Ilminster saw a fractious campaign that started off with a dispute over the agenda for the last Town Council meeting before the election. 9 new independent councillors stood for election under the banner “Voice for Ilminster”. In the end 8 of those 9 were elected to the council in a contest that saw 20 candidates standing for 15 places. The full election results are shown below.
| Candidate |
Votes |
|
|
|
|
1329 |
7% |
elected |
|
|
1310 |
7% |
elected |
|
|
1232 |
7% |
elected |
|
|
1176 |
6% |
elected |
|
|
1117 |
6% |
elected |
|
|
1098 |
6% |
elected |
|
|
949 |
5% |
elected |
|
|
915 |
5% |
elected |
|
|
863 |
5% |
elected |
|
|
858 |
5% |
elected |
|
|
847 |
5% |
elected |
|
|
813 |
4% |
elected |
|
|
779 |
4% |
elected |
|
|
772 |
4% |
elected |
|
|
734 |
4% |
elected |
|
|
716 |
4% |
Not elected |
|
|
712 |
4% |
Not elected |
|
|
696 |
4% |
Not elected |
|
|
694 |
4% |
Not elected |
|
|
615 |
3% |
Not elected |
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