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Local Election Results 2009

Devon

Whole council up for election.

Other results for Devon: 2005 2013 2017 2021
By-elections for Devon (may be incomplete): 2nd March 2006 (Yealmpton) — 13th July 2006 (Alphington & Cowick) — 27th November 2008 (Exminster & Kenton) — 22nd May 2014 (Yealmpton) — 24th October 2019 (Heavitree & Whipton Barton)
Results for district councils — East Devon 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Exeter 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 — Mid Devon 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — North Devon 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — South Hams 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Teignbridge 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Torridge 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — West Devon 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

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Consolidated results — Devon 2009

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 106411 41.9% 41
Liberal Democrat 75815 29.9% 14
UK Independence Party 22809 9.0% 0
Green Party 17290 6.8% 1
Labour 15369 6.1% 4
Independent 12348 4.9% 2
Liberal Party 2440 1.0% 0
British National Party 1385 0.5% 0
Communist Party of Britain 74 0.0% 0

Alphington and Cowick

Alexandra Newcombe LD 1701 38.7%
Margaret Baldwin C 1560 35.5%
Brett Crane Lab 602 13.7%
Andrew Bell Grn 530 12.1%

Ashburton and Buckfastleigh

Stuart Barker C 2333 48.5%
John Nutley LD 1359 28.3%
Robert Somerville Grn 910 18.9%
Richard Branston Lab 205 4.3%

Axminster [C gain from LD]

Andrew Moulding C 2110 45.6%
Douglas Hull LD 1760 38.1%
Barrie Draper UKIP 625 13.5%
Jeremy Walden Lab 130 2.8%

Barnstaple North

Brian Greenslade LD 1558 42.9%
Simon Harvey C 1215 33.4%
Earl Bramley Howard Grn 586 16.1%
Mark Cann Lab 202 5.6%
Paul Dyer Comm 74 2.0%

Barnstaple South

Chris Haywood LD 1375 36.5%
David Luggar C 1099 29.2%
Michael Pagram UKIP 836 22.2%
Michelle Watkin Grn 343 9.1%
Danny Neary Lab 111 2.9%

Bickleigh and Wembury

John Hart C 2154 56.6%
Hugh Williams UKIP 777 20.4%
Christine Ramsay LD 483 12.7%
Stephen Casemore Grn 286 7.5%
David Taplin Lab 107 2.8%

Bideford East [C gain from LD]

Sam Robinson C 1081 29.9%
Hugo Barton LD 893 24.7%
Gaston Dezart UKIP 750 20.7%
Caroline Church Lib 648 17.9%
Anne Brenton Lab 245 6.8%

Bideford South and Hartland [C gain from LD]

Alison Boyle C 1272 34.3%
Robin Julian UKIP 981 26.4%
Humphrey Temperley LD 881 23.7%
Tony Inch Lib 356 9.6%
David Brenton Lab 220 5.9%

Bovey Tracey Rural [C gain from LD]

George Gribble C 2213 46.7%
Sally Morgan LD 1568 33.1%
Bob Watkins UKIP 526 11.1%
Daniel Hutton Ferris Grn 321 6.8%
Michal Taylor Lab 114 2.4%

Braunton Rural [C gain from LD]

Caroline Chugg C 1587 39.2%
Mark Alexander LD 1193 29.5%
Stephen Crowther UKIP 715 17.7%
Matt Knight Grn 263 6.5%
Valerie Cann Lab 200 4.9%
Gary Marshall BNP 91 2.2%

Broadclyst and Whimple [C gain from LD]

Peter Bowden C 2055 46.7%
Derek Button LD 1889 42.9%
Moira Macdonald Lab 230 5.2%
Colin Fribbens BNP 228 5.2%

Budleigh

Christine Channon C 2556 59.2%
Helen Whitworth LD 948 22.0%
Graham Hooker Ind 625 14.5%
Ann Scurfield Lab 188 4.4%

Chudleigh Rural

Jerry Brook C 2174 47.0%
Keith Smith LD 1015 21.9%
Richard Curran UKIP 833 18.0%
Keith Clements Grn 389 8.4%
Paul French Lab 215 4.6%

Chulmleigh and Swimbridge [C gain from LD]

Richard Edgell C 1860 39.2%
Joe Tucker LD 1819 38.3%
Cliff Bell Ind 557 11.7%
L'Anne Knight Grn 426 9.0%
Edward Lopez Lab 82 1.7%

Combe Martin Rural

Andrea Davis C 1972 53.1%
Yvette Gubb LD 1305 35.1%
Mike Harrison Grn 365 9.8%
Edward Duley Lab 75 2.0%

Crediton Rural

Nick Way LD 2148 47.9%
Peter Hare-Scott C 1632 36.4%
Rob Rickey Grn 323 7.2%
Frank Davies BNP 240 5.4%
Justin Beament Lab 142 3.2%

Cullompton Rural

John Berry C 2437 58.1%
Luke Taylor LD 1130 26.9%
Colin Matthews Grn 418 10.0%
Sally Boom Lab 209 5.0%

Dartmouth and Kingswear

Jonathan Hawkins C 1740 58.9%
Daniel Tagg LD 673 22.8%
Sheri Haward Grn 542 18.3%

Dawlish

John Clatworthy C 2236 48.5%
Derek Collins LD 969 21.0%
Margaret Fountain UKIP 901 19.5%
Richard Fairfax Grn 273 5.9%
Graham Hesse Lab 236 5.1%

Duryard and Pennsylvania [C gain from LD]

Graham Prowse C 1544 41.5%
Sheila Hobden LD 1446 38.8%
Andrew Dean Lab 286 7.7%
Thomas Milburn Grn 231 6.2%
Peter Gove UKIP 216 5.8%

Exminster and Kenton

Alan Connett LD 1663 44.7%
Kevin Lake C 1630 43.8%
Andrew Bragg Grn 345 9.3%
Rachel Sutton Lab 86 2.3%

Exmouth Brixington and Withycombe

Brenda Taylor LD 1980 50.8%
David Chapman C 1625 41.7%
Fegan Stuart Lab 290 7.4%

Exmouth Halsdon and Woodbury

Bernard Hughes C 2092 53.4%
Tim Dumper LD 1610 41.1%
Carole Newton Lab 217 5.5%

Exmouth Littleham and Town

Eileen Wragg LD 2003 47.4%
John Humphreys C 1993 47.1%
Keith Venton Lab 232 5.5%

Exwick and St Thomas

Robert Hannaford LD 1659 39.8%
Kevin Moore Lab 718 17.2%
Andrew Glover C 622 14.9%
Lawrence Harper UKIP 596 14.3%
Audaye Elesedy Grn 324 7.8%
Lawrence West BNP 155 3.7%
Nicola Gale Lib 91 2.2%

Fremington Rural [Ind gain from C]

Rodney Cann Ind 1559 41.4%
John Gill C 810 21.5%
Alec Millgate UKIP 625 16.6%
Charlie Piper LD 442 11.7%
Rob Cornish Grn 217 5.8%
Jean Smalley Lab 115 3.1%

Hatherleigh and Chagford

James McInnes C 2822 55.9%
Gillian Elston LD 1270 25.1%
Debbie Phelps UKIP 958 19.0%

Heavitree and Whipton and Barton

Olwen Foggin Lab 1214 29.2%
Tyna Crow C 1059 25.5%
Christopher Gale Lib 601 14.5%
Richard Timmis UKIP 464 11.2%
Susan Greenall Grn 348 8.4%
Pamela Thickett LD 324 7.8%
Vanessa Hudson BNP 146 3.5%

Holsworthy Rural [C gain from LD]

Barry Parsons C 2624 54.4%
Ken James LD 1580 32.8%
Keith Funnell Grn 490 10.2%
Gordon Bray Lab 127 2.6%

Honiton St Michael's

Sara Randall Johnson C 1495 39.6%
Marion Olive LD 1260 33.4%
Barry Nicholson Ind 869 23.0%
Alf Boom Lab 151 4.0%

Honiton St Paul's

Paul Diviani C 1740 43.1%
Roy Coombs LD 853 21.1%
Liz Denton UKIP 691 17.1%
Roger Boote Ind 568 14.1%
Michael Teare Lab 189 4.7%

Ilfracombe

Geoff Fowler LD 1195 39.2%
Paul Yabsley C 819 26.9%
David Beagley UKIP 667 21.9%
John Hextall Grn 189 6.2%
David Moore BNP 110 3.6%
Doreen Tonkin Lab 67 2.2%

Ivybridge

Roger Croad C 1772 51.5%
Keith Baldry LD 831 24.1%
Alison Green Grn 430 12.5%
David Trigger Lab 408 11.9%

Kingsbridge and Stokenham

Julian Brazil LD 2063 46.1%
Rufus Gilbert C 1951 43.6%
Beth Coombes Grn 336 7.5%
John Whitby Lab 123 2.7%

Kingsteignton [C gain from LD]

Mike Walters C 1269 38.4%
Andrew Fear UKIP 886 26.8%
John Smith LD 655 19.8%
Jane Baker Grn 267 8.1%
Babs Errington Lab 229 6.9%

Newton Abbot North

Anne Fry LD 1323 43.1%
Lorna Lowes C 1132 36.9%
Lucia Capaldi Grn 408 13.3%
Robert Kennedy Lab 208 6.8%

Newton Abbot South

Gordon Hook LD 1940 51.7%
Anthony Ballinger C 1169 31.2%
Corinne Lindsey Grn 441 11.8%
Barry Kaye Lab 201 5.4%

Newton St Cyres and Sandford

Michael Lee C 2761 58.3%
Phil Bourne LD 1159 24.5%
Jane Schofield Grn 676 14.3%
Pamela Galloway Lab 136 2.9%

Newtown and Polsloe

Richard Westlake Lab 1026 32.5%
David Henson C 844 26.7%
Adrian Hannaford LD 487 15.4%
Adrian Thomas Grn 487 15.4%
Graham Stone UKIP 248 7.9%
Robin Bridge-Taylor BNP 66 2.1%

Northam [C gain from LD]

Andrew Eastman C 1908 44.9%
David Johnson UKIP 1084 25.5%
Kay Renton LD 1058 24.9%
Keith Owen Lab 204 4.8%

Okehampton Rural

Christine Marsh C 2473 50.2%
John Young LD 1426 29.0%
Roger Welsh UKIP 857 17.4%
Rachel Lyons Lab 168 3.4%

Ottery St Mary Rural

Roger Giles Ind 2863 61.0%
David Cox C 1062 22.6%
William Laitinen LD 522 11.1%
Stephen O'Hara BNP 181 3.9%
Dorothy Parker Lab 69 1.5%

Pinhoe and Mincinglake

Saxon Spence Lab 1250 34.3%
David Thompson C 1221 33.5%
Graham Down UKIP 571 15.7%
Kevin Chun LD 432 11.9%
Ann Conway BNP 168 4.6%

Priory and St Leonard's

Jill Owen Lab 1415 32.6%
Lesley Luke C 1403 32.3%
Ralph Gay UKIP 532 12.3%
Rodney Ruffle LD 477 11.0%
Andrew Worthley Grn 413 9.5%
Keith Danks Lib 101 2.3%

St David's and St James

Philip Brock LD 1112 43.0%
Benjamin Corbridge C 545 21.1%
Isaac Price-Sosner Grn 486 18.8%
Keith Crawford UKIP 271 10.5%
Paul Bull Lab 175 6.8%

St Loyes and Topsham

Andrew Leadbetter C 1929 50.6%
Sandra Barrett LD 743 19.5%
Margaret Danks Lib 643 16.9%
Eliot Wright Lab 497 13.0%

Seaton Coastal [C gain from LD]

Jim Knight C 1757 39.6%
Margaret Rogers LD 1622 36.6%
Jeremy Allison UKIP 879 19.8%
Judith Blackwell Lab 177 4.0%

Sidmouth Sidford

Stuart Hughes C 3553 71.7%
Martin Gammell LD 1125 22.7%
Lesley Robson Lab 274 5.5%

South Brent and Dartington

Trevor Pennington C 2015 45.6%
Catherine Pannell LD 1229 27.8%
Tony Greenham Grn 876 19.8%
Ray Harrington Ind 296 6.7%

South Molton Rural

Jeremy Yabsley C 1689 40.4%
David Worden LD 1462 34.9%
Elizabeth Burton UKIP 714 17.1%
Jackie Morningmist Grn 235 5.6%
Jerry Fox Lab 85 2.0%

Tavistock [C gain from LD]

Debo Sellis C 1348 27.6%
Ted Sherrell Ind 1307 26.7%
Alison Clish-Green LD 1077 22.0%
George Mudge UKIP 600 12.3%
Roy Connelly Ind 416 8.5%
Michael Sparling Lab 142 2.9%

Teign Estuary [C gain from LD]

Chris Clarance C 1618 41.4%
David Cox LD 1306 33.5%
Richard Stanton UKIP 642 16.4%
Adrian Porter Grn 211 5.4%
Alan Lumb Lab 127 3.3%

Teignbridge South [C gain from LD]

Dennis Smith C 1849 44.5%
Alistair Dewhirst LD 1590 38.3%
Karen Eberhardt-Shelton Grn 561 13.5%
Mary Kennedy Lab 152 3.7%

Teignmouth [C gain from LD]

James McMurray C 1209 33.4%
Christopher Bray LD 1120 30.9%
Chris Whitlock UKIP 631 17.4%
Roy Phillips Ind 228 6.3%
Ros Langdon Grn 177 4.9%
Colin Authers Ind 129 3.6%
Niall Duffy Lab 129 3.6%

Thurlestone, Salcombe and Allington

Simon Day C 1870 51.1%
Denise O'Callaghan LD 807 22.1%
Simon Wright Ind 595 16.3%
Sally Fisher Grn 384 10.5%

Tiverton East

Des Hannon LD 1435 37.9%
Richard Chesterton C 1123 29.7%
Ken Gilderthorp UKIP 505 13.3%
Lester Crocker Ind 451 11.9%
Keith Povey Grn 150 4.0%
Ian Stevenson Lab 121 3.2%

Tiverton West [C gain from Ind]

Polly Colthorpe C 1334 34.2%
Mary Turner Ind 1220 31.2%
Paul Williams LD 666 17.1%
Tony McIntyre UKIP 338 8.7%
Kate Povey Grn 218 5.6%
Susan Groves Lab 129 3.3%

Torrington Rural [C gain from LD]

Andy Boyd C 2027 42.3%
Geoff Lee LD 1317 27.5%
Gabriel Hummerstone UKIP 1088 22.7%
Cathrine Simmons Grn 359 7.5%

Totnes Rural [Grn gain from LD]

Paula Black Grn 1224 32.5%
Geoff Date LD 1207 32.0%
Michael Hicks C 1025 27.2%
Christopher Robillard Lab 314 8.3%

Willand and Uffculme

Ray Radford C 2256 53.4%
Ben Norman LD 756 17.9%
David Pugsley Ind 665 15.7%
Colin Lever Grn 390 9.2%
Sheila Whitlock Lab 158 3.7%

Yealmpton

William Mumford C 2184 47.7%
Arran Vidal-Hall LD 1196 26.1%
Eileen Germain UKIP 761 16.6%
Georgina Weaver Grn 442 9.6%

Yelverton Rural [C gain from LD]

Philip Sanders C 1954 39.4%
Glen Kennedy LD 1720 34.7%
Andrew Mudge UKIP 1041 21.0%
Alison Young Lab 247 5.0%

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