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1995 West Somerset District Council election
The 1995 West Somerset District Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and Independents lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
The 1995 West Somerset District Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset , England . The whole council was up for election and Independents lost overall control of the council to no overall control .
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
12 0 5 -5 37.5 19.9 3,763
9 2 2 0 28.1 22.7 4,295
8 5 0 +5 25.0 32.5 6,148
2 2 2 0 6.3 22.1 4,178
1 0 0 0 3.1 2.7 517
Party Candidate Votes % .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Labour 635
Labour 594
Labour 504
Conservative 431
Liberal Democrats 272
2,436 31.0 −33.1
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent unopposed
Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 416 74.2 +12.0
Independent 145 25.8 −12.0
271 48.3 +23.9
561 56.0 −10.9
Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative unopposed
Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 592
Independent 407
Independent 296
Labour 192
Independent 171
1,658 58.0 +19.9
Independent hold
Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 215 69.4 +25.8
Labour 95 30.6 +30.6
120 38.7 +34.9
310 43.0 −14.2
Liberal Democrats hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 131 55.7
Liberal Democrats 56 23.8
Labour 48 20.4
75 31.9
235 42.0
Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent unopposed
Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent unopposed
Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent unopposed
Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 464
Independent 449
Labour 394
Conservative 359
Labour 346
Labour 318
Liberal Democrats 201
Liberal Democrats 194
2,725 66.0 +11.4
Conservative hold
Independent hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 533
Ind. Conservative 517
Conservative 509
Labour 486
Labour 471
Labour 419
Liberal Democrats 379
Liberal Democrats 371
Liberal Democrats 332
4,017 47.3 +3.3
Conservative hold
Ind. Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 398
Liberal Democrats 284
Liberal Democrats 250
Independent 223
1,155 45.0 −2.3
Independent hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 394
Conservative 382
Liberal Democrats 348
Liberal Democrats 270
1,394 58.7
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour unopposed
Conservative unopposed
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent unopposed
Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 529
Labour 500
Conservative 463
Conservative 458
Independent 395
Liberal Democrats 346
Conservative 302
Liberal Democrats 191
Liberal Democrats 171
3,355 48.0
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative unopposed
Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 617
Independent 311
Liberal Democrats 154
Liberal Democrats 144
43.0
Labour hold
Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 502 36.6
Liberal Democrats 499 36.4
Labour 370 27.0
3 0.2
1,371 43.5 −3.8
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 324 74.0
Labour 114 26.0
213 48.2
441
Independent gain from Conservative
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 388 42.7 +11.9
Labour 270 29.7 +3.6
Liberal Democrats 251 27.6 +14.3
118 13.0
909 36.0 −3.4
Conservative gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 336 62.8 +62.8
Independent 199 37.2 +37.2
137 25.6
535
Independent gain from Conservative
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