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.
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All 31 seats to West Devon Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2023 West Devon Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editThe overall results were as follows:[5]
Election result
edit2019 West Devon Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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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
editThe results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[6]
Bere Ferrers
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editThe election in Burrator ward was delayed until 15 June 2023 following the death of Green Party candidate Neil Jameson.[7]
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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Jory * | Unopposed | N/A | −66.9 | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Okehampton North
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | 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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
edit- ^ 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.