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]

2019 Mid Devon District Council election
2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)
All 42 seats to Mid Devon District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 28 seats, 48.8% 5 seats, 10.9%
Seats won 18 12
Seat change Decrease 10 Increase 7
Popular vote 7,921 6,887
Percentage 34.1% 29.6%
Swing Decrease 14.7% Increase 18.7%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Independent Green
Last election 6 seats, 17.5% 0 seats, 5.9%
Seats won 10 2
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 2
Popular vote 3,229 2,003
Percentage 13.9% 8.6%
Swing Decrease 3.6% Increase 2.7%
Council control before election


Conservative

 Council control after election


No overall control

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

Election result
2019 Mid Devon District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 42 18 1 11 Decrease 10 42.9 34.1 7,921 –14.7
  Liberal Democrats 33 12 7 0 Increase 7 28.6 29.6 6,887 +18.7
  Independent 14 10 6 2 Increase 4 23.8 13.9 3,229 –3.6
  Green 9 2 2 0 Increase 2 4.8 8.6 2,003 +2.7
  Labour 14 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 7.1 1,651 –3.2
  UKIP 7 0 0 2 Decrease 2 0.0 5.8 1,338 +0.1
  Liberal 2 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.0 0.9 210 ±0.0

Ward Results

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Boniface
Boniface
Party 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
Bradninch
Party 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
Cadbury
Party 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
Canonsleigh
Party 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
Castle
Party 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
Clare & Shuttern
Party 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
Cranmore
Party 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
Cullompton North
Party 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
Cullompton Outer
Party 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
Cullompton South
Party 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
Halberton
Party 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
Lawrence
Party 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
Lower Culm
Party 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
Lowman
Party 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
Newbrooke
Party 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
Sandford & Creedy
Party 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
Silverton
Party 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
Taw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Daw Unopposed N/A -62.7
Turnout N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing

Taw Vale
Taw Vale
Party 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
Upper Culm
Party 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
Upper Yeo
Party 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
Way
Party 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
Westexe
Party 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
Yeo
Party 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

Castle
Castle: 6 May 2021
Party 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
Taw: 6 May 2021
Party 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
Westexe: 6 May 2021
Party 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
Upper Culm: 17 June 2021
Party 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
Cullompton South: 7 April 2022
Party 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
  1. "Election Results: Lib Dems make gains across Devon". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. "Election 2022 dashboard".
  3. "District council elections". Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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