East Devon District Council elections

East Devon District Council is the local authority for East Devon in England. The council is elected every four years. Sixty councillors are elected from 30 wards since the last boundary changes in 2019.[1]

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control		Years
	Independent	1973–1976
	Conservative	1976–1995
	No overall control	1995–1999
	Conservative	1999–2019
	No overall control	2019–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:[3]

Councillor		From	To
Sara Randall Johnson	Conservative	2001	8 May 2011
Paul Diviani	Conservative	25 May 2011	16 May 2018
Ian Thomas	Conservative	16 May 2018	22 May 2019
Ben Ingham	Independent	22 May 2019	18 May 2020
Paul Arnott	East Devon Alliance	29 May 2020

Council elections

1973 East Devon District Council election
1976 East Devon District Council election
1979 East Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries)[4][5]
1980 East Devon District Council election
1982 East Devon District Council election
1983 East Devon District Council election
1984 East Devon District Council election
1986 East Devon District Council election
1987 East Devon District Council election
1991 East Devon District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
1995 East Devon District Council election
1999 East Devon District Council election
2003 East Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)[7][8]
2007 East Devon District Council election
2011 East Devon District Council election
2015 East Devon District Council election
2019 East Devon District Council election
2023 East Devon District Council election

By-election results

1995-1999

Exe Valley By-Election 24 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	405	53.4	+53.4
	Conservative	316	41.7	-13.4
	Labour	37	4.9	-21.4
Majority		89	11.7
Turnout		758	51.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

Trinity By-Election 30 October 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	373	51.1	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	357	48.9	-10.3
Majority		16	2.2
Turnout		730
	Conservative hold	Swing

Clystbeare By-Election 2 April 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	445	57.5	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	329	42.5	+18.1
Majority		116	15.0
Turnout		774
	Conservative hold	Swing

Exmouth Littleham Rural By-Election 7 May 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	654	38.6	-1.6
	Conservative	617	36.4	+3.4
	Independent	296	17.5	+8.8
	Labour	128	7.6	-10.5
Majority		37	2.2
Turnout		1,695	40.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

1999-2003

Patteson By-Election 18 April 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	503	50.1	+50.1
	Conservative	470	46.8	-14.0
	Labour	31	3.1	-36.1
Majority		33	3.3
Turnout		1,004	40.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

Exmouth Withycombe Urban By-Election 26 October 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	400	51.2	+25.3
	Conservative	171	21.9	-2.7
	Liberal	126	16.1	-15.1
	Independent	84	10.8	+10.8
Majority		229	29.3
Turnout		781	24.1
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Honiton St. Pauls By-Election 8 February 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	614	49.5	+15.0
	Liberal Democrats	502	40.5	+20.9
	Labour	124	10.0	-0.8
Majority		112	9.0
Turnout		1,240	33.4
	Conservative hold	Swing

Sidmouth Rural By-Election 9 May 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,020	44.3	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	663	28.8	+11.5
	Independent	312	13.5	+0.0
	Independent	309	13.4	+13.4
Majority		357	15.5
Turnout		2,304	49.3
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

2003-2007

Sidmouth Town By-Election 27 January 2005
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,147	57.6	-5.4
	Liberal Democrats	702	35.3	+35.3
	Labour	141	7.1	-29.9
Majority		445	22.3
Turnout		1,990
	Conservative hold	Swing

Seaton By-Election 22 September 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jim Knight	1,055	53.3	+21.7
	Liberal Democrats		925	46.7	-2.1
Majority			130	6.6
Turnout			1,980	33.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Sidmouth Town By-Election 22 September 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Gibbings	894	70.0	+12.4
	Liberal Democrats		184	14.4	-20.9
	Independent		136	10.6	+10.6
	Labour		64	5.0	-2.1
Majority			709	55.6
Turnout			1,279	29.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Honiton St Pauls By-Election 2 March 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Boote	522	55.3	+24.9
	Liberal Democrats	Vera Howard	208	22.0	-0.2
	Labour	Vernon Whitlock	137	14.5	+7.7
	Independent	Ronald Farnham	76	8.1	-28.4
Majority			314	33.3
Turnout			943	26.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007-2011

Dunkeswell By-Election 3 April 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Buxton	349	68.3	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Gleed	162	31.7	-5.2
Majority			187	36.6
Turnout			511	31.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Honiton St Michaels By-Election 26 February 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marion Olive	636	51.1	+51.1
	Conservative	Phillip Twiss	609	48.9	-20.9
Majority			27	2.2
Turnout			1,245	23.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Trinity By-Election 12 November 2009[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Thomas	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Seaton By-Election 6 May 2010[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Burrows	2,414	57.4	+16.6
	Conservative	John Meakin	1,795	42.6	+0.3
Majority			619	14.7
Turnout			4,209	70.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2019-2023

Feniton By-Election 8 July 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alasdair Bruce	239	53.5
	Labour	Linda Baden	126	28.2
	Liberal Democrats	Todd Olive	82	18.3
Majority			113	25.3
Turnout			447	21.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Honiton St Michael's By-Election 8 July 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jake Bonetta	807	58.0
	Conservative	Jenny Brown	522	37.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jules Hoyles	63	4.5
Majority			285	20.5
Turnout			1,393	25.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Exe Valley By-Election 23 September 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Kemp	190	36.9	-19.8
	Conservative	Kevin Wraight	164	31.8	-11.5
	Labour	Michael Daniell	161	31.3	+31.3
Majority			26	5.1	-8.3
Turnout			515	26.2	-9.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

References

"Council Election News". Devon Live. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
"East Devon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
"Council minutes". East Devon District Council. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
legislation.gov.uk - The District of East Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 Archived March 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
The District of East Devon (Electoral Arrangements) (Amendment) Order 1979
legislation.gov.uk - The Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 21 May 2022.
"East Devon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
legislation.gov.uk - The District of East Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
"Statement of persons nominated" (PDF). East Devon District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
"Peter Burrows is Seaton's new District Councillor". Midweek Herald. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.

By-election results

External links

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[your-1] "Council Election News". Devon Live. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[glance-2] "East Devon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 November 2009.

[3] "Council minutes". East Devon District Council. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[4] slation.gov.uk - The District of East Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 Archived March 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[5] The District of East Devon (Electoral Arrangements) (Amendment) Order 1979

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 21 May 2022.

[hold-7] "East Devon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 August 2009.

[8] slation.gov.uk - The District of East Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[trinity-9] "Statement of persons nominated" (PDF). East Devon District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2009.

[burrows-10] "Peter Burrows is Seaton's new District Councillor". Midweek Herald. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.

Council elections in Devon
Devon County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
East Devon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Exeter City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Mid Devon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
North Devon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Plymouth City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
South Hams District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Teignbridge District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Torbay Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Torridge District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
West Devon Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
See also: Wards Boundary changes