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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.

Election results

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Composition of the council[1]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Green Independents
& Others 		Council control
after election
Council established from the merger of Bath City Council and Wansdyke District Council (65 seats)
1995 16 22 27 0 0 No overall control
New ward boundaries (65 seats)
1999 16 17 30 0 2 No overall control
2003 26 6 29 0 4 No overall control
2007 31 5 26 0 3 No overall control
2011 29 5 29 0 2 No overall control
2015 37 6 15 2 5[a] Conservative
New ward boundaries (59 seats)
2019 11 5 37 0 6 Liberal Democrats
2023 3 7 41 3 8 Liberal Democrats

Council elections

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District result maps

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  • 1995 results map
    1995 results map
  • 1999 results map
    1999 results map
  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map
  • 2019 results map
    2019 results map
  • 2023 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;[6] 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
Saltford by-election 16 January 2025 Liberal Democrats Independent
Mendip by-election 3 July 2025 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Widcombe & Lyncombe by-election 9 October 2025 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats

References

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  1. ^ 3 Independents, 2 Village Voice
  1. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Bath and North East Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Local Election – Thursday, 3rd May, 2007". Bath & North East Somerset Council. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Bath and North East Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018. Retrieved on 20 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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