Sedgemoor District Council elections explained

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]

Party in control		Years
	19731976
	19761995
	19951999
	19992023

Leadership

The leader of the council since 2005 has been:

Council elections

• 1973 Sedgemoor District Council election
• 1976 Sedgemoor District Council election
• 1979 Sedgemoor District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[5]
• 1983 Sedgemoor District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[6]
• 1987 Sedgemoor District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[7]
• 1991 Sedgemoor District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[8]
• 1995 Sedgemoor District Council election
• 1999 Sedgemoor District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by one)^{[9] [10]}
• 2003 Sedgemoor District Council election
• 2007 Sedgemoor District Council election
• 2011 Sedgemoor District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[11]
• 2015 Sedgemoor District Council election
• 2019 Sedgemoor District Council election

By-election results

2003-2007

References

• By-election results

External links

• Sedgemoor District Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boundary Changes in Sedgemoor . 14 May 2011 . Sedgemoor District Council.
2. News: Sedgemoor . 2009-09-09 . BBC News Online.
3. News: Councillor Duncan McGinty . 16 June 2022 . Bridgwater Mercury . 12 January 2007.
4. Web site: Leader of Council's Office / Executive . Sedgemoor District Council . 16 June 2022.
5. The District of Sedgemoor (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
6. The Avon and Somerset (Areas) Order 1983
7. The Sedgemoor and Taunton Deane (Areas) Order 1984
8. legislation.gov.uk - The Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
9. News: Sedgemoor . 2009-07-29 . BBC News Online.
10. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Sedgemoor (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
11. legislation.gov.uk - The Sedgemoor (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.