2009 Devon County Council election

An election to Devon County Council took place on 7 May 2009 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections. The elections had been delayed from 7 May, to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. 62 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 2005. No elections were held in Plymouth and Torbay, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.

2009 Devon County Council election
7 May 2009
All 62 seats to Devon County Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election 23 seats, 37.7% 33 seats, 38.0% 4 seats, 12.1%
Seats won 41 14 4
Seat change Increase18 Decrease19 Steady
Popular vote 106,411 75,815 15,339
Percentage 41.9% 29.9% 6.1%
Swing Increase4.2% Decrease8.1% Decrease6.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Green
Last election 2 seats, 4.3% 0 seats, 2.5%
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Steady Increase1
Popular vote 11,768 17,290
Percentage 4.6% 6.8%
Swing Increase0.3% Increase4.3%
Mapped results by ward
Council control before election

Liberal Democrat

 Council control after election

Conservative

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2009 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[1] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[2]

Summary

The election saw the Liberal Democrats lose control of the council to the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats were reduced to the second largest party and hence the official opposition. Devon was one of 2 county councils controlled by the Liberal Democrats, the other being Somerset County Council, both were lost to the Conservative Party.

Results
Devon County Council election, 2009[3][4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 41 19 1 Increase18 66.1 41.9 106,411 Increase4.2
  Liberal Democrats 14 0 19 Decrease19 22.6 29.9 75,815 Decrease8.1
  Labour 4 0 0 0 6.5 6.1 15,339 Decrease6.0
  Independent 2 1 1 0 3.2 4.6 11,768 Increase0.9
  Green 1 1 0 Increase1 1.6 6.8 17,290 Increase4.3
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 9.0 22,809 Increase4.9
  Liberal 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.0 2,440 Decrease0.1
  BNP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.5 1,385 New
  Communist 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 74 New

References
  1. "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. "Devon council". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  4. "Devon County Council Elections 2009". Devon County Council. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.

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