- Taunton Deane local elections
Taunton Deane Council is elected every four years.Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1976Conservative 1976 - 1991
Liberal Democrat 1991 - 1999
No overall control 1999 - 2003Conservative 2003 - 2007
No overall control 2007 - presentCouncil elections
Taunton Deane Council election, 1999 Taunton Deane Council election, 2003 Taunton Deane Council election, 2007 By-election results
1995-1999
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,191
percentage = 44.0
change = +15.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 981
percentage = 36.6
change = -21.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 530
percentage = 19.6
change = +6.2Election box majority
votes = 2,172
percentage = 7.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,702
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,100
percentage = 43.9
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 826
percentage = 33.0
change = -12.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 578
percentage = 23.1
change = +11.6Election box majority
votes = 274
percentage = 10.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,504
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 395
percentage = 49.6
change = +35.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 338
percentage = 42.5
change = -4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 63
percentage = 7.9
change = -7.8Election box majority
votes = 57
percentage = 7.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 796
percentage = 36.8
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =1999-2003
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Tolchard
votes = 430
percentage = 65.3
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Henley
votes = 228
percentage = 34.7
change = +10.0Election box majority
votes = 202
percentage = 30.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 658
percentage = 40.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 576
percentage = 40.3
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 518
percentage = 36.3
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 334
percentage = 23.4
change = +2.1Election box majority
votes = 58
percentage = 4.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,428
percentage = 44.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =2003-2007
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,030
percentage = 51.5
change = +9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 621
percentage = 31.1
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 347
percentage = 17.4
change = +1.6Election box majority
votes = 409
percentage = 20.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,998
percentage = 58.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 701
percentage = 58.8
change = -13.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 491
percentage = 41.2
change = +13.3Election box majority
votes = 210
percentage = 17.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,192
percentage = 72.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,157
percentage = 38.5
change = +10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,132
percentage = 37.7
change = +7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 717
percentage = 23.9
change = +8.1Election box majority
votes = 25
percentage = 0.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,006
percentage = 71.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Smith
votes = 1,326
percentage = 75.3
change = +26.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Seamark
votes = 436
percentage = 24.7
change = -9.9Election box majority
votes = 890
percentage = 50.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,762
percentage = 35.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =2007-2011
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mollie Floyd
votes = 1,362
percentage = 60.1
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Wendy Skene
votes = 778
percentage = 34.3
change = -1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Dorothy Baker
votes = 127
percentage = 5.6
change = +5.6Election box majority
votes = 584
percentage = 25.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,267
percentage = 50.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =External links
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