2023 South Hams District Council election information
2023 English local election
2023 South Hams District Council election
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All 31 seats on South Hams District Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Julian Brazil
Judy Pearce
Jacqi Hodgson
Party
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
Green
Last election
10 seats, 30.6%
16 seats, 38.1%
3 seats, 12.3%
Seats before
10
16
2
Seats after
19
7
3
Seat change
9
9
Popular vote
19,931
14,359
5,733
Percentage
43.2
31.1
12.4
Swing
12.6
7.0
0.1
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
Mark Long
Party
Labour
Independent
Last election
0 seats, 13.9%
2 seats, 5.1%
Seats before
0
3
Seats after
1
1
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
3,521
2,299
Percentage
7.6
5.0
Swing
6.3
0.1
Results by ward
Leader before election
Judy Pearce
Conservative
Leader after election
Julian Brazil
Liberal Democrats
The 2023 South Hams District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 31 members of South Hams District Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.[1][2][3][4] All 20 wards were up for election, each with either one, two or three councillors to be elected.[3][5]
The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election, with the leader of the council being Judy Pearce, who had led the council since 2019. She did not stand for re-election.[6][7]
The election saw the Liberal Democrats win a majority of the seats on the council for the first time in its history. Liberal Democrat group leader Julian Brazil was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023.[8][9]
^"South Hams elections 2023". South Hams District Council. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
^"Election timetable in England". UK Government. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^ abAcourt, Sam. "Town, parish and district councillors are up for election on 4 May - South Devon News". SouthHams.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
^"Local Elections 2023: Voters across Devon to elect new councils in May". BBC News. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
^"Every Election". elections.democracyclub.org.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
^"Your councillors". South Hams District Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
^Clark, Daniel; Churm, Philip (3 May 2023). "South Hams District Council elections: Full list of candidates". Devon Live. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^"Council minutes, 25 May 2023". South Devon District Council. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^Harding, Richard (2 June 2023). "Inclusive council vow by new leader". Kingsbridge and Salcombe Gazette. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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