# East Devon District Council elections

East Devon District Council is the local authority for East Devon in England. The council is elected every four years. Sixty councillors are elected from 30 wards since the last boundary changes in 2019.

## Council elections

* 1973 East Devon District Council election
* 1976 East Devon District Council election
* 1979 East Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 East Devon District Council election
* 1982 East Devon District Council election
* 1983 East Devon District Council election
* 1984 East Devon District Council election
* 1986 East Devon District Council election
* 1987 East Devon District Council election
* 1991 East Devon District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 East Devon District Council election
* 1999 East Devon District Council election
* 2003 East Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)
* 2007 East Devon District Council election
* 2011 East Devon District Council election
* 2015 East Devon District Council election
* 2019 East Devon District Council election
* 2023 East Devon District Council election

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

Exe Valley By-Election 24 July 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 405 | 53.4 | +53.4 |
| | Conservative | | 316 | 41.7 | −13.4 |
| | Labour | | 37 | 4.9 | −21.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 11.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 758 | 51.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Trinity By-Election 30 October 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 373 | 51.1 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 357 | 48.9 | −10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 730 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Clystbeare By-Election 2 April 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 445 | 57.5 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 329 | 42.5 | +18.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 15.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 774 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Exmouth Littleham Rural By-Election 7 May 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 654 | 38.6 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | | 617 | 36.4 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | | 296 | 17.5 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | | 128 | 7.6 | −10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,695 | 40.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Patteson By-Election 18 April 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 503 | 50.1 | +50.1 |
| | Conservative | | 470 | 46.8 | −14.0 |
| | Labour | | 31 | 3.1 | −36.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,004 | 40.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Exmouth Withycombe Urban By-Election 26 October 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 400 | 51.2 | +25.3 |
| | Conservative | | 171 | 21.9 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal | | 126 | 16.1 | −15.1 |
| | Independent | | 84 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 29.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 781 | 24.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Honiton St. Pauls By-Election 8 February 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 614 | 49.5 | +15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 502 | 40.5 | +20.9 |
| | Labour | | 124 | 10.0 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 9.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,240 | 33.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sidmouth Rural By-Election 9 May 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,020 | 44.3 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 663 | 28.8 | +11.5 |
| | Independent | | 312 | 13.5 | +0.0 |
| | Independent | | 309 | 13.4 | +13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 15.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,304 | 49.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Sidmouth Town By-Election 27 January 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,147 | 57.6 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 702 | 35.3 | +35.3 |
| | Labour | | 141 | 7.1 | −29.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 445 | 22.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,990 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Seaton By-Election 22 September 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jim Knight | 1,055 | 53.3 | +21.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 925 | 46.7 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,980 | 33.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Sidmouth Town By-Election 22 September 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Gibbings | 894 | 70.0 | +12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 184 | 14.4 | −20.9 |
| | Independent | | 136 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | | 64 | 5.0 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 709 | 55.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,279 | 29.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Honiton St Pauls By-Election 2 March 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Boote | 522 | 55.3 | +24.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vera Howard | 208 | 22.0 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Vernon Whitlock | 137 | 14.5 | +7.7 |
| | Independent | Ronald Farnham | 76 | 8.1 | −28.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | 33.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 943 | 26.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Dunkeswell By-Election 3 April 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Buxton | 349 | 68.3 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Gleed | 162 | 31.7 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 36.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 511 | 31.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Honiton St Michaels By-Election 26 February 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Olive | 636 | 51.1 | +51.1 |
| | Conservative | Phillip Twiss | 609 | 48.9 | −20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,245 | 23.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Trinity By-Election 12 November 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Thomas | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Seaton By-Election 6 May 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Burrows | 2,414 | 57.4 | +16.6 |
| | Conservative | John Meakin | 1,795 | 42.6 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 619 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,209 | 70.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Feniton and Buckerell By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Susan Bond | 772 | 87.2 | +87.2 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dinnis | 113 | 12.8 | −43.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 659 | 74.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 885 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Exmouth Littleham By-Election 21 July 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bruce de Saram | 547 | 45.3 | +19.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Sadiq | 467 | 38.7 | +20.2 |
| | Labour | Keith Edwards | 193 | 16.0 | +16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,207 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Honiton St Michael's By-Election 21 July 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jenny Brown | 362 | 39.8 | +0.3 |
| | East Devon Alliance | John Taylor | 211 | 23.2 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Henry Brown | 197 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
| | UKIP | Ashley Alder | 140 | 15.4 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 16.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 910 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Exmouth Brixington By-Election 6 October 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darryl Nicholas | 425 | 41.1 | +4.7 |
| | East Devon Alliance | Robin Humphreys | 324 | 31.3 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Sadiq | 286 | 27.6 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,035 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Broadclyst By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Rylance | 1,045 | 52.3 | +21.1 |
| | Conservative | Ray Bloxham | 953 | 47.7 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,998 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Whimple By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Evans-Martin | 455 | 52.1 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Gammell | 419 | 47.9 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 874 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Exmouth Town By-Election 1 March 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Dumper | 187 | 28.2 | −2.8 |
| | Independent | Daphne Currier | 176 | 26.6 | +26.6 |
| | Conservative | Tony Hill | 142 | 21.5 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Dilys Hadley | 86 | 13.0 | −7.7 |
| | Green | Robert Masding | 71 | 10.7 | −12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 662 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Exmouth Town By-Election 20 September 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Geoff Pratt | 755 | 59.4 | +59.4 |
| | Conservative | John Sheaves | 421 | 33.1 | −12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Benson | 51 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Green | Margaret Bargmann | 24 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Richard May | 20 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 26.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,271 | | |
| | Independent gain from East Devon Alliance | Independent gain from East Devon Alliance | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Feniton By-Election 8 July 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alasdair Bruce | 239 | 53.5 |
| | Labour | Linda Baden | 126 | 28.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Todd Olive | 82 | 18.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 447 | 21.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
Honiton St Michael's By-Election 8 July 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jake Bonetta | 807 | 58.0 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Brown | 522 | 37.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jules Hoyles | 63 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,393 | 25.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Exe Valley By-Election 23 September 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Kemp | 190 | 36.9 | −19.8 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Wraight | 164 | 31.8 | −11.5 |
| | Labour | Michael Daniell | 161 | 31.3 | +31.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 5.1 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 515 | 26.2 | −9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Newton Poppleford and Harpford By-Election 10 November 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Chris Burhop | 560 | 67.1 | +67.1 |
| | Labour | Caleb Early | 162 | 19.4 | +19.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Carter | 113 | 13.5 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 47.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 835 | | |
| | Independent gain from East Devon Alliance | Independent gain from East Devon Alliance | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Exmouth Brixington By-Election 2 May 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Aurora Bailey | 586 | 37.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dianne Conduit | 513 | 32.6 |
| | Labour | Julie Bennett | 339 | 21.5 |
| | Green | Michael Rosser | 136 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,574 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |