Devon local elections

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Devon Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Conservative 1973 - 1985

No overall control 1985 - 1989

Conservative 1989 - 1993

No overall control 1993 - 1997

Liberal Democrat 1997 - 2001

No overall control 2001 - 2005

Liberal Democrat 2005 -

[edit] Council elections

Devon Council election 2001

Devon Council election 2005

[edit] By-election results

Plymstock Radford By-Election 7 November 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		796	37.9
	Labour		659	32.5
	Liberal Democrats		599	29.5
Majority			110	5.4
Turnout			2,054	24.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Honickeknowle By-Election 7 August 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,339	61.7	-16.5
	Conservative		414	19.1	-2.8
	Liberal Democrats		345	15.9	+15.9
			72	3.3	+3.3
Majority			925	42.6
Turnout			2,170	23.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Exwick and Cowick By-Election 10 December 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,036	59.4	+10.3
	Conservative		336	19.3	-7.0
	Liberal Democrats		282	16.2	-2.7
	Liberal		90	5.2	-0.5
Majority			700	40.1
Turnout			1,744
	Labour hold		Swing

Ilfracombe By-Election 19 February 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,163	45.5	+27.5
	Liberal Democrats		700	27.4	-3.9
	Labour		695	27.3	+15.9
Majority			463	18.1
Turnout			2,558	32.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Bradnich and Creedy By-Election 31 March 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,811	51.0	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats		1,505	42.4	+4.6
	Labour		150	4.2	-5.4
	Liberal		82	2.3	-6.9
Majority			306	8.6
Turnout			3,548	40.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dawlish By-Election 28 October 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,344	46.2	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats		1,291	44.3	+1.4
	Labour		277	9.5	-9.3
Majority			53	1.9
Turnout			2,912	29.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Ilfracombe By-Election 27 November 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		756	39.0	+7.9
	Conservative		686	35.4	-2.6
	Independent		318	16.4	+8.9
	Independent		178	9.2	+4.2
Majority			70	3.6
Turnout			1,938	23.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Exeter St Davids and Pennsylvania By-Election 26 February 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Hobden	1,330	41.3	+7.3
	Conservative	Jeffrey Coates	1,090	33.8	+3.0
	Labour	Lesley Robson	452	14.0	-13.0
	Independent	Sylvia Hardy	351	10.9	+10.9
Majority			240	7.5
Turnout			3,223	26.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Yealmpton By-Election 2 March 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Mumford	1,530	49.5	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Baldry	1,421	46.0	+3.1
	Labour	David Trigger	140	4.5	+4.5
Majority			109	3.5
Turnout			3,091	35.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Alphington and Cowick By-Election 13 July 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Vanessa Newcombe	1,265	39.3	-4.5
	Conservative	Margaret Baldwin	1,211	37.6	+17.8
	Labour	Allan Hart	568	17.7	-8.7
	Green	Andrew Bell	174	5.4	+0.8
Majority			54	1.7
Turnout			3,218	30.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

[edit] External links

• Devon Council