The Liberal Democrats won the first four seats to be announced when counting local elections in South Somerset today (Friday May 6).
A total of 337 candidates are vying for 110 seats and the newly elected members will oversee the move from a Tier 2 council to a single unitary authority for Somerset in 2023, when the current district and county electoral system is abolished.
The first results from the South Somerset District Council area came from Brympton, Blackmoor Vale, Coker and Chard South where the Liberal Democrats beat their Tory rivals to win all seven of the eight seats up for grabs.
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The results for Brympton, a division of Yeovil in the South Somerset District Council area were the first to be announced on Twitter today.
Elected
Peter Seib – Liberal Democrats: 920 votes, 31% of total Jeny Snell – Liberal Democrats 905 votes, 31% of total
Not elected
Anthony Power – Conservatives: 609 votes, 21% Teresa Thomas – Conservatives: 512, 17% Blackmoor Vale
Blackmoor Vale results also came quickly this morning and it was another Lib Dem win.
Elected
Sarah Dyke – Liberal Democrat: 1,814 votes, 29% Nicola Clark – Liberal Democrat: 1,590 votes, 26%
Not elected
Hayward Burt – Conservative: 1,443 votes, 23% William Wallace – Conservative: 1,328 votes, 22% Coker
It was another victory for the Lib Dems in Coker, as they took both seats in the division.
Elected
Oliver Patrick – Liberal Democrats: 1,857 votes, 29%
Mike Hewitson – Liberal Democrats: 1,856 votes, 29%
Not elected
Robert Janes – Conservative: 1,316 votes, 20% Huw Lawford – Conservative: 1,186 votes, 18% Jane Carter-Uren – Labour: 249 votes, 4% Chard South
The Conservatives managed to withdraw a seat in Chard South, where Connor Payne was elected with 19% of the vote.
Elected
Jason Baker – Liberal Democrat: 928 votes, 19% Connor Payne – Conservative: 908 votes, 19%
Not elected
Claire Brown – Liberal Democrat: 818 votes, 17% Timothy Eggins – Green Party: 813 votes, 17% Stuart Bull – Conservative: 748 votes, 15% Adam Loveridge – Green Party: 479 votes, 10% Nigel Pearson – The For Britain movement : 171 votes, 4%
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Source: www.somersetlive.co.uk
This notice was published: 2022-05-06 10:51:49
