# 2015 East Devon District Council election

The 2015 East Devon District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of East Devon District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Ward Results

Axminster Rural, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian L. Hall | 1,065 | | |
| | Labour | Jerry Walden | 403 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,468 | 72.1 | − |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Axminster Town, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew T Moulding | 1,105 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas R. Hull | 910 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Paul G. Hayward | 819 | | |
| | Conservative | Stephanie C. Jones | 580 | | |
| | UKIP | Lindy Bailhache | 450 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin D. Spurway | 352 | | |
| | Independent | Chris Tipping | 298 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,480 | 70.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
Broadclyst, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Pepper | 1,799 | | |
| | Conservative | Maria Hale | 1,657 | | |
| | Independent | Paul Newman | 1,519 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen W. Schlich | 1,504 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,758 | 72.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Budleigh Salterton 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Hall | 1,841 | | |
| | Conservative | Alan Dent | 1,817 | | |
| | Conservative | Tom Wright | 1,681 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Les Cotton | 1,525 | | |
| | Green | Nick Barton | 1,244 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,754 | 77.1 | − |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Coly Valley, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Helen E. Parr | 1,478 | | |
| | Conservative | Graham S. Godbeer | 1,478 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Sheila M. Smith | 1,159 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Paul Arnott | 1,133 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,765 | 74.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Dunkeswell, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Brown | 595 | | |
| | Independent | Bob Buxton | 450 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,045 | 65.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Exe Valley, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon P. Grundy | 624 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Erin B. Whitcroft | 573 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,197 | 77.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Exmouth Brixington, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maddy Chapman | 1,644 | | |
| | Conservative | David Chapman | 1,599 | | |
| | Conservative | Cherry Nicholas | 1,511 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Mark O. Daughtrey | 1,281 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew J. Toye | 855 | | |
| | Labour | Stuart N. Fegan | 733 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,447 | 70.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |
Exmouth Halsdon, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill M. Elson | 1,644 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Megan Armstrong | 1,631 | | |
| | Conservative | Pauline A. Scott | 1,539 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Dumper | 1,419 | | |
| | Conservative | Emma V. Gibbons | 1,418 | | |
| | Labour | Hattie Ajderian | 983 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,730 | 72.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Exmouth Littleham, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison Greenhalgh | 1,667 | | |
| | Conservative | John T. Humphreys | 1,636 | | |
| | Conservative | Mark Williamson | 1,489 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Robert Crick | 1,224 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daphne A. Fensom | 1,170 | | |
| | UKIP | Tim Davey | 1,164 | | |
| | Green | Mike Rosser | 1,102 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,912 | 67.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | 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 Town, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Elizabeth Wragg | 1,069 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Graham | 970 | | |
| | Conservative | Bill Nash | 865 | | |
| | Conservative | Paul M. Dean | 856 | | |
| | Green | Robert N. Masding | 804 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Bourgein | 737 | | |
| | Labour | Ray Davison | 714 | | |
| | Conservative | Jeff Trail | 711 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,860 | 62.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda O. Taylor | 1,317 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Gazzard | 1,239 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian A. Bailey | 1,181 | | |
| | Conservative | Richard Scott | 1,028 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian J. Toye | 1,004 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian J. Youle | 940 | | |
| | Green | Ben Jones | 804 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,282 | 64.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Feniton & Buckerell, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Susie Bond | 1,048 | | |
| | Conservative | John Z. Zarczynski | 288 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,336 | 74.7 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
Honiton St. Michael`s, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Foster | 1,400 | | |
| | Conservative | Mike Allen | 1,390 | | |
| | Conservative | Phil Twiss | 1,304 | | |
| | UKIP | Ashley Alder | 734 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Jackie Wadsworth | 723 | | |
| | Independent | John B. Taylor | 690 | | |
| | UKIP | Brian Smith | 636 | | |
| | UKIP | Bernard Walker | 599 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,247 | 64.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Honiton St. Paul`s, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John O'Leary | 915 | | |
| | Conservative | Dean Barrow | 910 | | |
| | Labour | Henry F. Brown | 641 | | |
| | UKIP | Roy E. Coombes | 598 | | |
| | Independent | Roger W. Boote | 558 | | |
| | UKIP | Leslie Smith | 475 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,509 | 69.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Newbridges, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Iain Chubb | 1,014 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Foster | 661 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,675 | 85.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Newton Poppleford and Harpford, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | East Devon Alliance | Val Ranger | 764 | | |
| | Conservative | Pasty Hayman | 486 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,250 | 73.3 | |
| | East Devon Alliance gain from | East Devon Alliance gain from | East Devon Alliance gain from | East Devon Alliance gain from | East Devon Alliance gain from |
Otterhead, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David RA Key | 817 | | |
| | Independent | Graham G. Long | 554 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,371 | 77.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Ottery St. Mary Rural, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | East Devon Alliance | Matt Coppell | 1,507 | | |
| | Conservative | Paul R. Carter | 1,255 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Crawford IP Winlove | 1,226 | | |
| | Conservative | Alasdair S. Bruce | 896 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,731 | 81.6 | |
| | East Devon Alliance gain from Independent | East Devon Alliance gain from Independent | East Devon Alliance gain from Independent | East Devon Alliance gain from Independent | East Devon Alliance gain from Independent |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Ottery St. Mary Town, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Roger Giles | 2,087 | | |
| | Independent | Peter H. Faithfull | 987 | | |
| | Conservative | Tim Venner | 763 | | |
| | Conservative | Nick Partridge | 561 | | |
| | Labour | Andrew V. Blackwell | 513 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,810 | 73.4 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
Raleigh, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | East Devon Alliance | Geoff Jung | 950 | | |
| | Conservative | Ray Bloxham | 525 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,475 | 89.0 | |
| | East Devon Alliance hold | East Devon Alliance hold | East Devon Alliance hold | East Devon Alliance hold | East Devon Alliance hold |
Seaton, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marcus Hartnell | 1,856 | | |
| | Conservative | Jim Knight | 1,399 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter W. Burrows | 1,329 | | |
| | Conservative | Jenni Brown | 1,124 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Martin Shaw | 1,068 | | |
| | UKIP | Stephen Lee | 828 | | |
| | UKIP | John Walker | 817 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark A. Fisher | 680 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan WR Underwood | 649 | | |
| | Independent | Jeffrey K. Packman | 493 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,122 | 70.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
Sidmouth Rural, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David S. Barratt | 813 | | |
| | Conservative | Christine E. Drew | 609 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,428 | 77.2 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
Sidmouth Sidford, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Hughes | 1,779 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Dawn Manley | 1,479 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Marianne P. Rixon | 1,327 | | |
| | Conservative | Ian J. McKenzie-Edwards | 1,145 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Debbie Tallis | 1,115 | | |
| | Conservative | Graham M. Troman | 1,022 | | |
| | Independent | Jack Brokenshire | 898 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lewis S. Ragbourn | 526 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,895 | 72.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | East Devon Alliance hold | East Devon Alliance hold | East Devon Alliance hold | East Devon Alliance hold | East Devon Alliance hold |
| | East Devon Alliance hold | East Devon Alliance hold | East Devon Alliance hold | East Devon Alliance hold | East Devon Alliance hold |
Sidmouth Town, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | East Devon Alliance | Matthew Booth | 1,832 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Cathy Gardner | 1,704 | | |
| | Independent | John GT Dyson | 1,495 | | |
| | Conservative | Sheila R. Kerridge | 1,114 | | |
| | Conservative | Francis I. Newth | 1,068 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Sullivan | 904 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,353 | 75.1 | |
| | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative |
| | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
Tale Vale, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Skinner | 992 | | |
| | Independent | Andrew EJ Dinnis | 486 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,478 | 77.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Whimple, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter N. Bowden | 792 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Gammell | 673 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,465 | 79.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Woodbury & Lympstone, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | East Devon Alliance | Ben Ingham | 1,841 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Rob Longhurst | 1,526 | | |
| | Conservative | David G. Atkins | 1,013 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,599 | 75.8 | |
| | East Devon Alliance gain from Independent | East Devon Alliance gain from Independent | East Devon Alliance gain from Independent | East Devon Alliance gain from Independent | East Devon Alliance gain from Independent |
| | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative | East Devon Alliance gain from Conservative |
Yarty, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul A. Diviani | 776 | | |
| | East Devon Alliance | Steve Horner | 473 | | |
| | Green | Colin Boyd | 168 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Jordan | 154 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,571 | 81.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |