# 1999 North Devon District Council election

The 1999 North Devon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of North Devon District Council in Devon, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control.

## Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 37.77%.
North Devon Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | 26 | -5 | 59.1 | 47.7 | 17,833 |
| Independent | 13 | +3 | 29.5 | 22.6 | 8,447 |
| Conservative | 5 | +4 | 11.4 | 23.9 | 8,928 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 2,165 |
| Others | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 independent and 1 Liberal Democrat candidates were unopposed.

## Ward results

Barnstaple (St. Mary's) (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Faye Webber | 527 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Burn | 432 | |
| | Conservative | Susan McCrum | 200 | |
| | Labour | Heather Hannant | 100 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,259 | 31.1 |
Bishop's Nympton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Eric Ley | 679 | 74.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Dale | 231 | 25.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 49.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 910 | 60.7 |
Bishop's Tawton & Atherington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Walter White | unopposed | | |
Bratton Fleming :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Prowse | 451 | 52.7 |
| | Conservative | David Lilley | 381 | 44.5 |
| | Labour | Lino Menezes Da Cunha Rebelo | 24 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 856 | 58.6 |
Braunton East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derrick Spear | 673 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Spear | 604 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Day | 290 | |
| | Labour | Charles Piper | 260 | |
| | Labour | Colin Kingston | 193 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,020 | 36.5 |
Braunton West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marguerite Shapland | 648 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Desmond Paul | 623 | |
| | Conservative | Caroline Chugg | 615 | |
| | Conservative | Jasmine Chesters | 531 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,417 | 42.3 |
Chittlehampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Albert Cook | 514 | 81.6 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Yabsley | 116 | 18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 63.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 630 | 43.6 |
Chumleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terence Pincombe | 407 | 43.2 |
| | Independent | Stephen Mercer | 287 | 30.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Preece | 248 | 26.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 942 | 57.6 |
Combe Martin (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvette Gubb | 914 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Spencer | 611 | |
| | Conservative | Graeme Coombs | 586 | |
| | Labour | Helen Hoyles | 130 | |
| | Labour | Alan Smith | 103 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,344 | 49.7 |
Fremington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Roy Morrish | 1,122 | |
| | Conservative | Rodney Cann | 944 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol McCormack-Hole | 915 | |
| | Leading Environmentalist | Joanne Bell | 871 | |
| | Conservative | Rosaleen Day | 787 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Jones | 662 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Ellerton | 660 | |
| | Labour | Michael Watson | 475 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,436 | 35.5 |
Georgeham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Purcell | unopposed | | |
Heanton Punchardon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Jewell | 354 | 74.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael Friend | 121 | 25.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 49.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 475 | 31.4 |
Ilfracombe Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Richard Campbell | 359 | |
| | Independent | Ivan Frances | 232 | |
| | Independent | William Hedges | 230 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Vidler | 211 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Holloway | 176 | |
| | Labour | David Williams | 150 | |
| | Labour | Antony Cooper | 135 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,493 | 29.0 |
Ilfracombe East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Albert Furber | 285 | |
| | Conservative | Carol Slinn | 274 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Edmunds | 273 | |
| | Independent | Michael Dymond | 225 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Williams | 192 | |
| | Hotelier (Retired) | Gwendoline Cross | 179 | |
| | Independent | William Dixon | 94 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Smiles | 78 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Smiles | 49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,649 | 39.2 |
Ilfracombe West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Fowler | 415 | |
| | Independent | David Spear | 401 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Perry | 313 | |
| | Conservative | Franklin Pearson | 244 | |
| | Labour | Brian Cotton | 218 | |
| | Labour | Keith Thompson | 185 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,776 | 31.2 |
Instow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lynn Brown | 335 | 51.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reginald Cane | 310 | 48.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 645 | 47.6 |
Landkey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Butt | 502 | 75.6 |
| | Conservative | Mark Slater | 162 | 24.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 340 | 51.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 664 | 30.1 |
Longbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wilsher | 211 | 60.1 |
| | Conservative | Henry Harrison | 140 | 39.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 351 | 28.0 |
Lynton & Lynmouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Edward Nightingale | unopposed | | |
Marwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harold Hopkins | 350 | 53.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrea Harper-Davis | 310 | 47.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 660 | 47.6 |
Mortehoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Wilkinson | 454 | 87.5 |
| | Labour | Eugene Clarke | 65 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | 75.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 519 | 29.9 |
Newport (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Macbeth | 506 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Piercy | 484 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Parkhouse | 305 | |
| | Conservative | Ross Cowan | 258 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,553 | 26.5 |
North Molton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Herbert Geen | 319 | 50.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Nelson | 314 | 49.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 633 | 56.1 |
Pilton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Greenslade | 698 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mair Manuel | 594 | |
| | Conservative | Fredrick Bastable | 277 | |
| | Conservative | David Hartnoll | 213 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,782 | 28.5 |
South Molon (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Moore | 959 | |
| | Independent | Susan Sewell | 823 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Wilson | 314 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Petchey | 279 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vernon Wood | 228 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,603 | 42.0 |
Swimbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Rennles | 337 | 50.7 |
| | Conservative | John Singh | 328 | 49.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 665 | 42.4 |
Tawstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Pamela Holland | 599 | 68.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Ford | 282 | 32.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 317 | 36.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 881 | 49.3 |
Trinity (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Ovey | 412 | 43.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Monk | 362 | 37.7 |
| | Conservative | Simon Harvey | 185 | 19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 959 | 18.0 |
Witheridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Timothy Bonner | 489 | 54.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thelma Avery | 416 | 46.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 905 | 58.5 |
Yeo (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Deverell | 483 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Payne | 478 | |
| | Independent | Alfred Dibble | 269 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Dyer | 116 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,346 | 32.5 |