West Devon Borough Council elections
{{Short description|Local government elections in Devon, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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.{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2015|year=2015|num=74|accessdate=29 July 2022}}
Council elections
- 1973 West Devon District Council election
- 1976 West Devon District Council election
- 1979 West Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries)The District of West Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- 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)legislation.gov.uk – [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2701 The Mid Devon, Torridge and West Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1991]. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- 1999 West Devon Borough Council election
- 2003 West Devon Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1){{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/316.stm | title = Local elections | access-date = 2009-09-09 | work = BBC News Online}}legislation.gov.uk – [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2473/made The Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999]. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.legislation.gov.uk – [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2678/made The Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004]. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- 2007 West Devon Borough Council election
- 2011 West Devon Borough Council election
- 2015 West Devon Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
- 2019 West Devon Borough Council election
- 2023 West Devon Borough Council election
Summary results
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; padding-left:1em;
! scope="col" | Date | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" aria-hidden="true" | ! scope="col" | Conservative ! scope="col" | {{abbr|+/-|Conservative change}} | style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}; width: 3px;" aria-hidden="true" | ! scope="col" | Independent ! scope="col" | {{abbr|+/-|Independent change}} | style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}; width: 3px;" aria-hidden="true" | ! scope="col" | Green ! scope="col" | {{abbr|+/-|Green change}} | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;" aria-hidden="true" | ! scope="col" | Liberal Democrats ! scope="col" | {{abbr|+/-|Lib Dem change}} | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" aria-hidden="true" | ! scope="col" | Labour ! scope="col" | {{abbr|+/-|Labour change}} ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Control ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Majority |
| scope="row" | 2007
| colspan="2" align="center"|14 | align="right" | | colspan="2" align="center"|10 | align="right" | | colspan="2" align="center"|0 | align="right" |- | colspan="2" align="center"|7 | align="right" | | colspan="2" align="center"|0 | align="right" | | style="background-color: #ccc; width: 3px;" | | −3 |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2011
| colspan="2" align="center"|19 | align="right" |+5 | colspan="2" align="center"|9 | align="right" |-1 | colspan="2" align="center"|0 | align="right" |- | colspan="2" align="center"|3 | align="right" |-4 | colspan="2" align="center"|0 | align="right" | | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | | Conservative | +7 |
| scope="row" | 2015{{cite web |url=http://www.westdevon.gov.uk/article/8564/Local-Election-Results-2015|title=Local Election Results|publisher=West Devon Borough Council|access-date=5 January 2017}}
| colspan="2" align="center"|21 | align="right" |+2 | colspan="2" align="center"|10 | align="right" |+1 | colspan="2" align="center"|0 | align="right" |- | colspan="2" align="center"|0 | align="right" |-3 | colspan="2" align="center"|0 | align="right" | | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | | Conservative | +11 |
| scope="row" | 2019{{cite web |url=https://www.westdevon.gov.uk/article/5350/Councillors-by-Political-Party|title=Local Election Results|publisher=West Devon Borough Council|access-date=14 May 2020}}
| colspan="2" align="center"|16 | align="right" |-5 | colspan="2" align="center"|12 | align="right" |+2 | colspan="2" align="center"|2 | align="right" |+2 | colspan="2" align="center"|1 | align="right" |+1 | colspan="2" align="center"|0 | align="right" | | style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | | Conservative | +1 |
| scope="row" | 2023{{cite web |url=https://www.westdevon.gov.uk/article/9970/Borough-Council-Election-Results|title=Local Election Results|publisher=West Devon Borough Council|access-date=14 May 2020}}
| colspan="2" align="center"|11 | align="right" |-4 | colspan="2" align="center"|10 | align="right" |-1 | colspan="2" align="center"|5 | align="right" |+3 | colspan="2" align="center"|4 | align="right" |+2 | colspan="2" align="center"|1 | align="right" |+1 | style="background-color: #ccc; width: 3px;" | | −1 |
Results maps
File:West Devon UK ward map 2003.svg|2003 results map
File:West Devon UK ward map 2007.svg|2007 results map
File:West Devon UK ward map 2011.svg|2011 results map
File:West Devon UK ward map 2015.svg|2015 results map
File:West Devon UK ward map 2019.svg|2019 results map
File:West Devon UK ward map 2023.svg|2023 results map
By-election results
=1999–2003=
{{Election box begin | title=Okehampton By-Election 24 February 2000}}
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box begin | title=Milton Ford By-Election 4 May 2000}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =
|votes = 248
|percentage = 52.3
|change = +52.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate =
|votes = 226
|percentage = 47.7
|change = +47.7
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 22
|percentage = 4.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 474
|percentage = 41.0
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Independent (politician)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Buckland Monachorum By-Election 7 June 2001}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =
|votes = 1,075
|percentage = 51.7
|change = +10.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate =
|votes = 1,006
|percentage = 48.3
|change = +25.2
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 69
|percentage = 3.4
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,081
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Lydford By-Election 11 July 2002}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate =
|votes = 228
|percentage = 56.3
|change = +11.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =
|votes = 177
|percentage = 43.7
|change = -11.6
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 51
|percentage = 12.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 405
|percentage = 36.0
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2003–2007=
{{Election box begin | title=Chagford By-Election 14 September 2006{{cite web| url = http://www.westdevon.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/852/Chagford%20Ward%20Result%20of%20Poll.pdf | title = Declaration of result of poll | access-date = 2009-09-09 | publisher = West Devon Borough Council}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Robert Sampson
|votes = 310
|percentage = 58.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Wells
|votes = 224
|percentage = 41.9
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 86
|percentage = 16.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 534
|percentage = 46.0
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Independent (politician)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2007–2011=
{{Election box begin | title=Tavistock North By-Election 7 February 2008{{cite web| url = http://www.westdevon.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/765/Result%20Tavistock%20North%20Ward.pdf | title = Declaration of result of poll | access-date = 2009-09-09 | publisher = West Devon Borough Council}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Adam Bridgewater
|votes = 812
|percentage = 59.3
|change = +33.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Whitcomb
|votes = 425
|percentage = 31.0
|change = +4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Vanni Cook
|votes = 133
|percentage = 9.7
|change = -5.0
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 387
|percentage = 28.3
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,370
|percentage = 33.9
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Tavistock South By-Election 10 December 2009{{cite web| url = http://www.24dash.com/news/Central_Government/2009-12-11-Huge-boost-for-Labour-in-latest-council-by-elections | title = Huge boost for Labour in latest council by-elections | access-date = 2009-12-11 | date = 2009-12-11 | website = 24dash.com}}{{cite web| url = http://www.westdevon.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/1015/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Declaration%20of%20results.pdf | title = Declaration of result of poll | access-date = 2010-03-24 | publisher = West Devon Borough Council}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Kirstie Clish-Green
|votes = 523
|percentage = 45.8
|change = +33.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Bailey
|votes = 450
|percentage = 39.4
|change = +13.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Brian Trew
|votes = 170
|percentage = 14.9
|change = -47.1
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 73
|percentage = 6.4
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,143
|percentage = 33.9
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2011–2015=
{{Election box begin | title=Tavistock North By-Election 22 March 2012{{cite web |title=Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward |url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/8971/#2012-06-21 |website=www.andrewteale.me.uk |access-date=8 December 2023}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Jeff Moody
|votes = 407
|percentage = 35.5
|change = +35.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Colin Rogers
|votes = 256
|percentage = 22.3
|change = -10.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Adam Bridgewater
|votes = 225
|percentage = 19.6
|change = -3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Moira Brown
|votes = 125
|percentage = 10.9
|change = -6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Daniel Worth
|votes = 78
|percentage = 6.8
|change = +6.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Daniel Worth
|votes = 57
|percentage = 5.0
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 151
|percentage = 13.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,148
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Independent politician
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Tavistock North By-Election 21 June 2012{{cite web |title=Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward |url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/8971/#2012-06-21 |website=www.andrewteale.me.uk |access-date=8 December 2023}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Sheldon
|votes = 349
|percentage = 37.2
|change = +4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Caroline Keane
|votes = 206
|percentage = 22.0
|change = +22.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Moira Brown
|votes = 196
