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EDA Chair Paul Arnott elected in Coly Valley along with Tory Helen Parr
NOT a marriage made in heaven!
Category Archives: Voting
All three seats fall to Independents in Ottery St Mary – Paul Carter loses seat
Vicky Johns (Independent) – 1501 ELECTED
Margaret Anne Piper (Conservative) – 245
Geoff Pratt (Independent) – 1044 ELECTED
Harv Sethi (Independent) – 422
Paul Richard Carter (Conservative) – 477
Anne Edwards (Conservative) – 428
Peter Hamilton Faithfull (Independent) – 878 ELECTED
Luke Gray (Labour) – 381
Sidmouth Rural and Feniton – Indies Rule!
Sidmouth Rural (one seat)
David Barratt (Independent) – 258
Ray Davison (Labour) – 27
John Loudoun (East Devon Alliance) – 375 ELECTED
Lewis Ragbourn (Liberal Democrats) – 42
Chris Wale (Conservative) – 18
Susie Bond (Independent) – 638 ELECTED
Adam Michael Powell (Labour) – 37
John Tristam (Conservative) – 97
6 spoilt
Seaton – had result been hacked?
Ah, one person’s results left off and all votes then transposed. Wishful thinking Tories?
First this:
followed by this:
Exmouth Brixington results now in – Lib Dems missed seat by 4 votes
And ONE vote between elected Conservative and unelected Conservative!
Exmouth Brixington (three seats)
Aurora Bailey (Liberal Democrats) – 627
Fred Caygill (Conservative) – 633 ELECTED
Maddy Chapman (Conservative) – 662 ELECTED
Andrew Colman (Liberal Democrats) – 652 ELECTED
Dilys Hadley (Labour) – 381
Cherry Nicholas (Conservative) – 632
Oh so close – shame on voters of all parties who didn’t show up.
3 out of 3 Cranbrook succesful candidates – Independent
Very low turnout compared to other areas. Yet to find out if Independent or “Independent” …
Woodbury and Lympstone – resounding wins for 2 Independents!
Woodbury and Lympstone (two seats)
William Carter (Conservative) – 383
Ben Ingham (Independent) – 1,453 ELECTED
Geoff Jung (Independent) – 1,396 ELECTED
Cheryl McGauley (Conservative) – 432
Exmouth Halsdon – 2 Independents and a Green! Jill Elson out!
40 years a Tory councillor – Jill Elson comes a trailing 4th out of 8 and is not elected!
What a comment on Tories in Exmouth!
Exmouth Halsdon (three seats)
Megan Armstrong (Independent) – 1,293 ELECTED
Jill Marion Elson (Conservative) – 475
Tony Hill (Conservative) – 380
Paul Millar (Independent) – 1,140 ELECTED
Pauline Stott (Conservative) – 447
Andrew Toye (Liberal Democrats) – 289
Brian Toye (Liberal Democrats) – 260
Tony Woodward (Green Party) – 647 ELECTED
BOTH Independents elected in Exmouth Brixington
Not sure why recounted 3 times as margins clear for 3 elected – shoulder chips? Sorry getting Brixington and Litleham mixed up. Stir crazy …
Exmouth Brixington (three seats)
Brian Bailey (Liberal Democrats) – 467
Bruce De Saram (Conservative) – 606 ELECTED
Keith Edwards (Labour) – 328
Nick Hookway (Independent) – 996 ELECTED
Ono Olmedo (Liberal Democrats) – 477
David Poor (Liberal Democrats) – 434
Alan Whipps (Conservative) – 536
Joy Whipps (Conservative) – 534
Chris Wright (Independent) – 1,071 ELECTED
Every vote DOES count – Exmouth Brixington on THIRD recount
A THIRD count is underway for Exmouth Brixington!
A few groans as it was announced, but the numbers must be close.
We’re also expecting the winning candidates to be announced for Woodbury and Lympstone soon, but we guess the Brixington fiasco has thrown things a bit out of loop.
We’re also expecting the winning candidates to be announced for Woodbury and Lympstone soon, but we guess the Brixington fiasco has thrown things a bit out of loop.
Watch this space.
https://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/election/east-devon-election-results-live-1-6029987
Devonlive (Express and Echo) site quicker than EDDC with live results!
Honiton result currently on Devonlive site, not on EDDC official site …
Independent wins Honiton St Pauls!
Interesting only ONE vote separated the two Conservative candidates, one of whom got the second seat!
Theresa May’s council gets Indie shock! 9 Indies get seats!
“The Conservatives secured a narrow majority as the local elections saw a huge shake-up in the Royal Borough.
The Tories were elected to 23 out of 41 available seats, followed by the Lib Dems with nine, The Borough First with three, West Windsor Residents Association with three, Old Windsor Residents Association with two and the National Flood Prevention Party with one councillor. …”
Why are EDDC district council results SO slow!
Started at 10 am, Four results by 11.30 am, nothing since … at this rate 6pm finish is looking optimistic …
Mark Williams, CEO and Returning Officer, is paid extra to supervise results. We don’t know how much as election officers and how they spend their allocated budgets are not subject to Freedom of Information requests.
But we do know, the more counters the quicker the results … the fewer counters more left in an EDDC account that can be used for anything else.
Indies making more gains in Teignbridge
After row about new ward boundaries:
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/teignbridge-refute-claims-ward-boundaries-2826252
Heavily pro-developer Leader at Teignbridge District Council ousted by Independent!
“CONSERVATIVE leader Jeremy Christophers made a quick exit from the count hall after discovering he’d lost his top job.
Independent member Adrian Patch scooped 376 votes with second place going to Rob Steemson on 321 votes and Mr Christophers coming third with 222.
Mr Patch said: ‘It’s a bit strange but I’m very happy. It’s been a strange campaign and I raised my eyebrows when so many Independents added their names to the campaign. …
Mr Christophers [ousted Tory Leader] didn’t answer his phone when called by the Mid-Devon Advertiser after his swift departure.”
Follow EDDC election results live – link
http://eastdevon.gov.uk/elections-and-registering-to-vote/east-devon-elections-results-2019-live/
Early results in – no surprises yet – Skinner (Tory) retains seat and Thomas (Indie ToryLite) retains Trinity seat against Labour and IndieToryLite Pook retains Beer, Chubb retains Newbridges. None of these wards stood an Indie candidate …
Turnout relatively high – 32%-40%+ in wards so far.
Essex district council Tory majority slashed from 25 to 1 by Independent wins!
Oh, oh … sign of things to come …?
Maldon District Council (Essex) saw a 25-seat majority slashed to just one by gains of Independents from Tories!
All to play for at EDDC … good news for Independents and Greens elsewhere in Devon
Count starts at 10 am … results early afternoon … perhaps … our Electoral officer isn’t the best organiser of these things …
Good luck to Independents!
The only true independent in Exeter won a seat from Labour. Standing on a single issue of loss of a sports centre and public open space – majority of over 300 votes. Greens and Lib Dems agreed not to stand against her.
Greens got their first seat ever in North Devon.
Lib Dems hold balance of power in Torbay where the role of Mayor was abolished by referendum. Tory incumbent enormously disliked.
Labour held on to Plymouth, gaining one seat from Tories, an unexpected boost for Labour which had been expecting more of a drubbing. Two independents were successful in Shiphay ward.
Breaking news on untaxed and un-MOT’d car with Tory placards in Woodbury
You will all be pleased to know that the car without an MOT and without Tax and insurance which displayed a Tory candidates’ placard that had been parked near the polling station has been driven way from Woodbury Salterton.
However the driving of a car without Tax and Insurance is against the law.
Let’s hope our Tory Police commissioner who recently canvassed with the 2 Tory Candidates whose posters were displayed on the car will be able find out who drove the car!
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