Torridge council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 15 wards · 34 seats contested

Most seats
17
Independent
Seats contested
34
across 15 wards
Turnout
36.3%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Independent 17 — 12,431 35.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 10 — 10,310 29.2% —
Labour Party 3 — 4,238 12.0% —
Liberal Democrats 2 — 3,848 10.9% —
Green Party 2 — 3,151 8.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 1,369 3.9% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 34
Independent 28
Conservative and Unionist Party 27
Labour Party 19
Liberal Democrats 11
Green Party 7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 6

A party standing a full slate could field 34 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.

Appledore 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Leonard Spencer Ford Elected 410 39.9% —
Green Party Peter Graham Hames Elected 391 38.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Eastman 379 36.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Kenny Davis 285 27.8% —
Liberal Democrats David Chalmers 254 24.7% —
Independent Barry Mortimer Edwards 207 20.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jim Jackson 128 12.5% —
Majority12
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,027

Bideford East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Jude Gubb Elected 407 43.6% —
Labour Party Ruth Craigie Elected 330 35.3% —
Independent Jamie McKenzie Elected 266 28.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Hellyer 255 27.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Joan Hellyer 249 26.7% —
Labour Party Anne Brenton 234 25.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Gaston Amedee Dezart 215 23.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Oliver Clement Sherborne 187 20.0% —
Green Party Gregory De Freyne-Martin 183 19.6% —
Independent Pauline Davies 174 18.6% —
Labour Party Theo Plowman 167 17.9% —
Liberal Democrats Nikki Kennelly 136 14.6% —
Majority11
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)934

Bideford North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Peter Stuart Christie Elected 861 61.5% —
Independent Doug Bushby Elected 641 45.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dermot McGeough Elected 615 44.0% —
Independent Joel Alexander Herron 320 22.9% —
Labour Party Rose Arno 304 21.7% —
Liberal Democrats Trevor Johns 301 21.5% —
Independent Ashley Tyron Andrew Cole 300 21.4% —
Labour Party Michael James 265 18.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Morgan Daniel Fletcher 242 17.3% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Potts 182 13.0% —
Labour Party Jason Walter Noble 167 11.9% —
Majority295
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,399

Bideford South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David George Brenton Elected 206 36.5% —
Labour Party Shirley Langford Elected 206 36.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon George Inch 198 35.1% —
Independent Peter James Lawrence 176 31.2% —
Independent Bob Wootton 153 27.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Adam Conabere 111 19.7% —
Liberal Democrats Claire Louise Davey-Potts 78 13.8% —
Majority8
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)564

Bideford West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Carl Jason Hawkins Elected 215 41.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Inch Elected 197 38.4% —
Independent Alan Edward Rayner 192 37.4% —
Labour Party Jake McLean 166 32.4% —
Labour Party Andrew Tithecott 129 25.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Andrew Johnson 127 24.8% —
Majority5
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)513

Broadheath 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Pete Watson Elected 667 66.3% —
Independent Philip John Warden Hackett Elected 666 66.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Zyg Gregorek 350 34.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Graeme John Barriball 330 32.8% —
Majority316
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,006

Great Torrington 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin Elected 908 81.4% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Bright Elected 552 49.5% —
Independent Margaret Brown Elected 526 47.1% —
Green Party Keith Funnell 332 29.7% —
Labour Party Di Davey 328 29.4% —
Independent Jonathan David Rose 258 23.1% —
Labour Party Siobhan Strode 225 20.2% —
Independent Doug Smith 219 19.6% —
Majority194
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,116

Hartland 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen John Harding Elected 656 46.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Boughton Elected 650 46.0% —
Independent Anna Dart Elected 630 44.6% —
Green Party Mireille Thornton 571 40.4% —
Independent Robin Julian 470 33.3% —
Liberal Democrats Martin William Hill 463 32.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian James Redwood 460 32.6% —
Labour Party Dylan Harvey Billson 340 24.1% —
Majority59
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,413

Holsworthy 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jon Hutchings Elected 607 100.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Jones Elected 398 65.9% —
Independent Valentina Kassam 203 33.6% —
Majority195
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)604

Monkleigh & Putford 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Phil Pennington Elected 737 69.1% —
Independent Robert Henry Hicks Elected 659 61.8% —
Green Party Will Douglas-Mann 319 29.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kenton James Baker 237 22.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter James Haselhurst 182 17.1% —
Majority340
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,067

Northam 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Chris Leather Elected 783 56.9% —
Independent Joanne Louise Manley Elected 602 43.7% —
Independent Giuseppe Rossi Elected 539 39.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Himan 381 27.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Anthony Lane 372 27.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Rich Hancock 305 22.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bill Gewanter 296 21.5% —
Liberal Democrats David Berryman 255 18.5% —
Labour Party Stan Coats 214 15.5% —
Labour Party Geoffrey Paul Allan 209 15.2% —
Labour Party Brendan Montague 175 12.7% —
Majority158
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,377

Shebbear & Langtree 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Hurley Elected 599 54.9% —
Independent Richard Wiseman Elected 486 44.5% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher John Styles-Power 470 43.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rhys Arthur Neil Matthews 420 38.5% —
Labour Party Gill Tesh 210 19.2% —
Majority16
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,092

Two Rivers & Three Moors 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rosemary Lock Elected 732 68.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Anne Clarke Elected 640 60.0% —
Green Party Colin Jones 494 46.3% —
Labour Party Tony Goldstone 265 24.9% —
Majority146
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,066

Westward Ho! 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Nick Laws Elected 953 91.5% —
Independent Claire Charmian Hodson Elected 572 54.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Derek Sargent 326 31.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Carrie Woodhouse 231 22.2% —
Majority246
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,041

Winkleigh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Newton Elected 319 47.9% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Thomas Middleton 249 37.4% —
Labour Party Angela Findlay 98 14.7% —
Majority70
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast666

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