2023 West Devon Borough Council election
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All 31 seats to West Devon Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority |
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Turnout | 39.07% |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | Neil Jory[1] | Ric Cheadle | Lynn Daniel | Party | Conservative | Independent | Green | Leader's seat | Milton Ford | Buckland Monachorum | South Tawton | Last election | 16 seats, 37.9% | 11 seats, 30.7% | 2 seats, 11.8% | Seats before | 17 | 11[a] | 2 | Seats after | 11 | 10 | 5 | Seat change | 6 | 1 | 3 | Popular vote | 9,829 | 6,897 | 4,318 | Percentage | 39.60 | 27.78 | 17.40 | Swing | 1.70 | 2.92 | 5.6 | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | | | | Party | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Last election | 2 seats, 6.9% | 0 seats, 10.5%% | Seats before | 1 | 0 | Seats after | 4 | 1 | Seat change | 2 | 1 | Popular vote | 2,626 | 1,024 | Percentage | 10.58 | 4.13 | Swing | 3.68 | 7.27 | |
Winner of each seat at the 2023 West Devon Borough Council election |
Leader before election Neil Jory Conservative | Leader after election Mandy Ewings Independent No overall control | |
The 2023 West Devon Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect members of West Devon Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.[2] The election for Burrator ward was delayed until 15 June 2023 following the death of one of the original candidates.
Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. The election saw the council go under no overall control.[3] The independent councillors, Greens, Liberal Democrats and Labour formed a coalition called the "West Devon Alliance" which took control, with independent councillor Mandy Ewings being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 30 May 2023.[4]
Result
The overall results were as follows:[5]
Election result
2019 West Devon Borough Council election |
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 29 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 35.48 | 39.60 | 9,829 | 1.70 |
| Independent | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 32.26 | 27.78 | 6,897 | 2.92 |
| Green | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16.13 | 17.40 | 4,318 | 5.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6.45 | 10.58 | 2,626 | 3.68 |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.23 | 4.13 | 1,024 | 7.27 |
| Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.52 | 130 | N/A |
Results by Ward
The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[6]
Bere Ferrers
Bere Ferrers (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Isabel Angela Saxby | 757 | 59.65 | +32.9 |
| Conservative | Angela Blackman * | 478 | 37.67 | N/A |
| Conservative | Peter Edward Crozier * | 453 | 35.70 | -3.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Richard Reed | 399 | 31.44 | -9.7 |
Turnout | 1269 | 43.94 | |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bridestowe
Bridestowe (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Caroline Marie Mott * | 507 | 56.02 | -6.8 |
| Conservative | Terry Southcott * | 463 | 51.16 | -5.1 |
| Green | Patrick John Jeffery | 401 | 44.31 | N/A |
Turnout | 916 | 35.56 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Buckland Monachorum
Buckland Monachorum (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Ric Cheadle * | 873 | 68.85 | +9.5 |
| Independent | Alastair Clark Cunningham | 498 | 39.28 | N/A |
| Conservative | Philip Richard Saunders | 409 | 32.26 | -2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ashley-Ross Christopher West | 334 | 26.34 | +9.1 |
Turnout | 1277 | 41.99 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent gain from Green | Swing | | |
Burrator
The election in Burrator ward was delayed until 15 June 2023 following the death of Green Party candidate Neil Jameson.[7]
Burrator (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Viney | 510 | 56.23 | +56.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Paul West | 401 | 44.21 | N/A |
| Conservative | Diana Elizabeth Moyse* | 275 | 30.32 | +30.3 |
| Conservative | Felix Davies | 221 | 24.37 | N/A |
| Green | Dave Miller | 166 | 18.30 | N/A |
| Labour | John Edward Churchley | 101 | 11.14 | N/A |
| Green | Sam North | 76 | 8.38 | N/A |
Turnout | 907 | 31.97 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Chagford
Chagford (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Jane Elliott * | 485 | 65.28 | +16.8 |
| Conservative | Nicky Heyworth | 258 | 34.72 | -16.8 |
Turnout | 754 | 58.68 | |
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Dartmoor
Dartmoor (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Mark Christian Renders * | 404 | 74.27 | -4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Holly Greenberry-Pullen | 140 | 25.73 | N/A |
Turnout | 547 | 38.55 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Drewsteignton
Drewsteignton (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Steven William Guthrie | 292 | 51.14 | +12.6 |
| Conservative | Paul James Ridgers* | 279 | 48.86 | -2.5 |
Turnout | 573 | 42.63 | |
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Exbourne
Exbourne (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Louise Sacha Watts | 613 | 50.54 | -3.7 |
| Conservative | Mike Casbolt | 575 | 47.40 | -2.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christian Martin | 541 | 44.60 | N/A |
| Green | Judy Sara Marguerita Maciejowska | 435 | 35.86 | -4.6 |
Turnout | 1226 | 37.50 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hatherleigh
Hatherleigh (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Patrick John Derek Kimber * | 579 | 68.85 | +68.85 |
| Conservative | Samantha Jane Wakeham | 430 | 51.13 | +51.13 |
| Green | Andrew Robert Pratt | 289 | 34.36 | N/A |
Turnout | 847 | 33.60 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Mary Tavy
Mary Tavy (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Robert John Oxborough | 240 | 41.45 | N/A |
| Conservative | Jonathan Stanley Gilpin | 127 | 21.93 | -13.7 |
| Independent | Dave Herbert | 113 | 19.52 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Gordon Lynn Brown | 99 | 17.10 | N/A |
