2019 Mid Devon District Council election
(Redirected from Draft:2019 Mid Devon District Council election)
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]
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 42 seats to Mid Devon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
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
editElection result
edit2019 Mid Devon District Council election | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 42 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 42.9 | 34.1 | 7,921 | –14.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 33 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 | 29.6 | 6,887 | +18.7 | |
Independent | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23.8 | 13.9 | 3,229 | –3.6 | |
Green | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 2,003 | +2.7 | |
Labour | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 1,651 | –3.2 | ||
UKIP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 1,338 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 210 | ±0.0 |
Ward Results
editBoniface
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Daw | Unopposed | N/A | −62.7 | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Taw Vale
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editCastle
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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- ^ "Election Results: Lib Dems make gains across Devon". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Election 2022 dashboard".
- ^ "District council elections". Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.