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Teignbridge 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 10 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 10 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 | 11,816 | 30.7% | 5 | 50.0% | 4 | 40.0% | +1 |
| Reform UK | 11,190 | 29.1% | 4 | 40.0% | 3 | 30.0% | +1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 7,157 | 18.6% | 1 | 10.0% | 2 | 20.0% | -1 |
| Independent | 2,895 | 7.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 10.0% | -1 |
| Green Party | 2,885 | 7.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 2,294 | 6.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| The Liberal Party | 92 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 73 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Heritage Party | 60 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 38,462 | 100.0% | 10 | 100.0% | 10 | 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.
- Ipplepen & The Kerswells · 1 seat · won at 25.2% · +24.8 pts below quota
- Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · 1 seat · won at 27.2% · +22.8 pts below quota
- Bovey Rural · 1 seat · won at 30.2% · +19.8 pts below quota
- Chudleigh & Teign Valley · 1 seat · won at 30.5% · +19.5 pts below quota
- Newton Abbot North · 1 seat · won at 32.6% · +17.4 pts below quota
- Newton Abbot South · 1 seat · won at 33.0% · +17.0 pts below quota
- Teignmouth · 1 seat · won at 34.0% · +16.0 pts below quota
- Kingsteignton & Teign Estuary · 1 seat · won at 35.4% · +14.6 pts below quota
- Dawlish · 1 seat · won at 41.7% · +8.3 pts below quota
- Exminster & Haldon · 1 seat · won at 54.6% · above quota
Race results
Ipplepen & The Kerswells · single-seat
Marginal winner 25.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +24.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,039
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heather Maureen Horner | Reform UK | 1,019 | 25.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Jane Taylor | Independent | 1,004 | 24.9% | |
| 3 | David Francis Palethorpe | Liberal Democrats | 974 | 24.1% | |
| 4 | Nick Yabsley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 636 | 15.7% | |
| 5 | Paul David Wynter | Green Party | 212 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Jackie Jackson | Labour Party | 146 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Karl Dennar Pedersen | Independent | 48 | 1.2% |
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · single-seat
Marginal winner 27.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +22.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,758
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Rogers | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,021 | 27.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Matthew Stewart Sykes | Reform UK | 906 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Jack Major | Liberal Democrats | 899 | 23.9% | |
| 4 | Pauline Wynter | Green Party | 608 | 16.2% | |
| 5 | Tristan Mark Snowsill | Labour Party | 324 | 8.6% |
Bovey Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner 30.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +19.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,235
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sally Angela Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 1,281 | 30.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Martin Smith | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,161 | 27.4% | |
| 3 | Kerri Anne Cuthbert | Reform UK | 1,070 | 25.3% | |
| 4 | Lisa Collette Robillard Webb | Labour Party | 449 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Steve Day | Green Party | 274 | 6.5% |
Chudleigh & Teign Valley · single-seat
Marginal winner 30.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +19.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,992
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Michael Keeling | Liberal Democrats | 1,217 | 30.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Terry Tume | Reform UK | 1,114 | 27.9% | |
| 3 | Tessa Tucker | Conservative and Unionist Party | 834 | 20.9% | |
| 4 | Olly Giddings | Green Party | 457 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Rick Webb | Labour Party | 370 | 9.3% |
Newton Abbot North · single-seat
Marginal winner 32.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +17.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,090
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacqueline Ann Fry | Reform UK | 1,008 | 32.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Amanda Ineson | Liberal Democrats | 617 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Liam Mullone | Independent | 594 | 19.2% | |
| 4 | Philip Andrew Bullivant | Conservative and Unionist Party | 509 | 16.5% | |
| 5 | Pip Harris | Green Party | 185 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | James Elie Cookson | Labour Party | 135 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Monica Burns | Heritage Party | 29 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Tobias Robshaw | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 13 | 0.4% |
Newton Abbot South · single-seat
Marginal winner 33.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +17.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,168
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Cockerham | Reform UK | 1,045 | 33.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Janet Bradford | Independent | 895 | 28.3% | |
| 3 | Rob Hayes | Liberal Democrats | 570 | 18.0% | |
| 4 | Richard David Jenks | Conservative and Unionist Party | 321 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Charlie West | Green Party | 155 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Duncan Moss | Labour Party | 115 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Jane Haden | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 60 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Richard Paul Dobson | Heritage Party | 7 | 0.2% |
Teignmouth · single-seat
Marginal winner 34.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,163
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Cox | Liberal Democrats | 1,415 | 34.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Steve Horner | Reform UK | 1,250 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Joan Lilian Atkins | Conservative and Unionist Party | 498 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Chris Clarance | Independent | 354 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Ollie Hind | Green Party | 277 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Lily Chasteau | Labour Party | 253 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Andrew Keir MacGregor | The Liberal Party | 92 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Madeleine Hunt | Heritage Party | 24 | 0.6% |
Kingsteignton & Teign Estuary · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,712
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Dempster | Reform UK | 1,315 | 35.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Ron Peart | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,048 | 28.2% | |
| 3 | Pat Hackett | Liberal Democrats | 906 | 24.4% | |
| 4 | Jennie Osborne | Green Party | 271 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Colin Baigent | Labour Party | 172 | 4.6% |
Dawlish · single-seat
Marginal winner 41.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,616
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosie Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 1,923 | 41.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Christopher Graham Hilditch | Reform UK | 1,649 | 35.7% | |
| 3 | Alex Hall | Conservative and Unionist Party | 614 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Kath Murphy | Green Party | 238 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Joe Currey | Labour Party | 192 | 4.2% |
Exminster & Haldon · single-seat
Marginal winner 54.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.6 pts Valid ballots 3,689
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Michael Connett | Liberal Democrats | 2,014 | 54.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Alex Johnstone | Reform UK | 814 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Kevin Lake | Conservative and Unionist Party | 515 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Ben Temperton | Green Party | 208 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Ollie Pearson | Labour Party | 138 | 3.7% |