County Council Election Results 2009
June 5, 2009 6:30 PM
Electors went to the polls on Thursday 4th June 2009 in the European & Devon County Council elections.
The Conservatives took control of Devon County Council winning 41 of the 62 seats. The Lib Dems won 14, Labour 4, Independents 2 and Greens 1.
In the Devon CC elections (fought using the traditional first-past-the-post method)the Conservatives received 41.9% of the total votes cast and won 66% of the seats.
The Lib Dems drew 29.9% of the votes but ended up with 22% of the seats.
Labour managed just 6.1% of the vote, ending up with 6.5% of the seats.
The Greens received 6.8% of the vote but ended up with 1.6% of the seats.
The Liberal Party (1%) and UKIP (9%) ended up unrepresented on the new authority.
Below are the results of the Devon County Council divisions in the city.
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Alphington & Cowick
Lib Dem (Vanessa Newcombe) 1,701
Conservatives 1,560
Labour 602
Green 530
Spoilt papers 47
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Duryard & Pennsylvania
Conservative 1,544
Lib Dem 1,446
Labour 286
Green 231
UKIP 216
Spoilt papers 29
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Exwick & St. Thomas
Lib Dem (Rob Hannaford) 1,659
Labour 718
Conservative 622
UKIP 596
Green 324
BNP 155
Liberal Party 91
Spoilt papers 14
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Newtown & Polsloe
Labour 1,026
Conservative 844
Lib Dem 487
Green 487
UKIP 248
BNP 66
Spoilt papers 9
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Pinhoe & Mincinglake
Labour 1,250
Conservative 1,221
UKIP 571
Lib Dem 432
BNP 168
Spoilt papers 26
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Priory & St. Leonards
Labour 1,415
Conservative 1,403
UKIP 532
Lib Dem 477
Green 413
Liberal Party 101
Spoilt papers 46
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St. David's & St. James
Lib Dem (Phil Brock) 1,112
Conservative 545
Green 486
Labour 475
UKIP 271
Spoilt papers 31
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Heavitree & Whipton Barton
Labour 1,214
Conservative 1,059
Liberal Party 601
UKIP 464
Green 348
Lib Dem 324
BNP 146
Spoilt papers 16
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The next General election will be fought on new boundaries with St. Loyes & Topsham being in East Devon.
Conservative 1,929
Lib Dem 743
Liberal Party 643
Labour 497
Spoilt papers 83
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