# Mid Devon District Council elections

Mid Devon District Council elections are held every four years to elect Mid Devon District Council in Devon, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 42 councillors, representing 22 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.

## Council elections

* 1973 Tiverton District Council election
* 1976 Tiverton District Council election
* 1979 Mid Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Mid Devon District Council election
* 1987 Mid Devon District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Mid Devon District Council election
* 1995 Mid Devon District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1999 Mid Devon District Council election
* 2003 Mid Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)
* 2007 Mid Devon District Council election
* 2011 Mid Devon District Council election
* 2015 Mid Devon District Council election
* 2019 Mid Devon District Council election
* 2023 Mid Devon District Council election

## By-election results
### 1995–1999

Canonsley By-Election 11 July 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 249 | 37.5 |
| | Independent | | 182 | 27.4 |
| | Independent | | 132 | 20.0 |
| | Labour | | 100 | 15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 663 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Shuttern By-Election 25 September 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 351 | 48.5 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | | 343 | 47.4 | +47.4 |
| | Independent | | 29 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 723 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bradninch By-Election 22 January 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 400 | 55.2 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative | | 306 | 42.2 | +20.3 |
| | Labour | | 19 | 2.6 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 13.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 725 | 52.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 1999–2003

Castle Tiverton By-Election 26 July 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 471 | 48.5 | +48.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 376 | 38.7 | −40.4 |
| | Labour | | 124 | 12.8 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 971 | 33.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2003–2007

Cullompton South By-Election 1 July 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clive Francis | 255 | 38.8 | +38.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Wilson | 219 | 33.3 | −5.2 |
| | Independent | Raymond Weinstein | 101 | 15.4 | |
| | Independent | Christopher Sanderson | 82 | 12.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 657 | 24.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Yeo By-Election 22 June 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maximilian Cook | 565 | 59.7 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Hare-Scott | 382 | 40.3 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 947 | 38.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2007–2011

Lower Culm By-Election 21 June 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 422 | 43.7 | +43.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 287 | 29.7 | +8.0 |
| | Independent | | 181 | 18.8 | −35.4 |
| | UKIP | | 75 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 965 | 22.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Yeo By-Election 25 February 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Coren | 714 | 59.4 | +26.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Heal | 489 | 40.6 | −26.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | 18.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,203 | 45.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2011–2015

Clare and Shuttern By-Election 15 December 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Polly Colthorpe | 385 | 63.6 | +4.1 |
| | Independent | Terry Knagg | 166 | 27.4 | −13.1 |
| | UKIP | Tony McIntyre | 54 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 36.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 605 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Way By-Election 26 September 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cathryn Heal | 189 | 48.0 | −25.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judi Binks | 130 | 33.0 | +33.0 |
| | UKIP | Bob Edwards | 60 | 15.2 | +15.2 |
| | Independent | John Jordan | 15 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 15.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 394 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015–2019

Westexe By-Election 14 September 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Bush | 279 | 36.4 | +6.6 |
| | Independent | Gerald Luxton | 179 | 23.4 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Alison Mitchell | 164 | 21.4 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Whiteway | 144 | 18.8 | +18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 766 | | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
Cranmore By-Election 7 June 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lance Kennedy | 479 | 45.1 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Les Cruwys | 346 | 32.5 | +32.5 |
| | Labour | Steve Bush | 238 | 22.4 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 12.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,063 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019–2023

Castle By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Slade | 513 | 40.8 | +14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wulff | 319 | 25.4 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Cornley | 213 | 16.9 | −7.3 |
| | Independent | Jason Lejeune | 213 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,258 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Taw By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Heal | 418 | 64.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Wooding | 234 | 35.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 28.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 652 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westexe By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Pugh | 567 | 37.4 | +20.0 |
| | Labour | Samuel James | 274 | 18.1 | +3.9 |
| | Green | Rosie Wibberley | 263 | 17.3 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Adrian Howell | 179 | 11.8 | +11.8 |
| | Independent | Claire Hole | 126 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| | Independent | Stephen Bush | 108 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 19.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,517 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Upper Culm By-Election 17 June 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Bartlett | 361 | 44.5 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Ritchie | 346 | 42.6 | −7.2 |
| | Green | Adam Rich | 74 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Fiona Hutton | 31 | 3.8 | −10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 812 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cullompton South By-Election 7 April 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Buczkowski | 318 | 47.9 | +26.2 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Berry | 279 | 42.0 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Jason Chamberlain | 67 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 664 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2023–2027

Upper Yeo and Taw By-Election 7 March 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex White | 405 | 52.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Heal | 226 | 29.1 |
| | Labour | Hayden Sharp | 91 | 11.7 |
| | Green | Mark Scotland | 54 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | 23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 776 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Tiverton Westexe By-Election 20 June 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Stirling | 431 | 45.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Osman | 248 | 26.1 |
| | Independent | Jason Lejeune | 182 | 19.2 |
| | Green | Laura Buchanan | 88 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 949 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |