# Torridge District Council elections

Torridge District Council in Devon, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 36 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.

## Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election.
* 1973 Torridge District Council election
* 1976 Torridge District Council election
* 1979 Torridge District Council election (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)
* 1983 Torridge District Council election
* 1987 Torridge District Council election
* 1991 Torridge District Council election
* 1995 Torridge District Council election
* 1999 Torridge District Council election
* 2003 Torridge District Council election
* 2007 Torridge District Council election
* 2011 Torridge District Council election
* 2015 Torridge District Council election
* 2019 Torridge District Council election
* 2023 Torridge District Council election

## Summary results

The table below provides a brief summary of the election results since the ward boundary changes for the 2003 local elections.
| Date | Community Alliance | Net +/- | Conservative | Net +/- | Green | Net +/- | Independent | Net +/- | Labour | Net +/- | Liberal Democrats | Net +/- | UKIP | Net +/- |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | | 0 | 2 | 7 | | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | | | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | | | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | | | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | | | 11 | 8 | 2 | | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | | | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | |

## District result maps

* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party |
| Westward Ho! by-election | 24 August 2000 | Independent | Independent |
| Holsworthy by-election | 20 September 2001 | Independent | Independent |
| Bideford South by-election | 4 December 2003 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats |
| Westward Ho! by-election | 4 November 2004 | Independent | Independent |
| Tamarside by-election | 14 July 2005 | Independent | Independent |
| Northam by-election | 23 November 2006 | Independent | Conservative |
| Hartland and Bradworthy by-election | 12 March 2009 | Independent | Liberal Democrats |
| Holsworthy by-election | 13 August 2009 | Liberal Democrats | Independent |
| Shebbear and Langtree by-election | 15 August 2013 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Torrington by-election | 5 September 2013 | Liberal Democrats | Green |
| Bideford East by-election | 20 March 2014 | Independent | Independent |
| Kenwith by-election | 10 July 2014 | Independent | Conservative |
| Hartland and Bradworthy by-election | 8 June 2017 | UKIP | Liberal Democrats |
| Torrington by-election | 30 November 2017 | UKIP | Liberal Democrats |
| Westward Ho! by-election | 14 December 2017 | Conservative | Independent |
| Bideford East by-election | 3 May 2018 | UKIP | Conservative |
| Hartland and Bradworthy by-election | 26 July 2018 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative |
| Holsworthy by-election | 8 November 2018 | Conservative | Conservative |
| Northam by-election | 9 December 2021 | Independent | Conservative |
| Bideford North by-election | 2 May 2024 | Green | Liberal Democrats |