- Devon local elections
Devon Council is elected every four years.Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1985
No overall control 1985 - 1989Conservative 1989 - 1993
No overall control 1993 - 1997Liberal Democrat 1997 - 2001
No overall control 2001 - 2005Liberal Democrat 2005 -
Council elections
Devon Council election, 2001 Devon Council election, 2005 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 796
percentage = 37.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 659
percentage = 32.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 599
percentage = 29.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 110
percentage = 5.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,054
percentage = 24.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,339
percentage = 61.7
change = -16.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 414
percentage = 19.1
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 345
percentage = 15.9
change = +15.9Election box candidate
party =
candidate =
votes = 72
percentage = 3.3
change = +3.3Election box majority
votes = 925
percentage = 42.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,170
percentage = 23.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,036
percentage = 59.4
change = +10.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 336
percentage = 19.3
change = -7.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 282
percentage = 16.2
change = -2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate =
votes = 90
percentage = 5.2
change = -0.5Election box majority
votes = 700
percentage = 40.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,744
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,163
percentage = 45.5
change = +27.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 700
percentage = 27.4
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 695
percentage = 27.3
change = +15.9Election box majority
votes = 463
percentage = 18.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,558
percentage = 32.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,811
percentage = 51.0
change = +7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,505
percentage = 42.4
change = +4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 150
percentage = 4.2
change = -5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate =
votes = 82
percentage = 2.3
change = -6.9Election box majority
votes = 306
percentage = 8.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,548
percentage = 40.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,344
percentage = 46.2
change = +7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,291
percentage = 44.3
change = +1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 277
percentage = 9.5
change = -9.3Election box majority
votes = 53
percentage = 1.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,912
percentage = 29.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 756
percentage = 39.0
change = +7.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 686
percentage = 35.4
change = -2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 318
percentage = 16.4
change = +8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 178
percentage = 9.2
change = +4.2Election box majority
votes = 70
percentage = 3.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,938
percentage = 23.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sheila Hobden
votes = 1,330
percentage = 41.3
change = +7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jeffrey Coates
votes = 1,090
percentage = 33.8
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lesley Robson
votes = 452
percentage = 14.0
change = -13.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Sylvia Hardy
votes = 351
percentage = 10.9
change = +10.9Election box majority
votes = 240
percentage = 7.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,223
percentage = 26.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Mumford
votes = 1,530
percentage = 49.5
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Keith Baldry
votes = 1,421
percentage = 46.0
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Trigger
votes = 140
percentage = 4.5
change = +4.5Election box majority
votes = 109
percentage = 3.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,091
percentage = 35.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Vanessa Newcombe
votes = 1,265
percentage = 39.3
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Baldwin
votes = 1,211
percentage = 37.6
change = +17.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Allan Hart
votes = 568
percentage = 17.7
change = -8.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Andrew Bell
votes = 174
percentage = 5.4
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 54
percentage = 1.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,218
percentage = 30.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.devon.gov.uk Devon Council]
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