South Hams District Council elections
wards: eleven of which elect one councillor, seven elect two councillors and two elect three councillors.[1] Between 1999 and 2014, 40 councillors were elected from 30 wards.[2]
Council elections
- 1973 South Hams District Council election
- 1976 South Hams District Council election
- 1979 South Hams District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1983 South Hams District Council election
- 1987 South Hams District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4][5]
- 1991 South Hams District Council election
- 1995 South Hams District Council election
- 1999 South Hams District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 4)[6][7]
- 2003 South Hams District Council election
- 2007 South Hams District Council election
- 2011 South Hams District Council election
- 2015 South Hams District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 9)[1][8]
- 2019 South Hams District Council election
- 2023 South Hams District Council election
Date | Conservative | +/- | Liberal Democrat | +/- | Greens | +/- | Labour | +/- | Independent
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+/- | Control | |||||
2011 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Conservative | ||||||||||
2015[note 1][10] | 25 | -5 | 2 | -3 | 3 | = | 1 | = | 0 | -1 | Conservative | |||||
2017 | 24 | -1 | 3 | +1 | 3 | = | 1 | = | 0 | = | Conservative | |||||
2019 | 16 | -8 | 10 | +7 | 3 | = | 0 | -1 | 2 | +2 | Conservative | |||||
2023 | 7 | -9 | 19 | +9 | 3 | = | 1 | +1 | 1 | -1 | Liberal Democrats |
District result maps
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1999 results map
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
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2023 results map
By-election results
1995-1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 348 | 57.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 256 | 42.4 | |||
Majority | 92 | 15.2 | |||
Turnout | 604 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 398 | 69.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 174 | 30.4 | |||
Majority | 224 | 39.2 | |||
Turnout | 572 | 43.6 | |||
Independent
|
Swing |
1999-2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 174 | 33.9 | +20.0 | ||
Labour | 130 | 25.3 | -48.7 | ||
Independent
|
112 | 21.8 | +21.8 | ||
Independent
|
76 | 14.8 | +14.8 | ||
Independent
|
22 | 4.3 | +4.3 | ||
Majority | 44 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 514 | 30.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Linda Facy | 211 | 41.9 | ||
Independent
|
Brian Scown | 164 | 32.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Robinson | 129 | 25.6 | ||
Majority | 47 | 16.3 | |||
Turnout | 504 | 15.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Rosevear | 643 | 52.7 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Blake | 471 | 38.6 | -4.0 | |
Labour | David Trigger | 106 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 172 | 14.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,220 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2007-2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mike Hannaford | 522 | 52.4 | +27.4 | |
Green | Jacqi Hodgson | 265 | 26.6 | +26.6 | |
Conservative | Bob Greig | 162 | 16.2 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Chris Robillard | 48 | 4.8 | -4.1 | |
Majority | 257 | 25.8 | |||
Turnout | 997 | 33.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tony Barber | 379 | 44.3 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | Alan Wright | 356 | 41.6 | -26.0 | |
Labour | Helen Eassom | 121 | 14.1 | +14.1 | |
Majority | 23 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 856 | 21.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
2015-2019
This by-election was called following the resignation of Green Party councillor Barrie Wood.[14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | John Green | 570 | 30.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Birch | 558 | 29.5 | ||
Labour | Eleanor Cohen | 432 | 22.8 | ||
Conservative | Ralph Clark | 268 | 14.2 | ||
Independent
|
Peter Pirnie | 63 | 3.3 | ||
Majority | 12 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 1891 | 28.37 | |||
Green hold | Swing |
This by-election was called following the resignation of Conservative councillor Lindsay Ward [16]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Huntley | 473 | 46.1 | +46.1 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Bell | 404 | 39.3 | -25.0 | |
Labour | David Trigger | 110 | 10.7 | 10.7 | |
Green | Janet Champman | 40 | 3.9 | -15.6 | |
Majority | 69 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 1027 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
2019-2023
This by-election was called following the death of Conservative councillor David May.[18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Louise Jones | 933 | 50.4 | +7.7 | |
Green | Katie Reville | 768 | 41.5 | +41.5 | |
TUSC | Tony Rea | 149 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 165 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,850 | 8.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ a b "Final recommendations for South Hams published". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "How to Vote". South Hams District Council. Archived from the original on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ The District of South Hams (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ The Mid Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge (Areas) Order 1985
- ^ The Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1985
- ^ "South Hams". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Hams (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The South Hams (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "The South Hams (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 No. 3059". Legislation.gov.uk. 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll". South Hams District Council. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- guardian.co.uk. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ "Apologies and thanks – but what a great night!".
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). South Hams District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ Clark, Daniel (4 September 2015). "South Hams councillor resigns opening up vacancy in Totnes ward". Herald Express. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- South Hams District Council. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ Acourt, Sam (31 January 2017). "By-election announced for Charterlands after Cllr Lindsay Ward resigns". Ivybridge & South Brent Gazette. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- South Hams District Council. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Clark, Daniel (3 December 2020). "'Larger than life councillor' dies after cancer battle". Devon Live. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ivybridge West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2023.