2019 Mid Devon District Council election

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2019 Mid Devon District Council election
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All 42 seats to Mid Devon District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 28 seats, 48.8% 5 seats, 10.9%
Seats won 18 12
Seat change Decrease 10 Increase 7
Popular vote 7,921 6,887
Percentage 34.1% 29.6%
Swing Decrease 14.7% Increase 18.7%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Independent Green
Last election 6 seats, 17.5% 0 seats, 5.9%
Seats won 10 2
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 2
Popular vote 3,229 2,003
Percentage 13.9% 8.6%
Swing Decrease 3.6% Increase 2.7%
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


No overall control

The 2019 Mid Devon District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Mid Devon District Council in England.[1][2]

It was held on the same day as other local elections. At the elections the Conservatives lost control of the council, with no party winning an overall majority.

Summary[edit]

Election result[edit]

2019 Mid Devon District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 42 18 1 11 Decrease 10 42.9 34.1 7,921 –14.7
  Liberal Democrats 33 12 7 0 Increase 7 28.6 29.6 6,887 +18.7
  Independent 14 10 6 2 Increase 4 23.8 13.9 3,229 –3.6
  Green 9 2 2 0 Increase 2 4.8 8.6 2,003 +2.7
  Labour 14 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 7.1 1,651 –3.2
  UKIP 7 0 0 2 Decrease 2 0.0 5.8 1,338 +0.1
  Liberal 2 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.0 0.9 210 ±0.0

Ward Results[edit]

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Boniface[edit]

Boniface
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Cairney 541 57.9 +9.9
Liberal Democrats John Downes 534 57.1 +18.0
UKIP Bob Edwards 161 17.2 -2.8
Conservative Gina Ford 159 17.0 -6.2
Conservative Roddy Jaques 154 16.5 -8.3
Labour Louise Lampard 115 12.3 N/A
Turnout 938 32
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bradninch[edit]

Bradninch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Luke Taylor 696 90.7 +30.0
Conservative Paul Trimming 71 9.3 -30.0
Turnout 772 50
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cadbury[edit]

Cadbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bob Deed 398 61.1 +23.2
Conservative Gavin Donovan 253 38.9 +5.6
Turnout 672 51
Independent hold Swing

Canonsleigh[edit]

Canonsleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Collis 412 47.2 -8.4
Green Jo Norton 348 39.9 +2.9
Conservative Martin Trevor 301 34.5 -16.1
Liberal Democrats Vera Hale 227 26.0 N/A
Labour Mary Chesney 225 25.8 N/A
Turnout 887 34
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Castle[edit]

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Hill 371 36.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ben Holdman 329 32.0 +4.1
Conservative Brenda Hull 297 28.9 -12.7
Conservative Elizabeth Slade 284 27.6 -13.4
Labour Anne Kilshaw 272 26.4 -3.3
UKIP Mike Turner 185 18.0 N/A
Turnout 1,035 31
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Clare & Shuttern[edit]

Clare & Shuttern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ray Stanley 549 46.5 -8.0
Conservative Andrew Moore 464 39.3 -14.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Adcock 410 34.7 N/A
Independent Peter Wood 346 29.3 -13.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Browne-Wilkinson 303 25.7 N/A
Turnout 1,198 42
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cranmore[edit]

Cranmore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Griggs 505 43.5 -2.3
Liberal Democrats Les Cruwys 494 42.6 +12.2
Conservative Christina Daw 461 39.7 +4.5
Conservative Lance Kennedy 416 35.9 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Hill 347 29.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Bruce Milton 307 26.5 N/A
Labour Stephen Bush 265 22.8 +2.8
Labour Lynne Dean 206 17.8 -4.4
Labour Ana Hendy 190 16.4 -4.5
Turnout 1,180 30
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cullompton North[edit]

Cullompton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nikki Woollatt 486 55.4 +2.1
Independent Ashley Wilce 343 39.1 N/A
Conservative Iain Emmett 268 30.6 -24.5
Conservative Martin Smith 216 24.6 -11.5
Liberal Democrats Karen Hope 160 18.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Steve Hayman 113 12.9 N/A
Independent Robert Dietrich 57 6.5 N/A
Turnout 882 27
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Cullompton Outer[edit]

Cullompton Outer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Pugsley 303 40.0 -7.5
Conservative Rosemary Berry 278 36.7 -15.8
Liberal Democrats Cathy Connor 177 23.4 N/A
Turnout 762 41
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Cullompton South[edit]

Cullompton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Berry 339 40.0 +9.2
Independent Eileen Andrews 310 36.6 -5.5
Conservative Will Jones 256 30.2 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Mary Ryan 225 26.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Timperley 195 23.0 N/A
Liberal Lloyd Knight 161 19.0 N/A
Turnout 859 25
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing

Halberton[edit]

Halberton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ray Radford 305 51.6 -17.9
Green Gillian Westcott 117 19.8 -10.7
Liberal Democrats Iain Campbell 88 14.9 N/A
Labour Septimus Waugh 81 13.7 N/A
Turnout 597 38
Conservative hold Swing

Lawrence[edit]

Lawrence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Frank Letch 682 62.3 +20.9
Liberal Democrats Andi Wyer 570 52.1 +15.1
Conservative Judi Binks 256 23.4 -7.4
UKIP Mike Szabo 233 21.3 +12.8
Conservative Dan Webb 223 20.4 -5.9
Turnout 1,104 38
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Lower Culm[edit]

Lower Culm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Chesterton 524 36.3 +36.3
Independent Barry Warren 478 33.1 N/A
Conservative Bob Evans 424 29.4 +29.4
Liberal Democrats Andrea Glover 408 28.3 N/A
Conservative George Birch 354 24.5 +24.5
UKIP Margaret Dennis 328 22.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Poynton 323 22.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Foord 312 21.6 N/A
Labour Edward Southerden 190 13.2 N/A
Independent Roger Norton 95 6.6 N/A
Turnout 1,453 31
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lowman[edit]

Lowman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dennis Knowles 437 36.8 +0.6
Conservative Neal Davey 380 32.0 -14.7
Conservative Colin Slade 374 31.5 -4.3
Green Timothy Gorringe 308 25.9 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Rakobane 283 23.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Garcia 273 23.0 N/A
Labour Andy Perris 259 21.8 -1.1
Conservative James Ruttledge 248 20.9 -9.5
UKIP Richard Wright 219 18.4 N/A
Turnout 1,194 25
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Newbrooke[edit]

Newbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graeme Barnell 274 49.1 N/A
Conservative Martin Binks 223 40.0 -13.1
UKIP Allan Jones 61 10.9 N/A
Turnout 560 44
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Sandford & Creedy[edit]

Sandford & Creedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Squires 632 55.7 +3.6
Green Elizabeth Wainwright 565 49.8 +23.4
Conservative Peter Heal 482 42.5 -5.6
Turnout 1,157 43
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Silverton[edit]

Silverton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Josh Wright 277 41.8 N/A
Conservative Deborah Custance Baker 197 29.8 -3.9
Independent Patricia Jones 139 21.0 N/A
Liberal Janet Rice 49 7.4 -41.1
Turnout 674 44
Liberal Democrats gain from Liberal Swing

Taw[edit]

Taw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Daw Unopposed N/A -62.7
Turnout N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing

Taw Vale[edit]

Taw Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clive Eginton 388 63.5 -0.4
Green Penny King 140 22.9 +9.2
Labour Connor Bowdler 83 13.6 N/A
Turnout 620 45
Conservative hold Swing

Upper Culm[edit]

Upper Culm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Clist 666 53.2 N/A
Conservative Glanmor Hughes 486 38.8 -19.4
Liberal Democrats Sean Ritchie 464 37.1 N/A
Conservative Henry Carew 452 36.1 N/A
Labour Terry Edwards 185 14.8 N/A
Turnout 1,279 39
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Upper Yeo[edit]

Upper Yeo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alex White 295 56.5 N/A
Conservative Jill Doe 227 43.5 +43.5
Turnout 529 38
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Way[edit]

Way
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Polly Colthorpe 302 57.9 -17.6
Green Dave Wood 225 42.1 N/A
Turnout 535 42
Conservative hold Swing

Westexe[edit]

Westexe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ron Dolley 542 43.1 +3.1
Independent Wally Burke 332 26.4 N/A
Independent Gerald Luxton 332 26.4 -0.2
Conservative Steve Flaws 281 22.3 -20.2
Conservative Anthony Bush 270 21.4 N/A
Green Rosie Wibberley 270 21.4 +4.8
Conservative Claudette Harrower 245 19.5 N/A
Labour Alison Mitchell 229 18.2 +1.4
Labour Tim Bridger 227 18.0 +1.0
Labour Tony Wheeler 172 13.7 -2.6
UKIP Tony McIntyre 151 12.0 -15.1
Liberal Democrats Sheila Whitlock 139 11.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Whiteway 107 8.5 N/A
Turnout 1,273 30
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from UKIP Swing
Independent gain from UKIP Swing

Yeo[edit]

Yeo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Coren 589 54.2 -7.2
Conservative Stuart Penny 514 47.3 +0.7
Liberal Democrats John Hyson 474 43.6 +18.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barnes 471 43.3 +23.2
Turnout 1,107 40
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections[edit]

Castle[edit]

Castle: 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Slade 513 40.8 +13.2
Liberal Democrats David Wulff 319 25.4 -10.7
Labour Richard Cornley 213 16.9 -9.5
Independent Jason LeJeune 213 16.9 N/A
Turnout 1,258 37.47 +6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Taw[edit]

Taw: 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Heal 418 64.1 +64.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Wooding 234 35.9 N/A
Turnout 652 47.59 +47.59
Conservative hold Swing

Westexe[edit]

Westexe: 6 May 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Pugh 567 37.4 +15.1
Labour Samuel James 274 18.1 -0.1
Green Rosemary Wibberley 263 17.3 -4.1
Independent Adrian Howell 179 11.8 N/A
Independent Claire Hole 126 8.3 N/A
Independent Stephen Bush 108 7.1 N/A
Turnout 1,517 34.27 +4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Upper Culm[edit]

Upper Culm: 17 June 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Bartlett 361 44.5 +5.7
Liberal Democrats Sean Ritchie 346 42.6 +5.5
Green Adam Rich 74 9.1 N/A
Labour Fiona Hutton 31 3.8 -11.0
Turnout 812 23.94 -15
Conservative hold Swing

Cullompton South[edit]

Cullompton South: 7 April 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Buczkowski 318 47.9 +21.4
Conservative Annie Berry 279 42.0 +11.8
Labour Jason Chamberlain 67 10.1 N/A
Majority 39 5.9
Turnout 668 20.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Election Results: Lib Dems make gains across Devon". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Election 2022 dashboard".
  3. ^ "District council elections". Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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