# North Devon District Council elections

North Devon Council in Devon, England is elected every four years.

## Council elections

The political composition of the council has been as follows:
| Date | | Conservative | +/- | | Liberal Democrat | +/- | | Independent | +/- | | UKIP | +/- | | Green Party | +/- | Control |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | | 26 | 26 | | 13 | 13 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | = | Liberal Democrat |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | +5 | 22 | 22 | -4 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | = | Liberal Democrat |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | +12 | 17 | 17 | -5 | 4 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | = | Conservative |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | -4 | 14 | 14 | -3 | 11 | 11 | +7 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | = | NOC |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | +1 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 11 | 11 | = | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | = | NOC |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | -7 | 21 | 21 | +9 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | Liberal Democrat |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 22 | 22 | +1 | 10 | 10 | +3 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 3 | +1 | Liberal Democrat |
* 1973 North Devon District Council election
* 1976 North Devon District Council election
* 1979 North Devon District Council election
* 1983 North Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1987 North Devon District Council election
* 1991 North Devon District Council election
* 1995 North Devon District Council election
* 1999 North Devon District Council election
* 2003 North Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)
* 2007 North Devon District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)
* 2011 North Devon District Council election
* 2015 North Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2019 North Devon District Council election
* 2023 North Devon District Council election

## District result maps

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

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Yeo By-Election 10 April 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 591 | 73.8 |
| | Conservative | | 131 | 16.4 |
| | Labour | | 78 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 57.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 800 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Ilfracombe Central By-Election 19 February 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | | 280 | 32.2 | −6.6 |
| | Independent | | 220 | 25.3 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | | 189 | 21.7 | +21.7 |
| | Conservative | | 180 | 20.7 | +20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 869 | 32.0 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Yeo By-Election 13 September 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Haywood | 255 | 57.3 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | Alfred Dibble | 123 | 27.6 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | John Knill | 67 | 15.1 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 29.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 445 | 18.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Georgeham & Mortehoe By-Election 14 July 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derrick Spear | 384 | 43.5 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Green | 378 | 42.8 | −6.6 |
| | Green | Michael Harrison | 121 | 13.7 | +13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 883 | 28.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Forches & Whiddon Valley By-Election 15 September 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Carter | 307 | 62.5 | +27.0 |
| | Conservative | Simon Harvey | 120 | 24.4 | +4.5 |
| | Green | Earl Bramley-Howard | 35 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| | Independent | Charles Piper | 29 | 5.9 | −38.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 38.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 491 | 15.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Witheridge By-Election 25 October 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Yabsley | 448 | 58.5 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Palmer | 318 | 41.5 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 766 | 42.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Fremington By-Election 11 August 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Christopher Turner | 501 | 46.9 | |
| | Conservative | John Gill | 308 | 28.8 | +16.2 |
| | Independent | Anthony Wood | 196 | 18.3 | |
| | Green | Neil Basil | 64 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,069 | 30.0 | −24.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Braunton East By-Election 2 November 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derrick Spear | 459 | 37.1 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Brad Bunyard | 387 | 31.3 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Felix Milton | 225 | 18.2 | −17.5 |
| | Labour | Mark Cann | 165 | 13.3 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,236 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Newport By-Election 7 December 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Leaver | 390 | 38.8 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Martin Kennaugh | 373 | 37.1 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Ricky Knight | 159 | 15.8 | −12.6 |
| | Labour | Siobhan Strode | 83 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,005 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Fremington By-Election 28 June 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jayne Mackie | 577 | 50.8 | +50.8 |
| | Conservative | Jim Pilkington | 356 | 31.3 | +12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Lofthouse | 119 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Blake Ladley | 65 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Green | Lou Goodger | 19 | 1.7 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 19.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,136 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Landkey By-Election 8 December 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Nel | 374 | 42.7 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | David Hoare | 237 | 27.1 | −14.4 |
| | Green | Mark Haworth-Booth | 228 | 26.1 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Agnew | 36 | 4.1 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 15.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 875 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Instow By-Election 9 January 2025 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Becky Coombs | 197 | 38.1 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hopkins | 166 | 32.1 |
| | Reform UK | Richard Booth | 88 | 17.0 |
| | Independent | Graham Payne | 49 | 9.5 |
| | Green | Howard Porter | 17 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 517 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |