West Devon council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 16 wards · 28 seats contested

Most seats
10
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
28
across 16 wards
Turnout
39.2%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 10 -3 9,829 39.6% +1.7
Independent 10 -1 6,897 27.8% -2.9
Green Party 5 +3 4,318 17.4% +5.6
Liberal Democrats 2 +1 2,626 10.6% +3.7
Labour Party 1 +1 1,024 4.1% -6.4
Reform UK 0 +0 130 0.5% —

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 28
Conservative and Unionist Party 26
Independent 13
Green Party 11
Liberal Democrats 7
Labour Party 2
Reform UK 2

A party standing a full slate could field 28 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.

Bere Ferrers 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Isabel Angela Saxby Elected 757 60.0% +27.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Angela Blackman Elected 478 37.9% +5.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Crozier 453 35.9% —
Liberal Democrats Graham Reed 399 31.6% +12.3
Majority25
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors2,888
Ballots cast1,261

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Bridestowe 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Caroline Mott Elected 507 56.0% -17.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Southcott Elected 463 51.2% —
Green Party Patrick John Jeffery 401 44.3% —
Majority62
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors2,576
Ballots cast905

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Buckland Monachorum 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ric Cheadle Elected 873 68.8% -2.5
Independent Alastair Clark Cunningham Elected 498 39.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Richard Sanders 409 32.3% -9.1
Liberal Democrats Ashley-Ross Christopher West 334 26.3% +5.6
Majority89
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors3,041
Ballots cast1,268

Independent gain from Green Party · Independent hold

Chagford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jane Elliott Elected 485 65.3% +16.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicky Heyworth 258 34.7% -16.7
Majority227
Turnout59.0%
Registered electors1,285
Ballots cast743

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Dartmoor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mark Christian Renders Elected 404 74.3% -4.8
Liberal Democrats Holly Greenberry-Pullen 140 25.7% —
Majority264
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors1,419
Ballots cast544

Independent hold

Drewsteignton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Steven William Guthrie Elected 292 51.1% +12.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul James Ridgers 279 48.9% -2.5
Majority13
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors1,344
Ballots cast571

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Exbourne 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Louise Sacha Watts Elected 613 50.5% -12.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Casbolt Elected 575 47.4% —
Liberal Democrats Christian Martin 541 44.6% —
Green Party Judy Sara MacIejowska 435 35.9% -11.5
Majority34
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors3,269
Ballots cast1,213

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hatherleigh 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Patrick John Derek Kimber Elected 579 68.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Samantha Jane Wakeham Elected 430 51.1% —
Green Party Andrew Robert Pratt 289 34.4% —
Majority141
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors2,521
Ballots cast841

Mary Tavy

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Robert John Oxborough Elected 240 41.5% -15.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Gilpin 127 21.9% -13.6
Independent Dave Herbert 113 19.5% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gordon Lynn Brown 99 17.1% —
Majority113
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors1,313
Ballots cast579

Independent hold

Okehampton North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Tony Leech Elected 695 50.4% -25.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Ball Elected 548 39.8% -11.7
Liberal Democrats George Herbert Dexter Elected 428 31.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lois Esther Samuel 425 30.8% —
Green Party Colin Trier 370 26.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Cecil Eastment 312 22.6% —
Independent Deborah Judith Sanger 310 22.5% —
Labour Party Finley Lewis Reece Morris 267 19.4% -19.4
Majority3
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors4,296
Ballots cast1,378

Independent hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Okehampton South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Paul Richard Vachon Elected 433 53.5% -1.3
Green Party Malcolm William Calder Elected 417 51.5% +10.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Yelland 368 45.4% +2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Clare Mary Gerardine Kemp 194 24.0% —
Majority49
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors2,833
Ballots cast810

Independent hold · Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

South Tawton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Lynn Christine Daniel Elected 476 68.2% +7.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon John Powell 222 31.8% -7.0
Majority254
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors1,540
Ballots cast698

Green Party hold

Tamarside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Edmonds Elected 313 64.0% -9.4
Green Party Matt Faith 141 28.8% —
Reform UK Lawrence Grose 35 7.2% —
Majority172
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors1,436
Ballots cast489

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Tavistock North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Jeff Moody Elected 822 57.1% —
Liberal Democrats Pete Squire Elected 685 47.6% +12.6
Green Party Terry Vincent Wheeler Elected 540 37.5% +20.6
Independent Michael Fife Cook 505 35.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Turnbull 414 28.7% -10.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Judy Hughes 333 23.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Gray 268 18.6% —
Reform UK Brian Trew 95 6.6% —
Majority35
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors4,033
Ballots cast1,440

Independent hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Green Party gain from Independent

Tavistock South East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Adam Duncan Bridgewater Elected 734 60.4% +3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Debo Sellis Elected 604 49.7% -6.7
Green Party Amy St. Clair Hookway 472 38.8% +6.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Ivor John Phillips 378 31.1% —
Majority132
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors2,884
Ballots cast1,216

Independent hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Tavistock South West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Anne Johnson Elected 662 77.1% +18.9
Independent Mandy Victoria Louise Ewings Elected 608 70.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Nelson 157 18.3% -1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Candy Gynn-Martin 122 14.2% —
Majority451
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors2,958
Ballots cast859

Independent hold

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