Torridge District Council elections

Torridge District Council in Devon, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 36 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.[1]

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election.[2]

Summary results

The table below provides a brief summary of the election results since the ward boundary changes for the 2003 local elections.

Date Community Alliance Net +/- Conservative Net +/- Green Net +/- Independent Net +/- Labour Net +/- Liberal Democrats Net +/- UKIP Net +/-
2003[7] 9 9 1 1 1 1 17 0 2 7 1 1
2007[8] 13 7 2 1 13 9 0 8 1 0
2011[9] 18 2 1 1 10 4 1 1 6 2 0
2015[10] 19 1 2 1 6 4 1 1 5 7 7
2019[11] 11 8 2 18 12 3 2 2 1 0 7
2023[12] 6 5 4 2 16 2 2 1 8 6 0

District result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[13] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Westward Ho! by-election 24 August 2000 Independent Independent
Holsworthy by-election 20 September 2001 Independent Independent
Bideford South by-election 4 December 2003 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Westward Ho! by-election 4 November 2004 Independent Independent
Tamarside by-election 14 July 2005 Independent Independent
Northam by-election 23 November 2006 Independent Conservative
Hartland and Bradworthy by-election 12 March 2009 Independent Liberal Democrats
Holsworthy by-election 13 August 2009 Liberal Democrats Independent
Shebbear and Langtree by-election 15 August 2013 Conservative Conservative
Torrington by-election 5 September 2013 Liberal Democrats Green
Bideford East by-election 20 March 2014 Independent Independent
Kenwith by-election 10 July 2014 Independent Conservative
Hartland and Bradworthy by-election 8 June 2017 UKIP Liberal Democrats
Torrington by-election 30 November 2017 UKIP Liberal Democrats
Westward Ho! by-election 14 December 2017 Conservative Independent
Bideford East by-election 3 May 2018 UKIP Conservative
Hartland and Bradworthy by-election 26 July 2018 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Holsworthy by-election 8 November 2018 Conservative Conservative
Northam by-election 9 December 2021 Independent Conservative
Bideford North by-election 2 May 2024 Green Liberal Democrats
Appledore by-election 17 April 2025 Independent

References

  1. ^ "Torridge District Elections". Torridge District Council. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  3. ^ The Cornwall and Devon (Areas) Order 1977
  4. ^ The District of Torridge (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  5. ^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 1991.
  6. ^ "Election results round-up - Local elections". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 1995.
  7. ^ "Full District Council Election Results, 2003". Torridge District Council. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Full District Council Election Results, 2007". Torridge District Council. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Full District Council Election Results, 2011". Torridge District Council. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Torridge District Elections 2015". Torridge District Council. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  11. ^ "2019 Local Election Results". Torridge District Council. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  12. ^ "2023 Local Election Results". Torridge District Council. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 23 June 2014.