This by-election follows the death of Conservative councillor Terry Porter, who had represented Hutton & Locking since 2009. It is a two-member ward and the other seat, held by an Independent, is not up; independents and others took the most votes when the ward last voted, in May 2023, with 32 per cent. Five candidates stood.
Every ward and councillor, who runs the council, and each by-election since May.
North Somerset council page →| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Reform UK | 38.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 33.3% |
| Conservative | 15.3% |
| Labour | 7.2% |
| Green | 5.7% |
Green: fewer than 6 wins in 100 each.
Also on the ballot, not projected to win the seat: Labour.
How often each candidate wins the seat across 10,000 simulations of this contest - chances of winning, not vote shares.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Independents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | 28% | 24% | 15% | 32% |
| May 2019 | 49% | 21% | - | 30% |
| May 2015 | 57% | 21% | - | 21% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground.
North Somerset is a unitary authority: it runs every local service, from schools to bins. Current control: Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green / Independent.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
How every council in Britain stands →
Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
There is no county council above North Somerset.
The ward is part of the Weston-super-Mare constituency. Labour MP Daniel Aldridge won it at the 2024 general election with 38 per cent of the vote.