|percentage = 20.9
|change = +3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Joyce Hillson
|votes = 187
|percentage = 19.9
|change = -2.9
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 143
|percentage = 15.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 938
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2015–2019=
{{Election box begin | title=Bere Ferrers By-Election 4 May 2017{{cite web |title=Local Elections Archive Project — Bere Ferrers Ward |url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/17571/#2017-05-04 |website=www.andrewteale.me.uk |access-date=8 December 2023}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Lamb
|votes = 639
|percentage = 52.2
|change = +27.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Katherine Medhurst
|votes = 421
|percentage = 34.4
|change = +19.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = David Pengelly
|votes = 164
|percentage = 13.4
|change = -4.6
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 218
|percentage = 17.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,224
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2019–2023=
{{Election box begin | title=Bere Ferrers By-Election 18 November 2021{{cite web |title=Local Elections Archive Project — Bere Ferrers Ward |url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/17571/#2021-11-18 |website=www.andrewteale.me.uk |access-date=8 December 2023}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Angela Blackman
|votes = 362
|percentage = 32.5
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Isabel Saxby
|votes = 361
|percentage = 32.4
|change = +12.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Graham Reed
|votes = 216
|percentage = 19.4
|change = -11.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Judy Maciejowska
|votes = 176
|percentage = 15.8
|change = +15.8
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 1
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,115
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Tavistock North By-Election 17 February 2022{{cite web |title=Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward |url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/17586/#2022-02-17 |website=www.andrewteale.me.uk |access-date=8 December 2023}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Turnbull
|votes = 379
|percentage = 39.3
|change = +24.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Peter Squire
|votes = 337
|percentage = 35.0
|change = +16.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Susan Bamford
|votes = 163
|percentage = 16.9
|change = +16.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Doug Smith
|votes = 85
|percentage = 8.8
|change = -9.3
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 42
|percentage = 4.4
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 964
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Independent politician
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2023–2027=
{{Election box begin | title=Tavistock North By-Election 22 June 2023{{cite web |title=Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward |url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/17586/#2022-02-17 |website=www.andrewteale.me.uk |access-date=8 December 2023}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Ursula Mann
|votes = 233
|percentage = 25.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Holly Greenbury-Pullen
|votes = 233
|percentage = 25.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Annabel Martin
|votes = 215
|percentage = 23.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Judy Hughes
|votes = 176
|percentage = 19.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Uwem Udo
|votes = 57
|percentage = 6.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 0
|percentage = 0.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 914
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Independent politician
|loser = Green Party of England and Wales
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
Ursula Mann was elected following the drawing of lots.
{{Election box begin | title=Tavistock North By-Election 2 May 2024{{cite web |title=Local Elections Archive Project — Tavistock North Ward |url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/17586/#2024-05-02 |website=www.andrewteale.me.uk |access-date=8 December 2023}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Holly Greenbury-Pullen
|votes = 387
|percentage = 28.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Judy Hughes
|votes = 348
|percentage = 25.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Sara Wood
|votes = 289
|percentage = 21.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Uwem Udo
|votes = 195
|percentage = 14.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Michael Fife Cook
|votes = 160
|percentage = 11.6
|change =
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{{Election box majority
|votes = 39
|percentage = 2.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,379
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Tavistock North By-Election 1 May 2025}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Judy Hughes
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Graham Reed
|votes =
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = Brian Trew
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Uwem Udo
|votes =
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Sara Louise Wood
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
References
{{reflist}}
- [http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm By-election results]
External links
- [http://www.westdevon.gov.uk West Devon Borough Council]
{{Devon elections}}