# 1991 East Devon District Council election

The 1991 East Devon District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of East Devon District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. There were minor changes to the district boundaries for this election.

## New district boundaries

District boundary changes took place effective April 1988. No districts were added or created. All changes involved the city of Exeter, which borders East Devon to the west. The areas transferred from Exeter to East Devon had a population of about nine persons; the areas transferred from East Devon to Exeter had an estimated population of 189.

## Ward results
### Axminster Hamlets

Axminster Hamlets :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | K. Voysey | 305 | 37.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Gudge | 302 | 37.2 |
| | Labour | H. Self | 204 | 25.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Axminster Town

Axminster Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Moulding | 1,032 | 47.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Hull | 832 | 38.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Drake | 787 | |
| | Labour | R. Birnie | 156 | 7.2 |
| | Green | P. Woods | 152 | 7.0 |
| | Labour | M. Mincham | 132 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Beer

Beer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Boalch | 428 | 58.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Rogers | 309 | 41.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Broadclyst

Broadclyst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | D. Button | 886 | 40.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Gent | 797 | 36.2 |
| | Conservative | H. Dowell | 519 | 23.6 |
| | Conservative | E. Derham | 496 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.9 |
| | Liberal gain from Alliance | Liberal gain from Alliance | Liberal gain from Alliance | Liberal gain from Alliance |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Budleigh Salterton

Budleigh Salterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R. Franklin | 1,726 | 41.2 |
| | Conservative | R. Mitchell | 1,422 | 34.0 |
| | Conservative | E. Brookes | 1,383 | |
| | Conservative | C. Piper | 1,231 | |
| | Green | J. Philbrick | 620 | 14.8 |
| | Labour | H. Leahy | 419 | 10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.1 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Clyst Valley

Clyst Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | E. Hart | 613 | 74.5 |
| | Labour | G. Beamer | 210 | 25.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Clystbeare

Clystbeare :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Laptain | 397 | 53.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Dunning | 245 | 33.2 |
| | Labour | G. Gregory | 95 | 12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Colyton

Colyton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Collier | 412 | 60.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Porch | 269 | 39.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Eden Vale

Eden Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Waterworth | 492 | 51.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Olive | 468 | 48.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Exe Valley

Exe Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | N. Whidden | 481 | 53.3 |
| | Liberal | G. Burns | 307 | 34.0 |
| | Green | M. Shearing | 114 | 12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Exmouth Brixington

Exmouth Brixington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Toye | 1,188 | 35.7 |
| | Conservative | K. Durkin | 1,145 | 34.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Hardy | 1,126 | |
| | Conservative | J. Mountford | 1,029 | |
| | Conservative | B. Ingham | 1,025 | |
| | Labour | S. Haine | 594 | 17.9 |
| | Green | J. Rosser | 397 | 11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Exmouth Halsdon

Exmouth Halsdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | B. Hughes | 1,132 | 42.9 |
| | Conservative | A. Handford | 1,068 | |
| | Conservative | J. Elson | 1,067 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Richardson | 901 | 34.1 |
| | Labour | S. Gazzard | 608 | 23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Exmouth Littleham Rural

Exmouth Littleham Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Shenton | 1,065 | 37.4 |
| | Conservative | D. Gibbons | 1,033 | |
| | Conservative | M. Stokes | 1,028 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Toye | 857 | 30.1 |
| | Labour | C. Davison | 502 | 17.6 |
| | Green | M. Rosser | 427 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Exmouth Littleham Urban

Exmouth Littleham Urban :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | B. Willoughby | 617 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative | D. Scott | 612 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Hardy | 453 | 29.3 |
| | Labour | H. Tapper | 257 | 16.6 |
| | Green | R. Guest | 217 | 14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh

Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Chamberlain | 1,104 | 46.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Taylor | 933 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Turner | 845 | |
| | Conservative | B. Costello | 804 | 33.9 |
| | Conservative | G. Phillips | 694 | |
| | Labour | J. Salter | 463 | 19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance | Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance | Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance | Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance | Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance | Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance | Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance |

### Exmouth Withycombe Urban

Exmouth Withycombe Urban :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Parkinson | 740 | 37.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Squire | 587 | 29.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Worts | 578 | |
| | Conservative | P. Marshall | 455 | |
| | Labour | K. Eastwood | 445 | 22.6 |
| | Green | D. Hill | 199 | 10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance | Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance | Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance | Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance |
| | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance |

### Honiton St. Michaels

Honiton St. Michaels :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. Cogger | 660 | 30.9 |
| | Green | A. Tootill | 637 | 29.8 |
| | SDP | R. Coombs | 554 | 25.9 |
| | Conservative | N. Page-Turner | 492 | |
| | Labour | M. Macdonald | 284 | 13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Green gain from Alliance | Green gain from Alliance | Green gain from Alliance | Green gain from Alliance |

