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Local Election Results 2015

Torridge

Whole council up for election. One UK Independence Party councillor, one independent councillor and two Conservative councillors were elected unopposed.

Thanks to Pete Whitehead for a correction to this page.

Other results for Torridge: 2003 2007 2011 2019 2023
By-elections for Torridge (may be incomplete): 4th December 2003 (Bideford S.) — 4th November 2004 (Westward Ho!) — 14th July 2005 (Tamarside) — 23rd November 2006 (Northam) — 12th March 2009 (Hartland & Bradworthy) — 13th August 2009 (Holsworthy) — 15th August 2013 (Shebbear & Langtree) — 5th September 2013 (Torrington) — 20th March 2014 (Bideford E.) — 10th July 2014 (Kenwith) — 8th June 2017 (Hartland & Bradworthy) — 30th November 2017 (Torrington) — 14th December 2017 (Westward Ho!) — 3rd May 2018 (Bideford E.) — 26th July 2018 (Hartland & Bradworthy) — 8th November 2018 (Holsworthy) — 9th December 2021 (Northam) — 2nd May 2024 (Bideford N.)
Results for Devon county council: 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021

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Consolidated results — Torridge 2015

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 13020 34.2% 19
Independent 7854 20.6% 6
Green Party 6085 16.0% 2
UK Independence Party 5417 14.2% 7
Labour 3386 8.9% 1
Liberal Democrat 2287 6.0% 1

Appledore (2) [1 UKIP gain from Ind]

Andrew Eastman C 791 36.8%
Kenneth Davis UKIP 548 25.5%
Peter Hames Grn 426 19.8%
Barry Edwards Ind 382 17.8%
James Jackson C 314

Bideford East (3) [1 UKIP gain from C, 1 UKIP gain from Ind]

Mervyn Langmead C 1378 33.2%
Samuel Robinson UKIP 935 22.5%
Gaston Dezart UKIP 844
Ruth Craigie Lab 709 17.1%
Pauline Davies Ind 569 13.7%
Stephen Pagett Grn 561 13.5%

Bideford North (3)

Peter Christie Grn 1313 30.3%
Dermot McGeough C 928 21.4%
Trevor Johns LD 843 19.5%
Philip Pester C 763
Douglas Bushby Ind 634 14.6%
Anne Brenton Lab 616 14.2%
Michael James Lab 536

Bideford South (3)

Simon Inch C 947 37.2%
Anthony Inch C 932
David Brenton Lab 801 31.5%
Robert Wootton LD 798 31.3%
Joseph Day Lab 636
James Craigie Lab 594

Broadheath

Pete Watson C unop.

Clinton

Richard Wiseman Ind 618 65.0%
William Douglas-Mann Grn 333 35.0%

Clovelly Bay [UKIP gain from LD]

Robin Julian UKIP unop.

Coham Bridge

Philip Hackett C 703 65.6%
Gloria Tabor Ind 368 34.4%

Forest

Zygmunt Gregorek C 694 67.6%
Jonathan Middleton Grn 333 32.4%

Hartland and Bradworthy (2) [1 Ind gain from LD, 1 UKIP gain from LD]

Anna Dart Ind 1114 48.9%
Alan Whittle UKIP 598 26.2%
Jill Maynard Grn 567 24.9%

Holsworthy (2) [1 C gain from LD]

Ian Parker C 1194 44.9%
Kenith Carroll C 816
Brian Alchorn UKIP 629 23.7%
Howard Ratledge LD 464 17.5%
John Sanders Grn 371 14.0%

Kenwith

Alison Boyle C 656 68.7%
Derek Sargent UKIP 299 31.3%

Monkleigh and Littleham

Philip Pennington Ind 410 43.2%
Benjamin Parry C 346 36.5%
Ruth Funnell Grn 192 20.3%

Northam (3) [1 UKIP gain from C]

Jane Whittaker C 1285 31.7%
John Himan C 1162
Richard Hancock UKIP 1062 26.2%
Richard Miller Ind 945 23.3%
Irene Rowe Lab 764 18.8%

Orchard Hill [C gain from Ind]

John Langton-Lockton C 515 50.5%
Christopher Leather UKIP 505 49.5%

Shebbear and Langtree

David Hurley C 900 75.6%
Gillian Douglas-Mann Grn 290 24.4%

Tamarside

Kenneth James Ind unop.

Three Moors

Rosemary Lock C 705 67.8%
Colin Jones Grn 335 32.2%

Torrington (3) [1 Grn and 1 UKIP gain from 1 C and 1 LD]

Margaret Brown Ind 986 24.6%
Cathrine Simmons Grn 901 22.5%
Roger Darch UKIP 841 21.0%
Sharon Claydon C 786 19.6%
Harold Martin C 736
John Pitts UKIP 659
Keith Funnell Grn 627
Penelope Hewitt Lab 496 12.4%

Two Rivers

James Morrish C unop.

Waldon

Robert Hicks Ind 572 57.3%
James Lowe Ind 427 42.7%

Westward Ho! [C gain from Ind]

Peter le Maistre C 528 40.2%
Roger Tisdale Ind 473 36.1%
Christopher Jordan Grn 311 23.7%

Winkleigh [C gain from Ind]

Betty Boundy C 664 49.0%
Gail Flockhart Ind 356 26.3%
John Kane LD 182 13.4%
Jacob Glanville Grn 152 11.2%

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