Claim: As a result of the Devon County Council election in 2009, which allowed all local electors (minus those in Plymouth and Torbay) to vote as long as they were 18 years old on or before May 2, 2013, the Liberal Democrats lost 19 seats to the Conservative party.
Evidence: All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. No elections were held in Plymouth and Torbay, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council. The election saw the Liberal Democrats lose control of the council to the Conservatives. Liberal Democrats 19