# 2019 North Devon District Council election

The 2019 North Devon District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of North Devon District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council was up for election on new boundaries.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 North Devon District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 38 | 21 | N/A | N/A | 9 | 50.0 | 37.7 | 17,760 | +13.0 |
| Conservative | 32 | 12 | N/A | N/A | 7 | 26.2 | 25.7 | 12,098 | –9.9 |
| Independent | 10 | 7 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 16.7 | 12.4 | 5,868 | –3.6 |
| Green | 33 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 4.8 | 15.3 | 7,216 | –0.7 |
| Labour | 24 | 0 | N/A | N/A | | 0.0 | 6.6 | 3,089 | +3.9 |
| UKIP | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1,109 | –2.0 |

## Ward Results
### Barnstaple Central

Barnstaple Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Robbie Mack | 264 | 44.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Williams | 181 | 30.8 | |
| | Conservative | Felix Milton | 93 | 15.8 | |
| | Labour | Roy Tomlinson | 50 | 8.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 590 | 31.33 | |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

### Barnstaple with Pilton

Barnstaple with Pilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Roome* | 1,023 | 57.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Orange | 835 | 46.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mel Lovering | 793 | 44.3 | |
| | Green | L'Anne Knight | 391 | 21.8 | |
| | Conservative | William Major | 343 | 19.2 | |
| | Labour | Helen Cooper | 289 | 16.1 | |
| | Green | Lucie Redwood | 262 | 14.6 | |
| | Green | Lou Goodger | 243 | 13.6 | |
| | Labour | Valerie Main | 222 | 12.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 22.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,790 | 30.62 | |
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### Barnstaple with Westacott

Barnstaple with Westacott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Hunt* | 679 | 44.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Phillips | 608 | 40.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Topham | 488 | 32.2 | |
| | Conservative | David Hoare | 394 | 26.0 | |
| | UKIP | Andy Norden | 368 | 24.3 | |
| | Green | Matt Chamings | 311 | 20.5 | |
| | Green | Tom Gray | 247 | 16.3 | |
| | Green | Jane Basil | 207 | 13.7 | |
| | Labour | Martin Robathan | 206 | 13.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,515 | 27.60 | |
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### Bickington

Bickington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Will Topps | 679 | 41.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joy Cann* | 658 | 40.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Walker | 593 | 36.3 | |
| | Conservative | Rodney Cann* | 525 | 32.1 | |
| | Conservative | Jackie Flynn* | 464 | 28.4 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Hockin | 440 | 26.9 | |
| | UKIP | Ken Praill | 288 | 17.6 | |
| | Green | Amy Sherwin | 232 | 14.2 | |
| | Labour | Blake Ladley | 193 | 11.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,633 | 34.33 | |
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### Bishops Nympton

Bishops Nympton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Eric Ley* | 624 | 72.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ros Armstrong | 138 | 15.9 | |
| | Green | Ian Horsnell | 104 | 12.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 486 | 56.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 866 | 47.55 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Bratton Fleming

Bratton Fleming :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Malcolm Prowse* | 600 | 71.7 | |
| | Green | Ian Godfrey | 159 | 19.0 | |
| | Labour | Lesley McLean | 78 | 9.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 52.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 837 | 44.95 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Braunton East

Braunton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Spear | 510 | 33.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derrick Spear* | 509 | 33.6 | |
| | Green | Liz Wood | 462 | 30.5 | |
| | Green | David Relph | 455 | 30.1 | |
| | Conservative | Louis Seymour | 385 | 25.4 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Guyver | 323 | 21.3 | |
| | Labour | Valerie Cann | 148 | 9.8 | |
| | Labour | Nick Agnew | 112 | 7.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,513 | 40.08 | |
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### Braunton West & Georgeham

Braunton West & Georgeham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jasmine Chesters* | 451 | 30.8 | |
| | Conservative | Pat Barker* | 449 | 30.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Bradford* | 448 | 30.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margeurite Shapland | 408 | 27.8 | |
| | Green | Brad Bunyard | 338 | 23.1 | |
| | Labour | Mark Cann | 224 | 15.3 | |
| | Green | Tamzin Pollard | 203 | 13.9 | |
| | Labour | Tamsin Higgs | 194 | 13.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,465 | 39.15 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Chittlehampton

Chittlehampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ray Jenkins | 323 | 40.0 | |
| | Green | Neil Basil | 248 | 30.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Nel | 221 | 27.4 | |
| | Labour | Cecily Blyther | 16 | 2.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 810 | 41.44 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
The election in Chittlehampton ward (1 councillor) was postponed due to the death of independent candidate Walter White.

### Chulmleigh

Chulmleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Davies | 420 | 51.9 | |
| | Conservative | Sue Croft* | 329 | 40.6 | |
| | Labour | Harry Ellis | 61 | 7.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 962 | 47.13 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Combe Martin

Combe Martin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Yvette Gubb* | 823 | 85.6 | |
| | Green | Robert Cornish | 90 | 9.4 | |
| | Labour | John Hales | 48 | 5.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 733 | 76.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.32 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Fremington

Fremington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Frank Biederman* | 1,087 | 66.2 | |
| | Independent | Jayne Mackie* | 743 | 45.3 | |
| | Independent | Jim Bell | 430 | 26.2 | |
| | Conservative | Duncan Jack | 237 | 14.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Thorn | 175 | 10.7 | |
| | Green | Colin Jacob | 91 | 5.5 | |
| | Green | Steve Jarvis | 91 | 5.5 | |
| | Labour | Doug McLynn | 79 | 4.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 19.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,641 | 41.79 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Heanton Punchardon

Heanton Punchardon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrea Davis* | 261 | 50.7 | |
| | Green | Ricky Knight | 80 | 15.5 | |
| | UKIP | Richard Allen | 69 | 13.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jake Slee | 61 | 11.8 | |
| | Labour | Zahra Bedford-Higgs | 44 | 8.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 35.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 515 | 31.16 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Ilfracombe East

Ilfracombe East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Turton | 620 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Crabb* | 593 | 35.8 | |
| | Independent | Jim Campbell* | 509 | 30.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Williams | 457 | 27.6 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Yabsley | 323 | 19.5 | |
| | Green | Frank Pearson | 312 | 18.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kit Leck | 307 | 18.5 | |
| | Green | Linda Mack | 243 | 14.7 | |
| | Green | Oliver Tooley | 240 | 14.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Bryant | 227 | 13.7 | |
| | UKIP | Simon Palmer | 218 | 13.1 | |
| | Labour | Wendy Smith | 204 | 12.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,658 | 32.20 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Ilfracombe West

Ilfracombe West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoff Fowler* | 490 | 41.1 | |
| | Green | Netti Pearson | 441 | 37.0 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Meadlarkin* | 316 | 26.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Coates | 291 | 24.4 | |
| | Green | Kyle Chivers | 282 | 23.7 | |
| | UKIP | Stuart Robertson | 166 | 13.9 | |
| | Labour | Patrick Kelly | 141 | 11.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,191 | 34.90 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

### Instow

Instow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Selaine Saxby | 319 | 43.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Teasdale | 273 | 36.8 | |
| | Green | Christine Basil | 120 | 16.2 | |
| | Labour | Madeleine Cooke | 29 | 3.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 741 | 42.01 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Landkey

Landkey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Glyn Lane* | 558 | 40.7 | |
| | Conservative | David Luggar* | 533 | 38.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Nel | 475 | 34.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Leaver | 453 | 33.1 | |
| | Green | Josie Knight | 208 | 15.2 | |
| | Green | Mark Haworth-Booth | 188 | 13.7 | |
| | Labour | Ian Wood | 103 | 7.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,370 | 41.29 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Lynton & Lynmouth

Lynton & Lynmouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Patrinos* | 475 | 59.4 | |
| | Independent | Philip Hawkins | 175 | 21.9 | |
| | Conservative | Astra Fletcher | 149 | 18.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 37.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 799 | 44.73 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Marwood

Marwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Tucker* | 430 | 55.1 | |
| | Conservative | Freddy Harper-Davis | 243 | 31.2 | |
| | Green | Shona Davis | 107 | 13.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 23.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 780 | 41.35 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Mortehoe

Mortehoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Wilkinson* | 404 | 65.4 | |
| | Conservative | David Barker | 150 | 24.3 | |
| | Labour | Oliver Bell | 64 | 10.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 41.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 618 | 36.32 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Newport

Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Leaver* | 732 | 53.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louisa York | 702 | 51.2 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Kennaugh | 414 | 30.2 | |
| | Green | Neil Basil | 206 | 15.0 | |
| | Green | Rosie Haworth-Booth | 188 | 13.7 | |
| | Labour | Finola O'Neill | 124 | 9.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 21.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,370 | 35.19 | |
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### North Molton

North Molton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liz Bulled | 491 | 71.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gabi Marchewka | 197 | 28.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 42.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 688 | 40.68 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Roundswell

Roundswell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Knight | 549 | 53.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Lofthouse | 494 | 47.8 | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Ferries | 369 | 35.7 | |
| | Conservative | Jim Pilkington | 330 | 31.9 | |
| | Green | David Smith | 127 | 12.3 | |
| | Labour | Ian Crawford | 97 | 9.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 12.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,033 | 37.89 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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### South Molton

South Molton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Worden* | 807 | 45.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Bushell* | 657 | 36.9 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Henderson | 637 | 35.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqui Footman | 489 | 27.5 | |
| | Conservative | Emily Croft | 468 | 26.3 | |
| | Conservative | Terry King | 413 | 23.2 | |
| | Independent | Marc Cornelius | 402 | 22.6 | |
| | Labour | Steven Hinchliffe | 236 | 13.3 | |
| | Green | Gill Saunders | 202 | 11.3 | |
| | Labour | Sarah Nicholas | 143 | 8.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,780 | 41.43 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Witheridge

Witheridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Yabsley* | 478 | 66.4 | |
| | Green | Woody Fox | 122 | 16.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Clayton | 120 | 16.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 49.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 722 | 41.56 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## By-elections

Landkey, 8/12/2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Nel | 374 | 42.7 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | David Hoare | 237 | 27.1 | −11.8 |
| | Green | Mark Haworth-Booth | 228 | 26.1 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Agnew | 36 | 4.1 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 15.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 875 | 25.88 | −15.41 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |