South Hams council election, 2023
Most seats
19
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
31
across 20 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 19 | +9 | 19,931 | 43.2% | +12.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 7 | -9 | 14,359 | 31.1% | -7.0 |
| Green Party | 3 | +0 | 5,733 | 12.4% | +0.2 |
| Labour Party | 1 | +1 | 3,521 | 7.6% | -6.3 |
| Independent | 1 | -1 | 2,298 | 5.0% | -0.1 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0 | +0 | 149 | 0.3% | — |
| Heritage Party | 0 | +0 | 128 | 0.3% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 31 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 30 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 27 | |
| Green Party | 14 | |
| Labour Party | 7 | |
| Independent | 4 | |
| Heritage Party | 2 | |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 31 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Allington & Strete
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Laurel Lawford Elected | 628 | 55.7% | +17.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Foss | 412 | 36.5% | -6.3 |
| Green Party | Joseph William Waters | 88 | 7.8% | -7.2 |
| Majority | 216 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,128 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Bickleigh & Cornwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Michael Oram Elected | 435 | 54.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Barrie Michael Spencer | 357 | 45.1% | -31.0 |
| Majority | 78 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 792 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Blackawton & Stoke Fleming
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Simon John Rake Elected | 527 | 56.7% | +10.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Helen Reeve | 402 | 43.3% | -4.1 |
| Majority | 125 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 929 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Charterlands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bernard Taylor Elected | 523 | 50.7% | -1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan John Kirk | 509 | 49.3% | +17.0 |
| Majority | 14 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,032 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Dartington & Staverton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Jacqi Hodgson Elected | 740 | 72.3% | -9.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jeremy Philip Luck | 154 | 15.1% | -3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Madeleine Pannell | 129 | 12.6% | — |
| Majority | 586 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,023 | |||
Green Party hold
Dartmouth & East Dart 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Ben Cooper Elected | 1,235 | 66.7% | +30.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jonathan Denis Hawkins Elected | 1,135 | 61.3% | -3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ged Yardy Elected | 1,121 | 60.5% | +20.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Hilary Bastone | 930 | 50.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rose Rowe | 836 | 45.1% | — |
| Independent | Kim Sturgess | 299 | 16.1% | -6.1 |
| Majority | 191 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,852 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Ermington & Ugborough
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Dewynter Elected | 534 | 57.0% | +37.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Hosking | 298 | 31.8% | -27.1 |
| Green Party | Meirion Jones | 105 | 11.2% | — |
| Majority | 236 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 937 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Ivybridge East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Victor James Abbott Elected | 755 | 57.9% | +3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Steele Elected | 596 | 45.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Karen Ann Pringle | 412 | 31.6% | -22.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Helen Margaret Louise Millman | 342 | 26.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Dave Trigger | 218 | 16.7% | -28.1 |
| Green Party | Alice Hilary Jones | 183 | 14.0% | — |
| Green Party | Richard Michael Hoyland | 100 | 7.7% | — |
| Majority | 184 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,303 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
Ivybridge West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nadine Dommett Elected | 882 | 60.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Pablo Munoz Elected | 810 | 55.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lance Peter Austen | 438 | 29.9% | -20.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stanley Murphy | 304 | 20.7% | — |
| Green Party | Nick Hart-Williams | 184 | 12.6% | -29.0 |
| Green Party | Alastair William Henderson | 164 | 11.2% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Tony Rea | 149 | 10.2% | +2.1 |
| Majority | 372 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,466 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Kingsbridge 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Denise O'Callaghan Elected | 1,011 | 71.4% | +17.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Susie Jackson Elected | 907 | 64.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Helen Ruth Baker | 584 | 41.2% | +3.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Thomas Greaves | 331 | 23.4% | — |
| Majority | 323 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,416 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Bonham Elected | 487 | 58.2% | +11.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul William Holmes | 260 | 31.1% | -8.5 |
| Labour Party | Paul Furlong | 90 | 10.8% | -2.7 |
| Majority | 227 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 837 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Marldon & Littlehempston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Samantha Penfold Elected | 355 | 44.7% | +21.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Smith | 262 | 33.0% | +18.9 |
| Green Party | David John Bradbury | 178 | 22.4% | +8.3 |
| Majority | 93 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 795 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent
Newton & Yealmpton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Thomas Elected | 1,433 | 82.0% | +14.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Edie Elected | 1,225 | 70.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Carson | 580 | 33.2% | -0.4 |
| Labour Party | Peter Gold | 259 | 14.8% | +6.3 |
| Majority | 645 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,748 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Salcombe & Thurlestone 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mark Leonard Christopher Long Elected | 1,160 | 72.0% | -4.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Samantha Dennis Elected | 618 | 38.3% | -8.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jim Heaven | 513 | 31.8% | — |
| Independent | Nikki Turton | 446 | 27.7% | — |
| Green Party | Lewis John Worrall | 257 | 15.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Christopher Kerr | 229 | 14.2% | -7.2 |
| Majority | 105 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,612 | |||
Independent hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
South Brent 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Guy Pannell Elected | 1,168 | 62.0% | +25.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Christopher Hancock Elected | 1,013 | 53.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Smerdon | 685 | 36.4% | -0.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lister Bass | 533 | 28.3% | — |
| Green Party | Steve Nayar | 370 | 19.6% | -1.1 |
| Majority | 328 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,884 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats hold
Stokenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Brazil Elected | 712 | 73.9% | +6.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Josh Gardner | 193 | 20.0% | -9.1 |
| Green Party | Lucy Caroline Fleming | 58 | 6.0% | — |
| Majority | 519 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 963 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Totnes 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Birch Elected | 1,490 | 53.4% | +4.9 |
| Green Party | Georgina Mary Allen Elected | 1,433 | 51.4% | +5.4 |
| Green Party | Anna Presswell Elected | 971 | 34.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Malcolm Anderson | 948 | 34.0% | — |
| Green Party | John Stewart Cummings | 902 | 32.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Anthony Lloyd | 799 | 28.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Jill Hannam | 482 | 17.3% | -5.0 |
| Independent | Jo Sweett | 393 | 14.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard O'Connell | 310 | 11.1% | -1.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Helena Penfold | 264 | 9.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jamie Rogers | 251 | 9.0% | — |
| Heritage Party | Jason Liosatos | 72 | 2.6% | — |
| Heritage Party | Becca Collings | 56 | 2.0% | — |
| Majority | 23 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,790 | |||
Green Party hold · Liberal Democrats hold
Wembury & Brixton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julie Carson Elected | 733 | 47.5% | -12.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alison Nix Elected | 718 | 46.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Steve Oliver | 657 | 42.6% | +27.9 |
| Labour Party | Denis Parsons | 580 | 37.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Blake | 400 | 25.9% | +6.6 |
| Majority | 61 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,544 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
West Dart
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John McKay Elected | 699 | 65.9% | +1.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stuart Greaves | 362 | 34.1% | -1.7 |
| Majority | 337 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,061 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Woolwell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nicky Hopwood Elected | 526 | 70.3% | -15.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Susanne Hutson | 222 | 29.7% | — |
| Majority | 304 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 748 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold