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General Election 2015: What time will constituencies reveal their...
6.30am - Due to high voter turnout, it looks like the result for the Wells constituency will be around 8.30am.See our live coverage for results so far.THE results of tomorrow's General Election are...
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Eavis is Beaten: Election report 1991
From the archives:In 1991 Michael Eavis was beaten to a district council seat by just 37 votes when he stood for election to Mendip District Council.The Glastonbury Festival founder stood as an...
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Live General Election 2015: Wells #GEWells
12.25pmWe've grabbed a few of the candidates for interviews following the results. You can watch them here.12.22pmEd Miliband resigns as leader of Labour party12.0pm New Wells MP James Heappey said: I...
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It's General Election Bingo!
Well, that's all folks. Weeks of frantic campaigning, leaflets being shoved through your door and smartly dressed people wearing rosettes turning up on your doorstep have come to an end. All that's...
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Conservative David Warburton takes Somerton and Frome seat with...
Conservative David Warburton has taken the Somerton and Frome seat with a massive majority of 20,000 after 18 years of Liberal Democrats rule.Mr Warburton said he was 'humbled and delighted' by the...
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Election 2015: John Penrose holds Weston super Mare
John Penrose has held his seat in Weston-super-Mare.The Conservative MP, who has returned for the third election running, polled 25,203 of the votes, a 48% share.He told the BBC: "I'm amazed. I'm...
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Video: General Election 2015 - behind the scenes at the Wells...
WAKING up the the news that there's no result yet for the Wells count? Spare a thought for our reporters who've been at the count since 10pm last night. Here's some behind the scenes video they've...
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VIDEO: Live stream of results from Wells count
We'll be live streaming the results of the Wells count - keep this window open and the broadcast will start as the results are revealed.
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General Election 2015 result is good news for Somerset businesses...
The decisive outcome of the 2015 General Election is good news for Somerset businesses according to the Somerset Chamber of Commerce, providing stability and focus for the economic development and...
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Conservatives reclaim Wells seat
NEARLY 14 hours after the polls closed, it has been announced that Wells has a new MP.Conservative James Heappey took the seat after winning 26,247 votes and a majority of 7,585, with Liberal Democrat...
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SHORTLY after the results of the election were announced, we grabbed the (very tired) candidates for a bit of a chat. Here's what they had to say:James Heappey, Conservative:Jon Cousins, Green...
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James Heappey your new MP - who he is, and what he stands for
OVER the weeks leading up to the general election, as part of our Big Article feature, we asked all the candidates looking to represent you where they stood on certain issues. You can read all the...
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I voted in the General Election 2015 and survived: Show us your...
POLITICS 'ain't easy. Watching it is even harder. Understanding it, difficult. But the nation (part of it) was glued to TV screens last night trying to absorb up to 650 changes in places they've never...
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Mendip District Council Election results
The Results for District Ward Elections at Mendip are below. Results will be updated as they come inAmmerdownResults of the Ammerdown Election 2015Candidate Party Votes ResultsAlison Barkshire Green...
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Sedgemoor District Council election results 2015
THE COUNT has now finished at Sedgemoor District Council headquarters in Bridgwater, with the final results as follows:Axevale WardJean Margaret Bevis (Liberal Democrats): 1021John Henry Denbee (The...
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Election 2015 Parish election results (Mendip area).
Parish, Town and City council votes will be counted from 10am today, with declarations taking place throughout the afternoon. We'll be updating the results as they come in, so keep checking back here....
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New political make-up for Mendip District Council
Following Thursday's elections and the completed count of the district council votes, the new political make-up of Mendip District Council is as follows:Conservative - 32Liberal Democrat – 11Green -...
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Election 2015: Final results for the parish council elections, ...
The votes cast in the parish council elections across Sedgemoor have now been counted, and the final results are: BurtleSandra Jane Bull - 148 electedTony Duval - 139 - electedNorman Kitchen - 131...
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Election 2015: Sedgemoor - contested parish ward elections -...
The votes for contested parish wards across Sedgemoor are now being counted. We'll be updating with the results as they come in, so keep checking back. Bridgwater Dunwear North Parish WardPele James...
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The Wells General Election count told in 25 nail-biting dramatic...
WHO could forget where they were when the Wells election count was going on?For the vast majority of us, that place was bed. Then breakfast, then work. But we remained ignorant of the nerve-shredding...
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