East Devon local elections

East Devon Council is elected every four years.

Political control

Independent 1973 - 1976

Conservative 1976 - 1995

No overall control 1995 - 1999

Conservative 1999 - present

Council elections

East Devon Council election, 1999

East Devon Council election, 2003

East Devon Council election, 2007

By-election results

1995-1999

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 405
percentage = 53.4
change = +53.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 316
percentage = 41.7
change = -13.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 37
percentage = 4.9
change = -21.4Election box majority
votes = 89
percentage = 11.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 758
percentage = 51.5
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 373
percentage = 51.1
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 357
percentage = 48.9
change = -10.3Election box majority
votes = 16
percentage = 2.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 730
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 445
percentage = 57.5
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 329
percentage = 42.5
change = +18.1Election box majority
votes = 116
percentage = 15.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 774
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 654
percentage = 38.6
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 617
percentage = 36.4
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 296
percentage = 17.5
change = +8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 128
percentage = 7.6
change = -10.5Election box majority
votes = 37
percentage = 2.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,695
percentage = 40.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

1999-2003

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 503
percentage = 50.1
change = +50.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 470
percentage = 46.8
change = -14.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 31
percentage = 3.1
change = -36.1Election box majority
votes = 33
percentage = 3.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,004
percentage = 40.0
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 =
votes = 400
percentage = 51.2
change = +25.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 171
percentage = 21.9
change = -2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate =
votes = 126
percentage = 16.1
change = -15.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 84
percentage = 10.8
change = +10.8Election box majority
votes = 229
percentage = 29.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 781
percentage = 24.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 614
percentage = 49.5
change = +15.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 502
percentage = 40.5
change = +20.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 124
percentage = 10.0
change = -0.8Election box majority
votes = 112
percentage = 9.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,240
percentage = 33.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,020
percentage = 44.3
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 663
percentage = 28.8
change = +11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 312
percentage = 13.5
change = +0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 309
percentage = 13.4
change = +13.4Election box majority
votes = 357
percentage = 15.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,304
percentage = 49.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

2003-2007

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,147
percentage = 57.6
change = -5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 702
percentage = 35.3
change = +35.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 141
percentage = 7.1
change = -29.9Election box majority
votes = 445
percentage = 22.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,990
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jim Knight
votes = 1,055
percentage = 53.3
change = +21.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 925
percentage = 46.7
change = -2.1Election box majority
votes = 130
percentage = 6.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,980
percentage = 33.6
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 = Chris Gibbings
votes = 894
percentage = 70.0
change = +12.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 184
percentage = 14.4
change = -20.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 136
percentage = 10.6
change = +10.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 64
percentage = 5.0
change = -2.1Election box majority
votes = 709
percentage = 55.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,279
percentage = 29.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Boote
votes = 522
percentage = 55.3
change = +24.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Vera Howard
votes = 208
percentage = 22.0
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Vernon Whitlock
votes = 137
percentage = 14.5
change = +7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Ronald Farnham
votes = 76
percentage = 8.1
change = -28.4Election box majority
votes = 314
percentage = 33.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 943
percentage = 26.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

2007-2011

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Buxton
votes = 349
percentage = 68.3
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Gleed
votes = 162
percentage = 31.7
change = -5.2Election box majority
votes = 187
percentage = 36.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 511
percentage = 31.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

External links

* [http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk East Devon Council]