2023 Teignbridge District Council election

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Teignbridge District Council following the close of nominations.^[6]

Ambrook (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Richard Daws*	1,145	64.4	+17.3
	Alliance	Paul Parker	1,062	59.7	+19.4
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Crompton	638	35.9	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Pete Goodman-Bradbury	467	26.3	−0.5
Majority
Turnout			1,792	38
Registered electors			4,670
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Nutley*	1,226	43.6	−2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Huw Cox*	1,030	36.6	+4.1
	Conservative	Stuart Rogers	834	29.6	−2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Major	808	28.7	−2.7
	Alliance	Susan Clarke	793	28.2	N/A
	Alliance	David Knopfler	769	27.3	N/A
	Green	Roger Haworth	712	25.3	N/A
	Conservative	Charlie Dennis	683	24.3	+2.9
	Conservative	Mark Searight	599	21.3	+2.9
	Labour	Janette Parker	341	12.1	−13.9
Majority
Turnout			2,821	40
Registered electors			7,008
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bishopsteignton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andrew MacGregor*	565	66.0	+20.4
	Conservative	Arthur Baverstock	291	34.0	−8.3
Majority
Turnout			864	40
Registered electors			2,189
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Bovey (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Morgan*	1,011	42.2	+1.4
	Conservative	Martin Smith	786	32.8	−7.5
	Conservative	Stuart Webster	763	31.8	−7.1
	Conservative	Cathie Wreford-Holden	696	29.0	−8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Oldrieve	627	26.2	N/A
	Labour	Lisa Robillard Webb	564	23.5	−0.7
	Independent	Eoghan Kelly	519	21.7	−16.7
	Green	Charlie West	478	19.9	N/A
	Green	Imca Hensels	444	18.5	N/A
	Green	Jack Pelling	411	17.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Speht	397	16.6	N/A
Majority
Turnout			2,404	37
Registered electors			6,521
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bradley (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Bullivant*	521	32.6	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Buscombe	445	27.8	−7.8
	Alliance	Dawn Hall	428	26.8	N/A
	Conservative	Richard Jenks	392	24.5	−11.1
	Alliance	Lin Lambell	392	24.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Jenks**	379	23.7	−9.7
	Green	Pauline Wynter	257	16.1	N/A
	Green	Paul Wynter	248	15.5	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,602	27
Registered electors			5,903
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Chris Jenks was a sitting councillor for Buckland & Milber ward

Buckland & Milber (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Mike Ryan	752	39.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Parker*	735	38.3	−10.7
	Alliance	Alex Hall	652	34.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Corney-Walker	619	32.2	−31.8
	Alliance	Belinda Brint	540	28.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony James	466	24.3	−18.8
	Conservative	Karen Crout	387	20.2	+4.9
	Green	Susan Collman	241	12.6	N/A
	Green	Stephen Pocock	197	10.3	N/A
	TUSC	Jane Haden	116	6.0	−6.0
	Heritage	Madeleine Hunt	90	4.7	N/A
	Heritage	Mon Burns	86	4.5	N/A
	TUSC	James Osben	81	4.2	−5.5
	Heritage	Timothy Dobson	80	4.2	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,940	30
Registered electors			6,478
	Alliance gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Alliance gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Bushell (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Hook*	503	43.2	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Hayes*	412	35.4	+4.3
	Alliance	Mike Joyce	342	29.4	+0.7
	Alliance	Laurence Jones	304	26.1	+3.7
	Conservative	Nicolas Yabsley	215	18.5	+3.1
	Conservative	Simon Walker	185	15.9	+3.1
	Green	Olly Giddings	158	13.6	N/A
	Heritage	Richard Dobson	73	6.3	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,173	26
Registered electors			4,596
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Chudleigh (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Keeling*	916	52.8	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne Sanders	797	45.9	+10.5
	Conservative	Ben Kirby	587	33.8	+0.4
	Labour	Rick Webb	486	28.0	+16.2
	Conservative	Chris Yeo	421	24.3	+2.9
Majority
Turnout			1,746	35
Registered electors			4,941
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

College (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Janet Bradford*	897	64.7	+17.8
	Alliance	Liam Mullone*	761	54.9	+17.3
	Green	Doug Pratt	279	20.1	N/A
	Labour	Don Frampton	277	20.0	+9.4
	Conservative	Sarah Hearn	229	16.5	+7.3
	Conservative	John Phillips	158	11.4	+1.4
Majority
Turnout			1,386	34
Registered electors			4,116
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Dawlish North East (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Wrigley*	1,438	62.8	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Rosie Dawson	1,182	51.7	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lin Goodman-Bradbury*	1,033	45.1	+3.3
	Independent	Linda Petherick*	783	34.2	−15.7
	Conservative	Lisa Mayne	693	30.3	+4.9
	Independent	Wayne Munday	404	17.7	N/A
	Heritage	Andrew Cruikshank	212	9.3	N/A
Majority
Turnout			2,307	32
Registered electors			7,162
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dawlish South West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Foden**	767	46.0	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mike James	553	33.2	−7.0
	Independent	Angie Weatherhead	537	32.2	N/A
	Conservative	Rosalind Prowse	453	27.2	−4.9
	Independent	John Petherick*	417	25.0	−16.3
	Alliance	Pete Costello	223	13.4	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,671	34
Registered electors			4,890
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Alison Foden was a sitting councillor for Kenn Valley ward

Haytor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert Steemson	483	61.1	+29.1
	Conservative	Martyn Evans	153	19.3	−2.8
	Alliance	Ty Lynne	124	15.7	N/A
	Heritage	André Sabine	31	3.9	N/A
Majority			330	41.8
Turnout			797	40
Registered electors			2,003
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Ipplepen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Palethorpe	367	39.4	−40.6
	Conservative	Dennis Smith	323	34.7	+14.7
	Alliance	Nicky Rayner	241	25.9	N/A
Majority			44	4.7
Turnout			933	45
Registered electors			2,055
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kenn Valley (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Nuttall*	1,270	52.4	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Parrott	1,076	44.4	−2.2
	Conservative	Kevin Lake	919	37.9	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Donna Braund	912	37.6	−6.6
	Conservative	Caroline May	699	28.8	−10.5
	Conservative	Lucille Baker	633	26.1	−8.6
	Green	Lucy Rockliffe	624	25.7	N/A
	Labour	Jacob Cousens	406	16.7	+7.5
Majority
Turnout			2,436	36
Registered electors			6,716
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Kenton & Starcross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Taylor*	642	70.4	−7.3
	Green	Pete Wilby	175	19.2	+5.5
	Reform	Chris Hilditch	95	10.4	N/A
Majority			467	51.2
Turnout			918	39
Registered electors			2,368
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kerswell-with-Combe (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Jane Taylor	923	57.7	N/A
	Alliance	John Radford	837	52.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Cameron Whitford	439	27.4	−2.9
	Conservative	James Leader	340	21.3	−11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Raybould	334	20.9	−18.2
Majority
Turnout			1,604	34
Registered electors			4,745
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing
	Alliance gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Kingsteignton East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ron Peart*	650	47.3	+10.7
	Alliance	Keeley Gearon	310	22.6	N/A
	Alliance	Samantha Bickham	299	21.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Rachel Edmonds	299	21.8	−12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Jones	292	21.3	+8.4
	Labour	Sarah Cochrane	234	17.0	N/A
	No Description	Antony Dempster	196	14.3	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,375	27
Registered electors			5,163
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Kingsteignton West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Rollason*	514	44.7	+8.4
	Conservative	Bill Thorne*	468	40.7	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Denise Nation	456	39.7	+9.6
	Conservative	Sue Danks	395	34.3	+17.7
	Labour	Duncan Moss	232	20.2	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,152	24
Registered electors			4,769
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moretonhampstead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Farrand-Rogers	558	48.2	+10.4
	Conservative	Richard Eldmann	414	35.8	−12.3
	Labour	Christopher Robillard	185	16.0	+1.9
Majority
Turnout			1,166	48
Registered electors			2,428
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Shaldon & Stokeinteignhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Chris Clarance*	698	70.4	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Kathryn Cox	165	16.6	−11.5
	Alliance	Manuela Murray	79	8.0	N/A
	Labour	Marilyn Warrener	50	5.0	−1.4
Majority
Turnout			997	49
Registered electors			2,039
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Teign Valley (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Purser*	764	46.7	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Swain	627	38.3	+3.4
	Conservative	Terry Tume*	626	38.3	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Webb	608	37.2	+15.8
	Labour	Niall Duffy	363	22.2	+7.4
Majority
Turnout			1,648	41
Registered electors			4,024
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Teignmouth Central (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Cox	663	44.1	+7.8
	Conservative	Joan Atkins	430	28.6	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sonja Miller	398	26.5	−7.6
	Independent	Alison Eden*	338	22.5	−13.8
	Alliance	Jimmy Robinson	291	19.3	N/A
	Labour	Tom Colclough	246	16.4	−0.7
	Labour	Hedley Baldwin	241	16.0	+1.4
	Heritage	Colin Bovingdon	54	3.6	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,516	35
Registered electors			4,297
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Teignmouth East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Jackman	582	34.2	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Williams	578	34.0	+6.1
	Conservative	Rob Phipps*	468	27.5	−14.7
	Conservative	Sylvia Russell*	433	25.4	−12.0
	Alliance	Jude Chilvers	294	17.3	N/A
	Labour	Lillian Chasteau	284	16.7	+3.1
	Alliance	Alasdair MacGregor	223	13.1	N/A
	Labour	Malcolm Tipper	215	12.6	±0.0
	Green	Frances Hamilton	192	11.3	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,725	44
Registered electors			3,956
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Teignmouth West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nina Jeffries*	402	36.8	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Henderson	374	34.2	−15.5
	Labour	Jackie Jackson	270	24.7	+4.0
	Alliance	Ollie Hind	267	24.5	N/A
	Labour	Rachel Aylward	264	24.2	+6.0
	Alliance	Ricky Marino	228	20.9	N/A
	Conservative	Christopher Sidwell	211	19.3	−3.0
Majority
Turnout			1,096	28
Registered electors			3,908
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

• Nina Jeffries, elected as a Liberal Democrat, left the party in August 2024 to sit as an independent.^[7]

• The South Devon Alliance disbanded in November 2024 with its members becoming independents.^[8]

• Alex Hall, one of the former South Devon Alliance councillors, subsequently joined the Conservatives later in November 2024.^[9]

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh by-election, 2 May 2024^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Major	715	30.6	−5.6
	Alliance	Susan Clarke	523	22.4	−5.3
	Conservative	Richard Edlmann	325	13.9	−11.1
	Labour	Lisa Robillard Webb	303	13.0	+0.9
	Green	Pauline Wynter	295	12.6	−12.7
	Independent	Michael Hext	136	5.8	N/A
	Heritage	Madeleine Hunt	36	1.5	N/A
Majority			192	8.2	N/A
Turnout			2,333	33.5	−6.5
Registered electors			7,010
	Liberal Democrats hold

By-election triggered by death of Liberal Democrat councillor Huw Cox.^[11]

Teignmouth West by-election, 1 May 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Steve Horner	400	35.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Penny Lloyd	372	32.7	−2.7
	Conservative	Joe Dagger	142	12.5	−6.8
	Green	Ollie Hind	128	11.3	N/A
	Labour	Colin Baigent	80	7.0	−17.4
	Heritage	Madeleine Hunt	14	1.2	N/A
Majority			28	2.5	N/A
Turnout			1,142	29.3	+1.3
	Reform gain from Liberal Democrats

Kenn Valley by–election: 9 October 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Smith	1,116	50.4	+11.0
	Reform	Terry Tume	512	23.1	N/A
	Conservative	Lucille Baker	212	9.6	–19.0
	Independent	Kevin Lake	181	8.2	N/A
	Green	Scott Williams	122	5.5	–13.9
	Labour	Niall Duffy	59	2.7	–9.9
	Independent	Dudley Swain	12	0.5	N/A
Majority			604	27.3	N/A
Turnout			2,219	31.0	–5.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative