Election Name: | 2023 West Devon Borough Council election |
Country: | Devon |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2019 West Devon Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 West Devon Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Seats For Election: | All 31 seats to West Devon Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 16 |
Turnout: | 39.07% |
Leader1: | Neil Jory[1] |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 16 seats, 37.9% |
Leaders Seat1: | Milton Ford |
Seats Before1: | 17 |
Seats After1: | 11 |
Seat Change1: | 6 |
Popular Vote1: | 9,829 |
Percentage1: | 39.60 |
Swing1: | 1.70 |
Leader2: | Ric Cheadle |
Party2: | Independent politician |
Leaders Seat2: | Buckland Monachorum |
Last Election2: | 11 seats, 30.7% |
Seats Before2: | 11 |
Seats After2: | 10 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 6,897 |
Percentage2: | 27.78 |
Swing2: | 2.92 |
Leader3: | Lynn Daniel |
Party3: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Leaders Seat3: | South Tawton |
Last Election3: | 2 seats, 11.8% |
Seats Before3: | 2 |
Seats After3: | 5 |
Seat Change3: | 3 |
Popular Vote3: | 4,318 |
Percentage3: | 17.40 |
Swing3: | 5.6 |
Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election4: | 2 seats, 6.9% |
Seats Before4: | 1 |
Seats After4: | 4 |
Seat Change4: | 2 |
Popular Vote4: | 2,626 |
Percentage4: | 10.58 |
Swing4: | 3.68 |
Party5: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election5: | 0 seats, 10.5%% |
Seats Before5: | 0 |
Seats After5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 1,024 |
Percentage5: | 4.13 |
Swing5: | 7.27 |
Leader | |
Posttitle: | Leader after election |
Before Election: | Neil Jory |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
After Election: | Mandy Ewings Independent |
After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 West Devon Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect members of West Devon Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.[2] The election for Burrator ward was delayed until 15 June 2023 following the death of one of the original candidates.
Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. The election saw the council go under no overall control.[3] The independent councillors, Greens, Liberal Democrats and Labour formed a coalition called the "West Devon Alliance" which took control, with independent councillor Mandy Ewings being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 30 May 2023.[4]
The overall results were as follows:[5]
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The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[6]
The election in Burrator ward was delayed until 15 June 2023 following the death of Green Party candidate Neil Jameson.[7]
The Tavistock North by-election was triggered by the resignation of Green councillor Terry Wheeler.[8] The Independent and Liberal Democrat candidates won the same number of votes, but the Independent was elected on the drawing of lots.[9]
By-election triggered by resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Pete Squire.[10]