East Devon local election results 2023

East Devon local election results 2023

District Council

Following Thursday's local government elections, 60 District Council seats in 30 wards across East Devon were declared today when votes were counted.

The composition of the Council is now:

• Conservative - 17
• Green Party - 2
• Heritage Party - 0
• Independent - 19
• Labour Party - 3
• Liberal Democrats - 18
• Liberal Party - 1

The results are as follows:

Axminster (3 seats) - Number of votes

 Ian Hall  (Conservative Party Candidate) - 801

 Paul Hayward  (Independent) - 1219 ELECTED

 Steve Holt (Conservative Party Candidate) - 544

 Sarah Jackson (Independent) - 1065 ELECTED

 Gillian Jordan (Liberal Democrats) - 531

 Simon Smith (Independent) - 893 ELECTED

 Jeremy Walden (The Labour Party) - 395

 David Willey (Conservative Party Candidate) - 420

Electorate: 6352

Ballot Papers Issued: 2208

Rejected Ballot Papers: 6

Turnout 34.7%

Beer and Branscombe (1 seat) - Number of votes

Peter Burrows (Liberal Democrats) - 156

Maria Hall (Conservative Party Candidate) - 170

John Heath (Independent) - 431 ELECTED

Electorate: 2108

Ballot Papers Issued: 763

Rejected Ballot Papers: 6

Turnout 36%

Broadclyst (3 seats) - Number of votes

Keith Bickers (Conservative Party Candidate) - 430

Sarah Chamberlain (Liberal Democrats) - 711 ELECTED

Jane Chanot (Independent) - 482

Paula Fernley (Green Party Candidate) - 700 ELECTED

Katie Jones (Liberal Democrats) - 661

Eleanor Rylance (Liberal Democrats) - 689 ELECTED

Colin Trudgeon (Conservative Party Candidate) - 474

Electorate: 5848

Ballot Papers Issued: 1679

Rejected Ballot Papers: 3

Turnout 28.7%

Budleigh & Raleigh Ward(3 seats) - Number of votes

Catriona Cunningham (Liberal Democrats) - 882

Jed Falby (Liberal Democrats) - 878

Charlotte Fitzgerald (Independent) - 1174 ELECTED

Patsy Hayman (Conservative Party Candidate) - 1046

Penny Lewis (Liberal Democrats) - 865

Melanie Martin (Independent) - 1076 ELECTED

Henry Riddell (Conservative Party Candidate) - 1086 ELECTED

David Walsh (Conservative Party Candidate) - 848

Electorate: 6491

Ballot Papers Issued: 2881

Rejected Ballot Papers: 9

Turnout 44.3%

Clyst Valley(1 seat) - Number of votes

Will French (Conservative Party Candidate) - 182

Mike Howe (Independent) - 361 ELECTED

Adrian Lock (Liberal Democrats) - 134

Electorate: 1896

Ballot Papers Issued: 680

Rejected Ballot Papers: 3

Turnout 35.9%

Coly Valley(2 seats) - Number of votes

Paul Arnott (Liberal Democrats) - 959 ELECTED

Helen Parr (Conservative Party Candidate) - 845 ELECTED

John Tristram (Conservative Party Candidate) - 567

Electorate: 3924

Ballot Papers Issued: 1669

Rejected Ballot Papers: 17

Turnout 42.5%

Cranbrook(3 seats) - Number of votes

