Devon County Council Election 2021
Devon County Council has 60 councillors elected to make decisions about county-wide issues (such as education and social services).
On Thursday 6 May 2021 an election was held for County Councillors at Devon County Council. The results for the divisions which fall within the West Devon Borough Council boundary are shown below.
These Divisions are:
- Hatherleigh and Chagford
- Okehampton Rural
- Tavistock
- Yelverton Rural
Results
Hatherleigh and Chagford (Turnout 41.93%)
Name of Candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of Votes |
DANIEL
Lynn Christine |
Green Party |
1142 |
DEXTER
George Herbert |
Liberal Democrat |
458 |
MCINNES
James Raymond |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
2355 ELECTED |
MORTON
Matthew Dean |
Reform UK |
89 |
SMITH
Douglas Arthur |
Labour Party |
330 |
Okehampton Rural (Turnout 36.42%)
Name of Candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of Votes |
EDWARDS
Terence Joseph |
Labour Party |
424 |
GILBERT
Patrick William |
Liberal Democrat |
235 |
LEECH
Anthony Frank |
Independent |
948 |
RUSH
Robert |
Reform UK |
90 |
SAMUEL
Lois Esther |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1942 ELECTED |
WOOD
Brian Patrick |
Green Party |
552 |
Tavistock (Turnout 41.81%)
Name of Candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of Votes |
EWINGS
Mandy Victoria Louise |
Independent |
1085 |
JORDAN
Christopher Alan |
Green Party |
364 |
SELLIS
Deborah Katherine Anne |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
1847 ELECTED |
SPARLING
Michael Harry |
Labour Party |
442 |
SQUIRE
Peter Cyril |
Liberal Democrats |
464 |
Yelverton Rural (Turnout 43.69%)
Name of Candidate |
Description (if any) |
Number of Votes |
MACIEJOWSKA
Judy Sara Marguerita |
Green Party |
737 |
MARCHESE
Anthony Peter |
Labour Party |
598 |
RENDERS
Mark Christian |
Independent |
1123 |
SANDERS
Philip Richard |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
2263 ELECTED |
WEST
Ashley-Ross Christopher |
Liberal Democrats |
272 |
Lamerton Parish Council
Name of Candidate |
Description
(if any) |
Number of votes |
DEEKS
Sam |
A Plan for Lamerton |
192 |
DREHER
Karen Drissa Rowene |
A Plan for Lamerton |
204 |
EVANS
Jess |
|
166 |
EXLEY-DEANE
Martin John |
A Plan for Lamerton |
203 |
MEIKLE
Barbara Anne |
|
192 |
PEDDER
Brian Malcolm |
|
152 |
WHITE
Claire |
|
164 |
Ballots issued: 384
Rejected ballots: 7
Turnout: 59.26%
Sam Deeks, Karen Dreher, Jess Evans, Martin Exley-Deane and Barbara Meikle were duly elected
Sampford Courtenay Parish Council
Name of Candidate |
Description
(if any) |
Number of votes |
COLLINS
Philip Robert |
|
129 ELECTED |
MCILWRAITH
James William Fergus |
Independent |
118 |
MCILWRAITH
Matthew Kerr |
Independent |
95 |
MORRISSEY
Martin St. John |
|
144 ELECTED |
Ballots issued: 266
Rejected ballots: 1
Turnout: 50.86%
Philip Collins and Martin Morrissey were duly elected.
Highampton Neighbourhood Plan Referendum
A referendum on the neighbourhood plan for Highampton was held on Thursday 6 May 2021
Please visit our Neighbourhood Planning Website for full details of the Highampton Neighbourhood Plan
The results of the referendum are as follows:
Do you want West Devon Borough Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Highampton to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?
|
Votes Recorded |
Percentage |
Number cast in favour of a YES |
100 |
81.3% |
Number cast in favour of a NO |
23 |
18.7% |
Turnout: 39.94%
More than half of those voting have voted in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan.
North Tawton Neighbourhood Plan
A referendum on the neighbourhood plan for North Tawton was held on Thursday 6 May 2021
Please visit our Neighbourhood Planning Website for full details of the North Tawton Neighbourhood Plan
The results of the referendum are as follows:
Do you want West Devon Borough Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for North Tawton to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?
|
Votes Recorded |
Percentage |
Number cast in favour of a YES |
484 |
87% |
Number cast in favour of a NO |
66 |
12% |
Turnout: 35.21%
More than half of those voting have voted in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan.
Bere Ferrers - 18 November 2021
Name of Candidate |
Description
(if any) |
Number of Votes |
BLACKMAN
Angela |
Conservative Party Candidate |
362 ELECTED |
MACIEJOWSKA
Judy Sara |
The Green Party |
176 |
REED
Graham Richard |
Liberal Democrats |
216 |
SAXBY
Isabel Angela |
Labour Party |
361 |
Bridestowe and Sourton Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - 12 August 2021
A Neighbourhood Plan Referendum was held in the Bridestowe and Sourton Neighbourhood Plan Area on Thursday, 12 August 2021.
Please visit our Neighbourhood Planning website for full details of the Bridestowe and Sourton Neighbourhood Plan.
The results were as follows:
Do you want West Devon Borough Council and the Dartmoor National Park Authority to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Bridestowe and Sourton to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?
|
Votes Recorded |
Percentage |
Number cast in favour of a YES |
201 |
94.8% |
Number cast in favour of a NO |
11 |
5.2% |
More than half of those voting have voted in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan
Police and Crime Commissioner Election - 2021 Result
First Round Count
The total number of |
Amount |
ballot papers verified is: |
17799 |
rejected ballot papers is: |
581 |
valid first preference votes is: |
17221 |
After the first round of counting, the total number of valid first preference votes for each of the candidates is as follows:
Candidate |
Votes |
BLAKE |
2912 |
DERRICK |
2515 |
HERNANDEZ |
9461 |
JACKSON |
2333 |
The number of ballot papers rejected at the first count was as follows:
Reason for rejection |
Amount |
Want of an official mark |
0 |
Voting for more than one candidate as to the first preference vote |
131 |
Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified |
6 |
Unmarked as to the first preference vote |
254 |
Void for uncertainty as to the first preference vote |
190 |
Total rejected papers at the first count |
581 |
As no candidate received more than 50% of the valid first preference votes, the second preference votes were counted for the candidates who were not eliminated from the contest.
The remaining candidates were:
Second Round Count and Results
The total number of |
Amount |
ballet papers verified is: |
5245 |
rejected ballot papers is: |
634 |
valid second preference votes is: |
4609 |
After the second round of counting, the total number of valid second preference votes cast for each of the candidates is as follows:
Candidate |
Votes |
DERRICK |
1622 |
HERNANDEZ |
979 |
Votes for eliminated candidates |
2008 |
The number of ballot papers rejected at the second count was as follows:
Reason for rejection |
Amount |
Want of an official mark |
0 |
Voting for more than one candidate as to the second preference vote |
25 |
Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified |
0 |
Unmarked as to the second preference vote |
434 |
Void for uncertainty as to the second preference vote |
175 |
Total rejected papers at the second count |
For more information, please visit the Devon and Cornwall PCC website.