Teignbridge District Council elections

Teignbridge District Council in Devon, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 47 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.^[1]

Council elections

1973 Teignbridge District Council election
1976 Teignbridge District Council election
1979 Teignbridge District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1983 Teignbridge District Council election
1987 Teignbridge District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1991 Teignbridge District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
1995 Teignbridge District Council election
1999 Teignbridge District Council election
2003 Teignbridge District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 12)^[5]^[6]
2007 Teignbridge District Council election
2011 Teignbridge District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)^[7]
2015 Teignbridge District Council election
2019 Teignbridge District Council election (New ward boundaries increasing number of seats by one to 47)^[1]
2023 Teignbridge District Council election

Date		Conservative	+/-		Liberal Democrat	+/-		South Devon Alliance	+/-		Independent	+/-	Control
2003^[8]	13			16			N/A			14			NOC
2007^[9]	18		+5	21		+5	N/A			7		-7	NOC
2011^[10]	26		+8	13		-8	N/A			7		=	Conservative
2015^[11]	29		+3	12		-1	N/A			5		-2	Conservative
Dec 2016^[12]^[13]	27		-2	14		+2	N/A			5		=	Conservative
Feb 2018^[14]^[15]^[16]	25		-2	16		+2	N/A			5		=	Conservative
2019	12		-13	26		+10	N/A			9		+4	Liberal Democrat
2023	9		-3	26		-	9		+9	3		-6	Liberal Democrat

By-election results

1995-1999

Bovey By-Election 4 July 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	504	34.1
	Liberal Democrats	482	32.6
	Labour	282	19.1
	Independent	210	14.2
Majority		22	1.5
Turnout		1,478	30.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Whitestones By-Election 4 July 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Independent	665	91.5
	Labour	62	8.5
Majority		603	83.0
Turnout		727	42.9
	Independent hold	Swing

Chudleigh By-Election 14 November 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Independent	480	54.5
	Liberal Democrats	230	26.1
	Labour	171	19.4
Majority		250	29.4
Turnout		881
	Independent gain from Labour	Swing

Milber By-Election 14 November 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	338	44.4
	Liberal Democrats	219	28.7
	Labour	205	26.9
Majority		199	15.7
Turnout		762
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

College By-Election 20 March 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	391	44.0
	Conservative	269	30.3
	Independent	229	25.8
Majority		122	13.7
Turnout		889	22.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent	Swing

Dawlish SW By-Election 21 May 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	584	55.6	+12.8
	Liberal Democrats	262	24.9	−32.4
	Labour	205	19.5	+19.5
Majority		322	30.7
Turnout		1,051	32.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

1999-2003

College By-Election 27 April 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	447	52.5	+27.8
	Conservative	315	37.0	+14.7
	Labour	89	10.5	−5.6
Majority		132	15.5
Turnout		851	22.0
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Powderham By-Election 27 April 2000
Party		Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	759	52.6
	Conservative	550	38.1
	Labour	134	9.3
Majority		209	14.5
Turnout		1,443	28.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour	Swing

College By-Election 16 November 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	332	40.7	+18.7
	Liberal Democrats	294	36.1	+11.4
	Labour	189	23.2	+7.1
Majority		38	4.6
Turnout		815	20.7
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

2007-2011

Kenn Valley By-Election 27 November 2008^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Kevin Lake	924	45.2
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Berman	832	40.8
	Independent	Derek Madge	160	7.8
	Independent	Dudley Swain	128	6.3
Majority			92	4.4
Turnout			2,044	42.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Ipplepen By-Election 23 September 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alistair Dewhirst	756	62.3	+34.5
	Conservative	Phil Coombes	458	37.7	−34.5
Majority			298	24.5
Turnout			1,214
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2011-2015

Bovey By-Election 24 October 2013^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Avril Kerswell	933	50.3	+10.9
	Liberal Democrats	Charlie West	472	25.5	−1.0
	UKIP	Bruce Meechan	253	13.6	+6.6
	Labour	Lisa Robillard Webb	196	10.6	+2.9
Majority			461	24.9
Turnout			1,854
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015-2019

Teignmouth Central by-election 22 September 2016^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Eden	491	51.1	+28.3
	Conservative	Nick Maylem	286	29.8	−12.6
	UKIP	Steven Harvey	111	11.6	N/A
	Labour	Malcolm Tipper	72	7.5	−8.7
Majority			205	21.3
Turnout			969	25.08
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Party Councillor Geoff Bladen^[21]

Bovey by-election 15 December 2016^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Morgan	838	43.9	+20.3
	Conservative	Taff Evans	631	33.1	−4.2
	Independent	Eoghan Kelly	169	8.9	−1.5
	Labour	Christopher Robillard	103	5.4	−7.4
	UKIP	Anne Bracher	98	5.1	N/A
	Independent	Charlie West	68	3.6	N/A
Majority			207	10.8
Turnout			1,911	29.30
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Party Councillor Anna Klinkenberg^[23]

Chudleigh by-election 15 December 2016^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Keeling	680	51.5	+38.8
	Conservative	Chris Webb	470	35.6	+2.8
	UKIP	Steven Harvey	89	6.7	N/A
	Labour	Janette Parker	81	6.1	−8.8
Majority			210	15.9
Turnout			1,324	26.49%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Party Councillor Patricia Johnson-King^[23]

Bushell by-election 4 May 2017^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Hayes	751	48.9	+5.2
	Conservative	Liz Roberts	627	40.8	+5.8
	UKIP	Steven Harvey	158	10.3	+10.3
Majority			124	8.1
Turnout			1,536
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Party Councillor Judy Grainger^[25]

