Bath and North East Somerset Council elections

Class of election

Guidlhall in Bath, headquarters of Bath and North East Somerset Council

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.

## Council elections

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* 1995 Bath and North East Somerset Council election[1]
* 1999 Bath and North East Somerset Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
* 2003 Bath and North East Somerset Council election
* 2007 Bath and North East Somerset Council election[3]
* 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)[4]
* 2023 Bath and North East Somerset Council election

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1995[1][5] | 27  |  | 16  |  | 22  |  | –  |  | –  |  | –  |  | NOC
1999[6] | 30  | +3 | 16  | = | 17  | –5 | –  |  | –  |  | 2  | +2 | NOC
2003[7] | 29  | –1 | 26  | +10 | 6  | –11 | –  |  | 4  | +4 | 0  | –2 | NOC
2007[3] | 26  | –3 | 31  | +5 | 5  | –1 | –  |  | 3  | –1 | –  |  | NOC
2011[8] | 29  | +3 | 29  | –2 | 5  | = | –  |  | 2  | –1 | –  |  | NOC
2015[9] | 15  | –14 | 37  | +8 | 6  | +1 | 2  | +2 | 3  | +1 | 2  | +2 | Conservative
2019[10] | 37  | +22 | 11  | –26 | 5  | –1 | 0  | –2 | 6  | +3 | 0  | –2 | Liberal Democrat
2023[11] | 41  | +4 | 3  | –8 | 7  | +2 | 3  | +3 | 5  | -1 | 0  | –2 | Liberal Democrat

## District result maps

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* 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

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By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of all by-elections;[12] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party

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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

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Bath and North East Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
3. ^ a b "Local Election – Thursday, 3rd May, 2007". Bath & North East Somerset Council. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Bath and North East Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018. Retrieved on 20 May 2020.
5. ^ "Bath and North East Somerset Council results". Bath Chronicle. May 1995.
6. ^ "Local Election – Thursday, 6th May, 1999". Bath & North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
7. ^ "Local Election – Thursday, 1st May, 2003". Bath & North East Somerset Council. May 2003. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
8. ^ "Local Election – Thursday, 5th May, 2011". Bath & North East Somerset Council. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
9. ^ "Bath and North East Somerset Council (All Wards) - Thursday, 7th May, 2015". Bath and North East Somerset. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
10. ^ "Election results by party, 2 May 2019". democracy.bathnes.gov.uk. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
11. ^ "Bath & North East Somerset (All Wards) - Thursday, 4th May, 2023". democracy.bathnes.gov.uk. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
12. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

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Sedgemoor District Council|

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Somerset West and Taunton District Council|

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Taunton Deane Borough Council|

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Wansdyke District Council|

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West Somerset District Council|

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* Bath and North East Somerset
* Bedford
* Blackburn with Darwen
* Blackpool
* Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
* Bracknell Forest
* Brighton and Hove
* Bristol
* Buckinghamshire
* Central Bedfordshire
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* Cornwall
* County Durham
* Cumberland
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* Dorset
* East Riding of Yorkshire
* Halton
* Hartlepool
* Herefordshire
* Isle of Wight
* Isles of Scilly
* Kingston upon Hull
* Leicester
* Luton
* Medway
* Middlesbrough
* Milton Keynes
* North East Lincolnshire
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* North Northamptonshire
* North Somerset
* North Yorkshire
* Northumberland
* Nottingham
* Peterborough
* Plymouth
* Portsmouth
* Reading
* Redcar and Cleveland
* Rutland
* Shropshire
* Slough
* Somerset
* Southampton
* Southend-on-Sea
* South Gloucestershire
* Stockton-on-Tees
* Stoke-on-Trent
* Swindon
* Telford and Wrekin
* Thurrock
* Torbay
* Warrington
* West Berkshire
* Westmorland and Furness
* West Northamptonshire
* Wiltshire
* Windsor and Maidenhead
* Wokingham
* York

Elections|

* Bath and North East Somerset
* Bedford
* Blackburn with Darwen
* Blackpool
* Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
* Bracknell Forest
* Brighton and Hove
* Bristol
* Buckinghamshire
* Central Bedfordshire
* Cheshire East
* Cheshire West and Chester
* Cornwall
* County Durham
* Cumberland
* Darlington
* Derby
* Dorset
* East Riding of Yorkshire
* Halton
* Hartlepool
* Herefordshire
* Isle of Wight
* Isles of Scilly
* Kingston upon Hull
* Leicester
* Luton
* Medway
* Middlesbrough
* Milton Keynes
* North East Lincolnshire
* North Lincolnshire
* North Northamptonshire
* North Somerset
* North Yorkshire
* Northumberland
* Nottingham
* Peterborough
* Plymouth
* Portsmouth
* Reading
* Redcar and Cleveland
* Rutland
* Shropshire
* Slough
* Somerset
* Southampton
* Southend-on-Sea
* South Gloucestershire
* Stockton-on-Tees
* Stoke-on-Trent
* Swindon
* Telford and Wrekin
* Thurrock
* Torbay
* Warrington
* West Berkshire
* Westmorland and Furness
* West Northamptonshire
* Wiltshire
* Windsor and Maidenhead
* Wokingham
* York

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