2023 North Devon District Council election
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All 42 seats to North Devon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2023 North Devon District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 North Devon District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of North Devon District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.[2][3][4]
The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council.
Overview
[edit]At the last elections in 2019 the Liberal Democrats won exactly half the seats, leaving the council in no overall control. They took control in December 2022 through winning a by-election.[5]
The Liberal Democrats retained their majority on the council, taking 22 of the 42 seats.[6] Following the election they changed party leader, with Ian Roome being appointed the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 18 May 2023.[7] After the election the independent councillors and Greens formed a single group called the North Devon Independent Group led by independent councillor Malcolm Prowse.[8] The Conservatives' leader before the election, Jeremy Yabsley, did not stand for re-election. They chose Paul Crabb as their new leader after the election.[9]
Results summary
[edit]2023 North Devon District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Liberal Democrats | 34[10] | 22 | 3 | 2 | ![]() | 54.76 | 40.49 | 17,501 | ![]() | |
Independent | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | 21.43 | 18.87 | 8,158 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ![]() | 16.67 | 18.60 | 8,041 | ![]() | |
Green | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ![]() | 7.14 | 15.06 | 6,508 | ![]() | |
Labour | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.00 | 6.95 | 3,003 | ![]() | |
Communist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.04 | 15 | ![]() |
Ward results
[edit]Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).
Barnstaple Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Syed Jusef | 273 | 53.53 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Reginald Howe | 92 | 18.04 | ![]() | |
Green | Howard Porter | 86 | 16.86 | ![]() | |
Labour | Roy Tomlinson | 28 | 5.49 | ![]() | |
Independent | Bobby Burden-Brewer | 16 | 3.14 | N/A | |
Communist | Gerard Sables | 15 | 2.94 | N/A | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 515 | 25.71 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Green | Swing |
Barnstaple with Pilton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ian Roome* | 1,037 | 64.09 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Mel Lovering* | 845 | 52.22 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Jo Orange* | 766 | 47.34 | ![]() | |
Green | Robbie Mack | 344 | 21.26 | ![]() | |
Green | Lou Goodger | 333 | 20.58 | ![]() | |
Green | L'Anne Knight | 328 | 20.27 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Francesca McKeever | 300 | 18.54 | ![]() | |
Labour | Finola O'Neill | 206 | 12.73 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1,618 | 27.04 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Barnstaple with Westacott
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Peter Leaver | 712 | 52.74 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | David Clayton | 705 | 52.22 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Katrina Stevenson | 690 | 51.11 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Lisa MacKenzie | 401 | 29.70 | ![]() | |
Green | Steven White | 263 | 19.48 | ![]() | |
Independent | John Carter | 206 | 15.26 | N/A | |
Independent | Val Monk | 205 | 15.19 | N/A | |
Labour | Helen Marini | 196 | 14.52 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1,350 | 24.14 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Bickington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Joy Cann* | 810 | 56.09 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Will Topps* | 778 | 53.88 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Walker* | 741 | 51.32 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Gary Beglin | 460 | 31.86 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Chris Hopkins | 441 | 30.54 | ![]() | |
Green | Christine Basil | 361 | 25.00 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1,444 | 26.41 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Bishops Nympton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Robin Milton | 495 | 68.66 | ![]() | |
Green | Nicholas Withers | 131 | 18.17 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Ashraf Shah | 95 | 13.18 | ![]() | |
Majority | 364 | 50.49 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 721 | 38.10 | ![]() | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Bratton Fleming
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Malcolm Prowse* | 485 | 62.02 | ![]() | |
Green | Ian Godfrey | 112 | 14.32 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Dominic Chugg | 102 | 13.04 | N/A | |
Labour | Marian Mason | 81 | 10.36 | ![]() | |
Majority | 373 | 47.70 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 782 | 40.49 | ![]() | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Braunton East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Liz Spear* | 664 | 43.51 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Bell | 642 | 42.07 | ![]() | |
Green | David Relph | 483 | 31.65 | ![]() | |
Green | Cas Lay | 390 | 25.56 | ![]() | |
Independent | Adrian Bryant | 272 | 17.82 | N/A | |
Labour | Nicholas Agnew | 174 | 11.40 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1,526 | 39.85 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Braunton West & Georgeham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Simon Maddocks | 659 | 42.27 | N/A | |
Conservative | Pru Maskell | 534 | 34.25 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Tristan Clarkson | 371 | 23.80 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Julian Cox | 342 | 21.94 | ![]() | |
Labour | Mark Cann | 290 | 18.60 | ![]() | |
Independent | Jasmine Chesters* (a) | 260 | 16.68 | ![]() | |
Green | Brett Parker | 244 | 15.65 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1,559 | 41.49 | ![]() | ||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
- (a) Jasmine Chesters was elected in 2019 as a Conservative.
Chittlehampton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Susan Whitehead | 371 | 47.63 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Jamie Burn | 255 | 32.73 | ![]() | |
Green | Neil Basil | 109 | 13.99 | ![]() | |
Labour | Cecily Blyther | 52 | 6.68 | ![]() | |
Majority | 116 | 14.9 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 779 | 38.78 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Chulmleigh
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Kevin Davies* | 498 | 63.36 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Judith Lee | 232 | 29.52 | ![]() | |
Labour | Harry Ellis | 54 | 6.87 | ![]() | |
Majority | 266 | 33.84 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 786 | 42.73 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Combe Martin
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Brian Lethaby | 382 | 52.04 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Lawrence Irving | 239 | 32.56 | N/A | |
Green | Robert Cornish | 113 | 15.40 | ![]() | |
Majority | 143 | 19.48 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 740 | 35.05 | ![]() | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Fremington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Frank Biederman* | 1,223 | 72.54 | ![]() | |
Independent | Neil Denton | 705 | 41.82 | N/A | |
Independent | Jim Bell | 473 | 28.06 | ![]() | |
Independent | Bowser Harris | 233 | 13.82 | N/A | |
Conservative | Jack Juby | 207 | 12.28 | ![]() | |
Labour | Doug McLynn | 147 | 8.72 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith York | 128 | 7.59 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1,688 | 38.69 | ![]() | ||
Independent hold | |||||
Independent hold |
Heanton Punchardon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Ricky Knight | 275 | 59.40 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Dennis Jenkins | 113 | 24.41 | ![]() | |
Labour | Valerie Cann | 75 | 16.20 | ![]() | |
Majority | 162 | 34.99 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 479 | 25.67 | ![]() | ||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Ilfracombe East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | June Williams | 718 | 52.07 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Paul Crabb* | 674 | 48.88 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Daniel Turton* | 673 | 48.80 | ![]() | |
Labour | Teresa Elliott | 645 | 46.77 | ![]() | |
Green | Linda Mack | 572 | 41.48 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1,387 | 27.00 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ilfracombe West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Sara Wilson | 524 | 48.43 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Jonathan Quinn | 432 | 39.93 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Mark Fay | 365 | 33.73 | N/A | |
Labour | Toby Ebert | 337 | 31.15 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Dave Baxter | 315 | 29.11 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1,084 | 30.96 | ![]() | ||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Instow
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lucinda Renshaw | 217 | 30.27 | ![]() | |
Independent | Becky Coombs | 188 | 26.22 | N/A | |
Independent | Joanne Bell | 114 | 15.90 | N/A | |
Green | Emily Herbert | 103 | 14.37 | ![]() | |
Labour | Brendon O'Brien | 66 | 9.21 | ![]() | |
Independent | Nicholas Arthur | 29 | 4.04 | N/A | |
Majority | 29 | 4.05 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 724 | 38.53 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Landkey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Glyn Lane* (a) | 498 | 41.26 | ![]() | |
Green | Mark Haworth-Booth | 454 | 37.61 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Victoria Nel* | 443 | 36.70 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Janeiro | 238 | 19.72 | ![]() | |
Green | Lucie Redwood | 196 | 16.24 | ![]() | |
Labour | Tamsin Higgs | 75 | 6.21 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1,218 | 32.87 | ![]() | ||
Independent hold | |||||
Green gain from Conservative |
- (a) : Glyn Lane was elected as Conservative in 2019.
