2023 English local election
The 2023 Mid Devon District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Mid Devon District Council in Devon , England.[ 2] [ 3] It was held on the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom .
The Liberal Democrats took control of the council for the first time since 1999 .[ 4] [ 5]
Overview
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control , being run by a minority administration of some of the independent councillors, with independent Barry Warren serving as leader of the council.[ 6]
New ward boundaries took effect for this election, following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England . The number of seats stayed the same at 42, but the configuration of wards was changed to comprise five 3-member wards, ten 2-member wards and seven single member wards.[ 7] [ 8]
The election saw the Liberal Democrats win a majority of the seats on the council. The independents and Conservatives both lost significant numbers of seats: leader of the council Barry Warren lost his seat, as did the Conservative group leader Clive Eginton.[ 9] Liberal Democrat group leader Luke Taylor was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023.[ 10]
Results summary
2023 Mid Devon District Council election[ 11]
Party
Candidates
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Liberal Democrats
36[ 12] [ 13]
33
21
0
21
78.5
46.8
19,451
+17.2
Conservative
40
5
0
13
13
11.9
33.2
13,811
–0.9
Green
8
3
2
0
2
7.1
6.7
2,793
–1.9
Independent
12
1
0
10
10
2.4
7.9
3,286
–6.0
Labour
13
0
0
0
0.0
5.3
2,212
–1.8
Reform UK
1
0
0
0
0.0
<0.1
19
N/A
Ward results
Mid Devon District Council election results.[ 14]
Bradninch
Cadbury
Canonsleigh
Clare & Shuttern
Crediton Boniface
Crediton Lawrence
Cullompton Padbrook
Cullompton St Andrews
Cullompton Vale
Halberton
Lower Culm
Sandford & Creedy
Silverton
Taw Vale
Tiverton Castle
Tiverton Cranmore
Tiverton Lowman
Tiverton Westexe
Upper Culm
Upper Yeo & Taw
Way
Yeo
Changes 2023–2027
Jamie Frost, elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2023, left the party in February 2024 to sit as an independent.[ 37]
Upper Yeo & Taw
By-election triggered by the resignation of Stuart Penny, who was elected as a Conservative in 2023 but had left the party in August 2023 to sit as an independent before resigning from the council altogether.[ 39]
Claudette Harrower, elected as a Conservative in 2023, joined the Liberal Democrats in April 2024.[ 40]
Tiverton Westexe
By-election triggered by disqualification of Jamie Frost for non-attendance. He had been elected in 2023 as a Liberal Democrat, but had left the party and sat as an independent until his disqualification.
References
^ Of the independent councillors prior to the election, eight formed the "Non-aligned group" led by Barry Warren.[ 1]
^ "Your councillors by political grouping" . Mid Devon District Council . Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023 .
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^ Heptinstall, Ollie (28 February 2023). "Mid Devon's new leader confirms his top team as turmoil continues" . Devon Live . Retrieved 30 July 2023 .
^ "News Release from the Local Government Government Boundary Commission" . Mid Devon District Council . Retrieved 9 April 2023 .
^ "The Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2021" , legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives , SI 2021/889, retrieved 30 July 2023
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^ "Clare & Shuttern - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Crediton Boniface - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Crediton Lawrence - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Cullompton Padbrook - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Cullompton St Andrews - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Cullompton Vale - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Halberton - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Lower Culm - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Sandford & Creedy - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Silverton - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Taw Vale - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Tiverton Castle - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Tiverton Cranmore - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Tiverton Lowman - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Tiverton Westexe - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Upper Culm - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Upper Yeo & Taw - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Way - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ "Yeo - District Election Results - MIDDEVON.GOV.UK" . www.middevon.gov.uk . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ Boothroyd, David (1 March 2024). "Horsham switchover" . Local Councils . Thorncliffe. Retrieved 9 May 2024 .
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