Kingsteignton East by-election 4 May 2017^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ron Peart	778	52.4	+19.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Rollason	437	29.4	+14.2
	Independent	Tony Dempster	270	18.2	−1.6'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000041−QINU`"'
Majority			341	23.0
Turnout			1,485
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Party Councillor Mike Walters^[25]

Chudleigh by-election 15 February 2018^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lorraine Evans	575	41.0	+28.2
	Conservative	Pam Elliott	564	40.3	+7.5
	Labour	Janette Parker	262	18.7	+3.7
Majority			11	0.8
Turnout			1,401
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the disqualification of Conservative Party Councillor Doug Laing, due to a prison sentence longer than 3 months^[28]

Dawlish Central and North East by-election 15 February 2018^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Wrigley	1,287	70.6	+47.5
	Conservative	Angela Fenne	535	29.4	−0.7
Majority			752	41.3
Turnout			1,822
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Party Councillor Graham Price^[30]

2023-2027

Ashburton and Buckfastleigh by-election 2 May 2024^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Major	715	30.6
	Alliance	Sue Clarke	523	22.4
	Conservative	Richard Edlmann	325	13.9
	Labour	Lisa Robillard Webb	303	13.0
	Green	Pauline Wynter	295	12.6
	Independent	Michael Hext	136	5.8
	Heritage	Madeleine Hunt	36	1.5
Majority			192	8.2
Turnout			2,333
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Notes

^ Compared to UKIP candidacy in 2015.

References

^ ^a ^b "The Teignbridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2017/1, retrieved 29 July 2022
^ The District of Teignbridge (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ The Mid Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge (Areas) Order 1985
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Teignbridge (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Teignbridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2010. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "District Election Results, 2003". Teignbridge District Council. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "District Election Results, 2007". Teignbridge District Council. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "District Election Results, 2011". Teignbridge District Council. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "District Election Results, 2015". Teignbridge District Council. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "District and Town Council By-Elections – 15 December 2016". Teignbridge District Council. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "Lib Dems win two seats in Teignbridge Council". Torquay Herald Express. Retrieved 5 January 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "By-elections – Chudleigh and Dawlish". Teignbridge District Council. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
^ @britainelects (15 February 2018). "Chudleigh (Teignbridge) result: LDEM: 41.0% (+31.1) CON: 40.3% (+14.6) LAB: 18.7% (+7.0) No Ind(s) as prev" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @britainelects (15 February 2018). "Dawlish Central & North East (Teignbridge) result: LDEM: 70.6% +52.4) CON: 29.4% (+5.6) Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Declaration of result of poll". Teignbridge District Council. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ipplepen Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bovey Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ https://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=47696&p=0 ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Lib Dems win Teignmouth by-election". 23 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b https://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=48018&p=0 ^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b "Latest Devon News - DevonLive.com". Devon Live.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bushell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Whitehouse, Richard (21 March 2017). "'Influential' councillor Mike Walters calls time serving the district". Mid-Devon Advertiser. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kingsteignton East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Chudleigh Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ Clark, Daniel; Greaves, Paul (15 December 2017). "Councillor jailed for three years after attacking wife with a mallet". Devon Live. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Dawlish Central and North East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ Clark, Daniel (30 November 2017). "Former Teignbridge Council chairman resigns from the council". Devon Live. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ashburton and Buckfastleigh Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

By-election results

External links

Teignbridge District Council

[27] Compared to UKIP candidacy in 2015.

[2019boundary-1] "The Teignbridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2017/1, retrieved 29 July 2022

[2] The District of Teignbridge (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[3] The Mid Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge (Areas) Order 1985

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

[change-5] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 September 2009.

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

[7] slation.gov.uk - The Teignbridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2010. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[8] "District Election Results, 2003". Teignbridge District Council. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[9] "District Election Results, 2007". Teignbridge District Council. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[10] "District Election Results, 2011". Teignbridge District Council. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[11] "District Election Results, 2015". Teignbridge District Council. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[12] "District and Town Council By-Elections – 15 December 2016". Teignbridge District Council. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[13] "Lib Dems win two seats in Teignbridge Council". Torquay Herald Express. Retrieved 5 January 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[14] "By-elections – Chudleigh and Dawlish". Teignbridge District Council. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

[15] @britainelects (15 February 2018). "Chudleigh (Teignbridge) result: LDEM: 41.0% (+31.1) CON: 40.3% (+14.6) LAB: 18.7% (+7.0) No Ind(s) as prev" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[16] @britainelects (15 February 2018). "Dawlish Central & North East (Teignbridge) result: LDEM: 70.6% +52.4) CON: 29.4% (+5.6) Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[kenn-17] "Declaration of result of poll". Teignbridge District Council. Retrieved 6 September 2009.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Ipplepen Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bovey Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[20] ttps://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=47696&p=0 ^{[dead link‍]}

[21] "Lib Dems win Teignmouth by-election". 23 September 2016.

[teignbridge.gov.uk-22] ttps://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=48018&p=0 ^{[dead link‍]}

[torquayheraldexpress.co.uk-23] "Latest Devon News - DevonLive.com". Devon Live.

[24] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bushell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[advert-25] Whitehouse, Richard (21 March 2017). "'Influential' councillor Mike Walters calls time serving the district". Mid-Devon Advertiser. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[26] "Local Elections Archive Project — Kingsteignton East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[28] "Local Elections Archive Project — Chudleigh Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[29] Clark, Daniel; Greaves, Paul (15 December 2017). "Councillor jailed for three years after attacking wife with a mallet". Devon Live. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[30] "Local Elections Archive Project — Dawlish Central and North East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[31] Clark, Daniel (30 November 2017). "Former Teignbridge Council chairman resigns from the council". Devon Live. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[32] "Local Elections Archive Project — Ashburton and Buckfastleigh Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

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