Mid Devon District Council elections

Mid Devon District Council elections are held every four years to elect Mid Devon District Council in Devon, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 42 councillors, representing 22 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.^[1]

Council elections

1973 Tiverton District Council election
1976 Tiverton District Council election
1979 Mid Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1983 Mid Devon District Council election
1987 Mid Devon District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1991 Mid Devon District Council election
1995 Mid Devon District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
1999 Mid Devon District Council election
2003 Mid Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)^[5]^[6]
2007 Mid Devon District Council election
2011 Mid Devon District Council election
2015 Mid Devon District Council election
2019 Mid Devon District Council election
2023 Mid Devon District Council election

By-election results

1995–1999

Canonsley By-Election 11 July 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	249	37.5
	Independent	182	27.4
	Independent	132	20.0
	Labour	100	15.1
Majority		67	10.1
Turnout		663
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Shuttern By-Election 25 September 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	351	48.5	+3.3
	Conservative	343	47.4	+47.4
	Independent	29	4.0	+4.0
Majority		8	1.1
Turnout		723
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Bradninch By-Election 22 January 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	400	55.2	−10.2
	Conservative	306	42.2	+20.3
	Labour	19	2.6	−10.2
Majority		94	13.0
Turnout		725	52.6
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

1999–2003

Castle Tiverton By-Election 26 July 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	471	48.5	+48.5
	Liberal Democrats	376	38.7	−40.4
	Labour	124	12.8	−8.1
Majority		95	9.8
Turnout		971	33.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

2003–2007

Cullompton South By-Election 1 July 2004^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clive Francis	255	38.8	+38.8
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Wilson	219	33.3	−5.2
	Independent	Raymond Weinstein	101	15.4
	Independent	Christopher Sanderson	82	12.5
Majority			36	5.5
Turnout			657	24.2
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Yeo By-Election 22 June 2006^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maximilian Cook	565	59.7	−4.1
	Conservative	Peter Hare-Scott	382	40.3	+4.1
Majority			183	19.4
Turnout			947	38.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2007–2011

Lower Culm By-Election 21 June 2007
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	422	43.7	+43.7
	Liberal Democrats	287	29.7	+8.0
	Independent	181	18.8	−35.4
	UKIP	75	7.8	+7.8
Majority		135	14.0
Turnout		965	22.1
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

Yeo By-Election 25 February 2010^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Coren	714	59.4	+26.4
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Heal	489	40.6	−26.4
Majority			225	18.8
Turnout			1,203	45.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2011–2015

Clare and Shuttern By-Election 15 December 2011^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Polly Colthorpe	385	63.6	+4.1
	Independent	Terry Knagg	166	27.4	−13.1
	UKIP	Tony McIntyre	54	8.9	+8.9
Majority			219	36.2
Turnout			605
	Conservative hold		Swing

Way By-Election 26 September 2013^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cathryn Heal	189	48.0	−25.9
	Liberal Democrats	Judi Binks	130	33.0	+33.0
	UKIP	Bob Edwards	60	15.2	+15.2
	Independent	John Jordan	15	3.8	+3.8
Majority			59	15.0
Turnout			394
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015–2019

Westexe By-Election 14 September 2017^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Bush	279	36.4	+6.6
	Independent	Gerald Luxton	179	23.4	+4.7
	Labour	Alison Mitchell	164	21.4	+9.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Whiteway	144	18.8	+18.8
Majority			100	13.1
Turnout			766
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

Cranmore By-Election 7 June 2018^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lance Kennedy	479	45.1	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Les Cruwys	346	32.5	+32.5
	Labour	Steve Bush	238	22.4	−0.1
Majority			133	12.5
Turnout			1,063
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019–2023

Castle By-Election 6 May 2021^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Slade	513	40.8	+14.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Wulff	319	25.4	−7.6
	Labour	Richard Cornley	213	16.9	−7.3
	Independent	Jason Lejeune	213	16.9	+16.9
Majority			194	15.4
Turnout			1,258
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Taw By-Election 6 May 2021^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Heal	418	64.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Wooding	234	35.9	N/A
Majority			184	28.2
Turnout			652
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westexe By-Election 6 May 2021^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Pugh	567	37.4	+20.0
	Labour	Samuel James	274	18.1	+3.9
	Green	Rosie Wibberley	263	17.3	+0.6
	Independent	Adrian Howell	179	11.8	+11.8
	Independent	Claire Hole	126	8.3	+8.3
	Independent	Stephen Bush	108	7.1	+7.1
Majority			293	19.3
Turnout			1,517
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Upper Culm By-Election 17 June 2021^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Bartlett	361	44.5	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sean Ritchie	346	42.6	−7.2
	Green	Adam Rich	74	9.1	+9.1
	Labour	Fiona Hutton	31	3.8	−10.0
Majority			15	1.8
Turnout			812
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cullompton South By-Election 7 April 2022^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Buczkowski	318	47.9	+26.2
	Conservative	Rosemary Berry	279	42.0	+9.2
	Labour	Jason Chamberlain	67	10.1	+10.1
Majority			39	5.9
Turnout			664
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

2023–2027

Upper Yeo and Taw By-Election 7 March 2024^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Alex White	405	52.2
	Conservative	Peter Heal	226	29.1
	Labour	Hayden Sharp	91	11.7
	Green	Mark Scotland	54	7.0
Majority			179	23.1
Turnout			776
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Tiverton Westexe By-Election 20 June 2024^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Stirling	431	45.4
	Conservative	Paul Osman	248	26.1
	Independent	Jason Lejeune	182	19.2
	Green	Laura Buchanan	88	9.3
Majority			183	19.3
Turnout			949
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

^ "The Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/889, retrieved 30 July 2023
^ The District of Tiverton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
^ The Mid Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge (Areas) Order 1985
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Mid Devon, Torridge and West Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Tories gain in first poll since June 10". guardian.co.uk. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
^ "Labour regains control of Plymouth city council". guardian.co.uk. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
^ "Lib Dems and Tories gain as Labour vote slips". The Independent. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Clare and Shuttern Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Way Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Westexe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cranmore Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Castle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Taw Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Westexe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Upper Culm Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cullompton South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Upper Yeo and Taw Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tiverton Westexe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

By-election results

External links

Mid Devon District Council

[1] "The Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/889, retrieved 30 July 2023

[2] The District of Tiverton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977

[3] The Mid Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge (Areas) Order 1985

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Mid Devon, Torridge and West Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

[change-5] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 February 2010.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[first-7] "Tories gain in first poll since June 10". guardian.co.uk. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2010.

[regains-8] "Labour regains control of Plymouth city council". guardian.co.uk. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2010.

[gain-9] "Lib Dems and Tories gain as Labour vote slips". The Independent. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Clare and Shuttern Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Way Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Westexe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Cranmore Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Castle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Taw Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Westexe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Upper Culm Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Cullompton South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Upper Yeo and Taw Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

[20] "Local Elections Archive Project — Tiverton Westexe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

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