# 2019 Mid Devon District Council election

The 2019 Mid Devon District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Mid Devon District Council in England.
It was held on the same day as other local elections. At the elections the Conservatives lost control of the council, with no party winning an overall majority.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 Mid Devon District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 42 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 42.9 | 34.1 | 7,921 | –14.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 33 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 | 29.6 | 6,887 | +18.7 |
| Independent | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23.8 | 13.9 | 3,229 | –3.6 |
| Green | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 2,003 | +2.7 |
| Labour | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 7.1 | 1,651 | –3.2 |
| UKIP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 1,338 | +0.1 |
| Liberal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 210 | ±0.0 |

## Ward Results
### Boniface

Boniface :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Cairney | 541 | 57.9 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Downes | 534 | 57.1 | +18.0 |
| | UKIP | Bob Edwards | 161 | 17.2 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Gina Ford | 159 | 17.0 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | Roddy Jaques | 154 | 16.5 | −8.3 |
| | Labour | Louise Lampard | 115 | 12.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 | 32 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Bradninch

Bradninch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Luke Taylor | 696 | 90.7 | +30.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Trimming | 71 | 9.3 | −30.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 772 | 50 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cadbury

Cadbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bob Deed | 398 | 61.1 | +23.2 |
| | Conservative | Gavin Donovan | 253 | 38.9 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 672 | 51 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Canonsleigh

Canonsleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Collis | 412 | 47.2 | −8.4 |
| | Green | Jo Norton | 348 | 39.9 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Martin Trevor | 301 | 34.5 | −16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vera Hale | 227 | 26.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mary Chesney | 225 | 25.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 887 | 34 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Hill | 371 | 36.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Holdman | 329 | 32.0 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Hull | 297 | 28.9 | −12.7 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Slade | 284 | 27.6 | −13.4 |
| | Labour | Anne Kilshaw | 272 | 26.4 | −3.3 |
| | UKIP | Mike Turner | 185 | 18.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,035 | 31 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Clare & Shuttern

Clare & Shuttern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ray Stanley | 549 | 46.5 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Moore | 464 | 39.3 | −14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Adcock | 410 | 34.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Peter Wood | 346 | 29.3 | −13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Browne-Wilkinson | 303 | 25.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,198 | 42 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cranmore

Cranmore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sue Griggs | 505 | 43.5 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Les Cruwys | 494 | 42.6 | +12.2 |
| | Conservative | Christina Daw | 461 | 39.7 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Lance Kennedy | 416 | 35.9 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Hill | 347 | 29.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bruce Milton | 307 | 26.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Stephen Bush | 265 | 22.8 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Lynne Dean | 206 | 17.8 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | Ana Hendy | 190 | 16.4 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,180 | 30 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cullompton North

Cullompton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nikki Woollatt | 486 | 55.4 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | Ashley Wilce | 343 | 39.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Iain Emmett | 268 | 30.6 | −24.5 |
| | Conservative | Martin Smith | 216 | 24.6 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Hope | 160 | 18.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Hayman | 113 | 12.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Robert Dietrich | 57 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 882 | 27 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Cullompton Outer

Cullompton Outer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Pugsley | 303 | 40.0 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Berry | 278 | 36.7 | −15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cathy Connor | 177 | 23.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 762 | 41 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Cullompton South

Cullompton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Berry | 339 | 40.0 | +9.2 |
| | Independent | Eileen Andrews | 310 | 36.6 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative | Will Jones | 256 | 30.2 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Ryan | 225 | 26.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Timperley | 195 | 23.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Lloyd Knight | 161 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 859 | 25 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Halberton

Halberton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ray Radford | 305 | 51.6 | −17.9 |
| | Green | Gillian Westcott | 117 | 19.8 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Campbell | 88 | 14.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Septimus Waugh | 81 | 13.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 597 | 38 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lawrence

Lawrence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Letch | 682 | 62.3 | +20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andi Wyer | 570 | 52.1 | +15.1 |
| | Conservative | Judi Binks | 256 | 23.4 | −7.4 |
| | UKIP | Mike Szabo | 233 | 21.3 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Dan Webb | 223 | 20.4 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,104 | 38 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Lower Culm

Lower Culm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Chesterton | 524 | 36.3 | +36.3 |
| | Independent | Barry Warren | 478 | 33.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Bob Evans | 424 | 29.4 | +29.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrea Glover | 408 | 28.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | George Birch | 354 | 24.5 | +24.5 |
| | UKIP | Margaret Dennis | 328 | 22.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Poynton | 323 | 22.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Foord | 312 | 21.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Edward Southerden | 190 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Roger Norton | 95 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,453 | 31 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lowman

