2021 Devon County Council election

2021 Devon County Council election
60 seats to Devon County Council ; 31 seats needed for a majority
	2021 Devon County Council Election Results Map.
Council control before election; Conservative ;	Council control after election; Conservative ;

Last updated November 23, 2024

The 2021 Devon County Council election took place alongside the other local elections. All 60 councillors to Devon County Council were elected.^[1] A total of 256,974 votes were cast including spoiled ballots.^[2]

Summary

Election result

2021 Devon County Council election^[3]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	60	39	2	4	2	65.0	42.8	108,702	–1.6
	Liberal Democrats	55	9	4	2	2	15.0	17.9	45,395	–3.8
	Labour	60	7	0	0		11.7	16.0	40,640	+0.8
	Independent	27	3	1	0		9.6	8.6	21,962	–1.0
	Green	45	2	1	0	1	5.4	11.1	28,285	+4.6
	East Devon Alliance	3	0	0	1	1	0.0	2.4	6,046
	Freedom Alliance (UK)	20	0	0	0		0.0	0.6	1,472	N/A
	TUSC	6	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	671	N/A
	Reform UK	5	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	424	N/A
	For Britain	2	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	242	N/A
	Women's Equality	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	139	N/A
	The Democratic Network	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	95	N/A
	UKIP	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	68	–4.4

Division Results

East Devon

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Axminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Hall	1,672	43.6	−3.5
	East Devon Alliance	Paul Hayward	1,439	37.6	+1.8
	Labour Co-op	Oliver Tucker	498	13.0	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jules Hoyles	209	5.5	−3.2
Majority			233	6.1	−5.2
Turnout			3,832	38.7	−0.8
	Conservative hold

Broadclyst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Henry Gent	1,992	45.4	+25.7
	Conservative	Sara Randall Johnson	1,671	38.1	−6.0
	Conservative	Tom Hobson	1,488	33.9	−14.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Kemp	896	20.4	−4.0
	Labour	Mathieu Holladay	599	13.7	+1.7
	Labour	Ellis Davies	571	13.0	+1.2
	Independent	Peter Faithfull	535	12.2	N/A
Majority
Turnout			4,413	32.0	−13.7
	Green gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Exmouth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeff Trail	3,727	44.1	+10.1
	Conservative	Richard Scott	3,685	43.6	+8.0
	Independent	Joe Whibley	2,373	28.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Dumper	1,844	21.8	+0.3
	Labour Co-op	Josie Parkhouse	1,509	17.9	+9.2
	Labour Co-op	Daniel Wilson	1,224	14.5	+6.5
	Green	Michael Rosser	1,214	14.4	+5.0
Majority
Turnout			8,566	32.9	+1.5
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton Coastal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Channon	2,307	49.2	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Penny Lewis	747	15.9	−5.5
	Green	David Ireson	503	10.7	+5.2
	Labour	Keith Edwards	478	10.2	+0.2
	Independent	Brian Bailey	460	9.8	N/A
	Reform UK	David Hayward	78	1.7	N/A
	UKIP	Brigitte Graham	68	1.5	−4.7
Majority			1,560	33.3	0
Turnout			4,685	38.7	+0.2
	Conservative hold

Feniton and Honiton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil Twiss	2,094	53.3	−7.8
	Labour	Jake Bonetta	1,491	37.9	+20.2
	Liberal Democrats	Cathy Connor	321	8.2	−3.9
Majority			603	15.3	−28.2
Turnout			3,930	34.1	+7
	Conservative hold

Otter Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jess Bailey	3,224	65.2	*N/A*
	Conservative	Charlie Hobson	1,281	25.9	−3.3
	Green	Luke Gray	204	4.1	N/A
	Labour	Steve Bloomfield	134	2.7	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jake Slee	80	1.6	N/A
Majority			1,943	39.3	−12.7
Turnout			4,948	43.5	−2.6
	Independent gain from Independent

