The elections seem to have been a long time coming and then they are gone in the blink of an eye. 

This is how the wards broke down in the Chard and Ilminster area for South Somerset District Council.

Blackdown: Martin John Wale, Con, 923, 59%; Nigel John Petrie Mermagen, Lib Dem, 388, 25%; Neil Arnold, UK Independence Party, 246, 16%.

Chard Avishayes: Garry Frederick Shortland, Lib Dem, 440, 36% elected; Peter Amey, Conservative 402, 33%, not elected; Cath Morrison, Ind, 223,18%, not elected; Graham Forsyth, Labour, 148, 12%, not elected.

Chard Crimchard: Jenny Kenton, Liberal Democrats, 863, 66%, elected; Paul Bradley, Conservative, 445, 34%, not elected.

Chard Holyrood: Jason Paul Baker, Liberal Democrats, 699, 51%, elected; Brennie Halse, Conservative, 670, 49%, not elected.

Chard Jocelyn: Dave Bulmer, Independent, 596, 50%, elected; Irene Glynn, Conservative, 360, 30%, not elected; Melanie Ann Cherry Hudson, Liberal Democrats, 237, 20%, not elected.

Ilminster: Carol Ann Goodall, Liberal Democrats, 1,253, 21%, elected; Val Keitch, Liberal Democrats, 1,108, 19%, elected; Sean Clarke, Conservative, 1,037, 18%, not elected; Stuart Richard Shepherd, Conservative, 1,011, 17%, not elected; Don Kinder, UK Independence Party, 689, 12%, not elected; Henry Peter Lansdown, Green Party, 460, 8%, not elected; Paul John Sellers, Labour, 306, 5%, not elected.

Crewkerne: Mike Best, Liberal Democrats, 2,050, 17%; Marcus Morton Barrett, Conservative, 1,827, 15%; Angie Singleton, Liberal Democrats, 1,555, 13%; Robin Christopher Pailthorpe, Liberal Democrats, 1,498, 12%; Adam Keen, Conservative, 1,369, 11%; Andrew John Newman Simkins, Conservative, 1,286, 10%; Martin John Bailey, Labour, 797, 6%; Katy Limmer, Green Party, 696, 6%; Ben Keiron Hartshorn, Green Party, 672, 5%; Nathan Harmer-Taylor, Green Party, 626, 5%.

Eggwood: Paul Maxwell, Liberal Democrats, 787, 53%; Jonathan Edward Edgington, Conservative, 687, 47%.

Neroche: Linda Patricia Vijeh, Con, 893, 57%; Jo Dawson, Lib Dem, 371, 24%; Clive Mark Rust, UKIP, 313, 20%.

South Petherton: Adam James Dance, Lib Dem, 1,688, 37%; Crispin Kenneth Raikes, Lib Dem, 1,564, 34%; Barry Walker, Con, 1,347, 29%.

Tatworth & Forton: Andrew Turpin, Ind, 608, 38%; Russ Wardell, Con, 552, 35%; Robin Munday, Lib Dem, 435, 27%.

Windwhistle: Sue Osborne, Con, 818, 55%; John Dyke, Lib Dem, 469, 32%; George Bernard Munro Elliott, UKIP, 196, 13%.