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West District Council Election Results 1973-2011

Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above.

Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties.

Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election.

The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line).

No. 7 (Alcombe) (1685)3 & Brushford (1391)2 - 1973 vote share vote share Griffiths E. Ind 559 100.0 Christopher K. Ind 622 100.0 Langdon A. Ind 451 - Clayton D. Ind 530 - Aville Vale (489) Murrell W. Ind 366 - Murrin S. Ind 163 - vote share Swallow C. Ind 252 - Burnell G. Ind 199 61.0 Turnout 44.7 58.0 Hughes J. Ind 127 39.0 Turnout 33.2 -13.6 (648) Turnout 66.7 22.1 (1393)2 vote share vote share Bond G. Ind 218 73.6 & (919) Berger A. Ms. Ind 609 59.6 Mote T. Ind 78 26.4 vote share Webber E. Lab 412 40.4 Merson D. Ind 298 63.4 Newton F. Ind 219 - Turnout 45.7 47.3 Cridland W. Ind 172 36.6

Turnout 73.3 19.3 East Brendon (453) Turnout 51.1 26.8 vote share & Oare (1123)2 Pring L. Ms. Ind 117 58.5 & (765) vote share Maddick M. Ms. Ind 83 41.5 vote share Wilson J. Ind 206 100.0 Trundle P. Ms. Con 0 0.0 Pollard J. Ind 187 - Turnout 44.2 17.0 Atteridge F. Ind 175 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Haddon (661)

2 Turnout 18.3 -100.0 vote share Dulverton & Brushford (1374) Grant A. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 vote share 2 Quantock Vale (1806) Christopher K. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Clayton D. Ind 0 - Allen W. Ind 373 64.4 Payne G. Ind 339 - Holnicote (580) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Brown S. Ind 298 - vote share Moore G. Lab 206 35.6 Ridler J. Ind 0 0.0 Dunster (654) Wallis J. Lab 66 - vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Johnston R. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 32.1 28.8 North (2378)3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 (2134)3 vote share vote share Collins W. Con 728 45.4 East Brendon (465) Woods E. Ms. Ind 497 100.0 Gibbons C. Ms. Ind 537 33.5 vote share Hornby D. Ms. Ind 496 - Axon L. Ind 531 - Pring L. Ms. Ind 125 62.8 Chidgey G. Ind 404 - Gilman-Jones R. Ms. Ind 364 - Maddick W. Ind 74 37.2 Oliver J. Ind 334 - Tucker D. Ms. Lib 338 21.1

Turnout 42.8 25.6 Turnout 23.3 58.6 Turnout 67.4 11.9

Haddon (655) West Quantock (879) No. 1 () (660) vote share vote share vote share Herbert A. Ind 231 61.9 Morris F. Ind 207 52.9 Lloyd R. Ind 0 0.0 Lloyd-Jones S. Ms. Ind 142 38.1 Spark D. Ind 184 47.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 56.9 23.9 Turnout 44.5 5.9 No. 2 (Quarme) (599) Holnicote (571) (1621)2 vote share vote share vote share Morris M. Ind 0 0.0 Ridler J. Ind 0 0.0 Hutchings F. Ind 287 66.3 Chibbett H. Ind 228 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Deacon J. Ind 224 - 3 3 Hughes F. Lab 146 33.7 No. 6 (Minehead South) (2853) Minehead North (2384) Tandy R. Ind 91 - vote share vote share Fisher G. Ms. Lab 88 - Hook J. Ind 0 - Gibbons C. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Holman A. Ind 0 - Collins W. Con 0 0.0 Turnout 26.7 32.6 Wilkinson F. Ind 0 0.0 Axon L. Ind 0 -

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 West Somerset - 1976 No. 7 (Alcombe) (1700)3 No. 1 (Exmoor) (672) vote share vote share Griffiths E. Ind 463 56.9 Lloyd R. Ind 272 91.0 Aville Vale (488) Sebright M. Ind 425 - Morley J. Ind 27 9.0 vote share Burgess W. Ind 364 - Burnell G. Ind 0 0.0 Langdon A. Ind 356 - Turnout 44.5 81.9 Collins A. Con 350 43.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0

