2027 Somerset Council election

2027 Somerset Council election
6 May 2027
All 96 seats of Somerset Council
49 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Bill Revans Diogo Rodrigues Dave Mansell
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Green
Last election 61 seats, 43.6% 36 seats, 37.1% 5 seats, 8.7%
Current seats 62 31 4
 
Leader Leigh Redman John Hunt[a] John Cook-Woodman
Party Labour Independent Reform
Last election 5 seats, 5.9% 3 seats, 3.9% Did not stand
Current seats 5 3 3
Incumbent Council control


Liberal Democrats


The 2027 Somerset Council election will take place on 6 May 2027 to elect members of Somerset Council. The number of councillors is to be reduced from 110 to 96 at this election due to a boundary review, to be elected from 90 single-member wards and 3 two-member wards.[2] The election will take place at the same time as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Background

Somerset Council was formed following the 2022 Somerset Council election, replacing the previous two-tier local government structure of Somerset County Council and four district councils.[3] The Liberal Democrats have controlled the council since 2022.

Candidates by division

Crewkerne South

The initial Conservative candidate choice, Joshua Bonehill-Paine, was announced in August 2026, causing controversy due to his past neo-Nazi beliefs.[4] He withdrew as a candidate on 5 August 2026.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Leader of the Independent Group[1]
  1. ↑ "Your councillors by party". Somerset Council. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "A new political map for Somerset Council". The Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Somerset councils to merge into single unitary authority". BBC News. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Quinn, Ben (4 August 2026). "Ex-MP urges Tories to drop candidate jailed for campaign of antisemitic abuse against her". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  5. ↑ @CrewkerneMan (5 August 2026). "The last 24 hours have shown that a lot of people do not understand how terrible I feel about the things I did when I was much younger" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
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