West Devon local elections
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West Devon Council is elected every four years.
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[edit] Political control
Independent 1973 - 1987
No overall control 1987 - 1991
Independent 1991 - 1995
Liberal Democrat 1995 - 1999
No overall control 1999 -
[edit] Council elections
West Devon Council election 1999
West Devon Council election 2003
[edit] By-election results
| Okehampton By-Election 24 February 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | unopposed | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Milton Ford By-Election 4 May 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 248 | 52.3 | +52.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 226 | 47.7 | +47.7 | ||
| Majority | 22 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 474 | 41.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Buckland Monachorum By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,075 | 51.7 | +10.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1,006 | 48.3 | +25.2 | ||
| Majority | 69 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,081 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Lydford By-Election 11 July 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 228 | 56.3 | +11.6 | ||
| Conservative | 177 | 43.7 | -11.6 | ||
| Majority | 51 | 12.6 | |||
| Turnout | 405 | 36.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Chagford By-Election 14 September 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Robert Sampson | 310 | 58.1 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Wells | 224 | 41.9 | ||
| Majority | 86 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 534 | 46.0 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
