# South Hams District Council elections

South Hams District Council is the local authority for the South Hams District in Devon, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 31 councillors have been elected from 20 wards: eleven of which elect one councillor, seven elect two councillors and two elect three councillors. Between 1999 and 2014, 40 councillors were elected from 30 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 South Hams District Council election
* 1976 South Hams District Council election
* 1979 South Hams District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 South Hams District Council election
* 1987 South Hams District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 South Hams District Council election
* 1995 South Hams District Council election
* 1999 South Hams District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 4)
* 2003 South Hams District Council election
* 2007 South Hams District Council election
* 2011 South Hams District Council election
* 2015 South Hams District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 9)
* 2019 South Hams District Council election
* 2023 South Hams District Council election
| Date | | Conservative | +/- | | Liberal Democrat | +/- | | Greens | +/- | | Labour | +/- | | Independent | +/- | Control |
| 2011 | 30 | 30 | | 5 | 5 | | 3 | 3 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | Conservative |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 | -5 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 3 | 3 | = | 1 | 1 | = | 0 | 0 | -1 | Conservative |
| 2017 | 24 | 24 | -1 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 3 | = | 1 | 1 | = | 0 | 0 | = | Conservative |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | -8 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 3 | 3 | = | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | Conservative |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 19 | 19 | +9 | 3 | 3 | = | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | Liberal Democrats |

## District result maps

* 1999 results map
* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

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

Avon & Harbourne By-Election 10 October 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 348 | 57.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 256 | 42.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 604 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
West Dart By-Election 13 March 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 398 | 69.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 174 | 30.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 39.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 572 | 43.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 1999-2003

Dartmouth Townstal By-Election 1 November 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 174 | 33.9 | +20.0 |
| | Labour | | 130 | 25.3 | −48.7 |
| | Independent | | 112 | 21.8 | +21.8 |
| | Independent | | 76 | 14.8 | +14.8 |
| | Independent | | 22 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 514 | 30.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Ivy Bridge Woodlands By-Election 8 December 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Linda Facy | 211 | 41.9 |
| | Independent | Brian Scown | 164 | 32.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Robinson | 129 | 25.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 504 | 15.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Erme Valley By-Election 2 March 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Rosevear | 643 | 52.7 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Blake | 471 | 38.6 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | David Trigger | 106 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,220 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Totnes Bridgetown By-Election 12 November 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Hannaford | 522 | 52.4 | +27.4 |
| | Green | Jacqi Hodgson | 265 | 26.6 | +26.6 |
| | Conservative | Bob Greig | 162 | 16.2 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Chris Robillard | 48 | 4.8 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 25.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 997 | 33.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ivybridge Filham By-Election 18 February 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Barber | 379 | 44.3 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Alan Wright | 356 | 41.6 | −26.0 |
| | Labour | Helen Eassom | 121 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 856 | 21.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

This by-election was called following the resignation of Green Party councillor Barrie Wood.
Totnes By-Election 8 October 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | John Green | 570 | 30.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Birch | 558 | 29.5 |
| | Labour | Eleanor Cohen | 432 | 22.8 |
| | Conservative | Ralph Clark | 268 | 14.2 |
| | Independent | Peter Pirnie | 63 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1891 | 28.37 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |
This by-election was called following the resignation of Conservative councillor Lindsay Ward
Charterlands By-Election 23 February 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Huntley | 473 | 46.1 | +46.1 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Bell | 404 | 39.3 | −25.0 |
| | Labour | David Trigger | 110 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| | Green | Janet Champman | 40 | 3.9 | −15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1027 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

This by-election was called following the death of Conservative councillor David May.
Ivybridge West By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Louise Jones | 933 | 50.4 | +7.7 |
| | Green | Katie Reville | 768 | 41.5 | +41.5 |
| | TUSC | Tony Rea | 149 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,850 | 8.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |