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Mid Devon 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 6 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 6 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 8,368 | 36.5% | 5 | 83.3% | 3 | 50.0% | +2 |
| Reform UK | 6,650 | 29.0% | 1 | 16.7% | 2 | 33.3% | -1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 4,763 | 20.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 1,457 | 6.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,224 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 391 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Heritage Party | 52 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Communist Party of Britain | 13 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 22,918 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 6 | 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.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Tiverton East · 1 seat · won at 33.9% · +16.1 pts below quota
- Crediton · 1 seat · won at 35.6% · +14.4 pts below quota
- Tiverton West · 1 seat · won at 35.7% · +14.3 pts below quota
- Creedy, Taw & Mid Exe · 1 seat · won at 35.7% · +14.3 pts below quota
- Willand & Uffculme · 1 seat · won at 39.4% · +10.6 pts below quota
- Cullompton & Bradninch · 1 seat · won at 42.3% · +7.7 pts below quota
Race results
Tiverton East · single-seat
Marginal winner 33.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,308
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neale Stephen Peter Raleigh | Reform UK | 1,121 | 33.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Jane Lock | Liberal Democrats | 980 | 29.6% | |
| 3 | Colin Robert Slade | Conservative and Unionist Party | 739 | 22.3% | |
| 4 | Gill Westcott | Green Party | 200 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Chris Berry | Independent | 154 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Jason Chamberlain | Labour Party | 101 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Caio Whitmore | Communist Party of Britain | 13 | 0.4% |
Crediton · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,538
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Cairney | Liberal Democrats | 1,259 | 35.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Charles Errington Beazley | Reform UK | 869 | 24.6% | |
| 3 | Angus Howie | Conservative and Unionist Party | 602 | 17.0% | |
| 4 | Paul Michael Vincent | Labour Party | 423 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Robert Harper Rickey | Green Party | 333 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Wesley Mitchell | Heritage Party | 52 | 1.5% |
Tiverton West · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,844
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Lodge | Liberal Democrats | 1,372 | 35.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Peter Richard Ross Bullivant | Reform UK | 1,228 | 31.9% | |
| 3 | Toby William Gray | Conservative and Unionist Party | 738 | 19.2% | |
| 4 | Tim Bridger | Independent | 237 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Simon Mark Tempest Brown | Green Party | 162 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Jeffrey Lee Pocok | Labour Party | 107 | 2.8% |
Creedy, Taw & Mid Exe · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,621
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Keable | Liberal Democrats | 1,652 | 35.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Andy Hankins | Reform UK | 1,249 | 27.0% | |
| 3 | Polly Colthorpe | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,148 | 24.8% | |
| 4 | John William Dean | Labour Party | 572 | 12.4% |
Willand & Uffculme · single-seat
Marginal winner 39.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,991
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon John Clist | Liberal Democrats | 1,574 | 39.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Clare Louise Berry | Reform UK | 1,194 | 29.9% | |
| 3 | Paul Osman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 756 | 18.9% | |
| 4 | Laura Buchanan | Green Party | 330 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Terry Edwards | Labour Party | 137 | 3.4% |
Cullompton & Bradninch · single-seat
Marginal winner 42.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,616
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Timothy Buczkowski | Liberal Democrats | 1,531 | 42.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Barry Victor Myers | Reform UK | 989 | 27.4% | |
| 3 | Richard James Chesterton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 780 | 21.6% | |
| 4 | Helen Marie Bottrill | Green Party | 199 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Piers Martin Kotting | Labour Party | 117 | 3.2% |