Lynton & Lynmouth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | John Patrinos* | 363 | 56.28 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Arthur Atherton | 201 | 31.16 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Damian Owen | 81 | 12.56 | N/A | |
Majority | 162 | 25.12 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 648 | 35.92 | ![]() | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Marwood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Julie Hunt | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Mortehoe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Wilkinson* | 309 | 56.49 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Sue Kingdom | 130 | 23.77 | ![]() | |
Green | Shona Davis | 58 | 10.60 | n/a | |
Labour | Oliver Bell | 50 | 9.14 | ![]() | |
Majority | 179 | 32.72 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 550 | 31.70 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Newport
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Caroline Leaver* | 798 | 61.62 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Louisa York* | 654 | 50.50 | ![]() | |
Conservative | David Hoare (Con) | 352 | 27.18 | ![]() | |
Green | Matt Chamings | 245 | 18.92 | ![]() | |
Green | Rosie Haworth-Booth | 150 | 11.58 | ![]() | |
Labour | Alison Stringer | 140 | 10.81 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1,304 | 32.76 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
North Molton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Liz Bulled* | 407 | 59.33 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Gabi Marchewka | 145 | 21.14 | ![]() | |
Green | Chris Barraclough | 134 | 19.53 | n/a | |
Majority | 262 | 38.14 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 688 | 38.71 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Roundswell
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Knight* | 656 | 57.44 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Norman | 590 | 51.66 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Stephen Burridge | 323 | 28.28 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Simon Randall | 270 | 23.64 | ![]() | |
Independent | Alan Rennles (a) | 239 | 20.93 | n/a | |
Labour | Ian Crawford | 98 | 8.58 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1,148 | 36.35 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
- (a) : Alan Rennles was the mayor of Barnstaple until 2023, as a member of the Liberal Democrats.
South Molton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Worden* | 916 | 65.52 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Bishop | 600 | 42.92 | ![]() | |
No Description | Matthew Bushell* (a) | 573 | 40.99 | ![]() | |
Independent | Paul Henderson* (b) | 438 | 31.33 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Vanessa Burnham | 337 | 24.11 | ![]() | |
Labour | Steven Hinchliffe | 289 | 20.67 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Natasha Vukic | 281 | 20.10 | ![]() | |
Green | Gill Saunders | 257 | 18.38 | ![]() | |
Independent | Marc Cornelius | 245 | 17.53 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1,495 | 30.98 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
- (a) : Matthew Bushell was elected in 2019 for the Liberal Democrats.
- (b) : Paul Henderson was elected in 2019 for the Conservative Party.
Witheridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Peter Jones | 430 | 63.89 | n/a | |
Green | Woody Fox | 243 | 36.11 | ![]() | |
Majority | 187 | 27.78 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 681 | 35.47 | ![]() | ||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Your councillors by party". North Devon Council. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Current election information". North Devon District Council. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections 2023: Voters across Devon to elect new councils in May". BBC News. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "North Devon Lib Dems 'expecting to do well' in local elections". North Devon Gazette. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ Murrie, Ewan; Brodie, Owen (5 May 2023). "Lib Dems retain control of North Devon Council". BBC News. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ Clarke, Lewis (23 June 2023). "North Devon Council appoints MP-hopeful councillor Ian Roome as leader". Devon Live. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ Clarke, Lewis (6 June 2023). "North Devon's Greens and Independents unite to challenge Lib Dems". Devon Live. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Your councillors by political grouping". North Devon Council. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Results and candidates by ward 4 May 2023". North Devon Council. Retrieved 11 April 2023.