Somerset County Council election, 2017

Somerset County Council election, 2017

4 May 2017

All 55 seats to Somerset County Council 28 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrat Seats before 29 18   Third party Fourth party   Party UKIP Labour Seats before 3 3

Council control before election Conservative Council control after election TBD

The 2017 Somerset County Council election is scheduled to take place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom.^[1] All 55 councillors will be elected from 54 electoral divisions which will return either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

References

Council elections within the ceremonial county of Somerset
Somerset County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
Bath and North East Somerset Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Mendip District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
North Somerset Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Sedgemoor District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
South Somerset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Taunton Deane Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
West Somerset District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Avon County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished
Bath City Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 Abolished
Wansdyke District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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