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Lib Dems keep control of North Devon

Friday, 5 May 2023 17:06

By Rob Kershaw, local democracy reporter

Conservative lose nearly half their seats

The Liberal Democrats have retained their majority control of North Devon District Council, with 22 of its 42 seats.

A poor set of results for the Conservatives left them with just seven seats, while Labour failed to claim a single seat on the council once more.

The Green party is one seat up on its 2019 campaign, while the Independents walked away with eight seats.

FULL RESULTS:

Barnstaple Central – Liberal Democrats claim from Greens:

Robert Burden (non-aligned): 16 votes

George Howe (Conservative): 92 votes

Syed Yusef (Liberal Democrats): 273 votes – elected

Howard Porter (Green): 86 votes

Anthony Sables (Communist Party of Britain): 15 votes

Roy Tomlinson (Labour): 15 votes

 

Braunton East – Liberal Democrats hold

John Agnew (Labour): 174 votes

Matthew Bell (Liberal Democrat): 642 votes – elected

Justin Bryant (non-aligned): 272 votes

Cassius Lay (Green): 390 votes

John Relph (Green): 483 votes

Liz Spear (Liberal Democrats): 654 votes

 

Braunton West and Georgeham – Conservatives and Independents hold

Robert Cann (Labour): 290 votes

Jasmine Chesters (Independent): 260 votes

Tristan Clarkson (Liberal Democrat): 371 votes

Robert Cox (Liberal Democrats): 343 votes

George Maddocks (Independent): 659 – elected

Pru Maskell (Conservative): 534 votes – elected

Matthew Parker (Green): 244 votes

 

Barnstaple with Pilton – Liberal Democrats hold

Lou Goodger (Green): 333 votes

Lesley Knight (Green): 328 votes

Mel Lovering (Liberal Democrat): 845 votes – elected

Robbie Mack (Green): 344 votes

Franceska McKever (Conservative): 300 votes

Finola O’Neill (Labour): 206 votes

Joanna Orange (Liberal Democrat): 766 votes – elected

Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat): 1037 – elected

 

Barnstaple with Westacott – Liberal Democrats hold

John Carter (Independent): 206 votes

David Clayton (Liberal Democrats): 705 votes

Peter Leaver (Liberal Democrats): 712 votes

Lisa Mackenzie (Conservative): 401 votes

Helen Marini (Labour): 196 votes

Val Monk (Independent): 205 votes

Katrina Stevenson (Liberal Democrats): 690 votes

Steven White (Green): 263 votes

 

Ilfracombe West – Conservatives gain one, Greens hold

David Baxter (Liberal Democrat): 315 votes

Toby Ebert (Labour): 337 votes

Mark Fay (Conservative): 365 votes

Jonathan Quinn (Conservative): 432 votes – elected

Sara Wilson (Green): 524 votes – elected

 

Fremington – Independents hold

Jim Bell (Independent): 473 votes

Frank Biederman (Independent): 1223 votes – elected

Neil Denton (Independent): 705 votes

David Harris (Independent): 233 votes

Jack Juby (Conservative): 207 votes

Douglas McLynn (Labour): 147 votes

Keith York (Liberal Democrats): 128 votes

 

Bickington – Liberal Democrats hold

Christine Basil (Green): 361 votes

Gary Beglin (Conservative): 460 votes

Joy Cann (Liberal Democrats): 810 votes – elected

Christopher Hopkins (Conservative): 441 votes

Will Topps (Liberal Democrat): 778 votes – elected

Helen Walker (Liberal Democrats): 741 votes – elected

 

Landkey – Greens gain, Independents hold

Mark Haworth-Booth (Green): 454 votes – elected

Tamsin Triggs (Labour): 75 votes

Robert Janeiro (Liberal Democrats): 238 votes

Glyn Lane (Independent): 498 votes – elected

Victoria Nel (Liberal Democrat): 443 votes

Lucie Puttipap (Green): 196 votes

 

