Mendip District Council elections explained

Prior to its 2023 abolition, Mendip District Council in Somerset, England was elected every four years. On 1 April of that year, the district was abolished and became part of the area of Somerset Council, a new unitary authority.^[1]

Political control

Party in control		Years
	19731976
	19761979
	19791983
	19831987
	19872003
	20032019
	20192023

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2007 have been:^[2]

Councillor	Party		From	To
Harvey Siggs^[3]		2007	5 May 2019
Ros Wyke		20 May 2019	31 March 2023

Council elections

• 1973 Mendip District Council election
• 1976 Mendip District Council election
• 1979 Mendip District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]
• 1983 Mendip District Council election
• 1987 Mendip District Council election
• 1991 Mendip District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]
• 1995 Mendip District Council election
• 1999 Mendip District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by three)^{[6] [7]}
• 2003 Mendip District Council election
• 2007 Mendip District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by one)^{[8] [9]}
• 2011 Mendip District Council election
• 2015 Mendip District Council election
• 2019 Mendip District Council election

By-election results

2019–2023

References

• Mendip election results
• By-election results

External links

• Archived version of former official website, Nov 2022

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frequently asked questions . 1 January 2022 . Somerset County Council.
2. Web site: Council minutes . Mendip District Council . 16 June 2022.
3. News: Mumby . Daniel . Local Elections results 2019: The Mendip results in full as senior Conservatives voted out . 16 June 2022 . Somerset Live . 3 May 2019.
4. The District of Mendip (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
5. legislation.gov.uk – The Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
6. Web site: Mendip . 2008-06-03 . BBC Online.
7. legislation.gov.uk – The District of Mendip (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
8. Web site: Mendip . 2008-06-03 . BBC Online.
9. legislation.gov.uk – The District of Mendip (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.