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]
| Date | Conservative | +/- | Liberal Democrat | +/- | Greens | +/- | Labour | +/- | Independent | +/- | Control | |||||
| 2011 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Conservative | ||||||||||
| 2015 [note 1] [10] | 25 | -5 | 2 | -3 | 3 | = | 1 | = | 0 | -1 | Conservative | |||||
| 2017 | 24 | -1 | 3 | +1 | 3 | = | 1 | = | 0 | = | Conservative | |||||
| 2019 | 16 | -8 | 10 | +7 | 3 | = | 0 | -1 | 2 | +2 | Conservative | |||||
| 2023 | 7 | -9 | 19 | +9 | 3 | = | 1 | +1 | 1 | -1 | Liberal Democrats (UK) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 348 | 57.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 256 | 42.4 | |||
| Majority | 92 | 15.2 | |||
| Turnout | 604 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 398 | 69.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 174 | 30.4 | |||
| Majority | 224 | 39.2 | |||
| Turnout | 572 | 43.6 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 174 | 33.9 | +20.0 | ||
| Labour | 130 | 25.3 | -48.7 | ||
| Independent | 112 | 21.8 | +21.8 | ||
| Independent | 76 | 14.8 | +14.8 | ||
| Independent | 22 | 4.3 | +4.3 | ||
| Majority | 44 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 514 | 30.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Linda Facy | 211 | 41.9 | ||
| Independent | Brian Scown | 164 | 32.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Robinson | 129 | 25.6 | ||
| Majority | 47 | 16.3 | |||
| Turnout | 504 | 15.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Rosevear | 643 | 52.7 | -4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Blake | 471 | 38.6 | -4.0 | |
| Labour | David Trigger | 106 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
| Majority | 172 | 14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,220 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Hannaford | 522 | 52.4 | +27.4 | |
| Green | Jacqi Hodgson | 265 | 26.6 | +26.6 | |
| Conservative | Bob Greig | 162 | 16.2 | +5.5 | |
| Labour | Chris Robillard | 48 | 4.8 | -4.1 | |
| Majority | 257 | 25.8 | |||
| Turnout | 997 | 33.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Barber | 379 | 44.3 | +11.9 | |
| Conservative | Alan Wright | 356 | 41.6 | -26.0 | |
| Labour | Helen Eassom | 121 | 14.1 | +14.1 | |
| Majority | 23 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 856 | 21.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Totnes is represented by three councillors. This by-election was called following the resignation of Green Party councillor Barrie Wood. [14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Birch | 558 | 29.5 | ||
| Conservative | Ralph Clark | 268 | 14.2 | ||
| Labour | Eleanor Cohen | 432 | 22.8 | ||
| Green | John Green | 570 | 30.1 | ||
| Independent | Peter Pirnie | 63 | 3.3 | ||
| Majority | 12 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1891 | 28.37 | |||
| Green hold | Swing | ||||
This by-election was called following the resignation of Conservative councillor Lindsay Ward [16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Huntley | 473 | 46.1 | +46.1 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Bell | 404 | 39.3 | -25.0 | |
| Labour | David Trigger | 110 | 10.7 | 10.7 | |
| Green | Janet Champman | 40 | 3.9 | -15.6 | |
| Majority | 69 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1027 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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