Seaton and Colyton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marcus Hartnell	2,321	44.7	+7.6
	East Devon Alliance	Martin Shaw	2,176	41.9	+3.9
	Labour	George Tomkins	306	5.9	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Martyn Wilson	160	3.1	−7.8
	The Democratic Network	Angela Marynicz	95	1.8	N/A
	Freedom Alliance	Paul Blackmore	84	1.6	N/A
Majority			145	2.8	+1.9
Turnout			5,190	42.5	+1.5
	Conservative gain from East Devon Alliance

Sidmouth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stuart Hughes	2,601	49.4	+2.1
	East Devon Alliance	Louise MacAllister	2,431	46.2	+8.5
	Labour Co-op	Colin Mills	209	4.0	−0.6
Majority			170	3.2	−6.4
Turnout			5,265	42.8	+1.8
	Conservative hold

Whimple and Blackdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Iain Chubb	2,535	57.4	−8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Hoyles	690	15.6	−7.8
	Labour Co-op	Liz Pole	624	14.1	+3.8
	Green	Wes Healey	523	11.8	N/A
Majority			1,845	41.8	−0.2
Turnout			4,419	39.9	+1.5
	Conservative hold

Exeter

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Alphington and Cowick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Yvonne Atkinson	1,955	41.8	−1.5
	Conservative	Katherine New	1,700	36.3	+2.3
	Green	Julyan Levy	507	10.8	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Rod Ruffle	483	10.3	−2.2
Majority			255	5.5	−3.7
Turnout			4,677	42.22	+0.82
	Labour hold

Duryard and Pennsylvania
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Percy Prowse	1,370	37.2	−9.6
	Labour	Martyn Snow	1,201	32.6	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Mitchell	549	14.9	+1.2
	Green	Rich Parker	425	11.5	+5.8
	Women's Equality	Bea Gare	136	3.7	N/A
Majority			169	4.6	−10.5
Turnout			3,699	44.46	−3.04
	Conservative hold

Exwick and St Thomas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rob Hannaford	1,828	51.3	−6.0
	Conservative	Lee Gillett	916	25.7	+4.4
	Green	Jamie Lynde	464	13.0	+4.5
	For Britain	Frankie Rufolo	197	5.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Maya Skelton	160	4.5	−2.1
Majority			912	25.6	−10.4
Turnout			3,565	35.35	−0.75
	Labour hold

Heavitree and Whipton Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Danny Barnes	1,937	44.2	+12.3
	Conservative	Alfie Carlisle	1,273	29.1	−1.6
	Green	Lizzie Woodman	954	21.8	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Lily James	157	3.6	−14.2
	For Britain	Debbie Frayne	45	1.0	−1.2
Majority			664	15.2	−4.7
Turnout			4,378	40.48	−0.52
	Labour hold

Pinhoe and Mincinglake
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tracy Adams	1,935	48.3	+2.1
	Conservative	John Harvey	1,333	33.2	−5.2
	Green	Paula Fernley	283	7.1	+2.8
	Independent	Kate Jago	273	6.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Mayall	151	3.8	−1.8
Majority			602	15.0	+7.2
Turnout			4,010	38.72	−0.48
	Labour hold

St David's and Haven Banks
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol Whitton	1,671	41.2	−2.9
	Green	Andrew Bell	1,495	36.8	+19.2
	Conservative	Arden Foster-Spink	720	17.7	−8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Joel Hambly	172	4.2	−5.5
Majority			176	4.3
Turnout			4,058	4.3	−14.1
	Labour hold

St Sidwell's and St James
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Su Aves	1,967	52.1	−8.6
	Green	Johanna Korndorfer	844	22.3	+12.3
	Conservative	David Moore	516	13.7	−7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Mitchell	447	11.8	+3.7
Majority			1,123	29.8	−10.0
Turnout			3,774	32.05	−4.55
	Labour hold

Wearside and Topsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Leadbetter	2,332	48.3	−6.5
	Labour	Helen Dallimore	1,494	30.9	+1.9
	Green	Jon Mills	675	14.0	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Campion	330	6.8	+0.1
Majority			838	17.3	−4.6
Turnout			4,831
	Conservative hold

Wonford and St Loye's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marina Asvachin	1,477	43.6	−3.5
	Conservative	Peter Holland	1,457	43.0	+5.6
	Green	Jack Eade	317	9.4	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Kris Mears	136	4.0	−2.8
Majority			20	0.6	−9.1
Turnout			3,387	35.11	+1.41
	Labour hold

Mid Devon

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Crediton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Letch	1,811	44.0	−4.8
	Conservative	Martin Binks	1,645	39.9	+0.8
	Labour	Elin Bold	543	13.2	+6.9
	Freedom Alliance	Christopher Hurley	95	2.3	N/A
Majority			166	4.0
Turnout			4,118	39.4
	Liberal Democrats hold

Creedy Taw and Mid Exe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Squires	2,798	54.4	+1.0
	Green	Paul Edwards	946	18.4	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Wilson	784	15.2	−9.1
	Labour	Thomas Stephenson	477	9.3	+1.1
	Freedom Alliance	Ann Conway	103	2.0	N/A
Majority			1,852	36.0
Turnout			5,147	46.5
	Conservative hold

Cullompton and Bradninch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Berry	1,861	53.0	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andrea Glover	765	21.8	−2.2
	Green	Hannah Watson	449	12.8	+10.7
	Labour	Edward Southerden	411	11.7	+1.9
Majority			1,096	31.2
Turnout			3,509	33.8
	Conservative hold

Tiverton East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Slade	1,598	47.0	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Matt Farrell	792	23.3	−6.9
	Labour	Jason Chamberlain	663	19.5	+1.3
	Independent	Andrew Perris	335	9.8	N/A
Majority			806	23.7
Turnout			3,403	33.9

Tiverton West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Chesterton	1,990	45.6	+2.0
	Green	Trevor Cope	1,140	26.1	N/A
	Labour	Peter Hill	878	20.1	+3.5
		Ana Hendy	301	6.9	N/A
Majority			850	19.5
Turnout			4,360	38.1
	Conservative hold

Willand and Uffculme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ray Radford	2,093	51.7	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Clist	875	21.6	−0.3
	Green	Adam Rich	552	13.6	+7.5
	Labour	Fiona Hutton	423	10.5	+2.4
	Freedom Alliance	Charles Kay	59	1.5	N/A
Majority			1,218	30.1
Turnout			4,045	37.9
	Conservative hold

North Devon

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Barnstaple North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Roome	1,499	44.1	−8.6
	Green	Robbie Mack	837	24.6	+17.5
	Conservative	Natasha Vukic	742	21.8	−1.6
	Labour	Nicholas Agnew	227	6.7	−2.4
	Freedom Alliance	Rob Pet	62	1.8	N/A
Majority			662	19.5
Turnout			3,396	32.4
	Liberal Democrats hold

Barnstaple South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Leaver	1,436	41.1	+6.9
	Conservative	David Hoare	1,217	34.8	−9.8
	Independent	David Luggar	328	9.4	N/A
	Green	Lou Goodger	250	7.2	+2.2
	Labour	Philip Hawkins	202	5.8	−3.9
	Freedom Alliance	Josie Knight	41	1.2	N/A
Majority			219	6.3
Turnout			3,496	34.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Braunton Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pru Maskell	1,514	42.4	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Spear	1,024	28.7	−4.8
	Labour	Mark Cann	495	13.9	−4.5
	Green	David Relph	454	12.7	N/A
	Freedom Alliance	Stewart Johnstone	44	1.2	N/A
Majority			490	13.7
Turnout			3,568	37.5
	Conservative hold

Chulmleigh and Landkey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Henderson	1,523	45.0	−14.0
	Independent	Glyn Lane	620	18.3	N/A
	Green	Nick Withers	447	13.2	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Victoria Nel	431	12.7	−15.5
	Labour	Valerie Cann	208	6.1	−0.1
	Independent	Philip Mason	83	2.4	N/A
	Freedom Alliance	Turtle Knight	55	1.6	N/A
Majority			903	26.7
Turnout			3,388	41.5
	Conservative hold

Combe Martin Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrea Davis	2,476	62.8	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Hunt	556	14.1	−1.5
	Green	Steven White	456	11.6	+3.6
	Labour	Oliver Bell	333	8.4	−0.1
	Freedom Alliance	Katherine Armitage	79	2.0	N/A
Majority			1,920	48.7
Turnout			3,945	40.2
	Conservative hold

Fremington Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Frank Biederman	2,627	64.6	+8.8
	Conservative	Scott Paddon	789	19.4	−8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Walker	310	7.6	−0.7
	Labour	Finola O'Neill	151	3.7	+0.6
	Green	Stephen Jarvis	146	3.6	+1.7
	Freedom Alliance	Paddy Sullivan	30	0.7	N/A
Majority			1,838	45.2
Turnout			4,068	40.3
	Independent hold

Ilfracombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Crabb	1,493	51.1	+13.0
	Green	Netti Pearson	857	29.3	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Syed Jusef	286	9.8	N/A
	Labour	Cecily Blyther	215	7.4	−0.9
	Freedom Alliance	Lesley Mason	45	1.5	N/A
Majority			636	21.8
Turnout			2,924	33.2
	Conservative hold

South Molton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Yabsley	2,139	54.1	−3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alex White	918	23.2	−6.9
	Labour	Steven Hinchliffe	303	7.7	+0.5
	Green	Gill Saunders	272	6.9	+2.4
	Independent	Steve Cotten	233	5.9	N/A
	Freedom Alliance	Val Schenn	77	1.9	N/A
Majority			1,221	30.9
Turnout			3,955	37.5
	Conservative hold

South Hams

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Bickleigh and Wembury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hart	2,470	63.9	−7.5
	Labour	Edward Parsons	534	13.8	+2.5
	Green	Win Scutt	416	10.8	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Oram	353	9.1	−0.4
	Freedom Alliance	Emma Relph	59	1.5	N/A
Majority			1,936
Turnout				38.6
	Conservative hold

Dartmouth and Marldon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Hawkins	2,380	60.9	−5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Rake	707	18.1	+4.9
	Labour	Kevin John	549	14.1	+4.2
	Reform UK	Carlo Bragagnolo	92	2.4	N/A
	TUSC	Lynn Gunnigle	82	2.1	N/A
	Freedom Alliance	Christian Parkes	59	1.5	N/A
Majority			1,673
Turnout				40.3
	Conservative hold

Ivybridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Croad	1,982	55.8	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Victor Abbott	855	24.1	+18.1
	Labour	David Trigger	621	17.5	−9.6
	Freedom Alliance	Simon Gedye	65	1.8	N/A
Majority			1,127
Turnout				37.8
	Conservative hold

Kingsbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Brazil	2,683	52.5	+1.3
	Conservative	Samantha Dennis	1,793	35.1	−6.6
	Green	Bettina Rixon	276	5.4	N/A
	Labour	Paul Furlong	237	4.6	−2.3
	Freedom Alliance	Peter Burgess	89	1.7	N/A
Majority			890
Turnout				48.0
	Liberal Democrats hold

Salcombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rufus Gilbert	2,500	59.9	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Lawrence	622	14.9	−9.7
	Labour	Jonno Barrett	479	11.5	+4.0
	Green	Lily Rixon	462	11.1	+4.7
	Freedom Alliance	Jim Blake	68	1.6	N/A
Majority			1,878
Turnout				44.5
	Conservative hold

South Brent and Yealmpton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Thomas	2,112	41.2	+10.6
	Conservative	Richard Hosking	2,074	40.5	−11.4
	Labour	Paul Bishop	784	15.3	+7.4
	Freedom Alliance	James Sandy	119	2.3	N/A
Majority			38
Turnout				48.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Totnes and Dartington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Jacqi Hodgson	3,026	59.6	+24.7
	Conservative	Jamie Rogers	1,088	21.4	+1.0
	Labour	Jill Hannam	738	14.5	+2.0
	Freedom Alliance	Stephen Hopwood	189	3.7	N/A
Majority			1,938
Turnout				48.0
	Green hold

