2005 UK local government election
2005 Devon County Council election
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All 62 seats to Devon County Council[1] 32 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | LD | Con | Lab | Party | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Labour | Last election | 22 seats, 35.8% | 22 seats, 37.4% | 4 seats, 16.7% | Seats won | 33 | 23 | 4 | Seat change | 12[note 1] | 1[note 1] | 1 | Popular vote | 142,414 | 142,732 | 44,813 | Percentage | 38.0% | 38.0% | 11.9% | Swing | 2.1% | 0.6% | 4.6% | Reference | [2][3] | [2][3] | [2][3] | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | | Ind | Lib | Party | Independent | Liberal | Last election | 3 seats, 6.1% | 3 seats, 2.0% | Seats won | 2 | 0 | Seat change | 1 | 3 | Popular vote | 16,692 | 4,300 | Percentage | 4.4% | 1.1% | Swing | 1.7% | 0.9% | Reference | [2][3] | [2][3] | |
Council control before election No overall control | Council control after election Liberal Democrat | |
The 2005 Devon County Council election was an election to Devon County Council which took place on 5 May 2005 as part of the 2005 United Kingdom local elections. 62 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions had been redrawn since the last election in 2001. No elections were held in Plymouth and Torbay, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote in the local elections.
Summary
The election saw the Liberal Democrats regain control of the council, which had last been under Liberal Democrat control after the 1997 election, but had been under no overall control since the 2001 election.[1] The Conservative Party gained only one seat, despite the increase in the number of seats from 54 to 62 after redistricting, becoming the second-largest party on the council and therefore the official opposition party. The Liberal Party lost all three of its seats in the election, while the Independent grouping lost one seat. The Gallagher index for the election, which measures the disproportionality of seat allocation, was 11.94.[note 3]
Results
Devon County Council election, 2005[3][5] |
Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 33 | 12 | 53.2 | 38.0 | 142,414 | |
| Conservative | 23 | 1 | 37.1 | 38.0 | 142,732 | |
| Labour | 4 | 1 | 6.5 | 11.9 | 44,813 | |
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 16,692 | |
| UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.9 | 14,643 | |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.5 | 9,539 | |
| Liberal | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4,300 | |
Electoral division results
Alphington and Cowick[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Browning | 3,188 | 43.8 | |
| Labour | R. Harris | 1,919 | 26.4 | |
| Conservative | M. Baldwin | 1,443 | 19.8 | |
| Green | A. Bell | 331 | 4.6 | |
| UKIP | D. Challice | 282 | 3.9 | |
| Liberal | P. Smith | 109 | 1.5 | |
Majority | 1,269 | 17.5 | |
Turnout | 7,272 | 67.2 | |
Registered electors | 10,829 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Ashburton and Buckfastleigh[3]: 47 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stuart Barker | 2,793 | 38.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Wickham | 2,663 | 37.1 | |
| Labour | Michael Harriott | 999 | 13.9 | |
| UKIP | Kim Van Der Kiste | 636 | 8.9 | |
Majority | 130 | 1.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 83 | 1.2 | |
Turnout | 7,174 | 71.5 | |
Registered electors | 10,030 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Axminster[3]: 4 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Douglas Hull | 2,912 | 44.9 | |
| Conservative | Iain Chubb | 2,908 | 44.9 | |
| Labour | Jeremy Walden | 581 | 9.0 | |
Majority | 4 | 0.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 82 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 6,483 | 73.1 | |
Registered electors | 8,874 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Barnstaple North[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Greenslade | 3,411 | 56.1 | |
| Conservative | John Gill | 1,305 | 21.5 | |
| Labour | Annie Brenton | 720 | 11.9 | |
| Green | Earl Bramley-Howard | 572 | 9.4 | |
Majority | 2,106 | 34.7 | |
Rejected ballots | 67 | 1.1 | |
Turnout | 6,075 | 60.4 | |
Registered electors | 10,055 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Barnstaple South[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Haywood | 3,116 | 49.6 | |
| Conservative | David Brailey | 1,999 | 31.8 | |
| Green | Robert Cornish | 596 | 9.5 | |
| Independent | Terence Bawden | 474 | 7.5 | |
Majority | 1,117 | 17.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 103 | 1.6 | |
Turnout | 6,288 | 64.7 | |
Registered electors | 9,726 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Bickleigh and Wembury[3]: 38 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Hart | 3,073 | 50.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Cedric Tarsky | 2,219 | 36.3 | |
| UKIP | James McOustra | 763 | 12.5 | |
Majority | 854 | 9.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 55 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 6,110 | 68.4 | |
Registered electors | 8,937 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Bideford East[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugo Barton | 2,613 | 46.9 | |
| Ind. Conservative | Christopher Leather | 1,891 | 33.9 | |
| Labour | David Brenton | 1,001 | 18.0 | |
Majority | 722 | 13.0 | |
Rejected ballots | 67 | 1.2 | |
Turnout | 5,572 | 62.7 | |
Registered electors | 8,883 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Bideford South and Hartland[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Humphrey Temperley | 2,825 | 46.8 | |
| Ind. Conservative | Robert Williamson | 2,162 | 35.8 | |
| Labour | Vivian Gale | 978 | 16.2 | |
Majority | 663 | 11.0 | |
Rejected ballots | 76 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 6,041 | 67.4 | |
Registered electors | 8,957 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Bovey Tracey Rural[3]: 48 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Morgan | 3,041 | 48.2 | |
| Conservative | Audrey Warren | 2,627 | 41.6 | |
| Labour | Jacqueline Lamont | 587 | 9.3 | |
Majority | 414 | 6.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 55 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 6,310 | 74.5 | |
Registered electors | 8,468 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Braunton Rural[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Jenkins | 2,325 | 36.1 | |
| Conservative | Jasmine Chesters | 2,250 | 34.9 | |
| Independent | Charles Piper | 610 | 9.5 | |
| Green | Michael Harrison | 607 | 9.4 | |
| Labour | Danny Neary | 566 | 8.8 | |
Majority | 75 | 1.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 82 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 6,440 | 69.0 | |
Registered electors | 9,327 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Broadclyst and Whimple[3]: 6 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Button | 3,039 | 47.1 | |
| Conservative | Peter Bowden | 2,863 | 44.3 | |
| Liberal | Grace Burns | 411 | 6.4 | |
Majority | 176 | 2.7 | |
Rejected ballots | 145 | 2.2 | |
Turnout | 6,458 | 72.4 | |
Registered electors | 8,922 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Budleigh[3]: 7 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Christine Channon | 3,454 | 55.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Phillip Frewin-Smith | 1,862 | 29.7 | |
| Labour | Stuart Fegan | 865 | 13.8 | |
Majority | 1,592 | 25.4 | |
Rejected ballots | 94 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 6,275 | 73.1 | |
Registered electors | 8,579 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Chudleigh Rural[3]: 49 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Francis Brook | 2,330 | 35.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Smith | 2,052 | 30.8 | |
| Independent | Raymond Frost | 1,451 | 21.8 | |
| Labour | Barbara Errington | 754 | 11.3 | |
Majority | 278 | 4.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 75 | 1.1 | |
Turnout | 6,662 | 73.7 | |
Registered electors | 9,040 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Chulmleigh and Swimbridge[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Frederick Tucker | 3,209 | 45.4 | |
| Conservative | Richard Edgell | 2,848 | 40.3 | |
| Green | Ian Godfrey | 915 | 13.0 | |
Majority | 361 | 5.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 90 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 7,062 | 74.1 | |
Registered electors | 9,529 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Combe Martin Rural[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Vivienne Davis | 2,522 | 44.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Derrick Spear | 2,414 | 42.2 | |
| Green | Jon Hooper | 706 | 12.3 | |
Majority | 108 | 1.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 81 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 5,723 | 70.4 | |
Registered electors | 8,126 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Crediton Rural[3]: 24 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Way | 3,105 | 49.9 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Squires | 2,183 | 35.1 | |
| UKIP | Alan Green | 472 | 7.6 | |
| Green | Elizabeth Culpeper | 380 | 6.1 | |
Majority | 922 | 14.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 82 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 6,222 | 69.3 | |
Registered electors | 8,977 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Cullompton Rural[3]: 25 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edgar Berry | 3,072 | 47.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rita Keylock | 2,266 | 35.1 | |
| Green | Colin Matthews | 416 | 6.4 | |
| UKIP | Gatson Dezart | 407 | 6.3 | |
| Liberal | Janett Rice | 233 | 3.6 | |
Majority | 806 | 12.5 | |
Rejected ballots | 66 | 1.0 | |
Turnout | 6,460 | 66.3 | |
Registered electors | 9,741 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Dartmouth and Kingswear[3]: 39 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jonathan Hawkins | 2,435 | 50.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Phillips | 1,280 | 26.3 | |
| Labour | Brian Boughton | 649 | 13.3 | |
| UKIP | Roger Kempton | 471 | 9.7 | |
Majority | 1,155 | 23.7 | |
Rejected ballots | 31 | 0.6 | |
Turnout | 4,866 | 69.2 | |
Registered electors | 7,031 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Dawlish[3]: 50 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Clatworthy | 3,246 | 45.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Connett | 2,843 | 39.5 | |
| Labour | James Court | 1,051 | 14.6 | |
Majority | 403 | 5.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 56 | 0.8 | |
Turnout | 7,196 | 68.3 | |
Registered electors | 10,535 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Duryard and Pennsylvania[3]: 16 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sheila Hobden | 2,486 | 45.6 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Thomas | 1,690 | 31.0 | |
| Labour | Dorothy Parker | 981 | 18.0 | |
| UKIP | Graham Stone | 166 | 3.0 | |
| Socialist Alternative | Trevor Clissold | 65 | 1.2 | |
Majority | 796 | 14.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 66 | 1.2 | |
Turnout | 5,454 | 63.7 | |
Registered electors | 8,565 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Exminster and Kenton[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | B. Berman | 2,582 | 50.4 | |
| Conservative | S. Webber | 1,901 | 37.1 | |
| Labour | G. Hesse | 641 | 12.5 | |
Majority | 681 | 13.3 | |
Turnout | 5,124 | 71.6 | |
Registered electors | 7,153 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Exmouth Brixington and Withycombe[3]: 8 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Brenda Taylor | 3,458 | 52.0 | |
| Conservative | Jill Elson | 2,097 | 31.6 | |
| UKIP | David Wilson | 685 | 10.3 | |
| Independent | Raymond Widdowson | 239 | 3.6 | |
Majority | 1,361 | 20.5 | |
Rejected ballots | 166 | 2.5 | |
Turnout | 6,645 | 64.8 | |
Registered electors | 10,259 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Exmouth Halsdon and Woodbury[3]: 9 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bernard Hughes | 2,405 | 40.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Graham | 2,351 | 39.2 | |
| Labour | Carole Newton | 779 | 13.0 | |
| UKIP | John Kelly | 422 | 7.0 | |
Majority | 54 | 0.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 40 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 5,997 | 70.8 | |
Registered electors | 8,467 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Exmouth Littleham and Town[3]: 10 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Wragg | 2,690 | 42.0 | |
| Conservative | Kathleen Bamsey | 2,166 | 33.8 | |
| Labour | Patrick Canavan | 1,017 | 15.9 | |
| UKIP | Colin Evans | 438 | 6.8 | |
Majority | 524 | 8.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 96 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 6,407 | 64.2 | |
Registered electors | 9,985 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Exwick and St Thomas[3]: 17 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Hannaford | 3,141 | 43.1 | |
| Labour | Lesley Robson | 2,626 | 36.0 | |
| Conservative | David Henson | 1,080 | 14.8 | |
| UKIP | Lawrence Harper | 378 | 5.2 | |
Majority | 515 | 7.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 66 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 7,291 | 64.8 | |
Registered electors | 11,253 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Fremington Rural[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rodney Cann | 2,758 | 48.4 | |
| Independent | David Jury | 1,765 | 31.0 | |
| Green | Linda Mack | 997 | 17.5 | |
Majority | 993 | 17.4 | |
Rejected ballots | 174 | 3.1 | |
Turnout | 5,694 | 70.7 | |
Registered electors | 8,058 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Hatherleigh and Chagford[3]: 62 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James McInnes | 3,358 | 47.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Carter | 2,609 | 37.0 | |
| UKIP | Susan Bamford | 529 | 7.5 | |
| Labour | Brenda Lopez | 493 | 7.0 | |
Majority | 749 | 10.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 62 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 7,051 | 76.8 | |
Registered electors | 9,178 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Heavitree and Whipton Barton[3]: 23 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Olwen Foggin | 2,419 | 35.6 | |
| Liberal | Christopher Gale | 1,454 | 21.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tessa Barrett | 1,379 | 20.3 | |
| Conservative | Keith Nelson-Tomsen | 1,201 | 17.7 | |
| UKIP | Rosalinde Myrone | 285 | 4.2 | |
Majority | 965 | 14.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 62 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 6,800 | 66.8 | |
Registered electors | 10,174 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Holsworthy Rural[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Desmond Shadrick | 3,864 | 54.4 | |
| Conservative | Gaye Tabor | 2,617 | 36.9 | |
| Labour | William Vanstone | 517 | 7.3 | |
Majority | 1,247 | 17.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 100 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 7,098 | 73.4 | |
Registered electors | 9,665 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Honiton St Michael's[3]: 11 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Barry Nicholson | 2,889 | 47.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Pettet | 1,751 | 29.0 | |
| Labour | Richard Price | 831 | 13.7 | |
| Liberal | Lucy Collins | 481 | 8.0 | |
Majority | 1,138 | 18.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 92 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 6,044 | 69.1 | |
Registered electors | 8,741 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Honiton St Paul's[3]: 12 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roger Boote | 3,145 | 49.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Coombs | 1,736 | 27.0 | |
| Labour | Sally Boom | 972 | 15.1 | |
| Liberal | Roy Collins | 510 | 7.9 | |
Majority | 1,409 | | |
Rejected ballots | 56 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 6,419 | 71.5 | |
Registered electors | 8,980 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Ilfracombe[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Fowler | 2,132 | 41.6 | |
| Conservative | Paul Crabb | 1,783 | 34.8 | |
| Independent | Ivan Frances | 716 | 14.0 | |
| Green | Franklin Pearson | 443 | 8.6 | |
Majority | 349 | 6.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 51 | 1.0 | |
Turnout | 5,125 | 58.4 | |
Registered electors | 8,778 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Ivybridge[3]: 40 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roger Croad | 2,115 | 36.1 | |
| Labour | Evonne Beeson | 1,592 | 27.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Corney | 1,586 | 27.0 | |
| UKIP | Brian Gerrish | 541 | 9.2 | |
Majority | 523 | 8.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 31 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 5,865 | 65.9 | |
Registered electors | 8,894 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Axminster[3]: 4 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Douglas Hull | 2,912 | 44.9 | |
| Conservative | Iain Chubb | 2,908 | 44.9 | |
| Labour | Jeremy Walden | 581 | 9.0 | |
Majority | 4 | 0.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 82 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 6,483 | 73.1 | |
Registered electors | 8,874 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Kingsbridge and Stokenham[3]: 41 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Brazil | 2,806 | 48.5 | |
| Conservative | Owen Masters | 2,266 | 39.2 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Dooley | 625 | 10.8 | |
Majority | 540 | 9.3 | |
Rejected ballots | 90 | 1.6 | |
Turnout | 5,787 | 72.2 | |
Registered electors | 8,012 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Kingsteignston[3]: 52 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 2,450 | 43.0 | |
| Conservative | Michael Walters | 1,978 | 34.7 | |
| Labour | James White | 1,200 | 21.1 | |
Majority | 472 | 8.3 | |
Rejected ballots | 72 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 5,700 | 65.4 | |
Registered electors | 8,712 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Newton Abbot North[3]: 53 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Fry | 2,829 | 51.9 | |
| Conservative | Mark Johnson | 1,641 | 30.1 | |
| Labour | Barry Kaye | 903 | 16.6 | |
Majority | 1,188 | 21.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 82 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 5,455 | 62.6 | |
Registered electors | 8,710 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Newton Abbot South[3]: 54 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Hook | 3,275 | 52.2 | |
| Conservative | Allan Vizor | 1,819 | 29.0 | |
| Labour | Louise Lewis | 1,048 | 16.7 | |
Majority | 1,456 | 23.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 135 | 2.2 | |
Turnout | 6,277 | 65.6 | |
Registered electors | 9,565 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Newton St Cyres and Sandford[3]: 27 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Lee | 3,425 | 50.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Elston | 2,144 | 31.3 | |
| Green | Linda Lever | 736 | 10.9 | |
| UKIP | Robert Edwards | 449 | 6.6 | |
Majority | 1,311 | 19.4 | |
Rejected ballots | 39 | 0.6 | |
Turnout | 6,736 | 76.9 | |
Registered electors | 8,795 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Newtown and Polsloe[3]: 18 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Westlake | 1,779 | 32.9 | |
| Conservative | Yolanda Henson | 1,387 | 25.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pamela Thickett | 1,380 | 25.5 | |
| Green | Nicholas Discombe | 695 | 12.9 | |
| Independent | Dale Woolner | 100 | 1.8 | |
Majority | 392 | 7.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 66 | 1.2 | |
Turnout | 5,407 | 64.4 | |
Registered electors | 8,390 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Northam[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Leonard Ford | 2,459 | 36.8 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Collins | 2,151 | 32.2 | |
| UKIP | Andrew Eastman | 1,190 | 17.8 | |
| Labour | Sharon Prokowski | 799 | 12.0 | |
Majority | 308 | 4.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 79 | 1.2 | |
Turnout | 6,678 | 69.1 | |
Registered electors | 9,668 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Okehampton Rural[3]: 63 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Christine Marsh | 3,216 | 43.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Williams | 2,747 | 37.1 | |
| Labour | Alison Young | 740 | 10.0 | |
| UKIP | William Kelly | 632 | 8.5 | |
Majority | 469 | 6.3 | |
Rejected ballots | 69 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 7,404 | 72.0 | |
Registered electors | 10,283 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Ottery St Mary Rural[3]: 13 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Arthur Giles | 3,718 | 55.3 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Fraser | 1,815 | 27.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Marion Olive | 733 | 10.9 | |
| Labour | Alfred Boom | 416 | 6.2 | |
Majority | 1,903 | 28.3 | |
Rejected ballots | 46 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 6,728 | 74.6 | |
Registered electors | 9,022 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Pinhoe and Mincinglake[3]: 19 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Saxon Spence | 2,480 | 42.6 | |
| Conservative | Ruth Smith | 1,805 | 31.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Gooding | 1,442 | 24.8 | |
Majority | 675 | 11.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 89 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 5,816 | 66.8 | |
Registered electors | 8,713 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Priory and St Leonards[3]: 20 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jill Owen | 2,773 | 41.0 | |
| Conservative | Norman Shiel | 1,908 | 28.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Ruffle | 1,367 | 20.2 | |
| UKIP | Leon Courtney | 331 | 4.9 | |
| Liberal | Keith Danks | 297 | 4.4 | |
Majority | 865 | 12.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 89 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 6,765 | 65.1 | |
Registered electors | 10,395 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Seaton Coastal[3]: 5 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Rogers | 3,538 | 53.5 | |
| Conservative | James Knight | 2,624 | 39.7 | |
| UKIP | Bernard Partridge-Hogbin | 299 | 4.5 | |
Majority | 914 | 13.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 154 | 2.3 | |
Turnout | 6,615 | 70.9 | |
Registered electors | 9,327 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Sidmouth Sidford[3]: 14 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stuart Hughes | 4,736 | 62.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Toye | 1,733 | 22.8 | |
| Labour | Ray Davison | 973 | 12.8 | |
Majority | 3,003 | 39.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 143 | 1.9 | |
Turnout | 7,585 | 72.4 | |
Registered electors | 10,472 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
South Brent and Dartington[3]: 42 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Pennington | 2,903 | 45.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Pannell | 2,749 | 43.1 | |
| Labour | Bill Reeves | 614 | 9.6 | |
Majority | 154 | 2.4 | |
Rejected ballots | 116 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 6,382 | 73.4 | |
Registered electors | 8,689 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
South Molton Rural[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jeremy Yabsley | 3,042 | 48.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Sewell | 2,472 | 39.4 | |
| Green | Jacqueline Morningmist | 664 | 10.6 | |
Majority | 570 | 9.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 94 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 6,272 | 73.2 | |
Registered electors | 8,573 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
St David's and St James[3]: 21 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Brock | 2,194 | 42.9 | |
| Labour | John Poat | 1,176 | 11.5 | |
| Conservative | Simon Smith | 952 | 18.6 | |
| Green | Isaac Price-Sosner | 586 | 11.5 | |
| UKIP | Mark Fitzgeorge-Parker | 140 | 2.7 | |
Majority | 1,018 | 19.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 69 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 5,117 | 59.5 | |
Registered electors | 8,597 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
St Loyes and Topsham[3]: 22 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Leadbetter | 2,081 | 35.9 | |
| Labour | Rachel Lyons | 1,261 | 21.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Noble | 954 | 16.5 | |
| Liberal | Margaret Danks | 914 | 15.8 | |
| UKIP | Eric Bransden | 265 | 4.6 | |
| Green | Paul Edwards | 259 | 4.5 | |
Majority | 820 | 14.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 61 | 1.1 | |
Turnout | 5,795 | 74.5 | |
Registered electors | 7,776 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Tavistock[3]: 64 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Connelly | 2,109 | 30.7 | |
| Conservative | Philip Sanders | 1,898 | 27.7 | |
| Independent | Edward Sherrell | 1,769 | 25.8 | |
| Labour | Debra Hardy | 565 | 8.2 | |
| UKIP | Doreen Mudge | 464 | 6.8 | |
Majority | 211 | 3.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 59 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 6,864 | 70.8 | |
Registered electors | 9,698 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Teign Estuary[3]: 56 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | David Cox | 1,837 | 32.0 | |
| Conservative | Cecilia Brown | 1,491 | 26.0 | |
| Independent | Christopher Clarance | 957 | 16.7 | |
| Labour | Mary Kennedy | 802 | 14.0 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Whitlock | 594 | 10.4 | |
Majority | 346 | 60.3 | |
Rejected ballots | 56 | 1.0 | |
Turnout | 5,737 | 68.0 | |
Registered electors | 8,433 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Teignbridge South[3]: 46 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats(UK) | Philip Cook | 2,406 | 37.4 | |
| Conservative | William Long | 2,088 | 32.4 | |
| Independent | Mary Colclough | 1,192 | 18.5 | |
| Labour | Edony Verbrugge | 660 | 10.3 | |
Majority | 318 | 4.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 92 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 6,438 | 73.5 | |
Registered electors | 8,756 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Teignmouth Town[3]: 55 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bray | 1,883 | 35.1 | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Bladon | 1,465 | 27.3 | |
| Independent | Sylvia Russell | 784 | 14.6 | |
| Labour | Margaret Tucker | 564 | 10.5 | |
| Independent | Roy Phillips | 590 | 11.0 | |
Majority | 418 | 7.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 83 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 5,369 | 70.7 | |
