2005 Devon County Council election

The 2005 Devon County Council election was an election to Devon County Council which took place on 5 May 2005 as part of the 2005 United Kingdom local elections. 62 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions had been redrawn since the last election in 2001. No elections were held in Plymouth and Torbay, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.

2005 Devon County Council election
5 May 2005
All 62 seats to Devon County Council[1]
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
LD
Con
Lab
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Last election 22 seats, 35.8% 22 seats, 37.4% 4 seats, 16.7%
Seats won 33 23 4
Seat change Increase12[note 1] Increase1[note 1] Decrease1
Popular vote 142,414 142,732 44,813
Percentage 38.0% 38.0% 11.9%
Swing Increase2.1% Increase0.6% Decrease4.6%
Reference [2][3] [2][3] [2][3]
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Ind
Lib
Party Independent Liberal
Last election 3 seats, 6.1% 3 seats, 2.0%
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease3
Popular vote 16,692 4,300
Percentage 4.4% 1.1%
Swing Decrease1.7% Decrease0.9%
Reference [2][3] [2][3]
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

Liberal Democrat

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote in the local elections.

Summary

The election saw the Liberal Democrats regain control of the council, which had last been under Liberal Democrat control after the 1997 election, but had been under no overall control since the 2001 election.[1] The Conservative Party gained only one seat, despite the increase in the number of seats from 54 to 62 after redistricting, becoming the second-largest party on the council and therefore the official opposition party. The Liberal Party lost all three of its seats in the election, while the Independent grouping lost one seat. The Gallagher index for the election, which measures the disproportionality of seat allocation, was 11.94.[note 3]

Results
Devon County Council election, 2005[3][5]
Party Seats Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 33 Increase12 53.2 38.0 142,414
  Conservative 23 Increase1 37.1 38.0 142,732
  Labour 4 Decrease1 6.5 11.9 44,813
  Independent 2 Decrease2 3.2 4.4 16,692
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 3.9 14,643
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 2.5 9,539
  Liberal 0 Decrease2 0.0 1.1 4,300

Electoral division results
Alphington and Cowick[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Browning 3,188 43.8
Labour R. Harris 1,919 26.4
Conservative M. Baldwin 1,443 19.8
Green A. Bell 331 4.6
UKIP D. Challice 282 3.9
Liberal P. Smith 109 1.5
Majority 1,269 17.5
Turnout 7,272 67.2
Registered electors 10,829
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Ashburton and Buckfastleigh[3]: 47 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Barker 2,793 38.9
Liberal Democrats Graham Wickham 2,663 37.1
Labour Michael Harriott 999 13.9
UKIP Kim Van Der Kiste 636 8.9
Majority 130 1.8
Rejected ballots 83 1.2
Turnout 7,174 71.5
Registered electors 10,030
Conservative win (new seat)
Axminster[3]: 4 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Douglas Hull 2,912 44.9
Conservative Iain Chubb 2,908 44.9
Labour Jeremy Walden 581 9.0
Majority 4 0.1
Rejected ballots 82 1.3
Turnout 6,483 73.1
Registered electors 8,874
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Barnstaple North[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Greenslade 3,411 56.1
Conservative John Gill 1,305 21.5
Labour Annie Brenton 720 11.9
Green Earl Bramley-Howard 572 9.4
Majority 2,106 34.7
Rejected ballots 67 1.1
Turnout 6,075 60.4
Registered electors 10,055
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Barnstaple South[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Haywood 3,116 49.6
Conservative David Brailey 1,999 31.8
Green Robert Cornish 596 9.5
Independent Terence Bawden 474 7.5
Majority 1,117 17.8
Rejected ballots 103 1.6
Turnout 6,288 64.7
Registered electors 9,726
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Bickleigh and Wembury[3]: 38 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Hart 3,073 50.3
Liberal Democrats Cedric Tarsky 2,219 36.3
UKIP James McOustra 763 12.5
Majority 854 9.6
Rejected ballots 55 0.9
Turnout 6,110 68.4
Registered electors 8,937
Conservative win (new seat)
Bideford East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hugo Barton 2,613 46.9
Ind. Conservative Christopher Leather 1,891 33.9
Labour David Brenton 1,001 18.0
Majority 722 13.0
Rejected ballots 67 1.2
Turnout 5,572 62.7
Registered electors 8,883
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Bideford South and Hartland[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Humphrey Temperley 2,825 46.8
Ind. Conservative Robert Williamson 2,162 35.8
Labour Vivian Gale 978 16.2
Majority 663 11.0
Rejected ballots 76 1.3
Turnout 6,041 67.4
Registered electors 8,957
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Bovey Tracey Rural[3]: 48 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sally Morgan 3,041 48.2
Conservative Audrey Warren 2,627 41.6
Labour Jacqueline Lamont 587 9.3
Majority 414 6.6
Rejected ballots 55 0.9
Turnout 6,310 74.5
Registered electors 8,468
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Braunton Rural[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Jenkins 2,325 36.1
Conservative Jasmine Chesters 2,250 34.9
Independent Charles Piper 610 9.5
Green Michael Harrison 607 9.4
Labour Danny Neary 566 8.8
Majority 75 1.2
Rejected ballots 82 1.3
Turnout 6,440 69.0
Registered electors 9,327
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Broadclyst and Whimple[3]: 6 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Button 3,039 47.1
Conservative Peter Bowden 2,863 44.3
Liberal Grace Burns 411 6.4
Majority 176 2.7
Rejected ballots 145 2.2
Turnout 6,458 72.4
Registered electors 8,922
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Budleigh[3]: 7 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Channon 3,454 55.0
Liberal Democrats Phillip Frewin-Smith 1,862 29.7
Labour Stuart Fegan 865 13.8
Majority 1,592 25.4
Rejected ballots 94 1.5
Turnout 6,275 73.1
Registered electors 8,579
Conservative win (new seat)
Chudleigh Rural[3]: 49 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Brook 2,330 35.0
Liberal Democrats Keith Smith 2,052 30.8
Independent Raymond Frost 1,451 21.8
Labour Barbara Errington 754 11.3
Majority 278 4.2
Rejected ballots 75 1.1
Turnout 6,662 73.7
Registered electors 9,040
Conservative win (new seat)
Chulmleigh and Swimbridge[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Frederick Tucker 3,209 45.4
Conservative Richard Edgell 2,848 40.3
Green Ian Godfrey 915 13.0
Majority 361 5.1
Rejected ballots 90 1.3
Turnout 7,062 74.1
Registered electors 9,529
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Combe Martin Rural[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vivienne Davis 2,522 44.1
Liberal Democrats Derrick Spear 2,414 42.2
Green Jon Hooper 706 12.3
Majority 108 1.9
Rejected ballots 81 1.4
Turnout 5,723 70.4
Registered electors 8,126
Conservative win (new seat)
Crediton Rural[3]: 24 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Way 3,105 49.9
Conservative Margaret Squires 2,183 35.1
UKIP Alan Green 472 7.6
Green Elizabeth Culpeper 380 6.1
Majority 922 14.8
Rejected ballots 82 1.3
Turnout 6,222 69.3
Registered electors 8,977
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Cullompton Rural[3]: 25 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edgar Berry 3,072 47.6
Liberal Democrats Rita Keylock 2,266 35.1
Green Colin Matthews 416 6.4
UKIP Gatson Dezart 407 6.3
Liberal Janett Rice 233 3.6
Majority 806 12.5
Rejected ballots 66 1.0
Turnout 6,460 66.3
Registered electors 9,741
Conservative win (new seat)
Dartmouth and Kingswear[3]: 39 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Hawkins 2,435 50.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony Phillips 1,280 26.3
Labour Brian Boughton 649 13.3
UKIP Roger Kempton 471 9.7
Majority 1,155 23.7
Rejected ballots 31 0.6
Turnout 4,866 69.2
Registered electors 7,031
Conservative win (new seat)
Dawlish[3]: 50 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Clatworthy 3,246 45.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Connett 2,843 39.5
Labour James Court 1,051 14.6
Majority 403 5.6
Rejected ballots 56 0.8
Turnout 7,196 68.3
Registered electors 10,535
Conservative win (new seat)
Duryard and Pennsylvania[3]: 16 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Hobden 2,486 45.6
Conservative Daniel Thomas 1,690 31.0
Labour Dorothy Parker 981 18.0
UKIP Graham Stone 166 3.0
Socialist Alternative Trevor Clissold 65 1.2
Majority 796 14.6
Rejected ballots 66 1.2
Turnout 5,454 63.7
Registered electors 8,565
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Exminster and Kenton[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats B. Berman 2,582 50.4
Conservative S. Webber 1,901 37.1
Labour G. Hesse 641 12.5
Majority 681 13.3
Turnout 5,124 71.6
Registered electors 7,153
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Exmouth Brixington and Withycombe[3]: 8 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda Taylor 3,458 52.0
Conservative Jill Elson 2,097 31.6
UKIP David Wilson 685 10.3
Independent Raymond Widdowson 239 3.6
Majority 1,361 20.5
Rejected ballots 166 2.5
Turnout 6,645 64.8
Registered electors 10,259
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Exmouth Halsdon and Woodbury[3]: 9 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Hughes 2,405 40.1
Liberal Democrats Patricia Graham 2,351 39.2
Labour Carole Newton 779 13.0
UKIP John Kelly 422 7.0
Majority 54 0.9
Rejected ballots 40 0.7
Turnout 5,997 70.8
Registered electors 8,467
Conservative win (new seat)
Exmouth Littleham and Town[3]: 10 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Eileen Wragg 2,690 42.0
Conservative Kathleen Bamsey 2,166 33.8
Labour Patrick Canavan 1,017 15.9
UKIP Colin Evans 438 6.8
Majority 524 8.2
Rejected ballots 96 1.5
Turnout 6,407 64.2
Registered electors 9,985
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Exwick and St Thomas[3]: 17 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Hannaford 3,141 43.1
Labour Lesley Robson 2,626 36.0
Conservative David Henson 1,080 14.8
UKIP Lawrence Harper 378 5.2
Majority 515 7.1
Rejected ballots 66 0.9
Turnout 7,291 64.8
Registered electors 11,253
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Fremington Rural[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rodney Cann 2,758 48.4
Independent David Jury 1,765 31.0
Green Linda Mack 997 17.5
Majority 993 17.4
Rejected ballots 174 3.1
Turnout 5,694 70.7
Registered electors 8,058
Conservative win (new seat)
Hatherleigh and Chagford[3]: 62 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James McInnes 3,358 47.6
Liberal Democrats Anne Carter 2,609 37.0
UKIP Susan Bamford 529 7.5
Labour Brenda Lopez 493 7.0
Majority 749 10.6
Rejected ballots 62 0.9
Turnout 7,051 76.8
Registered electors 9,178
Conservative win (new seat)
Heavitree and Whipton Barton[3]: 23 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Olwen Foggin 2,419 35.6
Liberal Christopher Gale 1,454 21.4
Liberal Democrats Tessa Barrett 1,379 20.3
Conservative Keith Nelson-Tomsen 1,201 17.7
UKIP Rosalinde Myrone 285 4.2
Majority 965 14.2
Rejected ballots 62 0.9
Turnout 6,800 66.8
Registered electors 10,174
Conservative win (new seat)
Holsworthy Rural[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Desmond Shadrick 3,864 54.4
Conservative Gaye Tabor 2,617 36.9
Labour William Vanstone 517 7.3
Majority 1,247 17.6
Rejected ballots 100 1.4
Turnout 7,098 73.4
Registered electors 9,665
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Honiton St Michael's[3]: 11 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Nicholson 2,889 47.8
Liberal Democrats Amanda Pettet 1,751 29.0
Labour Richard Price 831 13.7
Liberal Lucy Collins 481 8.0
Majority 1,138 18.8
Rejected ballots 92 1.5
Turnout 6,044 69.1
Registered electors 8,741
Conservative win (new seat)
Honiton St Paul's[3]: 12 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Boote 3,145 49.0
Liberal Democrats Roy Coombs 1,736 27.0
Labour Sally Boom 972 15.1
Liberal Roy Collins 510 7.9
Majority 1,409
Rejected ballots 56 0.9
Turnout 6,419 71.5
Registered electors 8,980
Conservative win (new seat)
Ilfracombe[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Fowler 2,132 41.6
Conservative Paul Crabb 1,783 34.8
Independent Ivan Frances 716 14.0
Green Franklin Pearson 443 8.6
Majority 349 6.8
Rejected ballots 51 1.0
Turnout 5,125 58.4
Registered electors 8,778
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Ivybridge[3]: 40 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Croad 2,115 36.1
Labour Evonne Beeson 1,592 27.1
Liberal Democrats David Corney 1,586 27.0
UKIP Brian Gerrish 541 9.2
Majority 523 8.9
Rejected ballots 31 0.5
Turnout 5,865 65.9
Registered electors 8,894
Conservative win (new seat)
Axminster[3]: 4 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Douglas Hull 2,912 44.9
Conservative Iain Chubb 2,908 44.9
Labour Jeremy Walden 581 9.0
Majority 4 0.1
Rejected ballots 82 1.3
Turnout 6,483 73.1
Registered electors 8,874
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Kingsbridge and Stokenham[3]: 41 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julian Brazil 2,806 48.5
Conservative Owen Masters 2,266 39.2
UKIP Stephen Dooley 625 10.8
Majority 540 9.3
Rejected ballots 90 1.6
Turnout 5,787 72.2
Registered electors 8,012
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Kingsteignston[3]: 52 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Smith 2,450 43.0
Conservative Michael Walters 1,978 34.7
Labour James White 1,200 21.1
Majority 472 8.3
Rejected ballots 72 1.3
Turnout 5,700 65.4
Registered electors 8,712
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Newton Abbot North[3]: 53 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Fry 2,829 51.9
Conservative Mark Johnson 1,641 30.1
Labour Barry Kaye 903 16.6
Majority 1,188 21.8
Rejected ballots 82 1.5
Turnout 5,455 62.6
Registered electors 8,710
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Newton Abbot South[3]: 54 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gordon Hook 3,275 52.2
Conservative Allan Vizor 1,819 29.0
Labour Louise Lewis 1,048 16.7
Majority 1,456 23.2
Rejected ballots 135 2.2
Turnout 6,277 65.6
Registered electors 9,565
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Newton St Cyres and Sandford[3]: 27 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Lee 3,425 50.6
Liberal Democrats Gillian Elston 2,144 31.3
Green Linda Lever 736 10.9
UKIP Robert Edwards 449 6.6
Majority 1,311 19.4
Rejected ballots 39 0.6
Turnout 6,736 76.9
Registered electors 8,795
Conservative win (new seat)
Newtown and Polsloe[3]: 18 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Westlake 1,779 32.9
Conservative Yolanda Henson 1,387 25.7
Liberal Democrats Pamela Thickett 1,380 25.5
Green Nicholas Discombe 695 12.9
Independent Dale Woolner 100 1.8
Majority 392 7.2
Rejected ballots 66 1.2
Turnout 5,407 64.4
Registered electors 8,390
Labour win (new seat)
Northam[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Leonard Ford 2,459 36.8
Conservative Anthony Collins 2,151 32.2
UKIP Andrew Eastman 1,190 17.8
Labour Sharon Prokowski 799 12.0
Majority 308 4.6
Rejected ballots 79 1.2
Turnout 6,678 69.1
Registered electors 9,668
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Okehampton Rural[3]: 63 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Marsh 3,216 43.4
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Williams 2,747 37.1
Labour Alison Young 740 10.0
UKIP William Kelly 632 8.5
Majority 469 6.3
Rejected ballots 69 0.9
Turnout 7,404 72.0
Registered electors 10,283
Conservative win (new seat)
Ottery St Mary Rural[3]: 13 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arthur Giles 3,718 55.3
Conservative Thomas Fraser 1,815 27.0
Liberal Democrats Marion Olive 733 10.9
Labour Alfred Boom 416 6.2
Majority 1,903 28.3
Rejected ballots 46 0.7
Turnout 6,728 74.6
Registered electors 9,022
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Pinhoe and Mincinglake[3]: 19 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Saxon Spence 2,480 42.6
Conservative Ruth Smith 1,805 31.0
Liberal Democrats Nigel Gooding 1,442 24.8
Majority 675 11.6
Rejected ballots 89 1.5
Turnout 5,816 66.8
Registered electors 8,713
Labour win (new seat)
Priory and St Leonards[3]: 20 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jill Owen 2,773 41.0
Conservative Norman Shiel 1,908 28.2
Liberal Democrats Rodney Ruffle 1,367 20.2
UKIP Leon Courtney 331 4.9
Liberal Keith Danks 297 4.4
Majority 865 12.8
Rejected ballots 89 1.3
Turnout 6,765 65.1
Registered electors 10,395
Labour win (new seat)
Seaton Coastal[3]: 5 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Rogers 3,538 53.5
Conservative James Knight 2,624 39.7
UKIP Bernard Partridge-Hogbin 299 4.5
Majority 914 13.8
Rejected ballots 154 2.3
Turnout 6,615 70.9
Registered electors 9,327
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Sidmouth Sidford[3]: 14 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Hughes 4,736 62.4
Liberal Democrats Brian Toye 1,733 22.8
Labour Ray Davison 973 12.8
Majority 3,003 39.6
Rejected ballots 143 1.9
Turnout 7,585 72.4
Registered electors 10,472
Conservative win (new seat)
South Brent and Dartington[3]: 42 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Pennington 2,903 45.5
Liberal Democrats Catherine Pannell 2,749 43.1
Labour Bill Reeves 614 9.6
Majority 154 2.4
Rejected ballots 116 1.8
Turnout 6,382 73.4
Registered electors 8,689
Conservative win (new seat)
South Molton Rural[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Yabsley 3,042 48.5
Liberal Democrats Susan Sewell 2,472 39.4
Green Jacqueline Morningmist 664 10.6
Majority 570 9.1
Rejected ballots 94 1.5
Turnout 6,272 73.2
Registered electors 8,573
Conservative win (new seat)
St David's and St James[3]: 21 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Brock 2,194 42.9
Labour John Poat 1,176 11.5
Conservative Simon Smith 952 18.6
Green Isaac Price-Sosner 586 11.5
UKIP Mark Fitzgeorge-Parker 140 2.7
Majority 1,018 19.9
Rejected ballots 69 1.3
Turnout 5,117 59.5
Registered electors 8,597
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
St Loyes and Topsham[3]: 22 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Leadbetter 2,081 35.9
Labour Rachel Lyons 1,261 21.8
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Noble 954 16.5
Liberal Margaret Danks 914 15.8
UKIP Eric Bransden 265 4.6
Green Paul Edwards 259 4.5
Majority 820 14.2
Rejected ballots 61 1.1
Turnout 5,795 74.5
Registered electors 7,776
Conservative win (new seat)
Tavistock[3]: 64 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roy Connelly 2,109 30.7
Conservative Philip Sanders 1,898 27.7
Independent Edward Sherrell 1,769 25.8
Labour Debra Hardy 565 8.2
UKIP Doreen Mudge 464 6.8
Majority 211 3.1
Rejected ballots 59 0.9
Turnout 6,864 70.8
Registered electors 9,698
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Teign Estuary[3]: 56 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Cox 1,837 32.0
Conservative Cecilia Brown 1,491 26.0
Independent Christopher Clarance 957 16.7
Labour Mary Kennedy 802 14.0
UKIP Christopher Whitlock 594 10.4
Majority 346 60.3
Rejected ballots 56 1.0
Turnout 5,737 68.0
Registered electors 8,433
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Teignbridge South[3]: 46 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats(UK) Philip Cook 2,406 37.4
Conservative William Long 2,088 32.4
Independent Mary Colclough 1,192 18.5
Labour Edony Verbrugge 660 10.3
Majority 318 4.9
Rejected ballots 92 1.4
Turnout 6,438 73.5
Registered electors 8,756
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Teignmouth Town[3]: 55 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Bray 1,883 35.1
Conservative Geoffrey Bladon 1,465 27.3
Independent Sylvia Russell 784 14.6
Labour Margaret Tucker 564 10.5
Independent Roy Phillips 590 11.0
Majority 418 7.8
Rejected ballots 83 1.5
Turnout 5,369 70.7
Registered electors 7,593
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Thurlestone, Salcombe and Allington[3]: 43 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Day 2,820 52.1
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Spears 2,006 37.0
Labour David Trigger 530 9.8
Majority 814
Rejected ballots 59 1.1
Turnout 5,415 70.0
Registered electors 7,732
Conservative win (new seat)
Tiverton East[3]: 28 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats(UK) Desmond Hannon 2,485 44.6
