Sedgemoor District Council elections

Sedgemoor District Council was the local authority for the district of Sedgemoor in Somerset, England. The council was elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 50 councillors were elected from 25 wards.^[1] The council was abolished on 1 April 2023, when it was replaced by Somerset Council, a unitary authority.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

The leader of the council since 2005 has been:

Councillor	Party		From	To
Duncan McGinty^[3]^[4]		Conservative	Apr 2005

Brent North By-Election 30 September 1999
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	293	77.7	+4.6
	Labour	84	22.3	−4.6
Majority		209	55.4
Turnout		377	24.1
	Conservative hold	Swing

Huntspill & Pawlett By-Election 1 June 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	556	51.1	+18.4
	Conservative	533	48.9	+4.3
Majority		23	2.2
Turnout		1,089	40.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

Brent North By-Election 17 January 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	426	64.5	−8.6
	Liberal Democrats	203	30.8	+30.8
	Labour	16	2.4	−24.5
	UKIP	15	2.3	+2.3
Majority		223	33.7
Turnout		660	40.3
	Conservative hold	Swing

Bridgwater Quantock By-Election 10 July 2003^[12]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	660	51.0	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	453	35.0	+4.3
	Labour	180	13.9	−8.6
Majority		207	16.0
Turnout		1,293	26.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Berrow By-Election 20 January 2005^[13]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	340	57.2	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	254	42.8	+0.5
Majority		86	14.4
Turnout		594	32.1
	Conservative hold	Swing

Cheddar and Shipham By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,689	50.4	+2.6
	Independent	1,663	49.6	+49.6
Majority		26	0.8
Turnout		3,352
	Conservative hold	Swing

^ "Boundary Changes in Sedgemoor". Sedgemoor District Council. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
^ "Sedgemoor". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
^ "Councillor Duncan McGinty". Bridgwater Mercury. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ "Leader of Council's Office / Executive". Sedgemoor District Council. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ The District of Sedgemoor (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
^ The Avon and Somerset (Areas) Order 1983
^ The Sedgemoor and Taunton Deane (Areas) Order 1984
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ "Sedgemoor". BBC News Online. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Sedgemoor (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Sedgemoor (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Declaration of result of poll". District of Sedgemoor. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
^ "Tories celebrate Hackney council win". guardian.co.uk. 21 January 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2009.