West Devon Borough Council elections

West Devon Borough Council in Devon, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 31 councillors have been elected from 18 wards.^[1]

Council elections

1973 West Devon District Council election
1976 West Devon District Council election
1979 West Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1983 West Devon Borough Council election
1987 West Devon Borough Council election
1991 West Devon Borough Council election
1995 West Devon Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1999 West Devon Borough Council election
2003 West Devon Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)^[4]^[5]^[6]
2007 West Devon Borough Council election
2011 West Devon Borough Council election
2015 West Devon Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
2019 West Devon Borough Council election
2023 West Devon Borough Council election

Summary results

Date		Conservative	+/-		Independent	+/-		Green	+/-		Liberal Democrats	+/-		Labour	+/-	Control		Majority
2007	14			10			0		-	7			0				No overall control	-3
2011	19		+5	9		-1	0		-	3		-4	0				Conservative	+7
2015^[7]	21		+2	10		+1	0		-	0		-3	0				Conservative	+11
2019^[8]	16		-5	12		+2	2		+2	1		+1	0				Conservative	+1
2023^[9]	11		-4	10		-1	5		+3	4		+2	1		+1		No overall control	-1

Results maps

2023 results map

By-election results

1999-2003

Okehampton By-Election 24 February 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		unopposed
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Milton Ford By-Election 4 May 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	248	52.3	+52.3
	Liberal Democrats	226	47.7	+47.7
Majority		22	4.6
Turnout		474	41.0
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

Buckland Monachorum By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,075	51.7	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	1,006	48.3	+25.2
Majority		69	3.4
Turnout		2,081
	Conservative hold	Swing

Lydford By-Election 11 July 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	228	56.3	+11.6
	Conservative	177	43.7	−11.6
Majority		51	12.6
Turnout		405	36.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

2003-2007

Chagford By-Election 14 September 2006^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Robert Sampson	310	58.1
	Conservative	Thomas Wells	224	41.9
Majority			86	16.2
Turnout			534	46.0
	Independent hold		Swing

2007-2011

Tavistock North By-Election 7 February 2008^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Bridgewater	812	59.3	+33.7
	Conservative	David Whitcomb	425	31.0	+4.2
	Green	Vanni Cook	133	9.7	−5.0
Majority			387	28.3
Turnout			1,370	33.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Tavistock South By-Election 10 December 2009^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kirstie Clish-Green	523	45.8	+33.5
	Conservative	Susan Bailey	450	39.4	+13.6
	Independent	Brian Trew	170	14.9	−47.1
Majority			73	6.4
Turnout			1,143	33.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2011-2015

Tavistock North By-Election 22 March 2012^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jeff Moody	407	35.5	+35.5
	Conservative	Colin Rogers	256	22.3	−10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Bridgewater	225	19.6	−3.2
	Labour	Moira Brown	125	10.9	−6.2
	UKIP	Daniel Worth	78	6.8	+6.8
	Independent	Daniel Worth	57	5.0	+5.0
Majority			151	13.2
Turnout			1,148
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Tavistock North By-Election 21 June 2012^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Sheldon	349	37.2	+4.3
	Independent	Caroline Keane	206	22.0	+22.0
	Labour	Moira Brown	196	20.9	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce Hillson	187	19.9	−2.9
Majority			143	15.2
Turnout			938
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015-2019

Bere Ferrers By-Election 4 May 2017^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Lamb	639	52.2	+27.9
	Labour	Katherine Medhurst	421	34.4	+19.0
	UKIP	David Pengelly	164	13.4	−4.6
Majority			218	17.8
Turnout			1,224
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019-2023

Bere Ferrers By-Election 18 November 2021^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela Blackman	362	32.5	+2.5
	Labour	Isabel Saxby	361	32.4	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Reed	216	19.4	−11.8
	Green	Judy Maciejowska	176	15.8	+15.8
Majority			1	0.1
Turnout			1,115
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Tavistock North By-Election 17 February 2022^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Turnbull	379	39.3	+24.4
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Squire	337	35.0	+16.3
	Green	Susan Bamford	163	16.9	+16.9
	Labour	Doug Smith	85	8.8	−9.3
Majority			42	4.4
Turnout			964
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2023-2027

Tavistock North By-Election 22 June 2023^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ursula Mann	233	25.5
	Liberal Democrats	Holly Greenbury-Pullen	233	25.5
	Green	Annabel Martin	215	23.5
	Conservative	Judy Hughes	176	19.3
	Labour	Uwem Udo	57	6.2
Majority			0	0.0
Turnout			914
	Independent gain from Green		Swing

Ursula Mann was elected following the drawing of lots.

Tavistock North By-Election 2 May 2024^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Holly Greenbury-Pullen	387	28.1
	Conservative	Judy Hughes	348	25.2
	Green	Sara Wood	289	21.0
	Labour	Uwem Udo	195	14.1
	Independent	Michael Fife Cook	160	11.6
Majority			39	2.8
Turnout			1,379
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "The West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/1, retrieved 29 July 2022
^ The District of West Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Mid Devon, Torridge and West Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Local Election Results". West Devon Borough Council. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "Local Election Results". West Devon Borough Council. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
^ "Local Election Results". West Devon Borough Council. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). West Devon Borough Council. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). West Devon Borough Council. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
^ "Huge boost for Labour in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). West Devon Borough Council. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bere Ferrers Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bere Ferrers Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

By-election results

External links

West Devon Borough Council

[2015order-1] "The West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/1, retrieved 29 July 2022

[2] The District of West Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977

[3] slation.gov.uk - The Mid Devon, Torridge and West Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

[change-4] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 September 2009.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[7] "Local Election Results". West Devon Borough Council. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[8] "Local Election Results". West Devon Borough Council. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

[9] "Local Election Results". West Devon Borough Council. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

[chagford-10] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). West Devon Borough Council. Retrieved 9 September 2009.

[tavistock-11] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). West Devon Borough Council. Retrieved 9 September 2009.

[huge-12] "Huge boost for Labour in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.

[south-13] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). West Devon Borough Council. Retrieved 24 March 2010.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bere Ferrers Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bere Ferrers Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[20] "Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

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