Turnout | 586 | 44.63 | |
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Milton Ford
Milton Ford (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Neil Jory * | Unopposed | N/A | -66.9 |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Okehampton North
Okehampton North (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Tony Leech * | 695 | 50.44 | -12.3 |
| Conservative | Kevin Ball * | 548 | 39.77 | -1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | George Herbert Dexter | 428 | 31.06 | N/A |
| Conservative | Lois Esther Samuel | 425 | 30.84 | -12.0 |
| Green | Colin James Trier | 370 | 26.85 | N/A |
| Conservative | Peter Cecil Eastment | 312 | 22.64 | -7.3 |
| Independent | Deborah Judith Sanger | 310 | 22.50 | N/A |
| Labour | Finley Lewis Reece Morris | 267 | 19.38 | -12.8 |
Turnout | 1387 | 32.29 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Okehampton South
Okehampton South (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Paul Richard Vachon * | 433 | 53.46 | +5.6 |
| Green | Malcolm William Calder | 417 | 51.48 | +15.4 |
| Conservative | Julie Veronica Yelland * | 368 | 45.43 | +7.6 |
| Conservative | Clare Mary Gerardine Kemp | 194 | 23.95 | -2.2 |
Turnout | 810 | 28.59 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
South Tawton
South Tawton (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Lynn Christine Daniel * | 476 | 68.20 | +7.0 |
| Conservative | Simon John Powell | 222 | 31.80 | -7.0 |
Turnout | 705 | 45.78 | |
| Green hold | Swing | +7.0 | |
Tamarside
Tamarside (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Chris Edmonds * | 313 | 64.01 | -9.4 |
| Green | Matthew Paul Faith | 141 | 28.83 | N/A |
| Reform UK | Lawrence Grose | 35 | 7.16 | N/A |
Turnout | 492 | 34.26 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -8.0 | |
Tavistock North
Tavistock North (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Jeff Moody * | 822 | 57.08 | -3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pete Squire | 685 | 47.57 | +24.0 |
| Green | Terry Vincent Wheeler | 540 | 37.50 | N/A |
| Independent | Michael Arthur Fife Cook | 505 | 35.07 | N/A |
| Conservative | David Edward Turnbull * | 414 | 28.75 | +10.0 |
| Conservative | Judy Ann Hughes | 333 | 23.13 | +4.7 |
| Conservative | John Nicholas Gray | 268 | 18.61 | N/A |
| Reform UK | Brian Anthony Arden Trew | 95 | 6.60 | N/A |
Turnout | 1442 | 35.67 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Green gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Tavistock South East
Tavistock South East (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Adam Duncan Bridgewater | 734 | 60.36 | N/A |
| Conservative | Debo Sellis * | 604 | 49.67 | -0.1 |
| Green | Amy St. Clair Hookway | 472 | 38.82 | +9.8 |
| Conservative | Richard Ivor John Phillips | 378 | 31.09 | -0.1 |
Turnout | 1224 | 42.44 | |
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tavistock South West
Tavistock South West (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Anne Johnson | 662 | 77.07 | N/A |
| Independent | Mandy Victoria Louise Ewings * | 608 | 70.78 | +18.7 |
| Conservative | Andy Nelson | 157 | 18.28 | +0.7 |
| Conservative | Candy Gynn-Martin | 122 | 14.20 | -2.6 |
Turnout | 860 | 29.07 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Changes 2023–2027
Tavistock North by-election, 22 June 2023 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Ursula Forhan Mann | 233 | 25.49 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Holly Greenbury-Pullen | 233 | 25.49 | -22.1 |
| Green | Annabel Judith Martn | 215 | 23.52 | -14.0 |
| Conservative | Judy Ann Hughes | 176 | 19.26 | -3.9 |
| Labour | Uwem Eno Udo | 57 | 6.24 | N/A |
Turnout | 914 | 22.68 | -12.99 |
| Independent gain from Green | Swing | | |
The Tavistock North by-election was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Terry Wheeler.[8] The Independent and Liberal Democrat candidates won the same number of votes, but the Independent was elected on the drawing of lots.[9]
Tavistock North by-election, 2 May 2024[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Holly Greenbury-Pullen | 387 | 28.1 | -19.5 |
| Conservative | Judy Ann Hughes | 348 | 25.2 | +2.1 |
| Green | Sara Louise Wood | 289 | 21.0 | -16.5 |
| Labour | Uwem Eno Udo | 195 | 14.1 | N/A |
| Independent | Michael Fife Cook | 160 | 11.6 | -23.5 |
Turnout | 1,379 | 33.78 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
By-election triggered by resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Pete Squire.[11]
References
- ^ Of the 11 independent councillors before the election, 9 formed the "West Devon Alliance" with the Liberal Democrats and Greens, led by Ric Cheadle, the other 2 independents were not aligned to any group.
- ^ "Councillors by political party". West Devon Borough Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections 2023: Voters across Devon to elect new councils in May | BBC". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: Conservatives lose West Devon majority". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "New mayor and leader at West Devon Borough Council". Okehampton Times. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "West Devon election result". BBC News. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Borough Council election results". West Devon Borough Council. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "West Devon Borough Council poll for the Burrator Ward to be rearranged due to candidate death". Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Pitt, Sarah (19 May 2023). "Green councillor resigns after losing home". Tavistock Times Gazette. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Independent councillor wins by drawing lots after by-election is dead heat!". Tavistock Times Gazette. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Pitt, Sarah (3 May 2024). "West Devon Borough Council by-election: Lib Dem win in Tavistock North Ward". Tavistock Today. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Boothroyd, David (15 March 2024). "The dream shall never Dye". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 10 May 2024.