Teignbridge District Council elections
Teignbridge District Council in Devon, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 46 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Council elections
- Teignbridge District Council election, 1973
- Teignbridge District Council election, 1976
- Teignbridge District Council election, 1979
- Teignbridge District Council election, 1983
- Teignbridge District Council election, 1987
- Teignbridge District Council election, 1991
- Teignbridge District Council election, 1995
- Teignbridge District Council election, 1999
- Teignbridge District Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 12)[3]
- Teignbridge District Council election, 2007
- Teignbridge District Council election, 2011
- Teignbridge District Council election, 2015
By-election results
1995-1999
Whitestones By-Election 4 July 1996 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
|
665 |
91.5 |
|
|
Labour |
|
62 |
8.5 |
|
Majority |
603 |
83.0 |
|
Turnout |
727 |
42.9 |
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Chudleigh By-Election 14 November 1996 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
|
480 |
54.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
230 |
26.1 |
|
|
Labour |
|
171 |
19.4 |
|
Majority |
250 |
29.4 |
|
Turnout |
881 |
|
|
|
Independent gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
College By-Election 20 March 1997 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
391 |
44.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
269 |
30.3 |
|
|
Independent |
|
229 |
25.8 |
|
Majority |
122 |
13.7 |
|
Turnout |
889 |
22.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Dawlish SW By-Election 21 May 1998 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
|
584 |
55.6 |
+12.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
262 |
24.9 |
-32.4 |
|
Labour |
|
205 |
19.5 |
+19.5 |
Majority |
322 |
30.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,051 |
32.0 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
1999-2003
College By-Election 27 April 2000 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
447 |
52.5 |
+27.8 |
|
Conservative |
|
315 |
37.0 |
+14.7 |
|
Labour |
|
89 |
10.5 |
-5.6 |
Majority |
132 |
15.5 |
|
Turnout |
851 |
22.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Powderham By-Election 27 April 2000 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
759 |
52.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
550 |
38.1 |
|
|
Labour |
|
134 |
9.3 |
|
Majority |
209 |
14.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,443 |
28.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
College By-Election 16 November 2000 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
|
332 |
40.7 |
+18.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
294 |
36.1 |
+11.4 |
|
Labour |
|
189 |
23.2 |
+7.1 |
Majority |
38 |
4.6 |
|
Turnout |
815 |
20.7 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
2007-2011
Kenn Valley By-Election 27 November 2008[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Kevin Lake |
924 |
45.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Susan Berman |
832 |
40.8 |
|
|
Independent |
Derek Madge |
160 |
7.8 |
|
|
Independent |
Dudley Swain |
128 |
6.3 |
|
Majority |
92 |
4.4 |
|
Turnout |
2,044 |
42.1 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
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