North Devon District Council elections

North Devon District Council in Devon, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 43 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control	Years
Independent	1973 - 1987
No overall control	1987 - 1991
Liberal Democrats	1991 - 2007
Conservative	2007 – 2011
No overall control	2011 - present

Council elections

• North Devon District Council election, 1973
• North Devon District Council election, 1976
• North Devon District Council election, 1979
• North Devon District Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)^[2]
• North Devon District Council election, 1987
• North Devon District Council election, 1991
• North Devon District Council election, 1995
• North Devon District Council election, 1999
• North Devon District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)^[3][4]
• North Devon District Council election, 2007 (Some new ward boundaries)^[5]
• North Devon District Council election, 2011
• North Devon District Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[6]

District result maps

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  2003 results map

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  2007 results map

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  2011 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Yeo By-Election 10 April 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		591	73.8
	Conservative		131	16.4
	Labour		78	9.8
Majority			460	57.4
Turnout			800
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Ilfracombe Central By-Election 19 February 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		280	32.2	-6.6
	Independent		220	25.3	+2.2
	Labour		189	21.7	+21.7
	Conservative		180	20.7	+20.7
Majority			60	6.9
Turnout			869	32.0
	Independent hold		Swing

1999-2003

Yeo By-Election 13 September 2001[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Haywood	255	57.3	+1.7
	Independent	Alfred Dibble	123	27.6	-3.4
	Conservative	John Knill	67	15.1	+1.7
Majority			132	29.7
Turnout			445	18.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2003-2007

Georgeham & Mortehoe By-Election 14 July 2005[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Derrick Spear	384	43.5	-7.1
	Conservative	Douglas Green	378	42.8	-6.6
	Green	Michael Harrison	121	13.7	+13.7
Majority			6	0.7
Turnout			883	28.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Forches & Whiddon Valley By-Election 15 September 2005[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Janet Carter	307	62.5	+27.0
	Conservative	Simon Harvey	120	24.4	+4.5
	Green	Earl Bramley-Howard	35	7.1	+7.1
	Independent	Charles Piper	29	5.9	-38.7
Majority			187	38.1
Turnout			491	15.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2007-2011

Witheridge By-Election 25 October 2007[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Yabsley	448	58.5	-0.2
	Liberal Democrat	Kate Palmer	318	41.5	+0.2
Majority			130	17.0
Turnout			766	42.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011-2015

Fremington By-Election 11 August 2011[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Christopher Turner	501	46.9
	Conservative	John Gill	308	28.8	+16.2
	Independent	Anthony Wood	196	18.3
	Green	Neil Basil	64	6.0	+6.0
Majority			193	18.1
Turnout			1,069	30.0	-24.0
	Independent hold		Swing

References

1. "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
2. The District of North Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
3. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
4. legislation.gov.uk - The District of North Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The North Devon (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The North Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
7. "Local success cheers new Tory team". guardian.co.uk. 14 September 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
8. "North Devon District Council - Georgeham & Mortehoe Ward By-Election 14th July 2005". North Devon Council. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
9. "North Devon District Council - Forches & Whiddon Valley Ward By-Election 15th September 2005". North Devon Council. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
10. "Witheridge Ward By-Election - 25th October 2007". North Devon Council. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
11. Keeble, Andy (12 August 2011). "By-election results come in". North Devon Gazette. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

• By-election results

External links

• North Devon District Council