2019 Mid Devon District Council election

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2019 Mid Devon District Council election
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All 42 seats to Mid Devon District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election28 seats, 48.8%5 seats, 10.9%
Seats won1812
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 10Increase2.svg 7
Popular vote7,9216,887
Percentage34.1%29.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 14.7%Increase2.svg 18.7%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Independent Green
Last election6 seats, 17.5%0 seats, 5.9%
Seats won102
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote3,2292,003
Percentage13.9%8.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.6%Increase2.svg 2.7%
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


No overall control

The 2019 Mid Devon District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Mid Devon District Council in England. [1] [2]

Contents

It was held on the same day as other local elections. At the elections the Conservatives lost control of the council, with no party winning an overall majority.

Summary

Election result

2019 Mid Devon District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 4218111Decrease2.svg 1042.934.17,921–14.7
  Liberal Democrats 331270Increase2.svg 728.629.66,887+18.7
  Independent 141062Increase2.svg 423.813.93,229–3.6
  Green 9220Increase2.svg 24.88.62,003+2.7
  Labour 14000Steady2.svg0.07.11,651–3.2
  UKIP 7002Decrease2.svg 20.05.81,338+0.1
  Liberal 2001Decrease2.svg 10.00.9210±0.0

Ward Results

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Boniface

Boniface
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Cairney 541 57.9 +9.9
Liberal Democrats John Downes 534 57.1 +18.0
UKIP Bob Edwards16117.2-2.8
Conservative Gina Ford15917.0-6.2
Conservative Roddy Jaques15416.5-8.3
Labour Louise Lampard11512.3N/A
Turnout 93832
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bradninch

Bradninch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Luke Taylor 696 90.7 +30.0
Conservative Paul Trimming719.3-30.0
Turnout 77250
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cadbury

Cadbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bob Deed 398 61.1 +23.2
Conservative Gavin Donovan25338.9+5.6
Turnout 67251
Independent hold Swing

Canonsleigh

Canonsleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Collis 412 47.2 -8.4
Green Jo Norton 348 39.9 +2.9
Conservative Martin Trevor30134.5-16.1
Liberal Democrats Vera Hale22726.0N/A
Labour Mary Chesney22525.8N/A
Turnout 88734
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Hill 371 36.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ben Holdman 329 32.0 +4.1
Conservative Brenda Hull29728.9-12.7
Conservative Elizabeth Slade28427.6-13.4
Labour Anne Kilshaw27226.4-3.3
UKIP Mike Turner18518.0N/A
Turnout 1,03531
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Clare & Shuttern

Clare & Shuttern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray Stanley 549 46.5 -8.0
Conservative Andrew Moore 464 39.3 -14.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Adcock41034.7N/A
Independent Peter Wood34629.3-13.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Browne-Wilkinson30325.7N/A
Turnout 1,19842
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cranmore

Cranmore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Griggs 505 43.5 -2.3
Liberal Democrats Les Cruwys 494 42.6 +12.2
Conservative Christina Daw 461 39.7 +4.5
Conservative Lance Kennedy41635.9+4.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Hill34729.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Bruce Milton30726.5N/A
Labour Stephen Bush26522.8+2.8
Labour Lynne Dean20617.8-4.4
Labour Ana Hendy19016.4-4.5
Turnout 1,18030
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cullompton North

Cullompton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Nikki Woollatt 486 55.4 +2.1
Independent Ashley Wilce 343 39.1 N/A
Conservative Iain Emmett26830.6-24.5
Conservative Martin Smith21624.6-11.5
Liberal Democrats Karen Hope16018.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Steve Hayman11312.9N/A
Independent Robert Dietrich576.5N/A
Turnout 88227
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Cullompton Outer

Cullompton Outer
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Pugsley 303 40.0 -7.5
Conservative Rosemary Berry27836.7-15.8
Liberal Democrats Cathy Connor17723.4N/A
Turnout 76241
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Cullompton South

Cullompton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Berry 339 40.0 +9.2
Independent Eileen Andrews 310 36.6 -5.5
Conservative Will Jones25630.2+1.0
Liberal Democrats Mary Ryan22526.5N/A
Liberal Democrats John Timperley19523.0N/A
Liberal Lloyd Knight16119.0N/A
Turnout 85925
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing

Halberton

Halberton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray Radford 305 51.6 -17.9
Green Gillian Westcott11719.8-10.7
Liberal Democrats Iain Campbell8814.9N/A
Labour Septimus Waugh8113.7N/A
Turnout 59738
Conservative hold Swing

Lawrence

Lawrence
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Frank Letch 682 62.3 +20.9
Liberal Democrats Andi Wyer 570 52.1 +15.1
Conservative Judi Binks25623.4-7.4
UKIP Mike Szabo23321.3+12.8
Conservative Dan Webb22320.4-5.9
Turnout 1,10438
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lower Culm

Lower Culm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Chesterton 524 36.3 +36.3
Independent Barry Warren 478 33.1 N/A
Conservative Bob Evans 424 29.4 +29.4
Liberal Democrats Andrea Glover40828.3N/A
Conservative George Birch35424.5+24.5
UKIP Margaret Dennis32822.7N/A
Liberal Democrats John Poynton32322.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Foord 31221.6N/A
Labour Edward Southerden19013.2N/A
Independent Roger Norton956.6N/A
Turnout 1,45331
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lowman

Lowman
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dennis Knowles 437 36.8 +0.6
Conservative Neal Davey 380 32.0 -14.7
Conservative Colin Slade 374 31.5 -4.3
Green Timothy Gorringe30825.9+3.2
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Rakobane28323.8N/A
Liberal Democrats David Garcia27323.0N/A
Labour Andy Perris25921.8-1.1
Conservative James Ruttledge24820.9-9.5
UKIP Richard Wright21918.4N/A
Turnout 1,19425
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Newbrooke

Newbrooke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graeme Barnell 274 49.1 N/A
Conservative Martin Binks22340.0-13.1
UKIP Allan Jones6110.9N/A
Turnout 56044
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Sandford & Creedy

Sandford & Creedy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Squires 632 55.7 +3.6
Green Elizabeth Wainwright 565 49.8 +23.4
Conservative Peter Heal48242.5-5.6
Turnout 1,15743
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Silverton

Silverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Josh Wright 277 41.8 N/A
Conservative Deborah Custance Baker19729.8-3.9
Independent Patricia Jones13921.0N/A
Liberal Janet Rice497.4-41.1
Turnout 67444
Liberal Democrats gain from Liberal Swing

Taw

Taw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Daw Unopposed N/A-62.7
Turnout N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing

Taw Vale

Taw Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clive Eginton 388 63.5 -0.4
Green Penny King14022.9+9.2
Labour Connor Bowdler8313.6N/A
Turnout 62045
Conservative hold Swing

Upper Culm

Upper Culm
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Clist 666 53.2 N/A
Conservative Glanmor Hughes 486 38.8 -19.4
Liberal Democrats Sean Ritchie46437.1N/A
Conservative Henry Carew45236.1N/A
Labour Terry Edwards18514.8N/A
Turnout 1,27939
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Upper Yeo

Upper Yeo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alex White 295 56.5 N/A
Conservative Jill Doe22743.5+43.5
Turnout 52938
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Way

Way
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Polly Colthorpe 302 57.9 -17.6
Green Dave Wood22542.1N/A
Turnout 53542
Conservative hold Swing

Westexe

Westexe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ron Dolley 542 43.1 +3.1
Independent Wally Burke 332 26.4 N/A
Independent Gerald Luxton 332 26.4 -0.2
Conservative Steve Flaws28122.3-20.2
Conservative Anthony Bush27021.4N/A
Green Rosie Wibberley27021.4+4.8
Conservative Claudette Harrower24519.5N/A
Labour Alison Mitchell22918.2+1.4
Labour Tim Bridger22718.0+1.0
Labour Tony Wheeler17213.7-2.6
UKIP Tony McIntyre15112.0-15.1
Liberal Democrats Sheila Whitlock13911.0N/A
Liberal Democrats David Whiteway1078.5N/A
Turnout 1,27330
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from UKIP Swing
Independent gain from UKIP Swing

Yeo

Yeo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Coren 589 54.2 -7.2
Conservative Stuart Penny 514 47.3 +0.7
Liberal Democrats John Hyson47443.6+18.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barnes47143.3+23.2
Turnout 1,10740
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

Castle

Castle: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Slade 513 40.8 +13.2
Liberal Democrats David Wulff31925.4-10.7
Labour Richard Cornley21316.9-9.5
Independent Jason LeJeune21316.9N/A
Turnout 1,25837.47+6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Taw

Taw: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Heal 418 64.1 +64.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Wooding23435.9N/A
Turnout 65247.59+47.59
Conservative hold Swing

Westexe

Westexe: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Pugh 567 37.4 +15.1
Labour Samuel James27418.1-0.1
Green Rosemary Wibberley26317.3-4.1
Independent Adrian Howell17911.8N/A
Independent Claire Hole1268.3N/A
Independent Stephen Bush1087.1N/A
Turnout 1,51734.27+4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Upper Culm

Upper Culm: 17 June 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Bartlett 361 44.5 +5.7
Liberal Democrats Sean Ritchie34642.6+5.5
Green Adam Rich749.1N/A
Labour Fiona Hutton313.8-11.0
Turnout 81223.94-15
Conservative hold Swing

Cullompton South

Cullompton South: 7 April 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Buczkowski 318 47.9 +21.4
Conservative Annie Berry27942.0+11.8
Labour Jason Chamberlain6710.1N/A
Majority395.9
Turnout 66820.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

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