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. 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. The Liberal Democrats have controlled the council since 2022.
Candidates by division
Avalon Bishop’s Hull & Oake Blackdown & Neroche Blackmoor Vale Brendon Hills & Coast Brent Bridgwater Bower Bridgwater Central Bridgwater Eastover Bridgwater Hamp Bridgwater Kingsdown Bridgwater Victoria & Chilton Trinity Bridgwater Wembdon & Durleigh Bruton Brympton & Preston Burnham-on-Sea Central Burnham-on-Sea North, Berrow & Brean Burnham-on-Sea South & Highbridge North Cannington Castle Cary Chard East Chard North West Chard South West Cheddar & Axbridge (2-member) Cheddon, Kingston & Staplegrove Chilcompton Coker Coleford Creech & North Curry Crewkerne North & Merriott
Crewkerne South The initial Conservative candidate choice, Joshua Bonehill-Paine, was announced in August 2026, causing controversy due to his past neo-Nazi beliefs. He withdrew as a candidate on 5 August 2026.
Curry Rivel Evercreech Exmoor Frome Central Frome East Frome North Frome South Frome Valley Frome West Glastonbury North & West Pennard Glastonbury South & Meare Ham Hill Villages Highbridge South Huntspill, Pawlett & Puriton Ilchester Illminster North Ilminster South King Alfred Langport Lydeard & Stogumber Martock Mendip Hills Milborne Port Minehead (2-member) Monument North Petherton Norton Fitzwarren & Cotford St Luke Polden Hills Quantock Vale Rodney, Westbury & Wookey Shepton Mallet East Shepton Mallet West & Pilton Somerton South Petherton Stockmoor & Willstock Street North Street South Taunton Blackbrook & Holway Taunton Comeytrowe Taunton Halcon & Lane Taunton Lyngford Taunton Nerrols & Pyrland Taunton North Town & Tangier Taunton Victoria Taunton Vivary Taunton Wellsprings Taunton Wilton, Sherford & Trull Watchet & Williton Wedmore & Mark Wellington East Wellington West Wells (2-member) West Monkton Wincanton Wiveliscombe Yeovil Central Yeovil College Yeovil East Yeovil North East Yeovil North West Yeovil South Yeovil West
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