Mendip Hills: Sam Phripp wins Somerset Council seat
By Laura Linham 8th May 2026
Sam Phripp has been elected to Somerset Council after winning the Mendip Hills by-election held on Thursday, 7 May 2026.
The Liberal Democrat candidate secured 1,534 votes to take the vacant seat in the two-seat Mendip Hills division.
The result was:
- Sam Phripp (Liberal Democrat) — 1,534 votes
- Greg Stone (Reform UK) — 936 votes
- Nicola Perold (Conservative) — 724 votes
- Victoria Welsh (Green Party) — 330 votes
- Abi McGuire (Independent) — 107 votes
- Terry Ledlie (Labour) — 64 votes
Turnout was 46.75 per cent.
Eight ballot papers were rejected.
The by-election was held to fill a vacant seat on Somerset Council in the Mendip Hills division.
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