Devon County Council elections are held every four years in order to elect the members of Devon County Council. Since the last boundary changes in 2017 the council has comprised 60 councillors, representing 58 electoral divisions.[1] Since 1998, Plymouth and Torbay have been unitary authorities, making them independent of Devon County Council.[2]

Council elections

County result maps

By-election results

1993-1997

Plymstock Radford By-Election 7 November 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 796 37.9
Labour 659 32.5
Liberal Democrats 599 29.5
Majority 110 5.4
Turnout 2,054 24.3
Conservative hold Swing

1997-2001

Honickeknowle By-Election 7 August 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,339 61.7 -16.5
Conservative 414 19.1 -2.8
Liberal Democrats 345 15.9 +15.9
72 3.3 +3.3
Majority 925 42.6
Turnout 2,170 23.0
Labour hold Swing
Exwick and Cowick By-Election 10 December 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,036 59.4 +10.3
Conservative 336 19.3 -7.0
Liberal Democrats 282 16.2 -2.7
Liberal 90 5.2 -0.5
Majority 700 40.1
Turnout 1,744
Labour hold Swing
Ilfracombe By-Election 19 February 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,163 45.5 +27.5
Liberal Democrats 700 27.4 -3.9
Labour 695 27.3 +15.9
Majority 463 18.1
Turnout 2,558 32.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Bradnich and Creedy By-Election 31 March 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,811 51.0 +7.7
Liberal Democrats 1,505 42.4 +4.6
Labour 150 4.2 -5.4
Liberal 82 2.3 -6.9
Majority 306 8.6
Turnout 3,548 40.0
Conservative hold Swing
Dawlish By-Election 28 October 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,344 46.2 +7.8
Liberal Democrats 1,291 44.3 +1.4
Labour 277 9.5 -9.3
Majority 53 1.9
Turnout 2,912 29.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2001-2005

Ilfracombe By-Election 27 November 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 756 39.0 +7.9
Conservative 686 35.4 -2.6
Independent 318 16.4 +8.9
Independent 178 9.2 +4.2
Majority 70 3.6
Turnout 1,938 23.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Exeter St Davids and Pennsylvania By-Election 26 February 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Hobden 1,330 41.3 +7.3
Conservative Jeffrey Coates 1,090 33.8 +3.0
Labour Lesley Robson 452 14.0 -13.0
Independent Sylvia Hardy 351 10.9 +10.9
Majority 240 7.5
Turnout 3,223 26.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2005-2009

Yealmpton By-Election 2 March 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Mumford 1,530 49.5 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Keith Baldry 1,421 46.0 +3.1
Labour David Trigger 140 4.5 +4.5
Majority 109 3.5
Turnout 3,091 35.9
Conservative hold Swing
Alphington and Cowick By-Election 13 July 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Vanessa Newcombe 1,265 39.3 -4.5
Conservative Margaret Baldwin 1,211 37.6 +17.8
Labour Allan Hart 568 17.7 -8.7
Green Andrew Bell 174 5.4 +0.8
Majority 54 1.7
Turnout 3,218 30.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Exminster and Kenton By-Election 27 November 2008[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Connett 1,969 62.5 +12.1
Conservative Francine Tullis 1,182 37.5 +0.4
Majority 787 25.0
Turnout 3,151 42.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2013-2017

Yealmpton by-election 22 May 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Hosking 2,493 57.9 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Brian Blake 1,028 23.9 +6.2
Labour David Trigger 706 16.4 +16.4
Majority 1,465 34.0 +1.8
Turnout 4,307 47.6 +11.8
Conservative hold Swing

2017-2021

Heavitree and Whipton Barton by-election 24 October 2019[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Greg Sheldon 1032 31.9 -19%
Conservative John Harvey 992 30.7 -1%
Liberal Democrats Rowena Squires 576 17.8 +11%
Green Lizzie Woodman 563 17.4 +11%
For Britain Frankie Rufolo 70 2.2 +2.2%
Majority 40 1.2% -18.7%
Turnout 3,248 30.6 -10.4%
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ a b "The Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2016", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2016/657, retrieved 29 July 2023
  2. ^ "The Devon (City of Plymouth and Borough of Torbay)(Structural Change) Order 1996", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1996/1865, retrieved 29 July 2023
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Exminster and Kenton Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Devon County Council Elections 2005" (PDF). devon.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Yealmpton by-election 22 May 2014". Devon County Council. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Heavitree and Whipton Barton by-election 24 October 2019". Exeter City Council.

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