# 2023 Teignbridge District Council election

The 2023 Teignbridge District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Teignbridge District Council in Devon, England. This would be on the same day as other local elections across England.
The Liberal Democrats won a majority on the council, which had been under no overall control prior to the election.

## Overview

The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being led by Alan Connett of the Liberal Democrats. He chose not to stand for re-election.
The Liberal Democrats won 26 of the 47 seats on the council, giving them a majority. The Liberal Democrats chose Martin Wrigley as their new leader, and he was formally appointed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2023.

## Summary
### Election result

2023 Teignbridge District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Liberal Democrats | 43 | 26 | 5 | 5 | | 55.3 |
| Conservative | 34 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 19.1 |
| Alliance | 26 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 19.1 |
| Independent | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6.4 |
| Labour | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 |
| Green | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 |
| Heritage | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 |
| TUSC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 |

## Results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Teignbridge District Council following the close of nominations.

### Ambrook

Ambrook (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Richard Daws* | 1,145 | 64.4 | +17.3 |
| | Alliance | Paul Parker | 1,062 | 59.7 | +19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Crompton | 638 | 35.9 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pete Goodman-Bradbury | 467 | 26.3 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,792 | 38 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,670 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Independent | Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Alliance gain from Independent | Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Nutley* | 1,226 | 43.6 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Huw Cox* | 1,030 | 36.6 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Rogers | 834 | 29.6 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Major | 808 | 28.7 | −2.7 |
| | Alliance | Susan Clarke | 793 | 28.2 | N/A |
| | Alliance | David Knopfler | 769 | 27.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Roger Haworth | 712 | 25.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Charlie Dennis | 683 | 24.3 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Mark Searight | 599 | 21.3 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Janette Parker | 341 | 12.1 | −13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,821 | 40 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,008 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bishopsteignton

Bishopsteignton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Andrew MacGregor* | 565 | 66.0 | +20.4 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Baverstock | 291 | 34.0 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 864 | 40 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,189 | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Bovey

Bovey (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Morgan* | 1,011 | 42.2 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Martin Smith | 786 | 32.8 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Webster | 763 | 31.8 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | Cathie Wreford-Holden | 696 | 29.0 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Oldrieve | 627 | 26.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Lisa Robillard Webb | 564 | 23.5 | −0.7 |
| | Independent | Eoghan Kelly | 519 | 21.7 | −16.7 |
| | Green | Charlie West | 478 | 19.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Imca Hensels | 444 | 18.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Jack Pelling | 411 | 17.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Speht | 397 | 16.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,404 | 37 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,521 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bradley

Bradley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Bullivant* | 521 | 32.6 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Buscombe | 445 | 27.8 | −7.8 |
| | Alliance | Dawn Hall | 428 | 26.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard Jenks | 392 | 24.5 | −11.1 |
| | Alliance | Lin Lambell | 392 | 24.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Jenks** | 379 | 23.7 | −9.7 |
| | Green | Pauline Wynter | 257 | 16.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Paul Wynter | 248 | 15.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,602 | 27 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,903 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Chris Jenks was a sitting councillor for Buckland & Milber ward

### Buckland & Milber

Buckland & Milber (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Mike Ryan | 752 | 39.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Parker* | 735 | 38.3 | −10.7 |
| | Alliance | Alex Hall | 652 | 34.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Corney-Walker | 619 | 32.2 | −31.8 |
| | Alliance | Belinda Brint | 540 | 28.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony James | 466 | 24.3 | −18.8 |
| | Conservative | Karen Crout | 387 | 20.2 | +4.9 |
| | Green | Susan Collman | 241 | 12.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Stephen Pocock | 197 | 10.3 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Jane Haden | 116 | 6.0 | −6.0 |
| | Heritage | Madeleine Hunt | 90 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | Heritage | Mon Burns | 86 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | TUSC | James Osben | 81 | 4.2 | −5.5 |
| | Heritage | Timothy Dobson | 80 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,940 | 30 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,478 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Liberal Democrats | Alliance gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Alliance gain from Liberal Democrats | Alliance gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Bushell

