South Hams
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
Council composition as of 2024
31 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2024 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2023)
In 2023, 31 seats were up across 20 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 31 seats had been shared in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 19,931 | 43.2% | 19 | 61.3% | 14 | 45.2% | +5 |
| Conservative Party | 14,359 | 31.1% | 7 | 22.6% | 10 | 32.3% | -3 |
| Green Party | 5,733 | 12.4% | 3 | 9.7% | 4 | 12.9% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 3,521 | 7.6% | 1 | 3.2% | 2 | 6.5% | -1 |
| Independent | 2,299 | 5.0% | 1 | 3.2% | 1 | 3.2% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 149 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Heritage Party | 128 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 46,120 | 100.0% | 31 | 100.0% | 31 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2023 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2019 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Allington and Strete | 43% | 56% |
| Bickleigh and Cornwood | 76% | 55% |
| Blackawton and Stoke Fleming | 47% | 57% |
| Charterlands | 52% | 51% |
| Dartington and Staverton | 82% | 72% |
| Dartmouth and East Dart | 65% | 67% |
| Ermington and Ugborough | 59% | 57% |
| Ivybridge East | 55% | 58% |
| Ivybridge West | 61% | 60% |
| Kingsbridge | 54% | 71% |
| Loddiswell and Aveton Gifford | 47% | 58% |
| Marldon and Littlehempston | 42% | 45% |
| Newton and Yealmpton | 68% | 82% |
| Salcombe and Thurlestone | 76% | 72% |
| South Brent | 37% | 62% |
| Stokenham | 67% | 74% |
| Totnes | 48% | 53% |
| Wembury and Brixton | 60% | 47% |
| West Dart | 64% | 66% |
| Woolwell | 86% | 70% |