Teignbridge

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Ashburton and Buckfastleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Parker-Khan	1,741	40.8	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Nutley	1,444	33.9	−2.0
	Green	Andy Williamson	549	12.9	N/A
	Labour	Su Maddock	501	11.7	+3.3
Majority			297
Turnout				42.8
	Conservative hold

Bovey Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Gribble	2,004	46.8	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Morgan	881	20.6	−11.1
	Labour	Lisa Robillard Webb	522	12.2	+5.1
	Independent	Eoghan Kelly	460	10.7	+6.2
	Green	Anna Presland	378	8.8	+4.9
Majority			1,123
Turnout				41.6
	Conservative hold

Chudleigh and Teign Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jerry Brook	1,704	38.9	−10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Keeling	1,479	33.8	−3.9
	Green	Emily Simcock	674	15.4	+9.9
	Labour	Rick Webb	485	11.1	+4.1
Majority			225
Turnout				42.6
	Conservative hold

Dawlish
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Wrigley	1,920	39.6	+7.7
	Conservative	Noel Nickless	1,818	37.5	−14.3
	Independent	Linda Petherick	571	11.8	N/A
	Labour	Jeff Pocock	375	7.7	−2.1
	Reform UK	Richard Ward	75	1.5	N/A
	TUSC	Bruce Mattock	69	1.4	N/A
Majority			102
Turnout				38.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Exminster and Haldon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Connett	2,521	65.0	+13.5
	Conservative	Terry Tume	806	20.8	−15.7
	Green	Lucy Rockliffe	312	8.0	+2.9
	Labour	Bhav Studley	222	5.7	+0.9
Majority			1,715
Turnout				42.5
	Liberal Democrats hold

Ipplepen and The Kerswells
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alistair Dewhirst	1,822	38.6	−7.4
	Conservative	Chris Clarance	1,590	33.7	−10.5
	Independent	Jane Taylor	928	19.7	N/A
	Green	Graham Read	183	3.9	+0.4
	Labour	John Hodgson	171	3.6	+0.4
Majority			232
Turnout				44.9
	Liberal Democrats hold

Kingsteignton and Teign Estuary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ron Peart	2,182	58.9	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew MacGregor	812	21.9	−2.7
	Labour	Christopher Robillard	533	14.4	+5.7
	TUSC	James Osben	153	4.1	−4.6
Majority			1,370
Turnout				30.8
	Conservative hold

Newton Abbot North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil Bullivant	1,280	38.4	+4.5
	Independent	Liam Mullone	835	25.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Eloise Rokirilov	795	23.9	−14.5
	Labour	Lesley Robson	298	8.9	+0.5
	TUSC	Ryan Hall	98	2.9	N/A
Majority			445
Turnout				30.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Newton Abbot South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Janet Bradford	1,157	33.1	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Parker	967	27.7	−33.8
	Conservative	Alex Hall	928	26.5	−1.1
	Labour	John Fitzsimmons	190	5.4	−2.6
	Green	Doug Pratt	151	4.3	+1.6
	TUSC	Jane Haden	64	1.8	N/A
Majority			190
Turnout				35.5
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats

Teignmouth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Cox	2,240	47.9	+8.4
	Conservative	Sylvia Russell	1,594	34.1	−5.9
	Labour	Jackie Jackson	600	12.8	+2.7
	TUSC	Sean Brogan	205	4.4	N/A
Majority			646
Turnout				39.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Torridge

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Bideford East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Hellyer	1,450	44.4	+14.5
	Labour	Annie Brenton	585	17.9	−2.0
	Green	Will Douglas-Mann	368	11.3	+5.3
	Independent	James Craigie	304	9.3	N/A
	Independent	Jude Gubb	298	9.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Potts	226	6.9	−3.0
Majority			865	26.5
Turnout			3,267	32.2
	Conservative hold

