- Mid Devon local elections
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Mid Devon District Council in Devon, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 42 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.[1]
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Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control Years Independent 1973 - 1995 Liberal Democrats 1995 - 1999 No overall control 1999 - present Council elections
Mid Devon Council election, 1999
Mid Devon Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2)[3]
Mid Devon Council election, 2007
By-election results
1995-1999
Canonsley By-Election 11 July 1996 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat 249 37.5 Independent 182 27.4 Independent 132 20.0 Labour 100 15.1 Majority 67 10.1 Turnout 663 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Shuttern By-Election 25 September 1997 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat 351 48.5 +3.3 Conservative 343 47.4 +47.4 Independent 29 4.0 +4.0 Majority 8 1.1 Turnout 723 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Bradninch By-Election 22 January 1998 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat 400 55.2 -10.2 Conservative 306 42.2 +20.3 Labour 19 2.6 -10.2 Majority 94 13.0 Turnout 725 52.6 Liberal Democrat hold Swing 1999-2003
Castle Tiverton By-Election 26 July 2001 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative 471 48.5 +48.5 Liberal Democrat 376 38.7 -40.4 Labour 124 12.8 -8.1 Majority 95 9.8 Turnout 971 33.1 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 2003-2007
Cullompton South By-Election 1 July 2004[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Clive Francis 255 38.8 +38.8 Liberal Democrat Kevin Wilson 219 33.3 -5.2 Independent Raymond Weinstein 101 15.4 Independent Christopher Sanderson 82 12.5 Majority 36 5.5 Turnout 657 24.2 Conservative gain from Independent Swing Yeo By-Election 22 June 2006[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Maximilian Cook 565 59.7 -4.1 Conservative Peter Hare-Scott 382 40.3 +4.1 Majority 183 19.4 Turnout 947 38.8 Liberal Democrat hold Swing 2007-2011
Lower Culm By-Election 21 June 2007 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative 422 43.7 +43.7 Liberal Democrat 287 29.7 +8.0 Independent 181 18.8 -35.4 UKIP 75 7.8 +7.8 Majority 135 14.0 Turnout 965 22.1 Conservative gain from Independent Swing Yeo By-Election 25 February 2010[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Derek Coren 714 59.4 +26.4 Liberal Democrat Peter Heal 489 40.6 -26.4 Majority 225 18.8 Turnout 1,203 45.0 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing References
- ^ "Democracy and Councillors". Mid Devon District Council. http://www.middevon.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2051. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ "Mid Devon". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/18ud.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/165.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ "Tories gain in first poll since June 10". guardian.co.uk. 2004-07-02. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2004/jul/02/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ "Labour regains control of Plymouth city council". guardian.co.uk. 2006-06-23. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2006/jun/23/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ "Lib Dems and Tories gain as Labour vote slips". The Independent. 2010-02-26. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lib-dems-and-tories-gain-as-labour-vote-slips-1911951.html. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
External links
Categories:- Mid Devon
- Council elections in Devon
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