2023 South Hams District Council election

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2023 South Hams District Council election
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All 31 seats on South Hams District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderJulian BrazilJudy PearceJacqi Hodgson
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Green
Last election10 seats, 30.6%16 seats, 38.1%3 seats, 12.3%
Seats before10162
Seats after1973
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 9Steady2.svg
Popular vote19,93114,3595,733
Percentage43.2%31.1%12.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 12.6%Decrease2.svg 7.0%Increase2.svg 0.1%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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LeaderMark Long
Party Labour Independent
Last election0 seats, 13.9%2 seats, 5.1%
Seats before03
Seats after11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote3,5212,299
Percentage7.6%5.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 6.3%Decrease2.svg 0.1%
South Hams UK ward map 2023.svg
Results by ward
Leader before election

Judy Pearce
Conservative

Leader after election

Julian Brazil
Liberal Democrats

The 2023 South Hams District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 31 members of South Hams District Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. [1] [2] [3] [4] All 20 wards were up for election, each with either one, two or three councillors to be elected. [3] [5]

Contents

The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election, with the leader of the council being Judy Pearce, who had led the council since 2019. She did not stand for re-election. [6] [7]

The election saw the Liberal Democrats win a majority of the seats on the council for the first time in its history. Liberal Democrat group leader Julian Brazil was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023. [8] [9]

Results summary

[10]

2023 South Hams District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 27 [11] 1990Increase2.svg 961.343.219,931Increase2.svg 12.6
  Conservative 30709Decrease2.svg 922.631.114,359Decrease2.svg 7.0
  Green 14300Steady2.svg9.712.45,733Increase2.svg 0.1
  Labour 7110Increase2.svg 13.27.63,521Decrease2.svg 6.3
  Independent 4101Decrease2.svg 13.25.02,299Decrease2.svg 0.1
  TUSC 1000Steady2.svg0.00.3149N/A
  Heritage 2000Steady2.svg0.00.3128N/A

Ward results

Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Allington & Strete

Allington & Strete [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Laurel Lawford 628 55.7 +17.5
Conservative Richard Foss*41236.5−6.3
Green Joseph Waters887.8−7.2
Rejected ballots10
Turnout 1,13847.24+3.12
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 11.9

Bickleigh & Cornwood

Bickleigh & Cornwood [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Oram 435 54.9 N/A
Conservative Barrie Spencer*35745.1−31.0
Rejected ballots5
Turnout 79735.06+3.39
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Blackawton & Stoke Fleming Ward

Blackawton & Stoke Fleming [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Rake 527 56.7 +10.6
Conservative Helen Reeve*40243.3−4.1
Rejected ballots2
Turnout 92944.02−0.97
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 7.3

Charterlands

Charterlands [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard Taylor* 523 50.7 −1.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Kirk50949.3+16.9
Rejected ballots8
Turnout 1,04042.71−2.21
Conservative hold Swing -9.2

Dartington & Staverton

Dartington & Staverton [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jacqi Hodgson* 740 72.3 −9.2
Conservative Jeremy Luck15415.1−3.4
Liberal Democrats Catherine Pannell12912.6N/A
Rejected ballots4
Turnout 1,02745.3−2.9
Green hold Swing -2.9

Dartmouth & East Dart

Dartmouth & East Dart Ward (3 seats) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ben Cooper 1,235 52.0 +23.3
Conservative Jonathan Hawkins* 1,135 47.8 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Ged Yardy 1,121 47.2 +15.4
Conservative Hilary Bastone*93039.1−9.3
Conservative Rosemary Rowe*83635.2−0.3
Independent Kim Sturgess29912.6N/A
Rejected ballots12
Turnout 2,38839.28−5.62
Labour gain from Conservative Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Ermington & Ugborough

Ermington & Ugborough [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alison DeWynter 534 57.0 +37.7
Conservative Richard Hosking29831.8−27.1
Green Meirion Jones10511.2N/A
Rejected ballots5
Turnout 94240.05+1.10
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 32.4

Ivybridge East

Ivybridge East (2 seats) [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Victor Abbott* 755 54.9 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Matt Steele 596 43.3 N/A
Conservative Karen Pringle*41230.0−14.6
Conservative Helen Hillman34224.9−13.3
Labour David Trigger21815.9−21.1
Green Hilary Jones18313.3N/A
Green Richard Hoyland1007.3N/A
Rejected ballots2
Turnout 1,37729.9−0.43
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Ivybridge West

Ivybridge West (2 seats) [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nadine Dommett 882 57.2 +25.5
Liberal Democrats Pablo Munoz 810 52.6 N/A
Conservative Lance Austen*43828.4−24.1
Conservative Stanley Murphy30419.7−29.8
Green Nick Hart-Williams18411.9N/A
Green Alistair Henderson16410.6N/A
TUSC Tony Rea1499.7−29.2
Rejected ballots11
Turnout 1,55231.81+2.21
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Kingsbridge

Kingsbridge (2 seats) [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Denise O'Callaghan* 1,011 67.0 +17.7
Liberal Democrats Susie Jackson* 907 60.1 +15.2
Conservative Helen Baker58438.7+4.6
Conservative Thomas Greaves33121.9−10.9
Rejected ballots5
Turnout 1,51534.38−2.52
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A

Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford

Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lee Bonham 487 58.2 +11.2
Conservative Paul Holmes26031.1−8.5
Labour Paul Furlong9010.7−1.8
Rejected ballots1
Turnout 83838.33+1.83
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 9.8

Marldon & Littlehempston

Marldon & Littlehempston [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samantha Penfold 355 44.6 +21.7
Liberal Democrats Keith Smith26233.0+19.0
Green David Bradbury17822.4+8.4
Rejected ballots5
Turnout 80034.48−4.19
Conservative gain from Independent Swing N/A

Newton & Yealmpton

Newton & Yealmpton (2 seats) [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dan Thomas* 1,433 70.3 +12.5
Liberal Democrats Tom Eadie 1,225 60.1 −2.5
Conservative Tony Carlson58028.4−2.7
Labour Peter Gold25912.7+4.8
Rejected ballots7
Turnout 2,04641.31−0.10
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A

Salcombe and Thurlestone

Salcombe and Thurlestone (2 seats) [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Long* 1,160 63.7 +2.5
Conservative Samantha Dennis 618 34.0 −4.0
Conservative Jim Heaven51328.2−8.1
Independent Nikki Turton44724.6N/A
Green Lewis Worrall25714.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan Kerr22912.6−4.7
Rejected ballots4
Turnout 1,82445.76−3.02
Independent hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

South Brent

South Brent (2 seats) [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Guy Pannell* 1,168 58.9 +23.5
Liberal Democrats David Hancock 1,013 51.1 +18.9
Conservative Peter Smerdon*68534.5−1.6
Conservative Lister Bass53326.9−7.8
Green Steve Nayar37018.7−1.5
Rejected ballots15
Turnout 1,99847.26−2.70
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Stokenham

Stokenham [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julian Brazil* 712 73.9 +6.5
Conservative Joshua Gardner19320.0−9.1
Green Lucy Fleming586.0N/A
Rejected ballots3
Turnout 96645.1−2.37
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 7.8

Totnes

Totnes (3 seats) [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Birch* 1,490 51.0 +6.1
Green Georgina Allen 1,433 49.0 +6.5
Green Anna Presswell 971 33.2 −0.3
Liberal Democrats John Anderson94832.4+4.1
Green John Cummings90230.9+2.8
Liberal Democrats John Lloyd79927.3−1.8
Labour Jill Hannam48216.5−4.1
Independent Jo Sweett*39313.4−29.1
Conservative Richard O'Connor31010.6−1.2
Conservative Helena Penfold2649.0N/A
Conservative Jamie Rogers2518.6N/A
Heritage Jason Liosatos722.5N/A
Heritage Becca Collings561.9N/A
Rejected ballots4
Turnout 2,92742.47−3.85
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A
Green hold Swing N/A
Green hold Swing N/A

Jo Sweett had been elected as a Green councillor in 2019, but left the party in 2021 to sit as an independent councillor. Seat shown as a Green hold for comparison with the 2019 result. [29]

Wembury and Brixton

Wembury and Brixton (2 seats) [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Carson 733 44.1 −9.3
Conservative Alison Nix 718 43.2 −5.5
Labour Steve Oliver65739.5+26.4
Labour Ed Parsons58034.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Brian Blake40024.1+6.9
Rejected ballots13
Turnout 1,67636.16−4.06
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

West Dart

West Dart [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John McKay* 699 65.9 +1.7
Conservative Stuart Greaves36234.1−1.7
Rejected ballots16
Turnout 1,07752.72+6.52
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 1.7

Woolwell

Woolwell [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicky Hopwood* 526 70.3 −15.6
Liberal Democrats Claire Hutson22229.7N/A
Rejected ballots4
Turnout 75233.48−1.32
Conservative hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ↑ "South Hams elections 2023". South Hams District Council . Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Election timetable in England". UK Government . Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. 1 2 Acourt, Sam. "Town, parish and district councillors are up for election on 4 May - South Devon News". SouthHams.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections 2023: Voters across Devon to elect new councils in May". BBC News. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Every Election". elections.democracyclub.org.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Your councillors". South Hams District Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Clark, Daniel; Churm, Philip (3 May 2023). "South Hams District Council elections: Full list of candidates". Devon Live. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Council minutes, 25 May 2023". South Devon District Council. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Harding, Richard (2 June 2023). "Inclusive council vow by new leader". Kingsbridge and Salcombe Gazette. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "South Hams". BBC News . Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Lib Dems on South Hams District Council". South Hams Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Allington and Strete". South Hams District Council.
  13. ↑ "Bickleigh and Cornwood". South Hams District Council.
  14. ↑ "Blackawton & Stoke Fleming". South Hams District Council.
  15. ↑ "Charterlands". South Hams District Council.
  16. ↑ "Dartington & Staverton". South Hams District Council.
  17. ↑ "Dartmouth & East Dart". South Hams District Council.
  18. ↑ "Ermington & Ugborough". South Hams District Council.
  19. ↑ "Ivybridge East". South Hams District Council.
  20. ↑ "Ivybridge West". South Hams District Council.
  21. ↑ "Kingsbrifge". South Hams District Council.
  22. ↑ "Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford". South Hams District Council.
  23. ↑ "Marldon & Littlehempston". South Hams District Council.
  24. ↑ "Newton & Yealmpton". South Hams District Council.
  25. ↑ "Salcombe & Thurlestone". South Hams.
  26. ↑ "South Brent". South Hams District Council.
  27. ↑ "Stokenham". South Hams District Council.
  28. ↑ "Totnes". South Hams District Council.
  29. ↑ Boothroyd, David (19 February 2021). "Brent petition finally decided". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  30. ↑ "Wembury & Brixton". South Hams District Council.
  31. ↑ "West Dart". South Hams District Council.
  32. ↑ "Woolwell". South Hams District Council.
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