Torridge District Council in Devon, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 36 councillors have been elected from 23 wards. [1]
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election. [2]
The table below provides a brief summary of the election results since the ward boundary changes for the 2003 local elections.
Date | Community Alliance | Net +/- | Conservative | Net +/- | Green | Net +/- | Independent | Net +/- | Labour | Net +/- | Liberal Democrats | Net +/- | UKIP | Net +/- | ||||||
2003 [7] | 9 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 17 | 0 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | ![]() | ||||||||
2007 [8] | 13 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 13 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 8 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | ||||||||
2011 [9] | 18 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 10 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | ||||||||
2015 [10] | 19 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 7 | ![]() | ||||||||
2019 [11] | 11 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | ||||||||
2023 [12] | 6 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | 16 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 8 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; [13] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
Rother District Council is the local authority for Rother District in East Sussex, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 38 councillors representing 21 wards, with each ward electing one or two councillors.
Bolsover District Council elections are held every four years. Bolsover District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Bolsover in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 37 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.
One third of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Until 2003 the whole council was elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 41 councillors have been elected from 14 wards.
Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England, existed from 1974 to 2019, when it was abolished and subsumed into Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023. One third of councillors were elected each year, followed by one year when there was an election to North Yorkshire County Council instead. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 30 councillors had been elected from 19 wards.
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council elections are held every four years. St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, which styles itself St Helens Borough Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 48 councillors have been elected from 18 wards. Prior to the 2022 boundary changes, elections were held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time.
South Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 56 councillors have been elected from 30 wards.
Wealden District Council in East Sussex, England is elected every four years. From 2003 until the election in 2019, 55 councillors were elected from 35 wards. From 2019, 45 councillors have been elected from 41 wards.
Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England holds elections for all its councillors together every fourth year. Prior to changing to all-out elections in 2018, one third of the council was elected each year, followed by one year without an election. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, 52 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.
One third of Harlow District Council in Essex, England, is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Essex County Council instead. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 33 councillors have been elected from 11 wards.
One third of Tandridge District Council in Surrey, England is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Surrey County Council instead. Since the last boundary changes in 2000, 42 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.
Wychavon District Council elections are held every four years. Wychavon District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Wychavon in Worcestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 43 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.
St Albans City and District Council elections are held three years out of every four to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in Hertfordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2022 the council has comprised 56 councillors, with the district being divided into 20 wards. Elections to Hertfordshire County Council are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no district council elections.
One third of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, there are a total 49 councillors elected from 27 wards, each councillor serving a four-year term.
East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England existed from 1973 to 2019, when it was abolished and subsumed into Dorset Council.
West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England was elected every four years. The first elections to the council were held in 1973, ahead of it coming into being in 1974. The last election was held in 2015. The council was abolished in 2019 when the district merged with neighbouring Taunton Deane district to become Somerset West and Taunton. West Somerset had 28 councillors following its final boundary changes in 2011, 28 elected from 16 wards.
Wyre Forest District Council elections are held every four years. Wyre Forest District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Wyre Forest in Worcestershire, England. Prior to 2019 elections were held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 33 councillors have been elected from 12 wards.
Richmondshire District Council was the local authority for Richmondshire in North Yorkshire, England from 1974 to 2023. It was elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 34 councillors had been elected from 24 wards.
One third of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 38 councillors have been elected from 14 wards.
Swale Borough Council elections are held every four years to elect Swale Borough Council in Kent, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015 the council has comprised 47 councillors representing 24 wards. Until 2011 one third of the council was elected every year, followed by one year without election.