Somerset local elections
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Somerset Council is elected every four years.
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[edit] Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1985
No overall control 1985 - 1989
Conservative 1989 - 1993
Liberal Democrat 1993 - 2001
No overall control 2001 - 2005
Liberal Democrat 2005 -
[edit] Council elections
Somerset Council election 2001
Somerset Council election 2005
[edit] By-election results
| Minehead By-Election 30 July 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,428 | 42.6 | +7.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1,125 | 33.6 | -1.4 | ||
| Labour | 798 | 23.8 | -5.8 | ||
| Majority | 303 | 9.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,351 | 37.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Lydeard By-Election 28 October 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 948 | 68.2 | +28.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 442 | 31.8 | -14.0 | ||
| Majority | 506 | 36.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,390 | 28.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