Registered electors | 7,593 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Thurlestone, Salcombe and Allington[3]: 43 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Simon Day | 2,820 | 52.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Spears | 2,006 | 37.0 | |
| Labour | David Trigger | 530 | 9.8 | |
Majority | 814 | | |
Rejected ballots | 59 | 1.1 | |
Turnout | 5,415 | 70.0 | |
Registered electors | 7,732 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Tiverton East[3]: 28 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats(UK) | Desmond Hannon | 2,485 | 44.6 | |
| Conservative | Dennis Knowles | 2,269 | 40.7 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Caffin | 735 | 13.2 | |
Majority | 216 | 3.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 80 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 5,569 | 60.9 | |
Registered electors | 9,146 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Tiverton West[3]: 29 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Mary Turner | 2,327 | 35.8 | |
| Conservative | Alan Griffiths | 1,693 | 26.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Williams | 1,199 | 18.5 | |
| Labour | Andrew Siantonas | 594 | 9.1 | |
| UKIP | Kenneth Gilderthorp | 343 | 5.3 | |
| Green | David Cottam | 269 | 4.1 | |
Majority | 634 | 9.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 68 | 1.0 | |
Turnout | 6,493 | 68.3 | |
Registered electors | 9,503 | | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
Torrington Rural[3]: 61 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Rawlinson | 2,849 | 40.6 | |
| Conservative | William Morrish | 2,788 | 39.7 | |
| Labour | Heathcliffe Pettifer | 714 | 10.2 | |
| UKIP | Piers Merchant | 596 | 8.5 | |
Majority | 61 | 0.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 70 | 1.0 | |
Turnout | 7,017 | 70.6 | |
Registered electors | 9,943 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Totnes Rural[3]: 44 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Date | 2,811 | 49.3 | |
| Conservative | Ivor Hawkins | 1,398 | 24.5 | |
| Labour | Lorna Hughes | 892 | 15.6 | |
| UKIP | Peter Wyatt | 531 | 9.3 | |
Majority | 1,413 | 24.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 69 | 1.2 | |
Turnout | 5,701 | 70.6 | |
Registered electors | 8,076 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Willand and Uffculme[3]: 26 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Raymond Radford | 3,115 | 46.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Wilson | 1,744 | 25.8 | |
| Labour | Richard Bentley | 835 | 12.4 | |
| Green | William Cheesbrough | 524 | 7.8 | |
| UKIP | Marshall Haines | 473 | 7.0 | |
Majority | 1,371 | 20.3 | |
Rejected ballots | 70 | 1.0 | |
Turnout | 6,761 | 71.2 | |
Registered electors | 9,501 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Yealmpton[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E. Mitchell | 2,873 | 39.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | K. Baldry | 2,700 | 42.9 | |
| UKIP | J. Williamson | 714 | 11.4 | |
Majority | 173 | 2.8 | |
Turnout | 6,287 | 71.8 | |
Registered electors | 8,756 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Yelverton Rural[3]: 65 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Hosking | 2,810 | 38.9 | |
| Conservative | Patrick Hitchins | 2,770 | 38.4 | |
| Labour | Edward Lopez | 809 | 11.2 | |
| UKIP | Andrew Mudge | 783 | 10.8 | |
Majority | 40 | 0.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 50 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 7,222 | 73.9 | |
Registered electors | 9,770 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Notes
- ^ a b Seats changes since the 2001 election are skewed by the increase of the number of council seats from 54 to 62 at the 2005 election
- ^ For this election, the Gallagher Index can be worked out as:
Party | % of votes | % of seats | difference | difference squared |
Liberal Democrats | 38.0 | 53.2 | 15.2 | 231.04 |
Conservatives | 38.0 | 37.1 | -0.9 | 0.81 |
Labour | 11.9 | 6.5 | -5.4 | 29.16 |
Independent | 4.4 | 3.2 | -1.2 | 1.44 |
UKIP | 3.9 | 0.0 | -3.9 | 15.21 |
Green | 2.5 | 0.0 | -2.5 | 6.25 |
Liberal | 1.1 | 0.0 | -1.1 | 1.21 |
Other | 0.02 | 0.0 | -0.02 | 0.0004 |
total of squares of differences | 285.1204 |
total / 2 | 142.5602 |
square root of (total / 2) | 11.93986 |
- ^ A lower value indicates a more proportional outcome in the election; historically, UK general elections have had a value of around 16.[4] The Gallagher index is worked out using the formula:
where is the per cent of votes and is the per cent of seats for each of the parties ().[note 2]
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