Election Name: | 2019 South Hams District Council election |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2015 South Hams District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2015 |
Next Election: | 2023 South Hams District Council election |
Next Year: | 2023 |
Seats For Election: | All 31 seats in the South Hams District Council |
Majority Seats: | 16 |
Election Date: | 2 May 2019 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 25 |
Seats1: | 16 |
Seat Change1: | 9 |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election2: | 2 |
Seats2: | 10 |
Seat Change2: | 8 |
Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Last Election4: | 3 |
Seats4: | 3 |
Party5: | Independent (politician) |
Last Election5: | 0 |
Seats5: | 2 |
Seat Change5: | 2 |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Conservative |
After Election: | Conservative |
Elections to the South Hams District Council took place on 2 May 2019, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. All 20 wards were up for election, each with either 1, 2, or 3 councillors to be elected. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, but with its majority reduced to just 1 seat.
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Jo Sweett, elected for the Greens in Totnes ward, left the party to sit as an independent councillor in February 2021.[2]