2007_West_Somerset_District_Council_election

2007 West Somerset District Council election

2007 West Somerset District Council election

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The 2007 West Somerset District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and independents gained overall control of the council from the Conservative party.[1]

Map of the results of the 2007 West Somerset District Council election. independents in grey, Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Election result

The Conservatives dropped to 13 seats, a net loss of 4, and fell behind the independents who became the largest group with 16 councillors.[2][3] Conservative losses included defeats in the seats of Alcombe East, Old Cleeve, Porlock, Quantock Vale and West Quantock, but they did make some gains, including in Watchet where an independent lost a seat.[3] Both the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats lost a seat, to only have one councillor each.[4] Overall turnout at the election was 46.9%.[3]

Following the election independent councillor Keith Ross became the new leader of the council, taking over from the Conservatives, with Labour councillor Simon Stokes becoming deputy leader.[5]

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By-elections between 2007 and 2011

Alcombe East

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References

  1. "West Somerset". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  2. "Election round-up: Somerset". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  3. Alder, Chris (4 May 2007). "Independents wrest control at West Somerset". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  4. "Tories lose out to independents". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  5. Alder, Chris (18 May 2007). "New faces take the helm". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  6. "West Somerset District Council – May 2007". West Somerset Council. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  7. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). West Somerset Council. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  8. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). West Somerset Council. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

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