- South Hams local elections
South Hams Council is elected every four years.Political control
Independent 1973 - 1983
No overall control 1983 - 1987
Conservative 1987 - 1995
No overall control 1995 - 1999
Conservative 1999 - present
Council elections
South Hams Council election 1999 South Hams Council election 2003 South Hams Council election 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 348
percentage = 57.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 256
percentage = 42.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 92
percentage = 15.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 604
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 398
percentage = 69.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 174
percentage = 30.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 224
percentage = 39.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 572
percentage = 43.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 174
percentage = 33.9
change = +20.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 130
percentage = 25.3
change = -48.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 112
percentage = 21.8
change = +21.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 76
percentage = 14.8
change = +14.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 22
percentage = 4.3
change = +4.3Election box majority
votes = 44
percentage = 8.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 514
percentage = 30.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Facy
votes = 211
percentage = 41.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Brian Scown
votes = 164
percentage = 32.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Robinson
votes = 129
percentage = 25.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 47
percentage = 16.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 504
percentage = 15.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Rosevear
votes = 643
percentage = 52.7
change = -4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Brian Blake
votes = 471
percentage = 38.6
change = -4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Trigger
votes = 106
percentage = 8.7
change = +8.7Election box majority
votes = 172
percentage = 14.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,220
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.southhams.gov.uk South Hams Council]
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