South Hams District Council elections
Local government elections in Devon, England
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South Hams District Council is the local authority for the South Hams District in Devon, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 31 councillors have been elected from 20 wards: eleven of which elect one councillor, seven elect two councillors and two elect three councillors.[1] Between 1999 and 2014, 40 councillors were elected from 30 wards.[2]
Election results
| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats[a] | Labour | Green[b] | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (41 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 39 | Independent | ||
| 1976 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | Independent | ||
| New ward boundaries (44 seats) | ||||||||
| 1979 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | Independent | ||
| 1983 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | Conservative | ||
| 1987 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Conservative | ||
| 1991 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | Conservative | ||
| 1995 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 15 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries (40 seats) | ||||||||
| 1999 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Conservative | ||
| 2003 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 2007 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Conservative | ||
| 2011 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (31 seats) | ||||||||
| 2015 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Conservative | ||
| 2019 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| 2023 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | ||
District result maps
1999 results map
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map
By-election results
1995-1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 348 | 57.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 256 | 42.4 | |||
| Majority | 92 | 15.2 | |||
| Turnout | 604 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 398 | 69.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 174 | 30.4 | |||
| Majority | 224 | 39.2 | |||
| Turnout | 572 | 43.6 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1999-2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 174 | 33.9 | +20.0 | ||
| Labour | 130 | 25.3 | −48.7 | ||
| Independent | 112 | 21.8 | +21.8 | ||
| Independent | 76 | 14.8 | +14.8 | ||
| Independent | 22 | 4.3 | +4.3 | ||
| Majority | 44 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 514 | 30.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2003-2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Linda Facy | 211 | 41.9 | ||
| Independent | Brian Scown | 164 | 32.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Robinson | 129 | 25.6 | ||
| Majority | 47 | 16.3 | |||
| Turnout | 504 | 15.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Rosevear | 643 | 52.7 | −4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Blake | 471 | 38.6 | −4.0 | |
| Labour | David Trigger | 106 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
| Majority | 172 | 14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,220 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2007-2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Hannaford | 522 | 52.4 | +27.4 | |
| Green | Jacqi Hodgson | 265 | 26.6 | +26.6 | |
| Conservative | Bob Greig | 162 | 16.2 | +5.5 | |
| Labour | Chris Robillard | 48 | 4.8 | −4.1 | |
| Majority | 257 | 25.8 | |||
| Turnout | 997 | 33.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Barber | 379 | 44.3 | +11.9 | |
| Conservative | Alan Wright | 356 | 41.6 | −26.0 | |
| Labour | Helen Eassom | 121 | 14.1 | +14.1 | |
| Majority | 23 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 856 | 21.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2015-2019
This by-election was called following the resignation of Green Party councillor Barrie Wood.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | John Green | 570 | 30.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Birch | 558 | 29.5 | ||
| Labour | Eleanor Cohen | 432 | 22.8 | ||
| Conservative | Ralph Clark | 268 | 14.2 | ||
| Independent | Peter Pirnie | 63 | 3.3 | ||
| Majority | 12 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1891 | 28.37 | |||
| Green hold | Swing | ||||
This by-election was called following the resignation of Conservative councillor Lindsay Ward [9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Huntley | 473 | 46.1 | +46.1 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Bell | 404 | 39.3 | −25.0 | |
| Labour | David Trigger | 110 | 10.7 | 10.7 | |
| Green | Janet Champman | 40 | 3.9 | −15.6 | |
| Majority | 69 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1027 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2019-2023
This by-election was called following the death of Conservative councillor David May.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Louise Jones | 933 | 50.4 | +7.7 | |
| Green | Katie Reville | 768 | 41.5 | +41.5 | |
| TUSC | Tony Rea | 149 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 165 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,850 | 8.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
- Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
- Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.