Ilfracombe East – Liberal Democrats gain one, Conservatives hold two

Paul Crabb (Conservative): 674 votes – elected

Teresa Elliott (Labour): 645

Linda Mack (Green): 572 votes

Daniel Turton (Conservative): 673 – elected

June Williams (Liberal Democrats): 718 votes – elected

 

Bratton Fleming – Independents hold

Dominic Chugg (Conservative): 102 votes

Ian Godfrey (Green): 112 votes

Mation Mason (Labour): 81 votes

Malcolm Prowse (Independent): 485 votes – elected

 

Bishops Nympton – Independents hold

Robin Milton (Independent): 495 votes – elected

Ashraf Shah (Liberal Democrats): 95 votes

Nicholas Withers (Green): 131 votes

 

Chittlehampton – Conservatives hold

Neil Basil (Green): 109 votes

Cecily Blyther (Labour): 52 votes

Jamie Burn (Liberal Democrats): 255 votes

Susan Whitehead (Conservative): 371 votes

 

Roundswell – Liberal Democrats hold

Stephen Burridge (Conservative): 323 votes

Alexander Crawford (Labour): 98 votes

David Knight (Liberal Democrats): 656 votes – elected

Christopher Norman (Liberal Democrats): 590 votes – elected

Simon Randall (Conservative): 270 votes

Alan Rennles (Independent): 239 votes

 

Newport – Liberal Democrats hold

Matt Chamings (Green): 245 votes

Rosemary Haworth-Booth (Green): 150 votes

David Hoare (Consrvative): 352 votes

Caroline Leaver (Liberal Democrats): 798 votes – elected

Alison Stringer (Labour): 140 votes

Louisa York (Liberal Democrats): 654 votes – elected

 

Chulmleigh – Liberal Democrats hold

Kevin Davies (Liberal Democrats): 498 votes – elected

Harry Ellis (Labour): 54 votes

Judith Lee (Conservative): 232

 

Combe Martin – Now non-aligned

Robert Cornish (Green): 113 votes

Laurence Irving (Conservative): 239

Brian Lethaby (Non-aligned): 382 votes – elected

 

Instow – Conservatives hold

Nicholas Arthur (Non-aligned): 29 votes

Joanne Bell (Independents): 114 votes

Becky Coombs (Independent): 188 votes

Emily Herbert (Green): 103 votes

Brendan O’Brien (Labour): 66 votes

Lucinda Renshaw (Conservative): 217 votes – elected

 

Heanton Punchardon – Greens gain

Valerie Cann (Labour): 75 votes

Dennis Jenkins (Liberal Democrats): 113 votes

Ricky Knight (Green): 275 votes

 

South Molton – Lib Dems and non-aligned hold

Peter Bishop (Liberal Democrat): 600 votes – elected

Vanessa Burnham (Conservative): 337 votes

Matthew Bushell (Non-aligned): 573 votes – elected

Marc Cornelius (Independent): 245 votes

Paul Henderson (Independent): 438 votes

Steven Hinchcliffe (Labour): 289 votes

Gill Saunders (Green): 257 votes

Natasha Vukic (Conservative): 281 votes

David Worden (Liberal Democrat): 916 votes – elected

 

North Molton – Conservatives hold

Chris Barraclough (Green): 134 votes

Liz Bulled (Conservative): 407 votes – elected

Gabriela Marchewka (Liberal Democrats): 145 votes

 

Mortehoe – Liberal Democrats hold

Oliver Bell (Labour): 50 votes

Shona Davis (Green): 58 votes

Sue Kingdom (Conservative): 130 votes

Malcolm Wilkinson (Liberal Democrats): 309 votes – elected

 

Lynton and Lynmouth – Independents hold

John Atherton (Conservative): 201 votes

Damian Owen (Liberal Democrats): 81 votes

John Patrinos (Independent): 363 votes

Witheridge – Independents claim

Woody Fox (Green): 243 votes

Peter Jones (Independent): 430 – elected

 

Marwood – Uncontested

Julie Hunt (Liberal Democrats)
 

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