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Local elections in Devon are held every four years in order to vote for councillors on Devon County Council. There are a total of 62 councillors on the council. Since 1998, Plymouth and Torbay have been unitary authorities, making them independent of Devon County Council.
The county council was established in 1889. The council's functions and territory were reformed under the Local Government Act 1972. The first election following those reforms was held in 1973, with the council assuming its altered powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1973–1985 | |
| No overall control | 1985–1989 | |
| Conservative | 1989–1993 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1993–2001 | |
| No overall control | 2001–2005 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2005–2009 | |
| Conservative | 2009–present | |
The leaders of the council since 1973 have been: [1] [2]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Creber [3] | Conservative | 1973 | 1981 | |
| Arnold Sayers [4] | Conservative | 1981 | 1985 | |
| David Morrish | Liberal | 1985 | Jul 1987 | |
| (no leader) | Jul 1987 | May 1989 | ||
| Frederick (Ted) Pinney | Conservative | May 1989 | ||
| Brian Greenslade | Liberal Democrats | 1993 | 2002 | |
| Christine Channon [5] | Conservative | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Brian Greenslade | Liberal Democrats | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Christine Channon | Conservative | 2004 | 26 May 2005 | |
| Brian Greenslade [6] [7] | Liberal Democrats | 26 May 2005 | 25 Jun 2009 | |
| John Hart | Conservative | 25 Jun 2009 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 796 | 37.9 | |||
| Labour | 659 | 32.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 599 | 29.5 | |||
| Majority | 110 | 5.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,054 | 24.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1,339 | 61.7 | -16.5 | ||
| Conservative | 414 | 19.1 | -2.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 345 | 15.9 | +15.9 | ||
| 72 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |||
| Majority | 925 | 42.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,170 | 23.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1,036 | 59.4 | +10.3 | ||
| Conservative | 336 | 19.3 | -7.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 282 | 16.2 | -2.7 | ||
| Liberal | 90 | 5.2 | -0.5 | ||
| Majority | 700 | 40.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,744 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1,163 | 45.5 | +27.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 700 | 27.4 | -3.9 | ||
| Labour | 695 | 27.3 | +15.9 | ||
| Majority | 463 | 18.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,558 | 32.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1,811 | 51.0 | +7.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1,505 | 42.4 | +4.6 | ||
| Labour | 150 | 4.2 | -5.4 | ||
| Liberal | 82 | 2.3 | -6.9 | ||
| Majority | 306 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3,548 | 40.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1,344 | 46.2 | +7.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1,291 | 44.3 | +1.4 | ||
| Labour | 277 | 9.5 | -9.3 | ||
| Majority | 53 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,912 | 29.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 756 | 39.0 | +7.9 | ||
| Conservative | 686 | 35.4 | -2.6 | ||
| Independent | 318 | 16.4 | +8.9 | ||
| Independent | 178 | 9.2 | +4.2 | ||
| Majority | 70 | 3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,938 | 23.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sheila Hobden | 1,330 | 41.3 | +7.3 | |
| Conservative | Jeffrey Coates | 1,090 | 33.8 | +3.0 | |
| Labour | Lesley Robson | 452 | 14.0 | -13.0 | |
| Independent | Sylvia Hardy | 351 | 10.9 | +10.9 | |
| Majority | 240 | 7.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,223 | 26.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Mumford | 1,530 | 49.5 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Baldry | 1,421 | 46.0 | +3.1 | |
| Labour | David Trigger | 140 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Majority | 109 | 3.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,091 | 35.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Vanessa Newcombe | 1,265 | 39.3 | -4.5 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Baldwin | 1,211 | 37.6 | +17.8 | |
| Labour | Allan Hart | 568 | 17.7 | -8.7 | |
| Green | Andrew Bell | 174 | 5.4 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 54 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,218 | 30.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Hosking | 2,493 | 57.9 | +6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Blake | 1,028 | 23.9 | +6.2 | |
| Labour | David Trigger | 706 | 16.4 | +16.4 | |
| Majority | 1,465 | 34.0 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,307 | 47.6 | +11.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Greg Sheldon | 1032 | 31.9 | -19% | |
| Conservative | John Harvey | 992 | 30.7 | -1% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rowena Squires | 576 | 17.8 | +11% | |
| Green | Lizzie Woodman | 563 | 17.4 | +11% | |
| For Britain | Frankie Rufolo | 70 | 2.2 | +2.2% | |
| Majority | 40 | 1.2% | -18.7% | ||
| Turnout | 3,248 | 30.6 | -10.4% | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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