South Hams District Council elections

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Political composition of the council by ward as of 2023

South Hams District Council is the local authority for the South Hams District in Devon, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 31 councillors have been elected from 20 wards: eleven of which elect one councillor, seven elect two councillors and two elect three councillors. [1] Between 1999 and 2014, 40 councillors were elected from 30 wards. [2]

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Council elections

Date Conservative +/- Liberal Democrat +/- Greens +/- Labour +/- Independent +/-Control
2011305311Conservative
2015 [note 1] [10] 25-52-33=1=0-1Conservative
201724-13+13=1=0=Conservative
201916-810+73=0-12+2Conservative
20237-919+93=1+11-1Liberal Democrats

District result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Avon & Harbourne By-Election 10 October 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 34857.6
Liberal Democrats 25642.4
Majority9215.2
Turnout 604
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
West Dart By-Election 13 March 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 39869.6
Liberal Democrats 17430.4
Majority22439.2
Turnout 57243.6
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

1999-2003

Dartmouth Townstal By-Election 1 November 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 17433.9+20.0
Labour 13025.3−48.7
Independent 11221.8+21.8
Independent 7614.8+14.8
Independent 224.3+4.3
Majority448.6
Turnout 51430.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2003-2007

Ivy Bridge Woodlands By-Election 8 December 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Facy21141.9
Independent Brian Scown16432.5
Liberal Democrats David Robinson12925.6
Majority4716.3
Turnout 50415.4
Conservative hold Swing
Erme Valley By-Election 2 March 2006 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Rosevear64352.7−4.7
Liberal Democrats Brian Blake47138.6−4.0
Labour David Trigger1068.7+8.7
Majority17214.1
Turnout 1,220
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Totnes Bridgetown By-Election 12 November 2009 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Hannaford52252.4+27.4
Green Jacqi Hodgson26526.6+26.6
Conservative Bob Greig16216.2+5.5
Labour Chris Robillard484.8−4.1
Majority25725.8
Turnout 99733.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ivybridge Filham By-Election 18 February 2010 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Barber37944.3+11.9
Conservative Alan Wright35641.6−26.0
Labour Helen Eassom12114.1+14.1
Majority232.7
Turnout 85621.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2015-2019

This by-election was called following the resignation of Green Party councillor Barrie Wood. [14]

Totnes By-Election 8 October 2015 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green John Green57030.1
Liberal Democrats John Birch55829.5
Labour Eleanor Cohen43222.8
Conservative Ralph Clark26814.2
Independent Peter Pirnie633.3
Majority120.6
Turnout 189128.37
Green hold Swing

This by-election was called following the resignation of Conservative councillor Lindsay Ward [16]

Charterlands By-Election 23 February 2017 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Huntley47346.1+46.1
Conservative Jonathan Bell40439.3−25.0
Labour David Trigger11010.710.7
Green Janet Champman403.9−15.6
Majority690.6
Turnout 1027
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2019-2023

This by-election was called following the death of Conservative councillor David May. [18]

Ivybridge West By-Election 6 May 2021 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louise Jones93350.4+7.7
Green Katie Reville76841.5+41.5
TUSC Tony Rea1498.1+8.1
Majority1650.6
Turnout 1,8508.9
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "Final recommendations for South Hams published". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "How to Vote". South Hams District Council. Archived from the original on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  3. ↑ The District of South Hams (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  4. ↑ The Mid Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge (Areas) Order 1985
  5. ↑ The Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1985
  6. ↑ "South Hams". BBC News Online . Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Hams (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The South Hams (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "The South Hams (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 No. 3059". Legislation.gov.uk. 5 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll". South Hams District Council. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Labour makes surprise byelection gain". guardian.co.uk . 3 March 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  12. ↑ "Apologies and thanks – but what a great night!". Totnes Times.
  13. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). South Hams District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  14. ↑ Clark, Daniel (4 September 2015). "South Hams councillor resigns opening up vacancy in Totnes ward". Herald Express . Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Totnes By-election 2015 Result". South Hams District Council. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  16. ↑ Acourt, Sam (31 January 2017). "By-election announced for Charterlands after Cllr Lindsay Ward resigns". Ivybridge & South Brent Gazette. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  17. ↑ "Charterlands by-election". South Hams District Council. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  18. ↑ Clark, Daniel (3 December 2020). "'Larger than life councillor' dies after cancer battle". Devon Live. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ivybridge West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  1. ↑ Reductions in seat numbers due to boundary changes. [9]
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