Lib Dems keep control of North Devon

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)