Below are the results of the 3 elections that I’ve contested since 2017.
2022
In the 2022 Somerset County/Unitary Council election, the Bishop’s Hull and Taunton West division saw the reelection of Independent candidate John Hunt, who topped poll securing 1,835 votes. The candidate finishing second was also elected. Somerset Council officially became a unitary authority on April 1st 2023. This transition replaced the previous two-tier system, merging the services and powers of the former Somerset County Council along with four district councils (Mendip, Sedgemoor, Somerset West and Taunton, and South Somerset) into a single, combined Somerset Council authority.
| John Hunt | Ind | 1835 | 37.3% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Ellis | LD | 1646 | 33.4% |
| Peter Prior-Sankey | C | 813 | 16.5% |
| Rosemary Sabel | LD | 799 | |
| Alan Debenham | Grn | 379 | 7.7% |
| Matthew Ravenhill | Lab | 249 | 5.1% |
2019
In the 2019 Somerset District Council election, the Comeytrowe and Bishop’s Hull ward was won by Independent candidate John Hunt, who secured 1,857 votes. The candidates finishing second and third were also elected to the new council.
| John Hunt | Ind | 1857 | 48.4% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Nicholls | LD | 1513 | 39.5% |
| Habib Farbahi | LD | 1433 | |
| Bev Fernandes | LD | 1400 | |
| Jean Allgrove | C | 463 | 12.1% |
| Nicholas Clark | C | 402 | |
| Jackie Wright | C | 316 |
2017
In the 2017 Somerset County Council election, the Bishop’s Hull and Taunton West division was won by Independent candidate John Hunt, who secured 1,147 votes.
| John Hunt | Ind | 1147 | 35.4% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Nicholls | LD | 976 | 30.1% |
| Jason Woollacott | C | 841 | 26.0% |
| Charlie Grabham | Lab | 195 | 6.0% |
| Julian Mellor | Grn | 80 | 2.5% |
