2023 English local election
2023 Mid Devon District Council election
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All 42 seats to Mid Devon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Luke Taylor
Clive Eginton
Party
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
Last election
12 seats, 29.6%
18 seats, 34.1%
Seats before
11
17
Seats after
33
5
Seat change
21
13
Popular vote
19,451
13,811
Percentage
46.8%
33.2%
Swing
17.2%
0.9%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Elizabeth Lloyd
Party
Green
Independent
Last election
2 seats, 8.6%
10 seats, 13.9%
Seats before
2
12
Seats after
3
1
Seat change
1
9
Popular vote
2,793
3,286
Percentage
6.7%
7.6
Swing
1.9%
6.0%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Mid Devon District Council election
The 2023 Mid Devon District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Mid Devon District Council in Devon , England. It was held on the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom .
The Liberal Democrats took control of the council for the first time since 1999 .
Overview
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control , being run by a minority administration of some of the independent councillors, with independent Barry Warren serving as leader of the council.
New ward boundaries took effect for this election, following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England . The number of seats stayed the same at 42, but the configuration of wards was changed to comprise five 3-member wards, ten 2-member wards and seven single member wards.
The election saw the Liberal Democrats win a majority of the seats on the council. The independents and Conservatives both lost significant numbers of seats: leader of the council Barry Warren lost his seat, as did the Conservative group leader Clive Eginton. Liberal Democrat group leader Luke Taylor was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023.
Results summary
2023 Mid Devon District Council election
Party
Candidates
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Liberal Democrats
36
33
21
0
21
78.5
46.8
19,451
+17.2
Conservative
40
5
0
13
13
11.9
33.2
13,811
–0.9
Green
8
3
2
0
2
7.1
6.7
2,793
–1.9
Independent
12
1
0
10
10
2.4
7.9
3,286
–6.0
Labour
13
0
0
0
0.0
5.3
2,212
–1.8
Reform UK
1
0
0
0
0.0
<0.1
19
N/A
Ward results
Mid Devon District Council election results.
Bradninch
Cadbury
Canonsleigh
Clare & Shuttern
Crediton Boniface
Crediton Lawrence
Cullompton Padbrook
Cullompton St Andrews
Cullompton Vale
Halberton
Lower Culm
Sandford & Creedy
Sandford & Creedy (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Green
Helen Tuffin
632
51.6
N/A
Green
Mark Jenkins
576
47.1
N/A
Conservative
Margaret Squires*
575
47.0
N/A
Conservative
Alex Monro
517
42.2
N/A
Turnout
1,238
43.6
N/A
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
Silverton
Taw Vale
Tiverton Castle
Tiverton Cranmore
Tiverton Lowman
Tiverton Westexe
Upper Culm
Upper Yeo & Taw
Way
Yeo
Changes 2023–2027
Jamie Frost, elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2023, left the party in February 2024 to sit as an independent.
Upper Yeo & Taw
By-election triggered by the resignation of Stuart Penny, who was elected as a Conservative in 2023 but had left the party in August 2023 to sit as an independent before resigning from the council altogether.
Claudette Harrower, elected as a Conservative in 2023, joined the Liberal Democrats in April 2024.
Tiverton Westexe
By-election triggered by disqualification of Jamie Frost for non-attendance. He had been elected in 2023 as a Liberal Democrat, but had left the party and sat as an independent until his disqualification.
References
Of the independent councillors prior to the election, eight formed the "Non-aligned group" led by Barry Warren.
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