Somerset County Council election, 2009
An election to Somerset County Council took place on 4 June 2009 as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2009, having been delayed from 7 May, to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. The result caused the council to change from a Liberal Democrat led administration to a Conservative controlled administration.. 58 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each. Members were elected by the first-past-the-post voting system for a four-year term of office. This was the last election before the number of seats was cut to 55 for the 2013 election. With a total of 58 seats being reduced to 55 for the next election.
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Somerset County Council election, 2009
An election to Somerset County Council took place on 4 June 2009 as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2009, having been delayed from 7 May, to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. The result caused the council to change from a Liberal Democrat led administration to a Conservative controlled administration.. 58 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each. Members were elected by the first-past-the-post voting system for a four-year term of office. This was the last election before the number of seats was cut to 55 for the 2013 election. With a total of 58 seats being reduced to 55 for the next election.
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An election to Somerset County ...... ame local government election.
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2009-06-04
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Somerset County Council election, 2009
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Alan Frederick Gloak
Alan James Beasley
Alexander Begg Lawrie
Alfred John Hill
Alvin John Horsfall
Andrew James Govier
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British National Party
Conservative Party
English Democrats
Green Party of England and Wales
Labour Co-operative
Liberal Democrats
Senior Citizens Party
United Kingdom Independence Party
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All 58 seats to Somerset County Council
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An election to Somerset County ...... d to 55 for the next election.
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Somerset County Council election, 2009
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