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Bath and North East Somerset Council elections
Bath and North East Somerset Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset, England. The council is elected every four years by the first past the post system of election and currently consists of 59 councillors, representing 33 electoral wards. The Liberal Democrats are currently the largest party on the council, having gained majority control in the 2019 local elections. The council meets at The Guildhall in Bath.
Following the recommendations of the Local Government Commission for England the unitary authority replaced Bath City Council, Wansdyke District Council and Avon County Council.[1] The first elections to the new authority were in May 1995, and the council took office on 1 April 1996.
Political control edit
Since the first election to the council in 1995 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| No overall control | 1995–2015 | |
| Conservative | 2015–2019 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2019–present | |
Leadership edit
The leaders of the council since 2002 have been:[3]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Crossley | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2002 | 17 May 2007 | |
| Francine Haeberling | Conservative | 17 May 2007 | 19 May 2011 | |
| Paul Crossley | Liberal Democrats | 19 May 2011 | 21 May 2015 | |
| Tim Warren | Conservative | 21 May 2015 | 5 May 2019 | |
| Dine Romero[4] | Liberal Democrats | 21 May 2019 | 1 Apr 2021 | |
| Kevin Guy | Liberal Democrats | 4 May 2021 | ||
Council elections edit
- 1995 Bath and North East Somerset Council election[5]
- 1999 Bath and North East Somerset Council election (New ward boundaries)[6]
- 2003 Bath and North East Somerset Council election
- 2007 Bath and North East Somerset Council election[7]
- 2011 Bath and North East Somerset Council election
- 2015 Bath and North East Somerset Council election
- 2019 Bath and North East Somerset Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 6)[8]
- 2023 Bath and North East Somerset Council election
| Party | 2023[9] | 2019[10] | 2015[11] | 2011[12] | 2007[7] | 2003[13] | 1999[14] | 1995[5][15] | ||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 41 | +4 | 37 | +22 | 15 | –14 | 29 | +3 | 26 | –3 | 29 | –1 | 30 | +3 | 27 | |
| Conservative Party | 3 | –8 | 11 | –26 | 37 | +8 | 29 | –2 | 31 | +5 | 26 | +10 | 16 | = | 16 | |
| Labour Party | 7 | +2 | 5 | –1 | 6 | +1 | 5 | = | 5 | –1 | 6 | –11 | 17 | –5 | 22 | |
| Independent | 5 | –1 | 6 | +3 | 3 | +1 | 2 | = | 2 | –2 | 4 | +4 | 0 | = | 0 | |
| Green | 3 | +3 | 0 | –2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | = | 0 | = | 0 | = | 0 | = | 0 | |
| Village Voice | 0 | –2 | 2 | +2 | ||||||||||||
| Independent Labour | 0 | –2 | 2 | +2 | ||||||||||||
| Control: | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | NOC (Con/LD Joint 1st) | NOC (Con 1st) | NOC (LD 1st) | NOC (LD 1st) | NOC (LD 1st) | ||||||||
District result maps edit
- 1995 results map
- 1999 results map
- 2003 results map
- 2007 results map
- 2011 results map
- 2015 results map
- 2019 results map
- 2023 results map
By-election results edit
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of all by-elections;[16] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey by-election | 17 July 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Weston by-election | 19 February 1998 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Lansdown by-election | 4 May 2000 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Bathavon North by-election | 12 October 2000 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Lansdown by-election | 11 July 2002 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Walcot by-election | 11 July 2002 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Radstock by-election | 29 July 2010 | Independent | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Chew Valley North by-election | 15 November 2012 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Bathavon North by-election | 22 May 2014 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Abbey by-election | 17 November 2016 | Green | Conservative | ||
| Walcot by-election | 6 April 2017 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Newbridge by-election | 4 May 2017 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Kingsmead by-election | 5 July 2018 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
References edit
- ^ Rob Clements (10 May 1995). "The local elections of 4 May 1995". House of Commons Library. Research Paper 95/59. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Council minutes". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Sumner, Stephen (1 April 2021). "B&NES Council leader Dine Romero steps down with immediate effect". Somerset Live. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ a b Colin Rallings, Michael Thrasher (2011). Bath & North East Somerset Council Election Results 1995-2011 (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University (Report). Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Bath and North East Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Local Election – Thursday, 3rd May, 2007". Bath & North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Bath and North East Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018. Retrieved on 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Bath and North East Somerset Council (All Wards) - Thursday, 4th May, 2023". Bath and North East Somerset. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Bath and North East Somerset Council (All Wards) - Thursday, 2nd May, 2019". Bath and North East Somerset. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Bath and North East Somerset Council (All Wards) - Thursday, 7th May, 2015". Bath and North East Somerset. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Local Election – Thursday, 5th May, 2011". Bath & North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "Local Election – Thursday, 1st May, 2003". Bath & North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "Local Election – Thursday, 6th May, 1999". Bath & North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "Bath and North East Somerset Council results". Bath Chronicle. May 1995.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
External links edit
- Bath and North East Somerset Council