North Devon District Council elections

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North Devon Council in Devon, England is elected every four years.

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Council elections

The political composition of the council has been as follows:

Date Conservative +/- Liberal Democrat +/- Independent +/- UKIP +/- Green Party +/-Control
1999 [1] 5261300= Liberal Democrat
2003 [2] 10+522-410-21+10= Liberal Democrat
2007 [n 1] [3] 22+1217-54-70=0= Conservative
2011 [4] 18-414-311+700= NOC
2015 [5] 19+112-211=1+10= NOC
2019 [6] 12-721+97-40-12+2 Liberal Democrat
20237-522+110+303+1 Liberal Democrat

District result maps

By-election results

1995–1999

Yeo By-Election 10 April 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 59173.8
Conservative 13116.4
Labour 789.8
Majority 46057.4
Turnout 800
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ilfracombe Central By-Election 19 February 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 28032.2−6.6
Independent 22025.3+2.2
Labour 18921.7+21.7
Conservative 18020.7+20.7
Majority 606.9
Turnout 86932.0
Independent hold Swing

1999–2003

Yeo By-Election 13 September 2001 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Haywood25557.3+1.7
Independent Alfred Dibble12327.6−3.4
Conservative John Knill6715.1+1.7
Majority 13229.7
Turnout 44518.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2003–2007

Georgeham & Mortehoe By-Election 14 July 2005 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Derrick Spear38443.5−7.1
Conservative Douglas Green37842.8−6.6
Green Michael Harrison12113.7+13.7
Majority 60.7
Turnout 88328.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Forches & Whiddon Valley By-Election 15 September 2005 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Carter30762.5+27.0
Conservative Simon Harvey12024.4+4.5
Green Earl Bramley-Howard357.1+7.1
Independent Charles Piper295.9−38.7
Majority 18738.1
Turnout 49115.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2007–2011

Witheridge By-Election 25 October 2007 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeremy Yabsley44858.5−0.2
Liberal Democrats Kate Palmer31841.5+0.2
Majority 13017.0
Turnout 76642.0
Conservative hold Swing

2011–2015

Fremington By-Election 11 August 2011 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Christopher Turner50146.9
Conservative John Gill30828.8+16.2
Independent Anthony Wood19618.3
Green Neil Basil646.0+6.0
Majority 19318.1
Turnout 1,06930.0−24.0
Independent hold Swing

2015–2019

Braunton East By-Election 2 November 2017 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Derrick Spear45937.1+3.0
Green Brad Bunyard38731.3+10.5
Conservative Felix Milton22518.2−17.5
Labour Mark Cann16513.3+6.3
Majority 725.8
Turnout 1,236
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Newport By-Election 7 December 2017 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Leaver39038.8+7.1
Conservative Martin Kennaugh37337.1−2.9
Green Ricky Knight15915.8−12.6
Labour Siobhan Strode838.3+8.3
Majority 171.7
Turnout 1,005
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Fremington By-Election 28 June 2018 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jayne Mackie57750.8+50.8
Conservative Jim Pilkington35631.3+12.8
Liberal Democrats Graham Lofthouse11910.5+10.5
Labour Blake Ladley655.7+5.7
Green Lou Goodger191.7−8.0
Majority 22119.5
Turnout 1,136
Independent hold Swing

2019–2023

Landkey By-Election 8 December 2022 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Victoria Nel37442.7+7.4
Conservative David Hoare23727.1−14.4
Green Mark Haworth-Booth22826.1+10.6
Labour Nicholas Agnew364.1−3.6
Majority 13715.7
Turnout 875
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2023–2027

Instow By-Election 9 January 2025 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Becky Coombs19738.1
Conservative Christopher Hopkins16632.1
Reform UK Richard Booth8817.0
Independent Graham Payne499.5
Green Howard Porter173.3
Majority 316.0
Turnout 517
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Barnstaple with Pilton By-Election 1 May 2025 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Loki Dawson71640.2
Reform UK David Jarvis58132.6
Green Howard Porter21211.9
Conservative Lisa MacKenzie20811.7
Labour Rhys Jones653.6
Majority 1357.6
Turnout 1,78929.17
Liberal Democrats hold
Barnstaple with Westacott By-Election 31 July 2025 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Josh Rutty50540.5
Reform UK David Jarvis38330.7
Conservative Lisa Mackenzie20516.4
Green David Smale15412.3
Majority 1229.8
Turnout 1,247
Liberal Democrats hold

References

  1. UKIP member resigned from the party and sat as an independent.
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