South Somerset District Council elections

South Somerset District Council in Somerset, England was elected every four years. Since 2019 the council is divided into 34 wards electing 60 councillors. The council was abolished on 1 April 2023, when it was replaced by Somerset Council, a unitary authority.

Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2006 have been:

Council elections

 * 1973 Yeovil District Council election
 * 1976 Yeovil District Council election (New ward boundaries)
 * 1979 Yeovil District Council election
 * 1983 Yeovil District Council election
 * 1987 South Somerset District Council election
 * 1991 South Somerset District Council election (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)
 * 1995 South Somerset District Council election
 * 1999 South Somerset District Council election (New ward boundaries)
 * 2003 South Somerset District Council election
 * 2007 South Somerset District Council election
 * 2011 South Somerset District Council election
 * 2015 South Somerset District Council election
 * 2019 South Somerset District Council election (New ward boundaries)