Bushell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Hook* | 503 | 43.2 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Hayes* | 412 | 35.4 | +4.3 |
| | Alliance | Mike Joyce | 342 | 29.4 | +0.7 |
| | Alliance | Laurence Jones | 304 | 26.1 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Nicolas Yabsley | 215 | 18.5 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Simon Walker | 185 | 15.9 | +3.1 |
| | Green | Olly Giddings | 158 | 13.6 | N/A |
| | Heritage | Richard Dobson | 73 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,173 | 26 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,596 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Chudleigh

Chudleigh (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Keeling* | 916 | 52.8 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Sanders | 797 | 45.9 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Ben Kirby | 587 | 33.8 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Rick Webb | 486 | 28.0 | +16.2 |
| | Conservative | Chris Yeo | 421 | 24.3 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,746 | 35 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,941 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### College

College (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Janet Bradford* | 897 | 64.7 | +17.8 |
| | Alliance | Liam Mullone* | 761 | 54.9 | +17.3 |
| | Green | Doug Pratt | 279 | 20.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Don Frampton | 277 | 20.0 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Hearn | 229 | 16.5 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | John Phillips | 158 | 11.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,386 | 34 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,116 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Independent | Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Alliance gain from Independent | Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Dawlish North East

Dawlish North East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Wrigley* | 1,438 | 62.8 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosie Dawson | 1,182 | 51.7 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lin Goodman-Bradbury* | 1,033 | 45.1 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | Linda Petherick* | 783 | 34.2 | −15.7 |
| | Conservative | Lisa Mayne | 693 | 30.3 | +4.9 |
| | Independent | Wayne Munday | 404 | 17.7 | N/A |
| | Heritage | Andrew Cruikshank | 212 | 9.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,307 | 32 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,162 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Dawlish South West

Dawlish South West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Foden** | 767 | 46.0 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike James | 553 | 33.2 | −7.0 |
| | Independent | Angie Weatherhead | 537 | 32.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Rosalind Prowse | 453 | 27.2 | −4.9 |
| | Independent | John Petherick* | 417 | 25.0 | −16.3 |
| | Alliance | Pete Costello | 223 | 13.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,671 | 34 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,890 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Alison Foden was a sitting councillor for Kenn Valley ward

### Haytor

Haytor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Robert Steemson | 483 | 61.1 | +29.1 |
| | Conservative | Martyn Evans | 153 | 19.3 | −2.8 |
| | Alliance | Ty Lynne | 124 | 15.7 | N/A |
| | Heritage | André Sabine | 31 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | 41.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 797 | 40 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,003 | | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Ipplepen

Ipplepen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Palethorpe | 367 | 39.4 | −40.6 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Smith | 323 | 34.7 | +14.7 |
| | Alliance | Nicky Rayner | 241 | 25.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 933 | 45 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,055 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Kenn Valley

Kenn Valley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Nuttall* | 1,270 | 52.4 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Parrott | 1,076 | 44.4 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Lake | 919 | 37.9 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donna Braund | 912 | 37.6 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Caroline May | 699 | 28.8 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative | Lucille Baker | 633 | 26.1 | −8.6 |
| | Green | Lucy Rockliffe | 624 | 25.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jacob Cousens | 406 | 16.7 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,436 | 36 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,716 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Kenton & Starcross

Kenton & Starcross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Taylor* | 642 | 70.4 | −7.3 |
| | Green | Pete Wilby | 175 | 19.2 | +5.5 |
| | Reform UK | Chris Hilditch | 95 | 10.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 467 | 51.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 918 | 39 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,368 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Kerswell-with-Combe

Kerswell-with-Combe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Jane Taylor | 923 | 57.7 | N/A |
| | Alliance | John Radford | 837 | 52.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cameron Whitford | 439 | 27.4 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | James Leader | 340 | 21.3 | −11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Raybould | 334 | 20.9 | −18.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,604 | 34 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,745 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Independent | Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Alliance gain from Liberal Democrats | Alliance gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Kingsteignton East

Kingsteignton East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ron Peart* | 650 | 47.3 | +10.7 |
| | Alliance | Keeley Gearon | 310 | 22.6 | N/A |
| | Alliance | Samantha Bickham | 299 | 21.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Edmonds | 299 | 21.8 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Jones | 292 | 21.3 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | Sarah Cochrane | 234 | 17.0 | N/A |
| | No Description | Antony Dempster | 196 | 14.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,375 | 27 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,163 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Alliance gain from Independent | Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Kingsteignton West

Kingsteignton West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Rollason* | 514 | 44.7 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Bill Thorne* | 468 | 40.7 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Nation | 456 | 39.7 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Sue Danks | 395 | 34.3 | +17.7 |
| | Labour | Duncan Moss | 232 | 20.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,152 | 24 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,769 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moretonhampstead

Moretonhampstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Farrand-Rogers | 558 | 48.2 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Eldmann | 414 | 35.8 | −12.3 |
| | Labour | Christopher Robillard | 185 | 16.0 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,166 | 48 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,428 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Shaldon & Stokeinteignhead

Shaldon & Stokeinteignhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Chris Clarance* | 698 | 70.4 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Cox | 165 | 16.6 | −11.5 |
| | Alliance | Manuela Murray | 79 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Marilyn Warrener | 50 | 5.0 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 997 | 49 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,039 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Teign Valley

Teign Valley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Purser* | 764 | 46.7 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Swain | 627 | 38.3 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Terry Tume* | 626 | 38.3 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Webb | 608 | 37.2 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Niall Duffy | 363 | 22.2 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,648 | 41 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,024 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Teignmouth Central

Teignmouth Central (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Cox | 663 | 44.1 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Joan Atkins | 430 | 28.6 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sonja Miller | 398 | 26.5 | −7.6 |
| | Independent | Alison Eden* | 338 | 22.5 | −13.8 |
| | Alliance | Jimmy Robinson | 291 | 19.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Tom Colclough | 246 | 16.4 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Hedley Baldwin | 241 | 16.0 | +1.4 |
| | Heritage | Colin Bovingdon | 54 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,516 | 35 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,297 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Teignmouth East

Teignmouth East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Jackman | 582 | 34.2 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Williams | 578 | 34.0 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Rob Phipps* | 468 | 27.5 | −14.7 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Russell* | 433 | 25.4 | −12.0 |
| | Alliance | Jude Chilvers | 294 | 17.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Lillia Chasteau | 284 | 16.7 | +3.1 |
| | Alliance | Alasdair MacGregor | 223 | 13.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Malcolm Tipper | 215 | 12.6 | ±0.0 |
| | Green | Frances Hamilton | 192 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,725 | 44 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,956 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Teignmouth West

Teignmouth West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nina Jeffries* | 402 | 36.8 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Henderson | 374 | 34.2 | −15.5 |
| | Labour | Jackie Jackson | 270 | 24.7 | +4.0 |
| | Alliance | Ollie Hind | 267 | 24.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Rachel Aylward | 264 | 24.2 | +6.0 |
| | Alliance | Ricky Marino | 228 | 20.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Christopher Sidwell | 211 | 19.3 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,096 | 28 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,908 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## Changes 2023–2027

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh by-election, 2 May 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Major | 715 | 30.6 | |
| | Alliance | Susan Clarke | 523 | 22.4 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Edlmann | 325 | 13.9 | |
| | Labour | Lisa Robillard Webb | 303 | 13.0 | |
| | Green | Pauline Wynter | 295 | 12.6 | |
| | Independent | Michael Hext | 136 | 5.8 | New |
| | Heritage | Madeleine Hunt | 36 | 1.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,333 | 33.5 | −6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,010 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
By-election triggered by death of Liberal Democrat councillor Huw Cox.
* Nina Jeffries, elected as a Liberal Democrat, left the party in August 2024 to sit as an independent.
* The South Devon Alliance disbanded in November 2024 with its members becoming independents.
* Alex Hall, one of the former South Devon Alliance councillors, subsequently joined the Conservatives later in November 2024.