CANDIDATES elected to West Somerset District Council in the polls held on Thursday, May 1, are listed below (wards marked * were not contested).

Wards are listed in alphabetical order with the number of seats in brackets, while candidates are also listed alphabetically.

All spellings are taken from the candidates' nomination papers. Where a political affiliation is not given, the candidate is treated as an Independent for the purpose of the poll.

The state of the political Parties following these results is as follows (previous figures in brackets):

Conservatives - 19 (20) Independent - 8 (8) Labour - 2 (2) Liberal Democrats - 2 (1)

The Conservative numbers officially include Councillor Gammon, as they did in the past term, who is a non-aligned member taking the Conservative whip.

Full list of results Alcombe East (two seats) - Jamie Anderson (Con) - 265 (elected) Con hold - no change Marcus Dov Kravis (Lab) - 108, Nicolas Bandaly Messarra (Con) - 262 (elected), Valerie Anne Welch (Lab) - 138 Alcombe West (two seats) - Ivor Edwin Gibbon (Lab) - 368 (elected) Lab hold - no change Pamela Joan Hawkins (Con) - 248 John Hickman (Con) - 285 Simon Anthony Stokes (Lab) - 379 (elected) Aville Vale (one seat) - Andrew Shackleton Kelsey (Ind) - 98 Con hold - no change Roger John Webber (Con) - 361 (elected) Brompton Ralph and Haddon (one seat) - Geoffrey Selwyn Day (Con) - 134 Ind gain from Cons David John Gliddon - 203 Carhampton and Withycombe* (one seat) - Peter Humber (Lib Dem) Ward not contested - no change Crowcombe and Stogumber* (one seat) - Vivian Alfred Brewer (Con) Ward not contested - no change Dulverton and Brushford (two seats) - Michael Gammon - 650 (elected) No change Susan Carolyn Gibb (Lab) - 172 Keith John Ross (Ind) - 718 (elected) Dunster (one seat) - John Dore (Lab) - 65 Con gain from Ind Bryan William Leaker (Con) - 207 (elected) John Antony Walker (Ind) - 72 Exmoor* (one seat) - Steven John Pugsley (Con) Ward not contested - no change. Minehead North (three seats) - Marilyn Cora Berrey (UKIP) - 150 Con hold - no change Ann Margaret Foxhuntley (Con) - 428 (elected) Susan Georgina Jenkins (Lib Dem) - 207 Christine Mary Lawrence (Con) - 551 John Daniel McGee (Lab) - 324 Keith Yarnold Parkes (Con) - 428 (elected) David Douglas Ross (Lab) - 356 Thomas Harold Welch (Lab) - 207 Minehead South (three seats) - Ian Galloway (Lib Dem) - 480 1 Lib Dem gain from Con Ian Whitehead Grady (Lab) - 306 Colin Hill (Con) - 590 (elected) Martyn John Snell (Lib Dem) - 621 (elected) Ernest Stanley Taylor (Con) - 514 Terry John Venner (Con) - 608 (elected) Old Cleeve* (two seats) - Pamela Joan Driver (Con) Ward not contested - no change John Henry Nethercott (Ind) Porlock and District* (two seats) - Michael Anthony Padgett (Con) Ward not contested - no change Angela June Palmer (Con) Quantock Vale (two seats) - Terence James Ayre (Con) - 449 (elected) 1 Con gain from 1 Ind Mary Crowley (Con) - 364 (elected) Keith Turpin (Ind) - 353 Quarme* (one seat) - Frederick Thomas Rawle Ward not contested - no change Watchet (three seats) - David John Banks (Ind) - 438 (elected) 1 Con gain from 1 Ind Emily Cienwen Booker (Lib Dem) - 167 Anthony Charles Bowden (Lib Dem) - 348 Sally Olivia de Renzy-Martin (Ind) - 389 Jennifer A. Hill (Ind) - 464 (elected) Anthony Frederick Knight (Con) - 555 (elected) Adrian Gordon Rowe (Lab) - 414 Loretta Anne Whetlor (Con) - 288 West Quantock (one seat) - Barbara Molly Child (Con) - 302 (elected) Con hold - no change Jim Laflin (Ind) - 235 Williton (two seats) - Hugh John William Davies (Ind) - 717 (elected) I Ind gain from Con John Edward Holden (Ind) - 271 Kenneth Matthews (UKIP) - 67 Edwin May - 361 (elected) David Wilson (Con) - 164 Rosemary Lily Woods (Con) - 154 ENDS Note for Editors: Inquiries relating to this media release should be directed 'during reasonable hours' to Julia Netherton, the council's public relations consultant, telephone and fax 01823 663146 or 07814 595337 (mobile) or email at any time to mailto:julia.netherton@virgin.netm2s.mediaconsultancy@virgin.net Copies of this and other council media releases are available on the council's website www.westsomerset.gov.uk