West Devon Borough Council elections explained

West Devon Borough Council in Devon, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 31 councillors have been elected from 18 wards.^[1]

Council elections

• 1973 West Devon District Council election
• 1976 West Devon District Council election
• 1979 West Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
• 1983 West Devon Borough Council election
• 1987 West Devon Borough Council election
• 1991 West Devon Borough Council election
• 1995 West Devon Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
• 1999 West Devon Borough Council election
• 2003 West Devon Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)^{[4] [5] [6]}
• 2007 West Devon Borough Council election
• 2011 West Devon Borough Council election
• 2015 West Devon Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
• 2019 West Devon Borough Council election
• 2023 West Devon Borough Council election

Summary results

Date		Conservative			Independent			Green			Liberal Democrats			Labour		Control		Majority
2007	14			10			0		-	7			0				No overall control	-3
2011	19		+5	9		-1	0		-	3		-4	0				Conservative	+7
2015^[7]	21		+2	10		+1	0		-	0		-3	0				Conservative	+11
2019^[8]	16		-5	12		+2	2		+2	1		+1	0				Conservative	+1
2023^[9]	11		-4	10		-1	5		+3	4		+2	1		+1		No overall control	-1

By-election results

2019-2023

2023-2027

Ursula Mann was elected following the drawing of lots.

References

• By-election results

External links

• West Devon Borough Council

Notes and References

1. si. The West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. 2015. 74. 29 July 2022.
2. The District of West Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
3. legislation.gov.uk - The Mid Devon, Torridge and West Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
4. News: Local elections . 2009-09-09 . BBC News Online.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
7. Web site: Local Election Results. West Devon Borough Council. 5 January 2017.
8. Web site: Local Election Results. West Devon Borough Council. 14 May 2020.
9. Web site: Local Election Results. West Devon Borough Council. 14 May 2020.