North Devon District Council elections

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North Devon Council in Devon, England is elected every four years.

Council elections[edit]

The political composition of the council has been as follows:

Date Conservative +/- Liberal Democrat +/- Independent +/- UKIP +/- Green Party +/- Control
1999[1] 5 26 13 0 0 = Liberal Democrat
2003[2] 10 +5 22 -4 10 -2 1 +1 0 = Liberal Democrat
2007[n 1][3] 22 +12 17 -5 4 -7 0 = 0 = Conservative
2011[4] 18 -4 14 -3 11 +7 0 0 = NOC
2015[5] 19 +1 12 -2 11 = 1 +1 0 = NOC
2019[6] 12 -7 21 +9 7 -4 0 -1 2 +2 Liberal Democrat
2023 7 -5 22 +1 10 +3 0 - 3 +1 Liberal Democrat

District result maps[edit]

  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map
  • 2019 results map
    2019 results map
  • 2023 results map
    2023 results map

By-election results[edit]

1995-1999[edit]

Yeo By-Election 10 April 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 591 73.8
Conservative 131 16.4
Labour 78 9.8
Majority 460 57.4
Turnout 800
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ilfracombe Central By-Election 19 February 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 280 32.2 -6.6
Independent 220 25.3 +2.2
Labour 189 21.7 +21.7
Conservative 180 20.7 +20.7
Majority 60 6.9
Turnout 869 32.0
Independent hold Swing

1999-2003[edit]

Yeo By-Election 13 September 2001[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Haywood 255 57.3 +1.7
Independent Alfred Dibble 123 27.6 -3.4
Conservative John Knill 67 15.1 +1.7
Majority 132 29.7
Turnout 445 18.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2003-2007[edit]

Georgeham & Mortehoe By-Election 14 July 2005[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Derrick Spear 384 43.5 -7.1
Conservative Douglas Green 378 42.8 -6.6
Green Michael Harrison 121 13.7 +13.7
Majority 6 0.7
Turnout 883 28.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Forches & Whiddon Valley By-Election 15 September 2005[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Carter 307 62.5 +27.0
Conservative Simon Harvey 120 24.4 +4.5
Green Earl Bramley-Howard 35 7.1 +7.1
Independent Charles Piper 29 5.9 -38.7
Majority 187 38.1
Turnout 491 15.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2007-2011[edit]

Witheridge By-Election 25 October 2007[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Yabsley 448 58.5 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Kate Palmer 318 41.5 +0.2
Majority 130 17.0
Turnout 766 42.0
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015[edit]

Fremington By-Election 11 August 2011[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Christopher Turner 501 46.9
Conservative John Gill 308 28.8 +16.2
Independent Anthony Wood 196 18.3
Green Neil Basil 64 6.0 +6.0
Majority 193 18.1
Turnout 1,069 30.0 -24.0
Independent hold Swing

2015-2019[edit]

Braunton East By-Election 2 November 2017[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Derrick Spear 459 37.1 +3.0
Green Brad Bunyard 387 31.3 +10.5
Conservative Felix Milton 225 18.2 -17.5
Labour Mark Cann 165 13.3 +6.3
Majority 72 5.8
Turnout 1,236
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Newport By-Election 7 December 2017[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Leaver 390 38.8 +7.1
Conservative Martin Kennaugh 373 37.1 -2.9
Green Ricky Knight 159 15.8 -12.6
Labour Siobhan Strode 83 8.3 +8.3
Majority 17 1.7
Turnout 1,005
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Fremington By-Election 28 June 2018[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jayne Mackie 577 50.8 +50.8
Conservative Jim Pilkington 356 31.3 +12.8
Liberal Democrats Graham Lofthouse 119 10.5 +10.5
Labour Blake Ladley 65 5.7 +5.7
Green Lou Goodger 19 1.7 -8.0
Majority 221 19.5
Turnout 1,136
Independent hold Swing

2019-2023[edit]

Landkey By-Election 8 December 2022[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Victoria Nel 374 42.7 +7.4
Conservative David Hoare 237 27.1 -14.4
Green Mark Haworth-Booth 228 26.1 +10.6
Labour Nicholas Agnew 36 4.1 -3.6
Majority 137 15.7
Turnout 875
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ UKIP member resigned from the party and sat as an independent.

External links[edit]

  1. ^ "North Devon District - Full Election 1999". North Devon District Council. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ^ "North Devon District - Full Election 2003". North Devon District Council. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ "North Devon District - Full Election 2007". North Devon District Council. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. ^ "North Devon District - Full Election 2011". North Devon District Council. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. ^ "North Devon District - Full Election 2015". North Devon District Council. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  6. ^ "North Devon District - Full Election 2019". North Devon District Council. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. ^ The District of North Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  8. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  9. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of North Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  10. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The North Devon (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  11. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The North Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Local success cheers new Tory team". guardian.co.uk. 14 September 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  13. ^ "North Devon District Council - Georgeham & Mortehoe Ward By-Election 14th July 2005". North Devon Council. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  14. ^ "North Devon District Council - Forches & Whiddon Valley Ward By-Election 15th September 2005". North Devon Council. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  15. ^ "Witheridge Ward By-Election - 25th October 2007". North Devon Council. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  16. ^ Keeble, Andy (12 August 2011). "By-election results come in". North Devon Gazette. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  17. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Braunton East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newport Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Fremington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Landkey Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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