
Sedgemoor local elections
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Sedgemoor
District Council in Somerset
, England
is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 50 councillor
s have been elected from 25 wards
.
(boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)
Sedgemoor Council election, 2003
Sedgemoor Council election, 2007
Sedgemoor
Sedgemoor is a low lying area of land in Somerset, England. It lies close to sea level south of the Polden Hills, historically largely marsh . The eastern part is known as King's Sedgemoor, and the western part West Sedgemoor. Sedgemoor is part of the area now known as the Somerset Levels...
District Council in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 50 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 25 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:Party in control | Years |
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No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1973 - 1976 |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1976 - 1995 |
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1995 - 1999 |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1999 - present |
Council elections
Sedgemoor Council election, 1999Sedgemoor Council election, 1999
The 1999 Sedgemoor Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Sedgemoor district council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995 increasing the number of seats by 1...
(boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)
Sedgemoor Council election, 2003
Sedgemoor Council election, 2003
The 2003 Sedgemoor Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Sedgemoor district council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.-Election result:...
Sedgemoor Council election, 2007