2023 Mid Devon District Council election

2023 Mid Devon District Council election
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All 42 seats to Mid Devon District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Luke Taylor Clive Eginton
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 12 seats, 29.6% 18 seats, 34.1%
Seats before 11 17
Seats after 33 5
Seat change Increase 21 Decrease 13
Popular vote 19,451 13,811
Percentage 46.8% 33.2%
Swing Increase 17.2% Decrease 0.9%
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Elizabeth Lloyd
Party Green Independent
Last election 2 seats, 8.6% 10 seats, 13.9%
Seats before 2 12[a]
Seats after 3 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 9
Popular vote 2,793 3,286
Percentage 6.7% 7.6
Swing Decrease 1.9% Decrease 6.0%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Mid Devon District Council election
Leader before election

Barry Warren
Independent
No overall control

Leader after election

Luke Taylor
Liberal Democrats

The 2023 Mid Devon District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Mid Devon District Council in Devon, England.[2][3] It was held on the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom.

The Liberal Democrats took control of the council for the first time since 1999.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Your councillors by political grouping". Mid Devon District Council. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Elections 2023". Mid Devon District Council. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Mid Devon result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Local elections 2023: Lib Dems win big Mid Devon majority". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.


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