East Devon District Council elections
Appearance
East Devon District Council in England is elected every four years. 60 councillors are elected from 30 wards since the last boundary changes in 2019.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Independent | 1973 - 1976 |
Conservative | 1976 - 1995 |
No overall control | 1995 - 1999 |
Conservative | 1999 - 2019 |
No overall control | 2019–present |
Council elections
- 1973 East Devon District Council election
- 1976 East Devon District Council election
- 1979 East Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3][4]
- 1980 East Devon District Council election
- 1982 East Devon District Council election
- 1983 East Devon District Council election
- 1984 East Devon District Council election
- 1986 East Devon District Council election
- 1987 East Devon District Council election
- 1991 East Devon District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- 1995 East Devon District Council election
- 1999 East Devon District Council election
- 2003 East Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)[6][7]
- 2007 East Devon District Council election
- 2011 East Devon District Council election
- 2015 East Devon District Council election
- 2019 East Devon District Council election
By-election results
1995-1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 405 | 53.4 | +53.4 | ||
Conservative | 316 | 41.7 | −13.4 | ||
Labour | 37 | 4.9 | −21.4 | ||
Majority | 89 | 11.7 | |||
Turnout | 758 | 51.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 373 | 51.1 | +2.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 357 | 48.9 | −10.3 | ||
Majority | 16 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 730 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 445 | 57.5 | +4.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 329 | 42.5 | +18.1 | ||
Majority | 116 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 774 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 654 | 38.6 | −1.6 | ||
Conservative | 617 | 36.4 | +3.4 | ||
Independent | 296 | 17.5 | +8.8 | ||
Labour | 128 | 7.6 | −10.5 | ||
Majority | 37 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,695 | 40.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
1999-2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 503 | 50.1 | +50.1 | ||
Conservative | 470 | 46.8 | −14.0 | ||
Labour | 31 | 3.1 | −36.1 | ||
Majority | 33 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,004 | 40.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 400 | 51.2 | +25.3 | ||
Conservative | 171 | 21.9 | −2.7 | ||
Liberal | 126 | 16.1 | −15.1 | ||
Independent | 84 | 10.8 | +10.8 | ||
Majority | 229 | 29.3 | |||
Turnout | 781 | 24.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 614 | 49.5 | +15.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 502 | 40.5 | +20.9 | ||
Labour | 124 | 10.0 | −0.8 | ||
Majority | 112 | 9.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,240 | 33.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,020 | 44.3 | +4.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 663 | 28.8 | +11.5 | ||
Independent | 312 | 13.5 | +0.0 | ||
Independent | 309 | 13.4 | +13.4 | ||
Majority | 357 | 15.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,304 | 49.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,147 | 57.6 | −5.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 702 | 35.3 | +35.3 | ||
Labour | 141 | 7.1 | −29.9 | ||
Majority | 445 | 22.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,990 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jim Knight | 1,055 | 53.3 | +21.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 925 | 46.7 | −2.1 | ||
Majority | 130 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,980 | 33.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Gibbings | 894 | 70.0 | +12.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 184 | 14.4 | −20.9 | ||
Independent | 136 | 10.6 | +10.6 | ||
Labour | 64 | 5.0 | −2.1 | ||
Majority | 709 | 55.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,279 | 29.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Boote | 522 | 55.3 | +24.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vera Howard | 208 | 22.0 | −0.2 | |
Labour | Vernon Whitlock | 137 | 14.5 | +7.7 | |
Independent | Ronald Farnham | 76 | 8.1 | −28.4 | |
Majority | 314 | 33.3 | |||
Turnout | 943 | 26.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2007-2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Buxton | 349 | 68.3 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Gleed | 162 | 31.7 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 187 | 36.6 | |||
Turnout | 511 | 31.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Marion Olive | 636 | 51.1 | +51.1 | |
Conservative | Phillip Twiss | 609 | 48.9 | −20.9 | |
Majority | 27 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,245 | 23.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Thomas | unopposed | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Burrows | 2,414 | 57.4 | +16.6 | |
Conservative | John Meakin | 1,795 | 42.6 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 619 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,209 | 70.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Council Election News". Devon Live. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ^ "East Devon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of East Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 Archived March 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ The District of East Devon (Electoral Arrangements) (Amendment) Order 1979
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1987[permanent dead link]. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ "East Devon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of East Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Statement of persons nominated" (PDF). East Devon District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ "Peter Burrows is Seaton's new District Councillor". Midweek Herald. 2010-05-09. Retrieved 2010-05-20. [dead link]