Council Elections
The 2019 Mendip District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Mendip District Council in England. As Mendip District councillors are elected on a 4-year term, the next election is due to take place in 2023.
Election results.
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Ward results.
The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 2015 elections not taking into account any party defections or by-elections. Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).
Ammerdown.
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Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton.
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! scope="col" style="width: 17em"|Candidate
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
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! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Beckington and Selwood.
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
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! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Butleigh and Baltonsborough.
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Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton.
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
Coleford and Holcombe.
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Cranmore, Doulting and Nunney.
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Creech.
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Croscombe and Pilton.
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Frome Berkley Down.
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
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Frome College.
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Frome Keyford.
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Frome Market.
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
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Frome Oakfield.
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Helen Elaine Sprawson-White was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2015 and rejoined the party in 2020.
Frome Park.
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
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! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Glastonbury St Benedict's.
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
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Robert Stephen Henderson was elected as a Conservative in 2015.
Glastonbury St Edmund's.
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
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! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Glastonbury St John's.
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Glastonbury St Mary's.
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! scope="col" style="width: 17em"|Candidate
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
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Moor.
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! scope="col" style="width: 5em"|Votes
! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Postlebury.
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! scope="col" style="width: 17em"|Candidate
! scope="col" style="width: 5em"|Votes
! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Rode and Norton St. Philip.
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! scope="col" style="width: 17em"|Candidate
! scope="col" style="width: 5em"|Votes
! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Rodney and Westbury.
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! scope="col" style="width: 5em"|Votes
! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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Shepton East.
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Bente Height was elected as a Conservative in 2015.
Shepton West.
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
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St Cuthbert Out North.
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
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Street North.
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! scope="col" style="width: 5em"|Votes
! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Street South.
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! scope="col" style="width: 5em"|Votes
! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
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Bryan Beha was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2015.
Street West.
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
The Pennards and Ditcheat.
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! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Wells Central.
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! scope="col" style="width: 5em"|Votes
! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Wells St Cuthbert's.
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! scope="col" style="width: 5em"|Votes
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
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Wells St Thomas'.
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! scope="col" style="width: 5em"|Votes
! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West.
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! scope="col" style="width: 5em"|Votes
! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
By-elections.
Wells St. Thomas.
A by-election was held in Wells St Thomas’ ward after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Caroline McKinnell. Due to an error in their nomination papers, the Liberal Democrats failed to defend the seat. 
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
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! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
Butleigh and Baltonsborough.
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References.
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