2019 West Devon Borough Council election

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2019 West Devon Borough Council election
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All 31 seats to West Devon Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Independent
Last election21 seats, 44.6%10 seats, 31.6%
Seats won1611
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote9,3407,566
Percentage37.9%30.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 6.7%Decrease2.svg 0.9%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Green Liberal Democrats
Last election0 seats, 13.7%0 seats, 2.1%
Seats won22
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote2,9121,691
Percentage11.8%6.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.9%Increase2.svg 4.8%
West Devon UK ward map 2019.svg
Results of the 2019 West Devon Borough Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2019 West Devon Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019, to elect members of West Devon Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Contents

Result

Election result

2019 West Devon Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 271638Decrease2.svg 551.637.99,340–6.7
  Independent 121176Increase2.svg 135.530.77,566–0.9
  Green 8220Increase2.svg 26.511.82,912–1.9
  Liberal Democrats 7220Increase2.svg 26.56.91,691+4.8
  Labour 11000Steady2.svg0.010.52,587+4.5
  UKIP 2000Steady2.svg0.02.2530+0.2

Results by Ward

[2]

Bere Ferrers

Bere Ferrers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Robin Musgrave* 491 41.1
Conservative Peter Edward Crozier 473 39.6
Labour Katherine Rose Medhurst32026.8
UKIP David Pengelly29124.4
Liberal Democrats Graham Richard Reed25821.6
Labour David John Whitworth14912.5
Turnout 1,20640.61
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Robin Musgrave was the winning Independent candidate in 2015.

Bridestowe

Bridestowe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline Mott* 600 62.8
Conservative Terence John Southcott 538 56.3
Liberal Democrats Pamela Gail Bones30131.5
Labour Malcolm David John Light19420.3
Turnout 99039.60
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Buckland Monachorum

Buckland Monachorum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Frank Cheadle* 789 59.4
Green Lucy Jane Wood 587 44.2
Conservative Philip Richard Sanders*45734.4
Liberal Democrats Patricia Anne Reid22917.2
Labour Anthony Parker Marchese15111.4
Turnout 1,34445.51
Independent hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Burrator

Burrator
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Bolton Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative Diana Elizabeth Moyse* Unopposed N/A N/A
Turnout N/AN/A
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Chagford

Chagford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicola Mary Heyworth 299 51.5 +19.0
Green David John Osbiston28248.5+26.6
Turnout 59350.43
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Dartmoor

Dartmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Christian Renders 484 79.1 N/A
Conservative Stephen Earp12820.9−40.4
Turnout 61544.09
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Drewsteignton

Drewsteignton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul James Ridgers* 315 51.4 −14.2
Green Lisa Anne Rowe23638.5+4.1
Labour Paula Louise Frisby6210.1N/A
Turnout 62044.99
Conservative hold Swing

Exbourne

Exbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lois Esther Samuel* 579 54.2
Conservative Barry Ian Ratcliffe 537 50.2
Green Hugh Jonathan Norman43340.5
Labour Peter Frank Brickley28026.2
Turnout 1,10235.00
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hatherleigh

Hatherleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clare Mary Gerardine Kemp Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative Patrick John Derek Kimber* Unopposed N/A N/A
Turnout N/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Mary Tavy

Mary Tavy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Terence George Pearce* 399 57.0 −12.5
Conservative Annabel Roberts24935.6N/A
Independent Michael Arthur Fife Cook527.4−23.1
Turnout 70354.29
Independent hold Swing

Milton Ford

Milton Ford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Jory* 339 66.9 +5.6
Labour David Munnelly16833.1N/A
Turnout 53537.05
Conservative hold Swing

Neil Jory was an incumbent councillor for Tavistock North ward.

Okehampton North

Okehampton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Antony Frank Leech* 902 62.7
Conservative Michael Bryn Davies* 615 42.8
Conservative Kevin Ball* 593 41.2
Independent Michael John Ireland58240.5
Labour Elaine Marie Whitefoot46332.2
Conservative Teresa Dawn Edwards43029.9
Turnout 1,44835.68
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Okehampton South

Okehampton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Richard Vachon 424 47.9
Conservative Julie Veronica Yelland* 335 37.8
Green Malcolm William Calder32036.1
UKIP Robert Michael Rush23927.0
Conservative Simon Christopher Thomas23226.2
Turnout 89331.14
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

South Tawton

South Tawton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Lynn Christine Daniel 434 61.2 +40.6
Conservative Louise Sacha Watts*27538.8+12.3
Turnout 72046.07
Green gain from Independent Swing

Louise Watts was an incumbent councillor for the Exbourne ward.

Tamarside

Tamarside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Neville Edmonds* 403 73.4 +11.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher John Bones7413.5N/A
Labour Zoe Lorraine Waite7213.1N/A
Turnout 55939.84
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Chris Edmonds was the winning Independent candidate in 2015. The change in his share of the vote is shown from his result in 2015, rather than the Conservative candidate's.

Tavistock North

Tavistock North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jeffrey Boyd-Moody* 870 60.8
Independent Andrew John Coulson 717 50.1
Independent Stephen Jon Hipsey 695 48.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Cyril Squire33823.6
Labour Lesley Ann Crawford32622.8
Conservative John Sheldon*26918.8
Conservative Jack Daniel Kevin Morewood26318.4
Turnout 1,43538.86
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Tavistock South East

Tavistock South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Spettigue 665 50.0
Conservative Deborah Katherine Anne Sellis* 663 49.8
Conservative Robert John Oxborough*41531.2
Green Sara Alison Palmer38629.0
Labour Stephen James Cox22316.8
Turnout 1,33945.76
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Tavistock South West

Tavistock South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mandy Victoria Louise Ewings 504 52.1
Independent Adam Duncan Bridgewater 483 49.9
Green Wendy Margaret Miller23424.2
Labour Helen Louise Stone17918.5
Conservative Jonathan Gilpin17017.6
Conservative Christian Jenkins16316.8
Turnout 98234.06
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Changes 2019–2023

In 2020, Cllr Mike Davies left the Conservatives to sit as an independent over the Conservative Government's handling of the Dominic Cummings breaking of lockdown rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then a separate independent, Cllr Robin Musgrave has joined the Liberal Democrats. The net result was to leave the number of independents unchanged, the number of Conservatives down one and Liberal Democrats up one, thus denying the Conservatives an overall majority. [3] The Conservatives regained a majority on the council in November 2021 following a by-election in the Bere Ferrers ward. [4]

Bere Ferrers

Bere Ferrers: 18 November 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Blackman 362 32.5 −7.1
Labour Isabel Saxby36132.4+5.6
Liberal Democrats Graham Reed21619.4−2.2
Green Judy Maciejowska17615.8N/A
Majority10.1
Turnout 1,11937.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Tavistock North

Tavistock North: 17 February 2022 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Turnbull 379 39.3 +20.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Squire33735.0+11.4
Green Susan Bamford16316.9N/A
Labour Doug Smith858.8−14.0
Majority424.4
Turnout 97024.56
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. ↑ "West Devon District Council" . Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "BBC". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Devon councillor leaves Tories in the lurch after resigning over Cummings furore". Devon Live. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Churm, Philip (12 December 2021). "West Devon's newest councillor". Plymouth Live. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll". West Devon Borough Council. 19 February 2022. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022.
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