Teignbridge District Council elections

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Teignbridge District Council in Devon, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 46 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.^[1]

Political control[]

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

1973 -1999 Independent

2003-2011 Liberal Democrats/Independent coalition

2011 -2019 Conservatives

2019 Liberal Democrats

Council elections[]

• (New ward boundaries)^[3]
• (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
• (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]
• (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 12)^[6][7]
• (Some new ward boundaries)^[8]
• 2015 Teignbridge District Council election
• 2019 Teignbridge District Council election

By-election results[]

1995-1999[]

Bovey By-Election 4 July 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		504	34.1
	Liberal Democrats		482	32.6
	Labour		282	19.1
	Independent		210	14.2
Majority			22	1.5
Turnout			1,478	30.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Whitestones By-Election 4 July 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		665	91.5
	Labour		62	8.5
Majority			603	83.0
Turnout			727	42.9
	Independent hold		Swing

Chudleigh By-Election 14 November 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		480	54.5
	Liberal Democrats		230	26.1
	Labour		171	19.4
Majority			250	29.4
Turnout			881
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Milber By-Election 14 November 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		338	44.4
	Liberal Democrats		219	28.7
	Labour		205	26.9
Majority			199	15.7
Turnout			762
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

College By-Election 20 March 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		391	44.0
	Conservative		269	30.3
	Independent		229	25.8
Majority			122	13.7
Turnout			889	22.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Dawlish SW By-Election 21 May 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		584	55.6	+12.8
	Liberal Democrats		262	24.9	-32.4
	Labour		205	19.5	+19.5
Majority			322	30.7
Turnout			1,051	32.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

1999-2003[]

College By-Election 27 April 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		447	52.5	+27.8
	Conservative		315	37.0	+14.7
	Labour		89	10.5	-5.6
Majority			132	15.5
Turnout			851	22.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Powderham By-Election 27 April 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		759	52.6
	Conservative		550	38.1
	Labour		134	9.3
Majority			209	14.5
Turnout			1,443	28.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

College By-Election 16 November 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		332	40.7	+18.7
	Liberal Democrats		294	36.1	+11.4
	Labour		189	23.2	+7.1
Majority			38	4.6
Turnout			815	20.7
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2007-2011[]

Kenn Valley By-Election 27 November 2008^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Lake	924	45.2
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Berman	832	40.8
	Independent	Derek Madge	160	7.8
	Independent	Dudley Swain	128	6.3
Majority			92	4.4
Turnout			2,044	42.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2016-present[]

Teignmouth Central by-election 22 September 2016^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Eden	491	51.1	+28.3
	Conservative	Nick Maylem	286	29.8	-12.6
	UKIP	Steven Harvey	111	11.6	N/A
	Labour	Malcolm Tipper	72	7.5	-8.7
Majority			205	21.3
Turnout			969	25.08
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Party Councillor Geoff Bladen^[11]

Bovey by-election 15 December 2016^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Morgan	838	43.9	+20.3
	Conservative	Taff Evans	631	33.1	-4.2
	Independent	Eoghan Kelly	169	8.9	-1.5
	Labour	Christopher Robillard	103	5.4	-7.4
	UKIP	Anne Bracher	98	5.1	N/A
	Independent	Charlie West	68	3.6	N/A
Majority			207	10.8
Turnout			1,911	29.30
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Party Councillor Anna Klinkenberg^[13]

Chudleigh by-election 15 December 2016^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Keeling	680	51.5	+38.8
	Conservative	Chris Webb	470	35.6	+2.8
	UKIP	Steven Harvey	89	6.7	N/A
	Labour	Janette Parker	81	6.1	-8.8
Majority			210	15.9
Turnout			1,324	26.49%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative Party Councillor Patricia Johnson-King^[13]

References[]

• By-election results

External links[]

• Teignbridge District Council