Local Election Results 2003
West Devon
Whole council up for election on new ward boundaries. One Liberal Democrat councillor, two Conservative councillors and five Independent councillors were elected unopposed.
Other results for West Devon:
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
By-elections for West Devon (may be incomplete): 14th September 2006 (Chagford)
— 7th February 2008 (Tavistock N.)
— 10th December 2009 (Tavistock S.)
— 22nd March 2012 (Tavistock N.)
— 21st June 2012 (Tavistock N.)
— 4th May 2017 (Bere Ferrers)
— 18th November 2021 (Bere Ferrers)
— 17th February 2022 (Tavistock N.)
— 22nd June 2023 (Tavistock N.)
— 2nd May 2024 (Tavistock N.)
Results for Devon county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
4400 |
34.7% |
12 |
| Liberal Democrat |
3437 |
27.1% |
8 |
| Independent |
3392 |
26.7% |
10 |
| UK Independence Party |
1116 |
8.8% |
1 |
| Green Party |
292 |
2.3% |
0 |
| Labour |
54 |
0.4% |
0 |
| Christine Grills |
LD |
unop. |
|
| Eaon Wager |
C |
unop. |
|
| Margaret Garton |
Ind |
717 |
42.1% |
| John Soul |
C |
630 |
37.0% |
| Emily Williams |
UKIP |
357 |
21.0% |
| Diana Moyse |
C |
294 |
52.3% |
| Michael Parle |
LD |
268 |
47.7% |
| David Weeks |
UKIP |
346 |
53.6% |
| Denise Herrod-Taylor |
Ind |
300 |
46.4% |
| James McInnes |
C |
429 |
69.1% |
| Noel Cartwright |
LD |
192 |
30.9% |
| Robert Williamson |
C |
212 |
46.9% |
| Audrey Vigni |
LD |
158 |
35.0% |
| Susan Bamford |
UKIP |
82 |
18.1% |
| Pam Scannell |
LD |
311 |
56.5% |
| David Whitcomb |
C |
239 |
43.5% |
| Dilwyn Hughes |
C |
193 |
43.7% |
| Michael Pithouse |
Ind |
174 |
39.4% |
| Nicholas Waterhouse |
LD |
75 |
17.0% |
| Joanna Harrison |
C |
299 |
41.0% |
| Elaine Kale |
LD |
235 |
32.2% |
| Hyder Pirwany |
C |
216 |
|
| Mike Davies |
Ind |
195 |
26.7% |
| Kenneth Williams |
LD |
506 |
52.7% |
| Jayne Hill |
C |
454 |
47.3% |
| Mark Slater |
C |
335 |
|
| Robin Pike |
Ind |
276 |
57.5% |
| Martin Taylor |
LD |
122 |
25.4% |
| Clive Small |
Ind |
82 |
17.1% |
| Richard Eberlie |
C |
613 |
32.6% |
| Roy Connelly |
LD |
501 |
26.7% |
| Sean Watchorn |
C |
493 |
|
| Jane Ramsey |
C |
487 |
|
| Caroline Keane |
Ind |
472 |
25.1% |
| David Stapleton |
LD |
470 |
|
| Peter Jones |
LD |
406 |
|
| Martin Quinn |
Grn |
292 |
15.5% |
| Ted Sherell |
Ind |
923 |
47.2% |
| Mady Govier |
C |
661 |
33.8% |
| Roger Mathew |
Ind |
619 |
|
| Alex Wood |
LD |
372 |
19.0% |
| Terence West |
LD |
298 |
|
| Peter Aizlewood |
LD |
281 |
|
| Alison Clish-Green |
LD |
218 |
52.3% |
| David Best |
C |
145 |
34.8% |
| Betty Batchelor |
Lab |
54 |
12.9% |
| Dawn Rogers |
Ind |
253 |
52.3% |
| Christopher Hill |
C |
231 |
47.7% |
| Sally Monk |
LD |
479 |
59.1% |
| Jane Waterhouse |
LD |
368 |
|
| Laurie Leask |
UKIP |
331 |
40.9% |
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