Lowman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dennis Knowles | 437 | 36.8 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Neal Davey | 380 | 32.0 | −14.7 |
| | Conservative | Colin Slade | 374 | 31.5 | −4.3 |
| | Green | Timothy Gorringe | 308 | 25.9 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Rakobane | 283 | 23.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Garcia | 273 | 23.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Andy Perris | 259 | 21.8 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | James Ruttledge | 248 | 20.9 | −9.5 |
| | UKIP | Richard Wright | 219 | 18.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,194 | 25 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Newbrooke

Newbrooke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graeme Barnell | 274 | 49.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Martin Binks | 223 | 40.0 | −13.1 |
| | UKIP | Allan Jones | 61 | 10.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 560 | 44 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Sandford & Creedy

Sandford & Creedy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Squires | 632 | 55.7 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Wainwright | 565 | 49.8 | +23.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Heal | 482 | 42.5 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,157 | 43 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Silverton

Silverton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josh Wright | 277 | 41.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Deborah Custance Baker | 197 | 29.8 | −3.9 |
| | Independent | Patricia Jones | 139 | 21.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Janet Rice | 49 | 7.4 | −41.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 674 | 44 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Liberal | Liberal Democrats gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Taw

Taw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Daw | Unopposed | N/A | −62.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Taw Vale

Taw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clive Eginton | 388 | 63.5 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Penny King | 140 | 22.9 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Connor Bowdler | 83 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 620 | 45 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Upper Culm

Upper Culm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Clist | 666 | 53.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Glanmor Hughes | 486 | 38.8 | −19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Ritchie | 464 | 37.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Henry Carew | 452 | 36.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Terry Edwards | 185 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,279 | 39 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Upper Yeo

Upper Yeo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex White | 295 | 56.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jill Doe | 227 | 43.5 | +43.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 529 | 38 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Way

Way :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Polly Colthorpe | 302 | 57.9 | −17.6 |
| | Green | Dave Wood | 225 | 42.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 535 | 42 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Westexe

Westexe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ron Dolley | 542 | 43.1 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | Wally Burke | 332 | 26.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Gerald Luxton | 332 | 26.4 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Steve Flaws | 281 | 22.3 | −20.2 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Bush | 270 | 21.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Rosie Wibberley | 270 | 21.4 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Claudette Harrower | 245 | 19.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alison Mitchell | 229 | 18.2 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Tim Bridger | 227 | 18.0 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | Tony Wheeler | 172 | 13.7 | −2.6 |
| | UKIP | Tony McIntyre | 151 | 12.0 | −15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Whitlock | 139 | 11.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Whiteway | 107 | 8.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,273 | 30 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from UKIP | Independent gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Yeo

Yeo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Coren | 589 | 54.2 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Penny | 514 | 47.3 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hyson | 474 | 43.6 | +18.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barnes | 471 | 43.3 | +23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,107 | 40 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### Castle

Castle: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Slade | 513 | 40.8 | +13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wulff | 319 | 25.4 | −10.7 |
| | Labour | Richard Cornley | 213 | 16.9 | −9.5 |
| | Independent | Jason LeJeune | 213 | 16.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,258 | 37.47 | +6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Taw

Taw: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Heal | 418 | 64.1 | +64.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Wooding | 234 | 35.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 652 | 47.59 | +47.59 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Westexe

Westexe: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Pugh | 567 | 37.4 | +15.1 |
| | Labour | Samuel James | 274 | 18.1 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Rosemary Wibberley | 263 | 17.3 | −4.1 |
| | Independent | Adrian Howell | 179 | 11.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Claire Hole | 126 | 8.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Stephen Bush | 108 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,517 | 34.27 | +4 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Upper Culm

Upper Culm: 17 June 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Bartlett | 361 | 44.5 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Ritchie | 346 | 42.6 | +5.5 |
| | Green | Adam Rich | 74 | 9.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Fiona Hutton | 31 | 3.8 | −11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 812 | 23.94 | −15 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cullompton South

Cullompton South: 7 April 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Buczkowski | 318 | 47.9 | +21.4 |
| | Conservative | Annie Berry | 279 | 42.0 | +11.8 |
| | Labour | Jason Chamberlain | 67 | 10.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 668 | 20.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |