# 2019 Torridge District Council election

The 2019 Torridge Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Torridge 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 Torridge District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 29 | 18 | N/A | N/A | 12 | 50.0 | 35.2 | 12,431 | +18.4 |
| Conservative | 28 | 11 | N/A | N/A | 8 | 30.6 | 29.2 | 10,310 | –8.8 |
| Labour | 19 | 3 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 8.3 | 12.0 | 4,238 | +1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 3,848 | +6.0 |
| Green | 7 | 2 | N/A | N/A | | 5.6 | 8.9 | 3,151 | –5.5 |
| UKIP | 6 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 7 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1,369 | –10.9 |

## Ward Results

Incumbents are denoted by an asterisk (*)

### Appledore

Appledore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Leonard Ford | 410 | 34.1 | |
| | Green | Peter Hames | 391 | 32.5 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Eastman* | 379 | 31.5 | |
| | UKIP | Kenneth Davis* | 285 | 23.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Chalmers | 254 | 21.1 | |
| | Independent | Barry Edwards | 207 | 17.2 | |
| | Conservative | James Jackson | 128 | 10.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.37 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

### Bideford East

Bideford East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Judith Gubb | 407 | 36.2 | |
| | Labour | Ruth Craigie | 330 | 29.3 | |
| | Independent | Jamie McKenzie | 266 | 23.6 | |
| | Conservative | James Hellyer* | 255 | 22.7 | |
| | Conservative | Linda Hellyer | 249 | 22.1 | |
| | Labour | Ethne Brenton | 234 | 20.8 | |
| | UKIP | Gaston Dezart* | 215 | 19.1 | |
| | Conservative | Oliver Sherborne | 187 | 16.6 | |
| | Green | Gregory De Frayne-Martin | 183 | 16.3 | |
| | Independent | Pauline Davies | 174 | 15.5 | |
| | Labour | Theodoros Plowman | 167 | 14.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Kennelly | 136 | 12.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.23 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Bideford North

Bideford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Peter Christie* | 861 | 50.5 | |
| | Independent | Douglas Bushby | 641 | 37.6 | |
| | Conservative | Dermot McGeough* | 615 | 36.1 | |
| | Independent | Joel Herron | 320 | 18.8 | |
| | Labour | Rosemary Arno | 304 | 17.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Johns* | 301 | 17.7 | |
| | Independent | Ashley Cole | 300 | 17.6 | |
| | Labour | Michael James | 265 | 15.6 | |
| | Conservative | Morgan Fletcher | 242 | 14.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Potts | 182 | 10.7 | |
| | Labour | Jason Noble | 167 | 9.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.65 | |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Bideford South

Bideford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Brenton* | 206 | 32.1 | |
| | Labour | Shirley Langford | 206 | 32.1 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Inch* | 198 | 30.9 | |
| | Independent | Peter Lawrence | 176 | 27.5 | |
| | Independent | Robert Wootton | 153 | 23.9 | |
| | UKIP | Adam Conabere | 111 | 17.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Davey-Potts | 78 | 12.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.97 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Bideford West

Bideford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Carl Hawkins | 215 | 36.1 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Inch* | 197 | 33.1 | |
| | Independent | Alan Rayner | 192 | 32.3 | |
| | Labour | Jake McLean | 166 | 27.9 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Tithecott | 129 | 21.7 | |
| | UKIP | Nigel Johnson | 127 | 21.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.09 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Broadheath

Broadheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Peter Watson* | 667 | 60.0 | |
| | Independent | Philip Hackett* | 666 | 59.9 | |
| | Conservative | Zygmunt Gregorek* | 350 | 31.5 | |
| | Conservative | Graeme Barriball | 330 | 29.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.77 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Great Torrington

Great Torrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin* | 908 | 64.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bright | 552 | 39.4 | |
| | Independent | Margaret Brown* | 526 | 37.6 | |
| | Green | Keith Funnell | 332 | 23.7 | |
| | Labour | Diana Davey | 328 | 23.4 | |
| | Independent | Jonathan Rose | 258 | 18.4 | |
| | Labour | Siobhan Strode | 225 | 16.1 | |
| | Independent | Douglas Smith | 219 | 15.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.27 | |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Hartland

Hartland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Harding | 656 | 37.2 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Boughton | 650 | 36.9 | |
| | Independent | Anna Dart* | 630 | 35.7 | |
| | Green | Mireille Thornton | 571 | 32.4 | |
| | Independent | Robin Julian* | 470 | 26.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Hill | 463 | 26.3 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Redwood | 460 | 26.1 | |
| | Labour | Dylan Billson | 340 | 19.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.14 | |
| | 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) |

### Holsworthy

Holsworthy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Hutchings* | 607 | 74.0 | |
| | Conservative | David Jones | 398 | 48.5 | |
| | Independent | Valentina Kassam | 203 | 24.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.91 | |
| | 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) |

### Milton & Tamarside

Milton & Tamarside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kit Hepple | Unopposed | N/A |
| | Independent | Ken James* | Unopposed | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Monkleigh & Putford

Monkleigh & Putford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Philip Pennington* | 737 | 60.3 | |
| | Independent | Robert Hicks* | 659 | 53.9 | |
| | Green | William Douglas-Mann | 319 | 26.1 | |
| | Conservative | Kenton Baker | 237 | 19.4 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Haselhurst | 182 | 14.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.93 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Northam

Northam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Christopher Leather | 783 | 47.9 | |
| | Independent | Joanne Manley | 602 | 36.8 | |
| | Independent | Giuseppe Rossi | 539 | 33.0 | |
| | Conservative | John Himan* | 381 | 23.3 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Lane | 372 | 22.8 | |
| | UKIP | Richard Hancock* | 305 | 18.7 | |
| | Conservative | William Gewanter | 296 | 18.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Berryman | 255 | 15.6 | |
| | Labour | John Coats | 214 | 13.1 | |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Allen | 209 | 12.8 | |
| | Labour | Brendan Montague | 175 | 10.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.20 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Shebbear & Langtree

Shebbear & Langtree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hurley* | 599 | 45.9 | |
| | Independent | Richard Wiseman* | 486 | 37.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Styles-Power | 470 | 36.0 | |
| | Conservative | Rhys Matthews | 420 | 32.2 | |
| | Labour | Gillian Tesh | 210 | 16.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.82 | |
| | 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) |

### Two Rivers & Three Moors

Two Rivers & Three Moors :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Lock* | 732 | 59.0 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Clarke | 640 | 51.6 | |
| | Green | Colin Jones | 494 | 39.8 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Goldstone | 265 | 21.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.85 | |
| | 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) |

### Westward Ho!

Westward Ho! :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nicholas Laws* | 953 | 77.1 | |
| | Independent | Claire Hodson | 572 | 46.3 | |
| | UKIP | Derek Sargent | 326 | 26.4 | |
| | Conservative | Carrie Woodhouse | 231 | 18.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.87 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Winkleigh

Winkleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Newton | 319 | 47.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Middlton | 249 | 37.4 | |
| | Labour | Angela Findlay | 98 | 14.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.52 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## By-elections
### Northam

Northam: 9 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carrie Woodhouse | 386 | 38.7 | +15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Newman-McKie | 230 | 23.1 | +7.5 |
| | Green | Wendy Lo-Vel | 224 | 22.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jennifer Radford | 103 | 10.3 | −2.8 |
| | Independent | Timothy Tennant | 54 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 15.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 997 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |