Devon County Council elections

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Devon County Council elections are held every four years in order to elect the members of Devon County Council. Since the last boundary changes in 2017 the council has comprised 60 councillors, representing 58 electoral divisions. [1] Since 1998, Plymouth and Torbay have been unitary authorities, making them independent of Devon County Council. [2]

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Council elections

County result maps

By-election results

1993-1997

Plymstock Radford By-Election 7 November 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 79637.9
Labour 65932.5
Liberal Democrats 59929.5
Majority1105.4
Turnout 2,05424.3
Conservative hold Swing

1997-2001

Honickeknowle By-Election 7 August 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,33961.7−16.5
Conservative 41419.1−2.8
Liberal Democrats 34515.9+15.9
723.3+3.3
Majority92542.6
Turnout 2,17023.0
Labour hold Swing
Exwick and Cowick By-Election 10 December 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,03659.4+10.3
Conservative 33619.3−7.0
Liberal Democrats 28216.2−2.7
Liberal 905.2−0.5
Majority70040.1
Turnout 1,744
Labour hold Swing
Ilfracombe By-Election 19 February 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,16345.5+27.5
Liberal Democrats 70027.4−3.9
Labour 69527.3+15.9
Majority46318.1
Turnout 2,55832.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Bradnich and Creedy By-Election 31 March 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,81151.0+7.7
Liberal Democrats 1,50542.4+4.6
Labour 1504.2−5.4
Liberal 822.3−6.9
Majority3068.6
Turnout 3,54840.0
Conservative hold Swing
Dawlish By-Election 28 October 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,34446.2+7.8
Liberal Democrats 1,29144.3+1.4
Labour 2779.5−9.3
Majority531.9
Turnout 2,91229.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2001-2005

Ilfracombe By-Election 27 November 2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 75639.0+7.9
Conservative 68635.4−2.6
Independent 31816.4+8.9
Independent 1789.2+4.2
Majority703.6
Turnout 1,93823.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Exeter St Davids and Pennsylvania By-Election 26 February 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Hobden1,33041.3+7.3
Conservative Jeffrey Coates1,09033.8+3.0
Labour Lesley Robson45214.0−13.0
Independent Sylvia Hardy35110.9+10.9
Majority2407.5
Turnout 3,22326.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2005-2009

Yealmpton By-Election 2 March 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Mumford1,53049.5+3.8
Liberal Democrats Keith Baldry1,42146.0+3.1
Labour David Trigger1404.5+4.5
Majority1093.5
Turnout 3,09135.9
Conservative hold Swing
Alphington and Cowick By-Election 13 July 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vanessa Newcombe1,26539.3−4.5
Conservative Margaret Baldwin1,21137.6+17.8
Labour Allan Hart56817.7−8.7
Green Andrew Bell1745.4+0.8
Majority541.7
Turnout 3,21830.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Exminster and Kenton By-Election 27 November 2008 [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Connett1,96962.5+12.1
Conservative Francine Tullis1,18237.5+0.4
Majority78725.0
Turnout 3,15142.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2013-2017

Yealmpton by-election 22 May 2014 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Hosking2,49357.9+6.8
Liberal Democrats Brian Blake1,02823.9+6.2
Labour David Trigger70616.4+16.4
Majority1,46534.0+1.8
Turnout 4,30747.6+11.8
Conservative hold Swing

2017-2021

Heavitree and Whipton Barton by-election 24 October 2019 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Greg Sheldon103231.9−19%
Conservative John Harvey99230.7−1%
Liberal Democrats Rowena Squires57617.8+11%
Green Lizzie Woodman56317.4+11%
For Britain Frankie Rufolo702.2+2.2%
Majority401.2%−18.7%
Turnout 3,24830.6−10.4%
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2016", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2016/657, retrieved 29 July 2023
  2. ↑ "The Devon (City of Plymouth and Borough of Torbay)(Structural Change) Order 1996", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1996/1865, retrieved 29 July 2023
  3. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Exminster and Kenton Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Devon County Council Elections 2005" (PDF). devon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Yealmpton by-election 22 May 2014". Devon County Council . Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Heavitree and Whipton Barton by-election 24 October 2019". Exeter City Council.
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