County Council Election Results 2009

6.30.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Fri 5th Jun 2009

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