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All 31 seats to West Devon Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner of each seat at the 2023 West Devon Borough Council election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 West Devon Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect members of West Devon Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. [2] The election for Burrator ward was delayed until 15 June 2023 following the death of one of the original candidates.
Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. The election saw the council go under no overall control. [3] The independent councillors, Greens, Liberal Democrats and Labour formed a coalition called the "West Devon Alliance" which took control, with independent councillor Mandy Ewings being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 30 May 2023. [4]
The overall results were as follows: [5]
2019 West Devon Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 29 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 35.48 | 39.60 | 9,829 | 1.70 | |
Independent | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 32.26 | 27.78 | 6,897 | 2.92 | |
Green | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16.13 | 17.40 | 4,318 | 5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6.45 | 10.58 | 2,626 | 3.68 | |
Labour | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.23 | 4.13 | 1,024 | 7.27 | |
Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.52 | 130 | N/A |
The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Isabel Angela Saxby | 757 | 59.65 | +32.9 | |
Conservative | Angela Blackman * | 478 | 37.67 | N/A | |
Conservative | Peter Edward Crozier * | 453 | 35.70 | -3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Richard Reed | 399 | 31.44 | -9.7 | |
Turnout | 1269 | 43.94 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Caroline Marie Mott * | 507 | 56.02 | -6.8 | |
Conservative | Terry Southcott * | 463 | 51.16 | -5.1 | |
Green | Patrick John Jeffery | 401 | 44.31 | N/A | |
Turnout | 916 | 35.56 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ric Cheadle * | 873 | 68.85 | +9.5 | |
Independent | Alastair Clark Cunningham | 498 | 39.28 | N/A | |
Conservative | Philip Richard Saunders | 409 | 32.26 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ashley-Ross Christopher West | 334 | 26.34 | +9.1 | |
Turnout | 1277 | 41.99 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Green | Swing | ||||
The election in Burrator ward was delayed until 15 June 2023 following the death of Green Party candidate Neil Jameson. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Nicola Viney | 510 | 56.23 | +56.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Paul West | 401 | 44.21 | N/A | |
Conservative | Diana Elizabeth Moyse* | 275 | 30.32 | +30.3 | |
Conservative | Felix Davies | 221 | 24.37 | N/A | |
Green | Dave Miller | 166 | 18.30 | N/A | |
Labour | John Edward Churchley | 101 | 11.14 | N/A | |
Green | Sam North | 76 | 8.38 | N/A | |
Turnout | 907 | 31.97 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Jane Elliott * | 485 | 65.28 | +16.8 | |
Conservative | Nicky Heyworth | 258 | 34.72 | -16.8 | |
Turnout | 754 | 58.68 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mark Christian Renders * | 404 | 74.27 | -4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Holly Greenberry-Pullen | 140 | 25.73 | N/A | |
Turnout | 547 | 38.55 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Steven William Guthrie | 292 | 51.14 | +12.6 | |
Conservative | Paul James Ridgers* | 279 | 48.86 | -2.5 | |
Turnout | 573 | 42.63 | |||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Louise Sacha Watts | 613 | 50.54 | -3.7 | |
Conservative | Mike Casbolt | 575 | 47.40 | -2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christian Martin | 541 | 44.60 | N/A | |
Green | Judy Sara Marguerita Maciejowska | 435 | 35.86 | -4.6 | |
Turnout | 1226 | 37.50 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patrick John Derek Kimber * | 579 | 68.85 | +68.85 | |
Conservative | Samantha Jane Wakeham | 430 | 51.13 | +51.13 | |
Green | Andrew Robert Pratt | 289 | 34.36 | N/A | |
Turnout | 847 | 33.60 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Robert John Oxborough | 240 | 41.45 | N/A | |
Conservative | Jonathan Stanley Gilpin | 127 | 21.93 | -13.7 | |
Independent | Dave Herbert | 113 | 19.52 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Gordon Lynn Brown | 99 | 17.10 | N/A | |
Turnout | 586 | 44.63 | |||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Neil Jory * | Unopposed | N/A | -66.9 | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Tony Leech * | 695 | 50.44 | -12.3 | |
Conservative | Kevin Ball * | 548 | 39.77 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | George Herbert Dexter | 428 | 31.06 | N/A | |
Conservative | Lois Esther Samuel | 425 | 30.84 | -12.0 | |
Green | Colin James Trier | 370 | 26.85 | N/A | |
Conservative | Peter Cecil Eastment | 312 | 22.64 | -7.3 | |
Independent | Deborah Judith Sanger | 310 | 22.50 | N/A | |
Labour | Finley Lewis Reece Morris | 267 | 19.38 | -12.8 | |
Turnout | 1387 | 32.29 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Paul Richard Vachon * | 433 | 53.46 | +5.6 | |
Green | Malcolm William Calder | 417 | 51.48 | +15.4 | |
Conservative | Julie Veronica Yelland * | 368 | 45.43 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | Clare Mary Gerardine Kemp | 194 | 23.95 | -2.2 | |
Turnout | 810 | 28.59 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Lynn Christine Daniel * | 476 | 68.20 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Simon John Powell | 222 | 31.80 | -7.0 | |
Turnout | 705 | 45.78 | |||
Green hold | Swing | +7.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Chris Edmonds * | 313 | 64.01 | -9.4 | |
Green | Matthew Paul Faith | 141 | 28.83 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Lawrence Grose | 35 | 7.16 | N/A | |
Turnout | 492 | 34.26 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jeff Moody * | 822 | 57.08 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pete Squire | 685 | 47.57 | +24.0 | |
Green | Terry Vincent Wheeler | 540 | 37.50 | N/A | |
Independent | Michael Arthur Fife Cook | 505 | 35.07 | N/A | |
Conservative | David Edward Turnbull * | 414 | 28.75 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Judy Ann Hughes | 333 | 23.13 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | John Nicholas Gray | 268 | 18.61 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Brian Anthony Arden Trew | 95 | 6.60 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1442 | 35.67 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Green gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Adam Duncan Bridgewater | 734 | 60.36 | N/A | |
Conservative | Debo Sellis * | 604 | 49.67 | -0.1 | |
Green | Amy St. Clair Hookway | 472 | 38.82 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Richard Ivor John Phillips | 378 | 31.09 | -0.1 | |
Turnout | 1224 | 42.44 | |||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Anne Johnson | 662 | 77.07 | N/A | |
Independent | Mandy Victoria Louise Ewings * | 608 | 70.78 | +18.7 | |
Conservative | Andy Nelson | 157 | 18.28 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Candy Gynn-Martin | 122 | 14.20 | -2.6 | |
Turnout | 860 | 29.07 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
A by-election was held in Tavistock North on 22 June 2023
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ursula Forhan Mann | 233 | 25.49 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Holly Greenbury-Pullen | 233 | 25.49 | -22.1 | |
Green | Annabel Judith Martn | 215 | 23.52 | -14.0 | |
Conservative | Judy Ann Hughes | 176 | 19.26 | -3.9 | |
Labour | Uwem Eno Udo | 57 | 6.24 | N/A | |
Turnout | 914 | 22.68 | -12.99 | ||
Independent gain from Green | Swing | ||||
The Tavistock North by-election was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Terry Wheeler. [8] The Independent and Liberal Democrat candidates won the same number of votes, but the Independent was elected on the drawing of lots. [9]
A by-election was held in Tavistock North on 2 May 2024
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Holly Greenbury-Pullen | 387 | 28.1 | -19.5 | |
Conservative | Judy Ann Hughes | 348 | 25.2 | +2.1 | |
Green | Sara Louise Wood | 289 | 21.0 | -16.5 | |
Labour | Uwem Eno Udo | 195 | 14.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Michael Fife Cook | 160 | 11.6 | -23.5 | |
Turnout | 1,379 | 33.78 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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