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2019 South Hams District Council election

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All 31 seats in the South Hams District Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 25 2 Seats won 16 10 Seat change 9 8   Third party Fourth party   Party Green Independent Last election 3 0 Seats won 3 2 Seat change 2
Map showing the results of the 2019 South Hams District Council elections.
Council control before election Conservative Council control 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.

Summary

Election result

2019 South Hams District Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	29	16	0	9	9	51.6	38.1	17,546	–15.1
	Liberal Democrats	22	10	8	0	8	32.3	30.6	14,085	+20.6
	Green	9	3	0	0		9.7	12.3	5,646	–7.0
	Independent	4	2	2	0	2	6.5	5.1	2,329	+2.3
	Labour	22	0	0	1	1	0.0	13.9	6,387	+1.5

Ward elections

Allington & Strete

Bickleigh & Cornwood

Blackawton & Stoke Fleming Ward

Charterlands

Dartington & Staverton

Dartmouth & East Dart (3)

Ermington & Ugborough

Ivybridge East (2)

Ivybridge West (2)

• Cllr. David William May died in December 2020, a by-election will be held in May 2021.

Kingsbridge

Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford

Marldon & Littlehempston

Newton & Yealmpton

Salcombe and Thurlestone

South Brent (2)

Stokenham

Totnes (3)

Wembury and Brixton (2)

West Dart

Woolwell

Changes 2019–2023

Jo Sweett, elected for the Greens in Totnes ward, left the party to sit as an independent councillor in February 2021.

Ivybridge West

Ivybridge West by-election 6 May 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Louise Jones	933	50.4	−2.1
	Green	Katie Reville	768	41.5	N/A
	TUSC	Tony Rea	149	8.1	−30.8
Majority			165	8.9
Turnout			1,850
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.9

References

1. "Allington & Strete". South Hams District Council.
2. "Bickleigh & Cornwood". South Hams District Council.
3. "Blackawton & Stoke Fleming". South Hams District Council.
4. "Charterlands". South Hams District Council.
5. "Dartington & Staverton". South Hams District Council.
6. "Dartmouth & East Dart". South Hams District Council.
7. "Ermington & Ugborough". South Hams District Council.
8. "Ivybridge East". South Hams District Council.
9. "Ivybridge West". South Hams District Council.
10. "'Larger than life councillor' dies after cancer battle". 3 December 2020.
11. "Kingsbridge". South Hams District Council.
12. "Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford". South Hams District Council.
13. "Marldon and Littlehempston". South Hams District Council.
14. "Newton and Yealmpton". South Hams District Council.
15. "Salcombe and Thurlestone". South Hams District Council.
16. "South Brent". South Hams District Council.
17. "Stokenham". South Hams District Council.
18. "Totnes". South Hams District Council.
19. "Wembury and Brixton". South Hams District Council.
20. "West Dart". South Hams District Council.
21. "Woolwell". South Hams District Council.
22. Boothroyd, David (19 February 2021). "Brent petition finally decided". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

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