No. 2 (Quarme) (573) Turnout 47.8 13.9 vote share Carhampton & Withycombe (943) Morris M. Ind 170 64.4 vote share Old Cleeve (1434)2 Stevens V. Ind 94 35.6 Merson D. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Webber E. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 46.1 28.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Berger A. Ms. Ind 0 -

3 No. 6 (Minehead South) (2672) Crowcombe & Stogumber (766) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share vote share Holman A. Ind 701 37.0 Brewer V. Con 273 51.1 Porlock & Oare (1123)2 Hook J. Lib 635 33.5 Illingworth J. Ind 261 48.9 vote share Wilkinson F. Con 557 29.4 Hadley W. Ind 0 - Knight E. Ms. Ind 528 - Turnout 69.7 2.2 Lynn J. Ind 0 0.0 Mannion J. Ind 455 -

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 70.8 3.5

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Quantock Vale (1540)2 Exmoor (621) Williton (1719)2 vote share vote share vote share Pocock E. Ms. Con 573 59.3 Edwards J. Ind 216 51.7 Hutchings F. Ind 761 57.5 Brown S. Ind 394 40.7 Bindon P. Ind 202 48.3 Wall S. Res 563 42.5 Payne G. Ind 378 - Edwards G. Ind 534 - Turnout 67.3 3.3 Pulford J. Ms. Ind 264 - Turnout 62.8 18.5 Haddon (646) Turnout 77.0 15.0 Watchet (2291)3 vote share vote share Wood D. Ind 0 0.0 Chidgey G. Ind 0 - Peacock D. Ind 0 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 West Somerset - 1983 Woods E. Ms. Ind 0 0.0

Holnicote (569) 3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Alcombe (2343) Dyer D. Ind 219 51.4 vote share West Quantock (808) Grant J. Ind 207 48.6 Hunt F. Ind 721 69.7 Sweetland B. Ind 496 - vote share Spark D. Con 240 47.6 Turnout 74.9 2.8 Webb P. Lib/SDP 314 30.3 Rutt M. Ind 178 35.3 Wilks R. Lib/SDP 166 - Pulford L. Ind 86 17.1 Minehead North (2379)3 Turnout 44.2 39.3 vote share Turnout 62.4 12.3 Collins W. Con 1,186 58.0 Gibbons C. Ms. Ind 858 42.0 Aville Vale (521) Williton (1711)2 Rainbow A. Ind 732 - vote share vote share Axon L. Ind 663 - Burnett G. Ind 0 0.0 Hutchings F. Ind 401 65.3 Seale D. Ind 417 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Tandy R. Ind 322 - Hughes F. Lab 213 34.7 Turnout 85.9 16.0 Fisher G. Ms. Ind 198 - Carhampton & Withycombe (973) Chibbett H. Ind 28 - Minehead South (2504)3 vote share Merson D. Ind 534 81.2 vote share Turnout 35.9 30.6 Holman A. Ind 1,302 35.2 Cridland B. Ind 124 18.8 Hartshorne- Baker F. Res 858 23.2 Turnout 67.6 62.3 Hook J. Lib 828 22.4 West Somerset - 1979 Rees G. Ind 753 - Crowcombe & Stogumber (814) Hay P. Con 707 19.1 vote share Brewer V. Con 0 0.0 3 Alcombe (2299) Turnout 147.6 12.0 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Babbage M. Ind 703 46.3 2 Old Cleeve (1478) 2 Sebright M. Ind 528 - vote share Dulverton & Brushford (1481) Sweetland W. Res 474 31.2 Berger A. Ms. Ind 732 100.0 vote share Griffiths E. Ind 412 - Bryant R. Ind 639 - Clayton D. Ind 0 0.0 Somerset G. Cut the rates 340 22.4 Webber E. Ind 328 - Christopher K. Ind 0 - Phippen R. Ind 243 -

Axon L. Ind 111 - Turnout 49.5 -17.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0

Turnout 66.0 15.1 Porlock & Oare (1178)2 Dunster (655) vote share vote share Aville Vale (502) Lynn J. Ind 758 100.0 Hawkes D. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Hadley W. Ind 478 - Burnell G. Ind 0 0.0 Bodman C. Ind 428 - Turnout 0.0 0.0

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 64.3 -13.2 East Brendon (509) vote share Carhampton & Withycombe (962) Quantock Vale (1472)2 Pring L. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 vote share vote share Merson D. Ind 457 59.4 Brown S. Ind 623 54.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Cridland W. Ind 312 40.6 Payne G. Ind 517 - Lovell W. Con 516 45.3 Exmoor (641) Turnout 79.9 18.9 vote share

Turnout 77.4 9.4 Edwards J. Ind 0 0.0 Crowcombe & Stogumber (761) vote share Quarme (672) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Brewer V. Con 0 0.0 vote share Morris M. Ind 0 0.0 Haddon (683) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Scott M. Ind 0 0.0 2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Dulverton & Brushford (1468) vote share Watchet (2298)3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Clayton D. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Christopher K. Ind 0 - Woods E. Ms. Ind 1,144 100.0 Holnicote (567) Chidgey G. Ind 1,098 - vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Gordon A. Ind 978 - Dyer D. Ind 0 0.0 Curran W. Ms. Ind 557 - Dunster (638) Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Turnout 49.8 54.9 3 Bond G. Ind 0 0.0 Minehead North (2414) West Quantock (937) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Oliver J. Con 609 44.0 Spark D. Con 0 0.0 Rainbow A. Ind 434 31.3 East Brendon (486) Gibbons C. Ms. Ind 424 -

vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Herbert J. Lib/SDP 342 24.7 Pring L. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Carey L. Ind 280 - Konrad L. Lib/SDP 257 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 57.4 12.6

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Minehead South (2825)3 Carhampton & Withycombe (984) Quantock Vale (1587)2 vote share vote share vote share Holman A. Ind 735 41.8 Butterworth J. Ind 284 51.5 Brown S. Ind 616 59.5 Harper A. Ind 575 - Burns S. Ms. Ind 267 48.5 Lovell W. Ms. Con 419 40.5 Jowett L. Con 560 31.8 Grandfield C. Ind 398 - Entwistle N. Lib/SDP 464 26.4 Turnout 56.0 3.1 Turnout 58.5 19.0 Turnout 62.3 9.9 Crowcombe & Stogumber (867) vote share Quarme (711) Old Cleeve (1510)2 Brewer V. Con 0 0.0 vote share vote share Rawle F. Ind 0 0.0 Bryant J. Ind 560 100.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Berger A. Ms. Ind 490 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Saunders-Singer A. Ind 139 - Dulverton & Brushford (1495)2 3 vote share Watchet (2633) Turnout 37.1 0.0 Troake T. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Ross K. Ind 0 - Edwards N. Ind 539 76.2 2 Porlock & Oare (1197) Barrass S. Ind 511 - vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Woods E. Ms. Ind 486 - Lynn J. Ind 409 100.0 Chidgey G. Ind 395 - Hadley W. Ind 302 - Dunster (672) Curran W. Ms. Ind 392 - Perkins V. Ind 250 - vote share Pirt J. Con 168 23.8 Hawkes D. Ind 189 64.7 Turnout 34.2 -36.9 Woolley A. Ind 103 35.3 Turnout 38.4 52.5

Quantock Vale (1529)2 Turnout 43.9 29.5 West Quantock (982) vote share vote share Brown S. Ind 467 60.5 East Brendon (532) Pearce S. Ms. Con 425 76.0 Grandfield C. Ind 349 - vote share Spark D. Ind 134 24.0 Payne G. Ind 310 - Pring L. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Lovell W. Ms. Con 305 39.5 Turnout 58.4 52.1 Arnison J. Ind 74 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 2 Williton (1901) Turnout 50.5 21.0 Exmoor (661) vote share vote share Hutchings F. Ind 0 - Quarme (691) Pugsley S. Ind 0 0.0 Wall S. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Morris M. Ind 297 63.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Lyons M. Ind 168 36.1 Haddon (720) Turnout 67.3 27.7 vote share Scott M. Ind 0 0.0 West Somerset - 1991 Watchet (2465)3

vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 3 Woods E. Ms. Ind 689 100.0 Alcombe (2870) Chidgey G. Ind 613 - Holnicote (566) vote share Barras S. Ind 526 - vote share Macrow R.* Lab 813 35.0 Gordon A. Ind 433 - Dyer D. Ind 0 0.0 Sweetland W.* Ind 582 25.1 Curran W. Ms. Ind 334 - Furney B. Lab 518 - Malin J. Con 482 20.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 28.0 75.6 Cave-Browne- Minehead North (2449)3 Cave T. LD 444 19.1 West Quantock (959) vote share vote share Oliver J. Con 731 41.7 Turnout 64.1 10.0 Spark D. Con 292 61.9 Gibbons C. Ms. Ind 580 33.0 Parkes K. Ind 180 38.1 Rainbow A. Ind 524 - Aville Vale (562) Ward F. Lib/SDP 444 25.3 vote share Burnell G.* Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 49.2 23.7 Turnout 48.6 8.6 Williton (1810)2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Minehead South (3147)3 Hutchings F. Ind 0 - vote share Carhampton & Withycombe (956) Wall D. Ind 0 0.0 Holman A. Ind 919 36.3 vote share Dyer J. Ms. Ind 398 62.2 Jowett L. Con 827 32.6 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Harper A. Ind 777 - Butterworth J.* Con 242 37.8 Griffiths E. Ind 632 - Bosley M. Ms. Lib/SDP 488 19.3 Turnout 66.9 24.4 Furney S. Lab 300 11.8 Crowcombe & Stogumber (880) West Somerset - 1987 Turnout 52.8 3.6 vote share Brewer V.* Con 0 0.0 3 Alcombe (2387) Old Cleeve (1543)2 vote share vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Hunt F. Ind 623 32.9 Bryant R. Ind 0 - 2 Lyons M. Ms. Con 556 29.3 G. Ind 0 0.0 Dulverton & Brushford (1606) Sweetland W. Ind 491 - vote share

Webb M. Ms. Lib/SDP 438 23.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Ross K.* Ind 434 70.9 Small B. Lab 278 14.7 Troake T.* Ind 407 - Dore J. Lab 211 - Porlock & Oare (1216)2 Gammon M. Ind 396 - vote share Payne B. Lab 178 29.1 Turnout 51.5 3.5 Lynn J. Ind 0 - Perkins I. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 38.1 41.8 Aville Vale (541)

vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Dunster (694) Burnell G. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Cave-Browne- Turnout 0.0 0.0 Cave A. Ms. LD 173 43.6 Hawkes D.* Ind 158 39.8 Woolley A. Ind 66 16.6

Turnout 57.2 3.8

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East Brendon (560) Minehead South (3153)3 vote share West Somerset - 1995 vote share Pring L. Ms.* Ind 0 0.0 Taylor E.* Con 533 27.8

3 Jowett L.* Ind Con 517 27.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Alcombe (3567) Walker J. Ms.* Con 509 - vote share Bowring E. Lab 486 25.4 Blackmore B.* Lab 635 47.5 Exmoor (631) Brown I. Lab 471 - vote share Furney B.* Lab 594 - Pausey P. Lab 419 - Pugsley S.* Ind 0 0.0 Grady I.* Lab 504 - Parsons A. Ms. LD 379 19.8 Griffiths E. Con 431 32.2 Daly M. LD 371 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Godsell G. LD 272 20.3 Higgins M. LD 332 -

Haddon (737) Turnout 31.0 15.2 Turnout 47.3 0.8 vote share Scott M.* Ind 0 0.0 Aville Vale (589) Old Cleeve (1549)2 vote share vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Burnell G.* Ind 0 0.0 Morgan A.* Ind 398 58.4 Galloway I. LD 284 41.6 Holnicote (559) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Nethercott J. LD 250 - vote share Jackson P. Ind 223 - Dyer D.* Ind 0 0.0 Carhampton & Withycombe (1003) vote share Turnout 45.0 16.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Dyer J. Ms.* Ind 416 74.2 Butterworth J. Ind 145 25.8 Porlock & Oare (1274)2 Minehead North (2588)3 vote share vote share Turnout 56.0 48.3 Purvis E. Ms. Con 394 53.1 Lyons M. Ms.* Con 534 37.8 David J. Ms. Con 382 - Walker J. Ind 532 37.7 Crowcombe & Stogumber (893) Perkins G. LD 348 46.9 Gibbons C. Ms.* Ind 465 - vote share Humber P. LD 270 - Brewer V.* Con 0 0.0 Rainbow A.* Ind 383 - Pausey P. Lab 347 24.6 Turnout 58.7 6.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0

2 Turnout 54.6 0.1 2 Quantock Vale (1643) Dulverton & Brushford (1614) vote share Minehead South (3237)3 vote share Turpin K. Lab 0 0.0 vote share Ross K.* Ind 592 75.5 Lovell W. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 Gammon M. Ind 407 - Taylor E. Ind 871 38.1 Jowett L.* Con 859 37.6 Skipper P. Ms. Ind 296 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Walker J. Ms. Ind 738 - Payne B. Lab 192 24.5 Toth K. Lab 554 24.3 Bird B. Ind 171 - Quarme (762) Bowring E. Lab 550 - vote share Turnout 58.0 51.0 Rawle F.* Ind 0 0.0

Turnout 44.0 0.5 Dunster (744) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Old Cleeve (1631)2 vote share vote share Cave-Browne- Watchet (2673)3 Morgan A.* Ind 464 100.0 Cave A. Ms.* LD 215 69.4 vote share Court A. Ind 423 - Dore J. Lab 95 30.6 Banks D. Lab 529 30.5 Clatworthy G.* Ind 328 - Aldridge I. Lab 500 - Turnout 43.0 38.7 Woods E. Ms. Con 463 26.7 Turnout 47.3 -85.1 Edwards N.* Con 458 - East Brendon (561) Richards J. Ind 395 22.8 Porlock & Oare (1240)2 vote share Bowden A.* LD 346 20.0 vote share Day G. Ind 131 55.7 Horobin G. Con 302 - Perkins V.* Ind 0 0.0 Cave-Browne- Carter M. Ms. LD 191 - Lynn J.* Ind 0 - Cave T. LD 56 23.8 Bevan G. LD 171 - Burchell D. Lab 48 20.4

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 48.0 3.8 Turnout 42.0 31.9 Quantock Vale (1558)2 West Quantock (932) vote share Exmoor (651) vote share Brown S.* Ind 0 0.0 vote share Pearce S. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 Pugsley S.* Ind 0 0.0 Lovell W. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Williton (1950)2 Quarme (691) Haddon (787) vote share vote share vote share May E. Ms.* Lab 617 57.0 Rawle F.* Ind 0 0.0 Scott M.* Ind 0 0.0 Hutchings F.* Ind 311 28.7 Grint C. Ms. LD 154 14.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bowden H. Ms. LD 144 -

Watchet (2648)2 Holnicote (582) Turnout 43.0 28.3 vote share vote share Edwards N.* Ind 0 0.0 Dyer D. Ind 0 0.0 Barrass S.* Ind 0 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 West Somerset - 1999 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Minehead North (2643)3 2 West Quantock (960) vote share Alcombe East (1658) vote share Lyons M. Ms.* Con 464 30.8 vote share Pearce S. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 Gibbons C. Ms.* Ind 449 29.8 Anderson J. Con 203 50.8 Ross D. Lab 394 26.1 Messara N. Con 197 -

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Walker J.* Con 359 - Culverhouse L. Ms. Lab 159 39.8 McGee J. Lab 346 - Welch T. Lab 136 - Williton (1951)2 Kravis M. Lab 318 - Bowden H. Ms. LD 38 - vote share Barrow B. Ms. LD 201 13.3 Kinzett R. Ms. LD 38 9.5 May E. Ms. Lab 585 55.7 Foster M. LD 194 - Hutchings F.* Ind 466 44.3 Turnout 24.3 11.0 Wall S.* Ind 281 - Turnout 66.0 1.0

Turnout 68.3 11.3

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Alcombe West (1875)2 Porlock & District (1823)2 Crowcombe & Stogumber (932) vote share vote share vote share Gibbon I. Lab 421 60.8 Palmer A. Ms.* Con 618 60.2 Brewer V.* Con 0 0.0 Stokes S. Lab 411 - David J. Ms.* Con 531 - Venner T. Con 271 39.2 Russell M. Ms. LD 409 39.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Walker J. Con 247 - 2 Turnout 36.6 20.4 Dulverton & Brushford (1667) Turnout 39.2 21.7 vote share Quantock Vale (1609)2 Ross K.* Ind 718 80.7 Aville Vale (944) vote share Gammon M.* Ind 650 - vote share Turpin K.* Lab 0 0.0 Gibb S. Ms. Lab 172 19.3 Burnell G.* Ind 0 0.0 Ayre T.* Con 0 0.0 Turnout 52.5 61.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Dunster (683) & Haddon (702) Quarme (837) vote share vote share vote share Leaker B. Con 207 60.2 Day G.* Ind 227 83.8 Rawle F.* Ind 0 0.0 Walker J. Ind 72 20.9 Burchell D. Lab 44 16.2 Dore J. Lab 65 18.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 38.6 67.5 Turnout 50.4 39.2 Watchet (2719)3 Carhampton & Withycombe (1025) vote share Exmoor (696) vote share Banks D.* Lab 479 28.1 vote share Humber P.* LD 495 84.2 Hill J. Ms. Con 460 27.0 Pugsley S.* Con 0 0.0 Stuart M. Ms. Con 93 15.8 De Renzy- Martin S. Ms. Ind 395 23.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 57.3 68.4 Bowden A. LD 369 21.7 Richards J. Ind 319 - Minehead North (2708)3 Crowcombe & Stogumber (924) vote share vote share Turnout 62.6 1.1 Lawrence C. Ms.* Con 551 43.6 Brewer V.* Con 379 72.6 Foxhuntley A. Ms.* Con 428 - Cave-Browne- West Quantock (1009) Parkes K.* Con 428 - Cave T. Ind 143 27.4 vote share Ross D. Lab 356 28.2 Child B. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 McGee J. Lab 324 - Turnout 58.0 45.2 Jenkins S. Ms. LD 207 16.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Welch T. Lab 207 - Dulverton & Brushford (1634)2 Berry M. Ms. UK Ind 150 11.9 2 vote share Williton (1985) Ross K.* Ind 0 0.0 vote share Turnout 37.5 15.4 Gammon M.* Ind 0 - Davies H. Ind 492 43.7 3 May E. Lab 352 31.3 Minehead South (3073) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Tillotson J. Ms. Con 281 25.0 vote share Aldridge I. Lab 200 - Snell M. LD 621 40.5 Dunster (691) Venner T. Con 608 39.6 vote share Turnout 56.7 12.4 Hill C.* Con 590 - Cave-Browne- Taylor E.* Con 514 - Cave A. Ms.* Ind 164 50.6 Galloway I. LD 480 - Bale M. Con 160 49.4 Grady I. Lab 306 19.9 West Somerset - 2003 Turnout 46.9 1.2 Turnout 41.2 0.8

2 Exmoor (659) Alcombe East (1809) Old Cleeve (1917)2 vote share vote share vote share Pugsley S.* Ind 0 0.0 Anderson J.* Con 265 65.8 Driver P. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 Messarra N. Con 262 - Nethercott J.* Ind 0 0.0 Welch V. Ms. Lab 138 34.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Kravis M. Lab 108 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Minehead North (2590)3 vote share Turnout 20.9 31.5 Porlock & District (1809)2

Lawrence C. Ms. Con 581 59.2 2 vote share Foxhuntley A. Ms. Con 526 - Alcombe West (1914) Padgett M. Con 0 - Parkes K. Con 521 - vote share Palmer A. Ms.* Con 0 0.0 Stokes S.* Lab 411 59.1 Ross D.* Lab 400 40.8 McGee J. Lab 370 - Gibbon I.* Lab 368 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Wightman E. Ms. Lab 323 - Hickman J. Con 285 40.9 Hawkins P. Ms. Con 248 - 2 Quantock Vale (1690) Turnout 39.4 18.5 vote share Turnout 34.8 18.1 Ayre T.* Con 449 56.0 Minehead South (3050)3 Crowley M. Ms. Con 364 - vote share Aville Vale (940) Turpin K.* Lab 353 44.0 vote share Hill C.* Con 628 43.3 Taylor E.* Con 597 - Webber R.* Con 361 78.6 Turnout 41.8 12.0 Walker J. Ms.* Con 577 - Kelsey A. Ind 98 21.4 Snell M. LD 497 34.3 Quarme (857) Jenkins S. Ms. LD 332 - Turnout 49.2 57.3 vote share Slade P. Lab 326 22.5 Rawle F.* Ind 0 0.0 Brompton Ralph & Haddon (755) Kravis M. Lab 313 - Dewis P. Ms. LD 313 - vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Dore J. Lab 263 - Gliddon D. Ind 203 60.2 Day G.* Con 134 39.8 3 Watchet (2907) Turnout 53.2 9.0 vote share Turnout 44.9 20.5 Knight A. Con 555 31.2 Old Cleeve (1823)2 Hill J. Ms.* Ind 464 26.1 vote share Carhampton & Withycombe (1049) Banks D.* Ind 438 - Nethercott J. Ind 438 39.3 vote share Rowe A. Lab 414 23.2 Driver P. Ms. Con 350 31.4 Humber P.* LD 0 0.0 Derenzy- Bevan G. Ms. LD 184 16.5 Martin S. Ms.* Ind 389 - Groos A. Ms. green 142 12.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bowden A. LD 348 19.5

Whetlor L. Ms. Con 288 - Turnout 39.6 7.9 Booker E. Ms. LD 167 -

Turnout 41.6 5.1

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West Quantock (972) Minehead North (2981)3 vote share vote share West Somerset - 2011 Child B. Ms.* Con 302 56.2 Ross D. Ind 822 58.6 Laflin J. Ind 235 43.8 Lawrence C. Ms.* Con 580 41.4 Alcombe (2143)2 Sanders D. Con 453 - Turnout 53.0 12.5 White J. Con 415 - vote share Melhuish I.* Ind 409 32.8

Williton (2040)2 Turnout 41.4 17.3 Grierson P. Con 357 28.7 vote share Lewis A. Lab 280 22.5 Davies H.* Ind 707 75.4 Minehead South (3055)3 Moore V. Ms. Green 200 16.1 May E.* Ind 361 - vote share Holden J. Ind 271 - Venner T.* Ind 822 59.0 Turnout 33.6 4.2 Wilson D. Con 164 17.5 Downes M. Ind 706 - Woods R. Ms. Con 154 - Walker J. Ind 631 - (1054) Matthews K. UK Ind 67 7.1 Berry A. Con 571 41.0 vote share Turner K.* Con 456 74.3 Seale D. Con 442 - Turnout 45.9 57.9 Taylor S. Con 331 - Moore N. Ind 158 25.7

Turnout 43.4 18.0 Turnout 58.3 48.5

West Somerset - 2007 Old Cleeve (1833)2 Carhampton & Withycombe (1011) vote share vote share Taylor T.* Con 382 66.3 2 Kravis K. Ms. Ind 532 63.8 Alcombe East (1054) Parbrook N. Ind 479 - Butcher W. Ind 194 33.7 vote share Driver P. Ms.* Con 302 36.2 Melhuish I. Ind 323 61.6 Turnout 57.0 32.6

Messarra N.* Con 201 38.4 Turnout 42.7 27.6 Anderson J.* Con 157 - Crowcombe & Stogumber (1070) Porlock & District (1799)2 vote share Turnout 43.7 23.3 vote share Trollope-Bellew A. Con 373 54.8 Harbour R. Ind 178 26.1 2 Palmer A. Ms.* Con 656 60.6 Alcombe West (1932) Freeman J. Ind 427 39.4 Robertson J. Green 130 19.1 vote share Padgett M.* Con 273 - Stokes S.* Lab 479 57.4 Turnout 63.5 28.6 Hercock N. Con 355 42.6 Turnout 47.7 21.1 2 Kravis M. Lab 348 - Dulverton & District (2078) Quantock Vale (1699)2 vote share Turnout 39.2 14.9 vote share Ross K.* Ind 736 57.5 Morgan C. Ind 424 55.9 Heywood B. Con 543 42.5 Aville Vale (1012) Tipney P. Ind 420 - Lungley D. Ind 450 - vote share Crowley M. Ms.* Con 335 44.1 Smith K. Ms. Con 434 - Webber R.* Con 313 55.4 Whetlor L. Ms. Con 243 - Cody-Boutcher A. Ind 252 44.6 Turnout 51.3 15.1