Kevin Blakey (Independent) - 521 ELECTED

Kim Bloxham (Independent) - 614 ELECTED

Alexandra Croft (Conservative Party Candidate) - 123

Lisa Goudie (Heritage Party) - 57

Sam Hawkins (Independent) - 458 ELECTED

Rebecca Lipscombe (Liberal Democrats) - 246

Barry Rogers (Conservative Party Candidate) - 137

Vincent Wilton (Independent) - 424

Electorate: 4717

Ballot Papers Issued: 1020

Rejected Ballot Papers: 4

Turnout 21.6%

Dunkeswell & Otterhead(2 seats) - Number of votes

Colin Brown (Conservative Party Candidate) - 741 ELECTED

Gary Burford (Independent) - 370

Yehuda Levine (Liberal Democrats) - 758 ELECTED

Ian Morgan (Conservative Party Candidate) - 109

Ollie Tucker (Labour and Co-operative Party) - 322

Electorate: 4499

Ballot Papers Issued: 1643

Rejected Ballot Papers: 10

Turnout 36.5%

Exe Valley(1 seat) - Number of votes

Jamie Kemp (Liberal Democrats) - 475 ELECTED

Kevin Wraight (Conservative Party Candidate) - 199

Electorate: 1912

Ballot Papers Issued: 678

Rejected Ballot Papers: 4

Turnout 35.5%

Exmouth Brixington(3 seats) - Number of votes

Aurora Bailey (Independent) - 518

Fred Caygill (Conservative Party Candidate) - 673 ELECTED

Maddy Chapman (Conservative Party Candidate) - 734 ELECTED

Andrew Colman (Liberal Democrats) - 579

Ian Kirvan (Independent) - 471

Malcolm Marrett (Green Party Candidate) - 434

Cherry Nicholas (Conservative Party Candidate) - 662 ELECTED

Jamie Wickenden (Labour Party) - 559

Electorate: 6143

Ballot Papers Issued: 1743

Rejected Ballot Papers: 3

Turnout 28.4%

Exmouth Halsdon(3 seats) - Number of votes

Tim Dumper (Liberal Democrats) - 1099 ELECTED

Richard Parr (Conservative Party Candidate) - 638

Pauline Stott (Conservative Party Candidate) - 820

Andrew Toye (Liberal Democrats) - 964 ELECTED

Daniel Wilson (Labour Party) - 839 ELECTED

Electorate: 5963 

Ballot Papers Issued: 1979

Rejected Ballot Papers: 22

Turnout 33.2%

Exmouth Littleham(3 seats) - Number of votes

Brian Bailey (Conservative Party Candidate) - 986 ELECTED

Anne Hall (Liberal Democrats) - 1144 ELECTED

Nick Hookway (Liberal Democrats) - 1075 ELECTED

Oliver Kerr (Conservative Party Candidate) - 952

David Poor (Liberal Democrats) - 834

Mike Rosser (Green Party Candidate) - 784

Electorate: 6735

Ballot Papers Issued: 2325

Rejected Ballot Papers: 11

Turnout 34.5%

Exmouth Town(3 seats) - Number of votes

Olly Davey (Green Party Candidate) - 988 ELECTED

Dominic Nancekievill (Conservative Party Candidate) - 338

Joe Whibley (Independent) - 1043 ELECTED

Sylvia Wills (Conservative Party Candidate) - 331

Eileen Wragg (Liberal Democrats) - 974 ELECTED

Electorate: 5681

Ballot Papers Issued: 1582

Rejected Ballot Papers: 9

Turnout 27.8 %

Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh(2 seats) - Number of votes

Josh Donald (Conservative Party Candidate) - 242

Steve Gazzard (Liberal Democrats) - 521 ELECTED

Matt Hall (Liberal Democrats) - 432 ELECTED

Brian Richards (Conservative Party Candidate) - 218

Andrew Woodward (Labour Party) - 236

Electorate: 3582

Ballot Papers Issued: 898

Rejected Ballot Papers: 8

Turnout 25.1%

Feniton(1 seat) - Number of votes

Alasdair Bruce (Conservative Party Candidate) - 359 ELECTED

Jane Collins (Green Party Candidate) - 351

Electorate: 2256

Ballot Papers Issued: 717

Rejected Ballot Papers: 7

Turnout 31.7%

Honiton St Michael`s(3 seats) - Number of votes       

Violet Bonetta (The Labour Party) - 598 ELECTED

Jenny Brown (Conservative Party Candidate) - 708 ELECTED

Paul Carter (Conservative Party Candidate) - 508

Roy Collins (The Liberal Party) - 534 ELECTED

Brice Cornelius (Conservative Party Candidate) - 531

Joanne Fotheringham (Independent) - 477

Nicholas Ingham (Independent) - 419

Electorate:5558

Ballot Papers Issued: 1487

Rejected Ballot Papers: 10

Turnout 26.7%

Honiton St Paul`s(2 seats) - Number of votes

Tony McCollum (Independent) - 642 ELECTED

John Diviani-O’Leary (Conservative Party Candidate) - 460 ELECTED

Andrew Pearsall (Conservative Party Candidate) - 454

John Taylor - 329

Electorate: 3825

Ballot Papers Issued: 1118

Rejected Ballot Papers: 22

Turnout 29.2%

Newbridges(1 seat) - Number of votes

Iain Chubb (Conservative Party Candidate) - 423 ELECTED

Clara Douglas (Labour and Co-operative Party) - 93

Veronica Dower (Liberal Democrats) - 335

Electorate:2082

Ballot Papers Issued: 855

Rejected Ballot Papers: 4

Turnout 41%

Newton Poppleford and Harpford(1 seat) - Number of votes

Christopher Burhop (Independent) - 633 ELECTED

Josh Harrison (Conservative Party Candidate) - 138

Electorate: 1815

Ballot Papers Issued: 775

Rejected Ballot Papers: 4

Turnout 42.7%

Ottery St Mary(3 seats) - Number of votes

Jamie Aylward (Liberal Democrats) - 771

Bethany Collins (Labour Party) - 794 ELECTED

Peter Faithfull (Independent) - 944 ELECTED

Charlie Hobson (Conservative Party Candidate) - 429

Mohammed Sarul Islam (Conservative Party Candidate) - 192

Mohammed Zayan Islam (Conservative Party Candidate) - 153

Vicky Johns (Independent) - 1565 ELECTED

Graham Woolnough (Liberal Democrats) - 556

Electorate: 6148

Ballot Papers Issued: 2214

Rejected Ballot Papers: 2

Turnout 36%

Seaton(3 seats) - Number of votes

Honey Barlow Marshall (Labour and Co-operative Party) - 494

Del Haggerty (Conservative Party Candidate) - 858 ELECTED

Marcus Hartnell (Conservative Party Candidate) - 1167 ELECTED

Steve Hunt (Liberal Democrats) - 770 

Dan Ledger (Independent) - 1404 ELECTED

Electorate: 5908

Ballot Papers Issued: 2150

Rejected Ballot Papers: 12

Turnout 36.3%

Sidmouth Rural(1 seat) - Number of votes

John Loudoun (Independent) - 586 ELECTED

Christina Richards (Conservative Party Candidate) - 217

Electorate: 1905

Ballot Papers Issued: 805

Rejected Ballot Papers: 2

Turnout 42.3%

Sidmouth Sidford(3 seats) - Number of votes

Lisa Garner (Liberal Democrats) - 1119

Mike Goodman (Conservative Party Candidate) - 1191 ELECTED

Stuart Hughes (Conservative Party Candidate) - 1216 ELECTED

Marianne Rixson (Liberal Democrats) - 1256 ELECTED

Electorate: 6378

Ballot Papers Issued: 2392

Rejected Ballot Papers: 22

Turnout 37.5%

Sidmouth Town(2 seats) - Number of votes

Ian Barlow (Independent) - 994 ELECTED

Denise Bickley (Independent) - 785

Sophie Richards (Conservative Party Candidate) - 811 ELECTED

John Zarczynski (Conservative Party Candidate) - 406

Electorate: 3809

Ballot Papers Issued: 1649

Rejected Ballot Papers: 8

Turnout 43.3%

Tale Vale(1 seat) - Number of votes

Richard Jefferies (Liberal Democrats) - 627 ELECTED

Philip Skinner (Conservative Party Candidate) - 421

Electorate: 2174

Ballot Papers Issued: 1050

Rejected Ballot Papers: 2

Turnout 48.3%

Trinity(1 seat) - Number of votes

Andy Turner (Conservative Party Candidate) - 441

Susan Westerman (Liberal Democrats) - 512 ELECTED

Electorate: 2187

Ballot Papers Issued: 956

Rejected Ballot Papers: 3

Turnout 43.8%

West Hill and Aylesbeare(1 seat) - Number of votes

Jess Bailey (Independent) - 897 ELECTED

Iain Fairbairn (Liberal Democrats) - 54

Alan Richardson (Conservative Party Candidate) - 184

Electorate: 2211

Ballot Papers Issued: 1136

Rejected Ballot Papers: 1

Turnout 51.4%

Whimple and Rockbeare(1 seat) - Number of votes

Richard Lawrence (Conservative Party Candidate) - 422

Todd Olive (Liberal Democrats) - 440 ELECTED

Electorate: 2189

Ballot Papers Issued: 875

Rejected Ballot Papers: 13

Turnout 40%

Woodbury and Lympstone(2 seats) - Number of votes

Amanda Ford (Labour Party) - 286

Ben Ingham (Conservative Party Candidate) - 724 ELECTED

Geoff Jung (Liberal Democrats) - 929 ELECTED

Cheryl McGauley (Conservative Party Candidate) - 622

Alex Taylor (Green Party Candidate) - 556

Electorate: 4221

Ballot Papers Issued: 1731

Rejected Ballot Papers:7

Turnout 41%

Yarty(1 seat) - Number of votes

Duncan Mackinder (Liberal Democrats) - 442 ELECTED

Richard Norman (Conservative Party Candidate) - 328

Duncan Staddon (Green Party Candidate) - 75

Electorate: 2137

Ballot Papers Issued: 855

Rejected Ballot Papers: 10

Turnout 40%

Town and Parish Councils - 66 Councillors in 9 Parish and Town Council wards across East Devon were also elected.

Awliscombe(7 seats) - Number of votes

Nigel Boulton - 125 ELECTED

Gary Burford - 93 ELECTED

William Furnival - 134 ELECTED

Patrick Gillingham - 143 ELECTED

Richard Lawrence - 144 ELECTED

Simon Ricketts - 119 ELECTED

Andrew Summers - 92 ELECTED

Robert Williams - 22

Colin Wright - 60

Electorate: 420

Ballot Papers Issued: 189

Rejected Ballot Papers: 3

Turnout 45%

Colyford(7 seats) - Number of votes

Neil Anderson - 150

Gilly Girling (Independent) - 233 ELECTED

Eddie Jones (Independent) - 202 ELECTED

Sheree Manton (Independent) - 195 ELECTED

Ian Priestley (Independent) - 223 ELECTED

Adrian Slade (Independent) - 160 ELECTED

Michael Watt (Independent) - 184 ELECTED

Tim Wheeler (Independent) - 223 ELECTED

Electorate: 726

Ballot Papers Issued: 380

Rejected Ballot Papers: 30

Turnout 52.3%

Exmouth Brixington(6 seats) - Number of votes

Aurora Bailey (Independent) - 801 ELECTED

Fred Caygill (Conservative Party Candidate) - 732 ELECTED

Maddy Chapman (Conservative Party Candidate) - 770 ELECTED

Andrew Colman (Liberal Democrats) - 728 ELECTED

Ian Kirvan (Independent) - 786 ELECTED

Ann Membery (Liberal Democrats) - 677

Cherry Nicholas (Conservative Party Candidate) - 737 ELECTED

Jamie Wickenden (Labour Party) - 639

Electorate:

Ballot Papers Issued:

Rejected Ballot Papers:

Turnout %

Exmouth Halsdon(5 seats) - Number of votes

Tim Dumper (Liberal Democrats) - 1139 ELECTED

Pauline Stott (Conservative Party Candidate) - 874 ELECTED

Andrew Toye (Liberal Democrats) - 1062 ELECTED

Alan Whipps - 316

Joy Whipps - 330 ELECTED

Daniel Wilson (Labour Party) - 849 ELECTED

Electorate:5963 

Ballot Papers Issued: 1982

Rejected Ballot Papers: 27

Turnout 32.2%

Honiton St. Michael`s(10 seats) - Number of votes

Melvyn Baldock - 213

Jenny Brown (Independent) - 861 ELECTED

Joanne Fotheringham (Independent) - 549 ELECTED

Helen Hurford (Independent) - 624 ELECTED

Nicholas Ingham (Independent) - 508 ELECTED

Cathy Maunder (Independent) - 688 ELECTED

Tony McCollum (Independent) - 684 ELECTED

Lauren Passmore-Smart (Independent) - 468 ELECTED

Robert Sexton (Independent) - 453 ELECTED

John Taylor - 356

Sharon Thorne (Independent) - 507 ELECTED

Lucy Wakefield (Independent) - 604 ELECTED

Electorate: 

Ballot Papers Issued:

Rejected Ballot Papers:

Turnout %

Honiton St. Paul`s(8 seats) - Number of votes

Kate Cloke (Independent) - 716 ELECTED

Roy Coombs - 494 ELECTED

Steve Craddock - 595 ELECTED

Joseph Furneaux-Gotch - 230

Debbie Hulin - 386 ELECTED

Stephen Keene (Independent) - 637 ELECTED

Caroline Kolek - 479 ELECTED

Andrew Pearsall - 479 ELECTED

Serena Sexton (Independent) - 644 ELECTED

Electorate: 3825

Ballot Papers Issued: 1117

Rejected Ballot Papers: 16

Turnout 29.2%

Northleigh(5 seats) - Number of votes

Nigel Clegg - 37

Antony Driver - 44 ELECTED

Tony Lear (Retired Government Service) - 50 ELECTED

William Rich - 53 ELECTED

Ian Todd - 48 ELECTED

Bob Workman - 39 ELECTED

Electorate: 126

Ballot Papers Issued: 79

Rejected Ballot Papers: 2

Turnout 62.7%

Plymtree(7 seats) - Number of votes

Tadhg Carter - 157 ELECTED

Anthony Clarke - 158 ELECTED

Hugh Edwards - 83

Paul Muxworthy - 91 ELECTED

James Penman - 120 ELECTED

Roger Roberts - 164 ELECTED

Geoff Smith - 122 ELECTED

Victoria Vellacott - 152 ELECTED

Electorate: 494

Ballot Papers Issued: 242

Rejected Ballot Papers: 5

Turnout 49%

Seaton(11 seats) - Number of votes

Kenneth Beer - 551 ELECTED

Eric Bowman - 361 ELECTED

Karen Brooks - 782 ELECTED

Peter Burrows - 669 ELECTED

Del Haggerty - 892 ELECTED

Marcus Hartnell - 1259 ELECTED

Dan Ledger (Independent) - 1460 ELECTED

Angela Mendham - 513 ELECTED

Jack Russell - 487 ELECTED

Amrik Singh - 931 ELECTED

Richard Webster - 332

Cheryl Wood - 770 ELECTED

Electorate: 5908

Ballot Papers Issued: 2134

Rejected Ballot Papers: 26

Turnout 36.1%

Source: Figures provided by East Devon District Council