Conservative Dennis Knowles 2,269 40.7
UKIP Christopher Caffin 735 13.2
Majority 216 3.9
Rejected ballots 80 1.4
Turnout 5,569 60.9
Registered electors 9,146
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Tiverton West[3]: 29 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mary Turner 2,327 35.8
Conservative Alan Griffiths 1,693 26.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Williams 1,199 18.5
Labour Andrew Siantonas 594 9.1
UKIP Kenneth Gilderthorp 343 5.3
Green David Cottam 269 4.1
Majority 634 9.8
Rejected ballots 68 1.0
Turnout 6,493 68.3
Registered electors 9,503
Independent win (new seat)
Torrington Rural[3]: 61 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Rawlinson 2,849 40.6
Conservative William Morrish 2,788 39.7
Labour Heathcliffe Pettifer 714 10.2
UKIP Piers Merchant 596 8.5
Majority 61 0.9
Rejected ballots 70 1.0
Turnout 7,017 70.6
Registered electors 9,943
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Totnes Rural[3]: 44 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Geoff Date 2,811 49.3
Conservative Ivor Hawkins 1,398 24.5
Labour Lorna Hughes 892 15.6
UKIP Peter Wyatt 531 9.3
Majority 1,413 24.8
Rejected ballots 69 1.2
Turnout 5,701 70.6
Registered electors 8,076
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Willand and Uffculme[3]: 26 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Radford 3,115 46.1
Liberal Democrats Kevin Wilson 1,744 25.8
Labour Richard Bentley 835 12.4
Green William Cheesbrough 524 7.8
UKIP Marshall Haines 473 7.0
Majority 1,371 20.3
Rejected ballots 70 1.0
Turnout 6,761 71.2
Registered electors 9,501
Conservative win (new seat)
Yealmpton[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Mitchell 2,873 39.4
Liberal Democrats K. Baldry 2,700 42.9
UKIP J. Williamson 714 11.4
Majority 173 2.8
Turnout 6,287 71.8
Registered electors 8,756
Conservative win (new seat)
Yelverton Rural[3]: 65 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Hosking 2,810 38.9
Conservative Patrick Hitchins 2,770 38.4
Labour Edward Lopez 809 11.2
UKIP Andrew Mudge 783 10.8
Majority 40 0.6
Rejected ballots 50 0.7
Turnout 7,222 73.9
Registered electors 9,770
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Notes
  1. Seats changes since the 2001 election are skewed by the increase of the number of council seats from 54 to 62 at the 2005 election
  2. For this election, the Gallagher Index can be worked out as:
    Party  % of votes  % of seats difference difference
    squared
    Liberal Democrats 38.0 53.2 15.2 231.04
    Conservatives 38.0 37.1 -0.9 0.81
    Labour 11.9 6.5 -5.4 29.16
    Independent 4.4 3.2 -1.2 1.44
    UKIP 3.9 0.0 -3.9 15.21
    Green 2.5 0.0 -2.5 6.25
    Liberal 1.1 0.0 -1.1 1.21
    Other 0.02 0.0 -0.02 0.0004
    total of squares of differences 285.1204
    total / 2 142.5602
    square root of (total / 2) 11.93986
  3. A lower value indicates a more proportional outcome in the election; historically, UK general elections have had a value of around 16.[4] The Gallagher index is worked out using the formula:
    where is the per cent of votes and is the per cent of seats for each of the parties ().[note 2]

References
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  2. "ELECTORAL WARD 2001". Devon County Council. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. "Devon County Council Elections 2005 Results". Devon County Council. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. "Electoral systems across the UK". Institute for Government. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. "Previous election results". Devon County Council. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. "Devon County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. "Devon County Council full election 5 May 2005". North Devon Council. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. "ELECTION RESULTS COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTION Date : 5th May 2005". Torridge District Council. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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