Bideford West and Hartland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeffrey Wilton-Love	1,003	34.3	−8.1
	Independent	Tony Inch	465	15.9	−26.5
	Labour	Dylan Billson	405	13.9	−3.7
	Green	Keith Funnell	280	9.6	N/A
	Independent	Joel Herron	265	9.1	N/A
	Independent	Robin Julian	224	7.7	−12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Bert Bruins	216	7.4	−11.9
	Freedom Alliance	Paul Jelf	50	1.7	N/A
Majority			538	18.5
Turnout			2,921	32.5
	Conservative hold

Holsworthy Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Morrish	2,927	58.7	−8.5
	Independent	Pete Watson	873	17.5	N/A
	Green	Cathrine Simmons	425	8.5	N/A
	Labour	Jim Lowe	398	8.0	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Davey-Potts	328	6.6	−5.5
Majority			2,054	41.2
Turnout			4,988	39.7
	Conservative hold

Northam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dermot McGeough	1,586	36.5	−17.1
	Independent	Leonard Ford	1,034	23.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Chalmers	971	22.4	+13.7
	Labour	Jake McLean	390	9.0	−2.5
	Green	Simon Mathers	330	7.6	−0.8
Majority			552	12.7
Turnout			4,343	42.8
	Conservative hold

Torrington Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Saywell	2,518	54.9	+14.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Bright	993	21.7	+3.1
	Labour	Siobhan Strode	592	12.9	−1.8
	Green	Ruth Funnell	454	9.9	+4.3
Majority			1,525	33.2
Turnout			4,585	40.1
	Conservative hold

West Devon

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Hatherleigh and Chagford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James McInnes	2,355	53.4	−9.2
	Green	Lynn Daniel	1,142	25.9	+15.3
	Liberal Democrats	George Dexter	458	10.4	−2.6
	Labour	Douglas Smith	330	7.5	−1.7
	Reform UK	Matt Morton	89	2.0	N/A
Majority			1,213
Turnout				41.9
	Conservative hold

Okehampton Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lois Samuel	1,942	45.8	−3.4
	Independent	Tony Leech	948	22.4	+5.2
	Green	Brian Wood	552	13.0	+6.9
	Labour	Terry Edwards	424	10.0	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Gilbert	235	5.5	−3.9
	Reform UK	Bob Rush	90	2.1	N/A
Majority			994
Turnout				36.4
	Conservative hold

Tavistock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Debo Sellis	1,847	43.6	−5.6
	Independent	Mandy Ewings	1,085	25.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Pete Squire	464	11.4	+3.8
	Labour	Mike Sparling	442	10.0	+3.6
	Green	Chris Jordan	364	8.6	+2.7
Majority			762
Turnout				41.8
	Conservative hold

Yelverton Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Sanders	2,263	45.0	0.0
	Independent	Mark Renders	1,123	22.3	N/A
	Green	Judy Maciejowska	737	14.7	+4.0
	Labour	Tony Marchese	598	11.9	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ashley-Ross West	272	5.4	−3.8
Majority			1,140
Turnout				43.7
	Conservative hold

Changes 2021–2025

Paul Henderson, elected as a Conservative, left the party in March 2023 to sit as an independent.^[12]

Rob Hannaford, elected for Labour, left the party in January 2024 to sit as an independent.^[13]

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↑ "Results - Exeter City Council". Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Mid Devon District Council.
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↑ "Statements of Persons Nominated". South Hams District Council. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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↑ Merritt, Anita (12 January 2024). "Former Exeter lord mayor blames 'gaslighting, harassment and bullying' for shock exit". Devon Live. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

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[2] "Election 2021 - the results". Devon County Council. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021.

[3] "Election Results".

[4] "East Devon District Council | Information Devon County Council Election". East Devon District Council. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[5] "Results - Exeter City Council". Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[6] "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Mid Devon District Council.

[7] "Devon County Council full election 6 May 2021". North Devon District Council.

[8] "Statements of Persons Nominated". South Hams District Council. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[9] "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Teignbridge District Council.

[10] "May Elections 2021". Torridge District Council. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[11] "Statements of Persons Nominated". West Devon Borough Council. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[12] Clarke, Lewis (9 March 2023). "Councillor quits Tories over 'shocking state' of Devon roads". Devon Live. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

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