 2.8 | |
Turnout | 1,253 | 49.0 | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Yatton By-Election 1 June 2006[15] 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 | 63 | 2.4 | |
Turnout | 2,610 | 38.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Pill By-Election 7 September 2006[16] 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 | 7 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 1,062 | 40.0 | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
2007–2011
North Worle (3) By-Election 7 June 2007[17] 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 | 5,306 | 26.6 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Weston Super Mare Clarence and Uphill By-Election 18 December 2008[18] 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 | 1 | 0.1 | |
Turnout | 1,736 | 24.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hutton and Locking By-Election 4 June 2009[19] 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 | 900 | 41.4 | |
Turnout | 2,175 | 42.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2011–2015
Backwell By-Election 8 September 2011[20] 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 | 502 | 37.9 | |
Turnout | 1,323 | 28.3 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
2015–2019
North Worle By-Election 31 August 2017[21] 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 | 64 | 0.4 | |
Turnout | 1,619 | 25.6 | |
| Labour gain from North Somerset First Independents | | | |
2019-2023
Portishead East: 6 May 2021 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 | 1,899 | 34.15 | –1.81 |
Registered electors | 5,701 | | |
| Portishead Ind. hold | Swing | | |
[22] Congresbury & Puxton: 22 July 2021 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 | 324 | 35.2 | N/A |
Turnout | 922 | 28.6 | -10.7 |
| Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 24.4 | |
References
- ^ "No party has won a majority in North Somerset". BBC News. BBC. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ The District of Woodspring (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ The Avon and Somerset (Areas) Order 1983
- ^ The Bristol, Wansdyke and Woodspring (Areas) Order 1984
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of North Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "North Somerset". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Political and committee structure". North Somerset Council. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The North Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2010. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The North Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Kewstoke By-Election Result". North Somerset Council. Archived from the original on 17 August 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Weston By Election Result". North Somerset Council. Archived from the original on 8 July 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Tories win Richmondshire". guardian.co.uk. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Sons of Cornwall make sole byelection gain". guardian.co.uk. 12 November 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Tories make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 2 June 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Labour slumps in council byelections". guardian.co.uk. 8 September 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). North Somerset District Council. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). North Somerset Council. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Election results". North Somerset Council. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Elections and voting". North Somerset Council. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Brain, Nicholas (1 September 2017). "North Worle by-election" (PDF). North Somerset Council. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). n-somerset.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
External links
- North Somerset Council
- By-election results