Link to >>> Council Election Results May 2016 - April 2017
South Somerset, Turn Hill - Conservative hold
| Party | 2016 votes | 2016 share | since 2015 | since 2011 | since 2007 |
| Conservative |
452
|
51.4%
|
-6.6%
|
-7.7%
|
from nowhere
|
Liberal Democrat
|
354
|
40.2%
|
+5.9%
|
-0.7%
|
from nowhere
|
Labour
|
74
|
8.4%
|
+0.7%
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
Independent 1
|
-58.9%
| ||||
Independent 2
|
-41.1%
| ||||
Total votes
|
880
|
48%
|
70%
|
81%
|
Swing Conservative to Liberal Democrat 6¼% since 2015 and 3½% since 2011
Council now 30 Liberal Democrat, 25 Conservative, 3 Independent, 2 Independent Conservative
Turn Hill – South Somerset DC – Shane Pledger (Conservative) resigned. He was a councillor since 2011 and the portfolio holder for empty properties. By trade, he is a stonemason.
2015: Con 1071, LD 635, Lab 142
2011: Con 744, LD 516
2007: Ind Cox 637, Ind Turner 445
2003: Ind Cox unopposed
Sean Dromgoole (Labour Party)
Julia Gadd (Liberal Democrats)
Gerard Tucker (The Conservative Party Candidate)
2015: Con 1071, LD 635, Lab 142
2011: Con 744, LD 516
2007: Ind Cox 637, Ind Turner 445
2003: Ind Cox unopposed
Sean Dromgoole (Labour Party)
Julia Gadd (Liberal Democrats)
Gerard Tucker (The Conservative Party Candidate)