### Honiton St. Pauls

Honiton St. Pauls :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | V. Ash | 909 | 36.3 |
| | Conservative | R. Gigg | 898 | 35.9 |
| | Conservative | A. Glanvill | 841 | |
| | Labour | R. Sharpe | 694 | 27.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.8 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Lympstone

Lympstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Hinchliffe | 518 | 58.5 |
| | Conservative | D. Atkins | 329 | 37.2 |
| | Labour | H. Davey | 38 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Newbridges

Newbridges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | V. Bowles | 486 | 57.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Ward | 263 | 31.2 |
| | Labour | P. Clive-Francis | 94 | 11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Newton Poppleford & Harpford

Newton Poppleford & Harpford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | V. Webber | 378 | 46.7 |
| | Independent | G. Compton | 296 | 36.5 |
| | Raving Loony Green Giant | S. Greenwood | 74 | 9.1 |
| | Labour | S. Scott | 62 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Otterhead

Otterhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | E. Bartlett | 382 | 55.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Cornish | 262 | 38.0 |
| | Labour | E. Hayler | 46 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Ottery St. Mary Rural

Ottery St. Mary Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. Randall Johnson | 1,063 | 38.5 |
| | Independent | E. Hadley | 1,054 | 38.2 |
| | Conservative | G. Brown | 962 | |
| | Green | D. Hulin | 382 | 13.8 |
| | Labour | J. Holme | 185 | 6.7 |
| | Raving Loony Green Giant | D. Bamford | 75 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Ottery St. Mary Town

Ottery St. Mary Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Ferguson | 736 | 26.6 |
| | Green | P. Foggitt | 676 | 24.4 |
| | Independent | B. Small | 618 | 22.3 |
| | Conservative | R. Stuart | 534 | |
| | Liberal | P. O'Neil | 392 | 14.2 |
| | Labour | J. Gregory | 347 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |

### Patteson

Patteson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Bolt | 680 | 53.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Rotherham | 295 | 23.0 |
| | Independent | R. Bell | 194 | 15.1 |
| | Labour | R. Price | 113 | 8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Raleigh

Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Atkinson | 0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 0.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Seaton

Seaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Ffoulkes | 1,399 | 30.6 |
| | Conservative | V. Hetherington | 1,353 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Rogers | 1,272 | 27.8 |
| | Conservative | J. Knight | 1,153 | |
| | Independent | S. Kastner | 845 | 18.5 |
| | Green | R. Damon | 533 | 11.7 |
| | Labour | T. Farnhill | 521 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Sidmouth Rural

Sidmouth Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. Gush | 1,650 | 49.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Sutherland-Earl | 1,401 | |
| | Conservative | F. Pinney | 1,305 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Wale | 860 | 26.0 |
| | Labour | S. Mills | 481 | 14.5 |
| | Raving Loony Green Giant | R. Ackford | 315 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Sidmouth Town

Sidmouth Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | B. Clark | 1,207 | 61.8 |
| | Conservative | T. Fraser | 1,097 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Lee | 445 | 22.8 |
| | Labour | D. Dorey | 207 | 10.6 |
| | Raving Loony Green Giant | V. Prince | 93 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Sidmouth Woolbrook

Sidmouth Woolbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Liverton | 1,141 | 38.7 |
| | Conservative | F. Lock | 1,051 | |
| | Raving Loony Green Giant | S. Hughes | 865 | 29.4 |
| | Conservative | G. Denton | 797 | |
| | Raving Loony Green Giant | J. Hughes | 540 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Murch | 524 | 17.8 |
| | Labour | S. Pollentine | 417 | 14.1 |
| | Raving Loony Green Giant | C. Patch | 359 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Raving Loony Green Giant gain from Labour | Raving Loony Green Giant gain from Labour | Raving Loony Green Giant gain from Labour | Raving Loony Green Giant gain from Labour |

### Tale Vale

Tale Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. Thorne | 598 | 67.6 |
| | Green | W. Lees | 170 | 19.2 |
| | Labour | L. Black | 116 | 13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Trinity

Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | S. Manfield | 478 | 40.8 |
| | Conservative | B. Mason | 416 | 35.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Hodder | 184 | 15.7 |
| | Labour | S. Newman | 53 | 4.5 |
| | Green | A. Evans | 42 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.2 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Upper Axe

Upper Axe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Sharratt | 622 | 63.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Dugdale | 325 | 33.1 |
| | Labour | R. Goodland | 34 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Woodbury

Woodbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. Owen | 649 | 73.9 |
| | Labour | T. Neal | 229 | 26.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance |

### Yarty

Yarty :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Long | 647 | 67.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Metcalfe | 215 | 22.3 |
| | Green | C. Tootill | 52 | 5.4 |
| | Labour | K. Kellam | 50 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |