ELECTION 2015: Conservatives tighten grip on district council

The conservatives gained four seats while Labour lost three and the Liberal Democrats lost one.

UKIP councillors now occupy two of the seats on the council for the first time.

The final results for Sedgemoor District Council are:-

Conservative - 35

Labour - 10

Lib Dem - 1

UKIP -2

The previous composition was:

Conservative – 31

Labour – 13

LD – 2

Ind - 2

Voter turnout for the district council elections was 67.62%.

The full list of results is as follows:

Cannington & Wembdon Ward

Alan James Beasley (Liberal Democrats) 809 
Ann Bown (The Conservative Party) 1455 Elected
Ian Dyer (The Conservative Party) 1588 Elected
Allan Jeffrey (Green Party) 546

Bridgwater Wyndham Ward

Rachael Helen Caswell (The Conservative Party) 1293 Elected
Peter Ian Johnstone (Liberal Democrats) 476 
Liz Leavy (Labour Party) 620 
Gill Slocombe (The Conservative Party) 1322 Elected
Caroline Ann Wilkins (Labour Party) 516

Brigwater Fairfax Ward

Janice Joanna Somers Beasely (Liberal Democrats) 545 
Mike Cresswell (The Conservative Party) 986 elected
Jim Donoghue (The Conservative Party) 765 
Alex Glassford (Labour Party) 1081 elected
Graham John Granter (Labour Party) 1135 elected
Wayne John Pearce (The Conservative Party) 844 
Reginald Charles Winslow (Labour Party) 844

Bridgwater, Hamp Ward

James Cockram (The Conservative Party) - 719 votes 
Andrew Ivor Danniells (The Conservative Party) - 703 votes 
Adrian John Moore (Labour Party) - 956 votes elected
John Turner (Labour Party) - 946 votes elected
 

Bridgwater, Eastover Ward

Linda Bareham-Stanley (The Conservative Party) - 514 votes 
Moira Brown (Labour Party) - 648 votes Elected
Michael David Hill (The Conservative Party) - 506 votes 
Camael King - 240 votes 
Dave Loveridge (Labour Party) - 708 votes Elected

Bridgwater Westover Ward

Barbara Fisher (Liberal Democrats) 373 
Kathy Pearce (Labour Party) 954 Elected
Jeffrey Searle (The Conservative Party) 767 
Brian David Smedley (Labour Party) 878 Elected
John Douglas Watts (The Conservative Party) 634

Bridgwater Dunwear Ward

Pele James Barnes (The Conservative Party): 541 
Lorna Ann Phillippa King (Liberal Democrats): 295 
Christine Louise McGinty (The Conservative Party): 377 
Leigh Paul Redman (Labour Party): 748 Elected
Diogo Rodrigues (Labour Party): 438 
Richard Scammell (UKIP) 554 Elected

Bridgwater Victoria Ward

Barrie Clive Crow (The Conservative Party) 654 
Lance John Duddrige (The Conservative Party) 812 Elected
Mick Lerry (Labour Party) 763 Elected
Roderick Silvester Sidney Lukins (UKIP) 621 
Siobhan Wilson (Labour Party) 636

East Poldens Ward

Ian Richard Horsfield (Green Party) 408 
Duncan McGinty (Conservative Party) 814 elected

Quantocks Ward

Lindy Booth (Green Party) 766 
Michael Graham Caswell (The Conservative Party) 1458 elected
Philip S T Lawrence King (Labour Party) 662 
Julie Annette Pay (The Conservative Party) 1605 

Puriton & Woolavington Ward

Valerie Bannister (Green Party) 477 
Alison Jane Hamlin (The Conservative Party) 1052 elected
Richard Cecil Hampson (Labour Party) 542 
Mark Healey (The Conservative Party) 1204 elected
Pete Hollings (UKIP) 877 

West Poldens Ward

Charles Graham (Green Party) 545 
Stuart Arthur Kingham (The Conservative Party) 963 elected

Axevale Ward

Jean Margaret Bevis (Liberal Democrats): 1021 
John Henry Denbee (The Conservative Party): 1236 elected
Jake Flood (Green Party): 562 
Liz Scott (The Conservative Party): 1325 elected
Tom Scott (Labour Party): 361

Berrow Ward

Tony Grimes (The Conservative Party): 799 elected
Andrew William Nisbet (Liberal Democrats): 443

North Petherton

Lucy Miranda Allen (The Conservative Party) 1,874 
Jen Bayford (Green Party) 941 
Alan Sydney Earnest Bradford (The Conservative Party) 2,316 elected
Marion Denham (Labour Party) 1,155 
Anne Elisabeth Fraser (The Conservative Party) 2,078 elected
Revans Bill (Liberal Democrats) 1,891 elected

Highbridge & Burnham Marine Ward

Alan Beech (Labour Party) 499 
Lorna Corke (UKIP) 907 elected
Forrester Shiela Rachel (Labour Party) 550 
Bill Hancock (Independent) 436 
Fiona Joan Hector (Liberal Democrats) 640 
Janet Anita Keen (The Conservative Party) 937 elected
Roger Charles Keen (The Conservative Party) 876 elected
Graham Alan Kennedy (Liberal Democrats) 549 
Tony Lynham 370 
Mike Mansfield 493 
John David Parkes (Liberal Democrats) 599 
James Roughton (The Conservative Party) 564 
Lucy Emily Scanton (Labour Party) 366 
Chris Williams (Independent) 536

Knoll Ward

Bob Filmer (The Conservative Party) 1888 elected
Isobel Fotheringham (UKIP) 647 
Andrew Gilling (The Conservative Party) 1,433 elected
Tony Gore (Liberal Democrats) 922

Wedmore & Mark Ward

Polly Costello (The Conservative Party) 1686 elected
Rosemary Joan Hasler (Liberal Democrats) 1034 
Gabrielle Kathleen Hector (Labour Party) 474 
Will Human (The Conservative Party) 1280 elected
Dave Wills (UKIP) 391

Burnham North Ward

Cheryl Lesley Burnett (The Conservative Party) 1,620 elected
Peter Laurence Burridge-Clayton (The Conservative Party) 1,883 elected
Paul Herbert (The Conservative Party) 1,256 elected
Helen Hims (UKIP) 823 
Alexander Begg Lawrie (Green Party) 422 
Beverly Milner Simonds (Liberal Democrats) 1,029 
Tom Nichols (Liberal Democrats) 861 
Victoria Weavell (Liberal Democrats) 798

Cheddar & Shipham Ward

Peter John Shilton Downing (The Conservative Party) 1765 elected
Suzanne Mary Green (Liberal Democrats) 1523 
Dawn Hill (The Conservative Party) 1889 elected
Will Hims (UKIP) 783 
John Outhwait (Liberal Democrats) 1,303 
Jeff Savage (The Conservative Party) 1,720 elected
Norma Scanlon (Labour Party) 809

Burnham Central Ward 

Maria Clarke (The Conservative Party) 1,367 elected 
Michael Clarke (The Conservative Party) 1,372 elected
Eve Harriet Courtney (Green Party) 445 
James Donnellan (UKIP) 883 
Mike Facey (Conservative Party) 1,239 elected
Phil Harvey (Liberal Democrats) 1,076 
Katie Georgina Lawson (Liberal Democrats) 1,029 
Sarah Milner Simonds (Liberal Democrats) 909