North Devon local elections

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North Devon Council is elected every four years.

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[edit] Political control

Independent 1973 - 1987

No overall control 1987 - 1991

Liberal Democrat 1991 - 2007

Conservative 2007 - present

[edit] Council elections

North Devon Council election, 1999

North Devon Council election, 2003

North Devon Council election, 2007

[edit] By-election results

Yeo By-Election 10 April 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 591 73.8
Conservative 131 16.4
Labour 78 9.8
Majority 460 57.4
Turnout 800
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Ilfracombe Central By-Election 19 February 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 280 32.2 -6.6
Independent 220 25.3 +2.2
Labour 189 21.7 +21.7
Conservative 180 20.7 +20.7
Majority 60 6.9
Turnout 869 32.0
Independent hold Swing
Yeo By-Election 13 September 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Christopher Haywood 255 57.3 +1.7
Independent Alfred Dibble 123 27.6 -3.4
Conservative John Knill 67 15.1 +1.7
Majority 132 29.7
Turnout 445 18.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Georgeham & Mortehoe By-Election 14 July 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Derrick Spear 384 43.5 -7.1
Conservative Douglas Green 378 42.8 -6.6
Green Michael Harrison 121 13.7 +13.7
Majority 6 0.7
Turnout 883 28.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Forches & Whiddon Valley By-Election 15 September 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Janet Carter 307 62.5 +27.0
Conservative Simon Harvey 120 24.4 +4.5
Green Earl Bramley-Howard 35 7.1 +7.1
Independent Charles Piper 29 5.9 -38.7
Majority 187 38.1
Turnout 491 15.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Witheridge By-Election 25 October 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Yabsley 448 58.5 -0.2
Liberal Democrat Kate Palmer 318 41.5 +0.2
Majority 130 17.0
Turnout 766 42.0
Conservative hold Swing

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