Turnout 46.6 11.7 Turnout 56.2 10.8 Dunster & (1047) Quarme (825) vote share Brompton Ralph & Haddon (749) vote share Chick A. Con 336 57.9 vote share White C. Con 347 71.0 Gibbard N. Ms. Green 166 28.6 Turner K. Con 255 63.1 Bray J. Ind 142 29.0 Miele G. Ind 78 13.4 Gliddon D.* Ind 149 36.9

Turnout 59.3 41.9 Turnout 55.4 29.3 Turnout 54.3 26.2 Watchet (2907)3 Greater Exmoor (1020) Carhampton & Withycombe (1038) vote share vote share vote share Westcott D. Con 716 38.9 Pugsley S.* Con 0 0.0 Humber P.* LD 417 71.8 Knight T.* Con 505 - Jenkinson B. Con 164 28.2 Hill J. Ms.* Ind 441 24.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

Banks D.* Ind 425 - 2 Turnout 56.4 43.5 Bowden A. LD 359 19.5 Minehead Central (3171) Murphy P. Lab 323 17.6 vote share Crowcombe & Stogumber (936) Snelling A. Ms. Con 300 - Hadley A. Ind 588 37.5 vote share Chilcott M. Ms. Con 543 34.7

Taylor T. Con 315 58.0 Turnout 42.3 15.0 Lillis R. Con 349 - Harbour R. Ind 228 42.0 Grice S. Ind 302 - West Quantock (953) Culverhouse L. Ms. Lab 298 19.0 Turnout 58.3 16.0 vote share Taylor E. Ind 247 - Clyde-Smith J. Ind 146 - 2 Wicking M. Ind 301 58.2 Dulverton & Brushford (1662) Child B. Ms.* Con 216 41.8 Collins C. Ms. Green 137 8.7 vote share Gibbard S. Green 127 -

Ross K.* Ind 684 66.7 Turnout 54.6 16.4 Gammon M.* Ind 451 - Turnout 32.4 2.9 Chamberlain P. Con 341 33.3 2 Williton (2061) 2 vote share Minehead North (1840) Turnout 53.3 33.5 Davies H.* Ind 696 73.9 vote share May E.* Ind 298 - Ross D.* Ind 471 41.4 Dunster (660) Aldridge I. Ind 269 - Sanders D.* Con 448 39.4 vote share Woods R. Ms. Con 246 26.1 Pickard S. Ind 220 - Leaker B.* Con 186 59.8 Holden J. Ind 214 - Attwater K. Ms. Green 218 19.2 Harvey-Smith J. Ms. Ind 125 40.2 Gulliford W. Ind 31 - Turnout 29.4 2.0 Turnout 47.9 19.6 Turnout 47.7 47.8 2 Minehead South (2085) Exmoor (670) vote share vote share Smith M. Ms. Lab 520 31.8 Pugsley S.* Con 0 0.0 Smith L. Con 520 31.8 Tonks T. Con 365 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Slade S. Ms. Ind 335 20.5 Taylor D. Green 259 15.9

Turnout 41.3 0.0

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Old Cleeve (1828)2 vote share Kravis K. Ms.* Con 523 50.0 Dewdney M. Con 423 - Johnson-Smith J. Ms. Green 304 29.1 Galloway I. LD 219 20.9 Latimer D. Green 178 -

Turnout 46.1 20.9

Porlock & District (2038)2 vote share Mills K. Ms. Con 683 53.6 Freeman J.* Ind 591 46.4 Messarra N.* Con 414 -

Turnout 47.7 7.2

Quantock Vale (1775)2 vote share Morgan C.* Con 521 54.6 Goss S. Ms. Con 442 - Tipney P.* Ind 434 45.4

Turnout 45.1 9.1

Watchet (3047)3 vote share Westcott D.* Con 669 34.4 Knight A. Con 637 - Murphy P. Lab 450 23.1 Snelling A. Ms. Con 327 - Silvester I. Ms. Green 297 15.3 Whetlor L. Ms. Ind 269 13.8 Bowden A. LD 260 13.4 Scott B. Green 259 - Richards J. Ind 238 -

Turnout 38.5 11.3

West Quantock (974) vote share Dowding G. Con 417 70.6 Robertson M. Ms. Green 174 29.4

Turnout 60.7 41.1

Williton (2153)2 vote share Davies H.* Ind 700 68.4 May E.* Ind 425 - Woods R. Ms. Con 324 31.6

Turnout 39.5 36.7

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