Elections and Referendums 2021

Information about elections and referendums that took place in 2021

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:

  • DERRICK
  • HERNANDEZ

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.