2023 Teignbridge District Council election

2023 Teignbridge District Council election
	4 May 2023
All 47 seas to Teignbridge District Council; 24 seats needed for a majority
Leader before election; Alan Connett; Liberal Democrat; No overall control	Leader after election ; TBD;

The 2023 Teignbridge District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Teignbridge District Council in Devon, England.[2] This would be on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary

Election result

2023 Teignbridge District Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	43
	Conservative	34
	South Devon Alliance	26
	Labour	16
	Green	13
	Independent	10
	Heritage	7
	TUSC	2
	Reform UK	1

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Teignbridge District Council following the close of nominations.[3]

Ambrook

Ambrook (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Richard Daws*	1,145	64.4	+17.3
	Alliance	Paul Parker	1,062	59.7	+19.4
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Crompton	638	35.9	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Pete Goodman-Bradbury	467	26.3	-0.5
Majority
Turnout			1,792	38
Registered electors			4,670
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Nutley*	1,226	43.6	-2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Huw Cox*	1,030	36.6	+4.1
	Conservative	Stuart Rogers	834	29.6	-2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Major	808	28.7	-2.7
	Alliance	Susan Clarke	793	28.2	N/A
	Alliance	David Knopfler	769	27.3	N/A
	Green	Roger Haworth	712	25.3	N/A
	Conservative	Charlie Dennis	683	24.3	+2.9
	Conservative	Mark Searight	599	21.3	+2.9
	Labour	Janette Parker	341	12.1	-13.9
Majority
Turnout			2,821	40
Registered electors			7,008
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bishopsteignton

Bishopsteignton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andrew MacGregor*	565	66.0	+20.4
	Conservative	Arthur Baverstock	291	34.0	-8.3
Majority
Turnout			864	40
Registered electors			2,189
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Bovey

Bovey (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Morgan*	1,011	42.2	+1.4
	Conservative	Martin Smith	786	32.8	-7.5
	Conservative	Stuart Webster	763	31.8	-7.1
	Conservative	Cathie Wreford-Holden	696	29.0	-8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Oldrieve	627	26.2	N/A
	Labour	Lisa Robillard Webb	564	23.5	-0.7
	Independent	Eoghan Kelly	519	21.7	-16.7
	Green	Charlie West	478	19.9	N/A
	Green	Imca Hensels	444	18.5	N/A
	Green	Jack Pelling	411	17.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Speht	397	16.6	N/A
Majority
Turnout			2,404	37
Registered electors			6,521
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradley

Bradley (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Bullivant*	521	32.6	-3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Buscombe	445	27.8	-7.8
	Alliance	Dawn Hall	428	26.8	N/A
	Conservative	Richard Jenks	392	24.5	-11.1
	Alliance	Lin Lambell	392	24.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Jenks**	379	23.7	-9.7
	Green	Pauline Wynter	257	16.1	N/A
	Green	Paul Wynter	248	15.5	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,602	27
Registered electors			5,903
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Chris Jenks was a sitting councillor for Buckland & Milber ward

Buckland & Milber

Buckland & Milber (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Mike Ryan	752	39.2	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Parker*	735	38.3	-10.7
	Alliance	Alex Hall	652	34.0	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	David Corney-Walker	619	32.2	-31.8
	Alliance	Belinda Brint	540	28.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony James	466	24.3	-18.8
	Conservative	Karen Crout	387	20.2	+4.9
	Green	Susan Collman	241	12.6	N/A
	Green	Stephen Pocock	197	10.3	N/A
	TUSC	Jane Haden	116	6.0	-6.0
	Heritage	Madeleine Hunt	90	4.7	N/A
	Heritage	Mon Burns	86	4.5	N/A
	TUSC	James Osben	81	4.2	-5.5
	Heritage	Timothy Dobson	80	4.2	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,940	30
Registered electors			6,478
	Alliance gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Alliance gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Bushell

Bushell (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Hook*	503	43.2	-1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Hayes*	412	35.4	+4.3
	Alliance	Mike Joyce	342	29.4	+0.7
	Alliance	Laurence Jones	304	26.1	+3.7
	Conservative	Nicolas Yabsley	215	18.5	+3.1
	Conservative	Simon Walker	185	15.9	+3.1
	Green	Olly Giddings	158	13.6	N/A
	Heritage	Richard Dobson	73	6.3	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,173	26
Registered electors			4,596
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Chudleigh

Chudleigh (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Keeling*	916	52.8	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne Sanders	797	45.9	+10.5
	Conservative	Ben Kirby	587	33.8	+0.4
	Labour	Rick Webb	486	28.0	+16.2
	Conservative	Chris Yeo	421	24.3	+2.9
Majority
Turnout			1,746	35
Registered electors			4,941
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

College

College (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Janet Bradford*	897	64.7	+17.8
	Alliance	Liam Mullone*	761	54.9	+17.3
	Green	Doug Pratt	279	20.1	N/A
	Labour	Don Frampton	277	20.0	+9.4
	Conservative	Sarah Hearn	229	16.5	+7.3
	Conservative	John Phillips	158	11.4	+1.4
Majority
Turnout			1,386	34
Registered electors			4,116
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Dawlish North East

Dawlish North East (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Wrigley*	1,438	62.8	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Rosie Dawson	1,182	51.7	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lin Goodman-Bradbury*	1,033	45.1	+3.3
	Independent	Linda Petherick*	783	34.2	-15.7
	Conservative	Lisa Mayne	693	30.3	+4.9
	Independent	Wayne Munday	404	17.7	N/A
	Heritage	Andrew Cruikshank	212	9.3	N/A
Majority
Turnout			2,307	32
Registered electors			7,162
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dawlish South West

Dawlish South West (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Foden**	767	46.0	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mike James	553	33.2	-7.0
	Independent	Angie Weatherhead	537	32.2	N/A
	Conservative	Rosalind Prowse	453	27.2	-4.9
	Independent	John Petherick*	417	25.0	-16.3
	Alliance	Pete Costello	223	13.4	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,671	34
Registered electors			4,890
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Alison Foden was a sitting councillor for Kenn Valley ward

Haytor

Haytor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert Steemson	483	61.1	+29.1
	Conservative	Martyn Evans	153	19.3	-2.8
	Alliance	Ty Lynne	124	15.7	N/A
	Heritage	André Sabine	31	3.9	N/A
Majority			330	41.8
Turnout			797	40
Registered electors			2,003
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Ipplepen

Ipplepen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Palethorpe	367	39.4	-40.6
	Conservative	Dennis Smith	323	34.7	+14.7
	Alliance	Nicky Rayner	241	25.9	N/A
Majority			44	4.7
Turnout			933	45
Registered electors			2,055
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kenn Valley

Kenn Valley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Nuttall*	1,270	52.4	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Parrott	1,076	44.4	-2.2
	Conservative	Kevin Lake	919	37.9	-3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Donna Braund	912	37.6	-6.6
	Conservative	Caroline May	699	28.8	-10.5
	Conservative	Lucille Baker	633	26.1	-8.6
	Green	Lucy Rockliffe	624	25.7	N/A
	Labour	Jacob Cousens	406	16.7	+5.5
Majority
Turnout			2,436	36
Registered electors			6,716
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Kenton & Starcross

Kenton & Starcross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Taylor*	642	70.4	-7.3
	Green	Pete Wilby	175	19.2	+5.5
	Reform UK	Chris Hilditch	95	10.4	N/A
Majority			467	51.2
Turnout			918	39
Registered electors			2,368
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kerswell-with-Combe

Kerswell-with-Combe (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Jane Taylor	923	57.7	*N/A*
	Alliance	John Radford	837	52.3	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	Cameron Whitford	439	27.4	-3.0
	Conservative	James Leader	340	21.3	-11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Raybould	334	20.9	-19.2
Majority
Turnout			1,604	34
Registered electors			4,745
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing
	Alliance gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Kingsteignton East

Kingsteignton East (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ron Peart*	650	47.3	+10.7
	Alliance	Keeley Gearon	310	22.6	*N/A*
	Alliance	Samantha Bickham	299	21.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Rachel Edmonds	299	21.8	-12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Jones	292	21.3	+8.4
	Labour	Sarah Cochrane	234	17.0	N/A
	No Description	Antony Dempster	196	14.3	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,375	27
Registered electors			5,163
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Kingsteignton West

Kingsteignton West (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Rollason*	514	44.7	+8.4
	Conservative	Bill Thorne*	468	40.7	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Denise Nation	456	39.7	+9.6
	Conservative	Sue Danks	395	34.3	+17.7
	Labour	Duncan Moss	232	20.2	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,152	24
Registered electors			4,769
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moretonhampstead

Moretonhampstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Farrand-Rogers	558	48.2	+10.4
	Conservative	Richard Eldmann	414	35.8	-12.3
	Labour	Christopher Robillard	185	16.0	+1.9
Majority
Turnout			1,166	48
Registered electors			2,428
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Shaldon & Stokeinteignhead

Shaldon & Stokeinteignhead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Chris Clarance*	698	70.4	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Kathryn Cox	165	16.6	-11.5
	Alliance	Manuela Murray	79	8.0	N/A
	Labour	Marilyn Warrener	50	5.0	-1.4
Majority
Turnout			997	49
Registered electors			2,039
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Teign Valley

Teign Valley (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Purser*	764	46.7	-3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Swain	627	38.3	+3.4
	Conservative	Terry Tume*	626	38.3	-1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Webb	608	37.2	+15.8
	Labour	Niall Duffy	363	22.2	+7.4
Majority
Turnout			1,648	41
Registered electors			4,024
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Teignmouth Central

Teignmouth Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Cox	663	44.1	+7.8
	Conservative	Joan Atkins	430	28.6	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sonja Miller	398	26.5	-7.6
	Independent	Alison Eden*	338	22.5	-13.8
	Alliance	Jimmy Robinson	291	19.3	N/A
	Labour	Tom Colclough	246	16.4	-0.7
	Labour	Hedley Baldwin	241	16.0	+1.4
	Heritage	Colin Bovingdon	54	3.6	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,516	35
Registered electors			4,297
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Teignmouth East

Teignmouth East (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Jackman	582	34.2	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Williams	578	34.0	+6.1
	Conservative	Rob Phipps*	468	27.5	-14.7
	Conservative	Sylvia Russell*	433	25.4	-12.0
	Alliance	Jude Chilvers	294	17.3	N/A
	Labour	Lillia Chasteau	284	16.7	+3.1
	Alliance	Alasdair MacGregor	223	13.1	N/A
	Labour	Malcolm Tipper	215	12.6	±0.0
	Green	Frances Hamilton	192	11.3	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,725	44
Registered electors			3,956
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Teignmouth West

Teignmouth West (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nina Jeffries*	402	36.8	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Henderson	374	34.2	-15.5
	Labour	Jackie Jackson	270	24.7	+4.0
	Alliance	Ollie Hind	267	24.5	N/A
	Labour	Rachel Aylward	264	24.2	+6.0
	Alliance	Ricky Marino	228	20.9	N/A
	Conservative	Christopher Sidwell	211	19.3	-3.0
Majority
Turnout			1,096	28
Registered electors			3,908
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

Of the nine independent councillors before the election, seven formed the "Independent Group", led by Mike Haines, and two formed the "Independents", led by Andrew MacGregor

"Your councillors". Teignbridge District Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
"Notice of Election" (PDF). Teignbridge District Council. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
"Notice of Poll". Teignbridge District Council. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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[2] Of the nine independent councillors before the election, seven formed the "Independent Group", led by Mike Haines, and two formed the "Independents", led by Andrew MacGregor

[1] "Your councillors". Teignbridge District Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

[3] "Notice of Election" (PDF). Teignbridge District Council. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

[4] "Notice of Poll". Teignbridge District Council. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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