Find out about elections and referendums that took place in 2021
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| Name of Candidate | Description (if any) |
Number of votes |
|---|---|---|
| JONES Louise Paula |
The Conservative Party Candidate | 933 ELECTED |
| REA Anthony Thomas (Commonly Known as Tony Rea) |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 149 |
| REVILLE Katie Anne |
Green Party | 768 |
Ballots issued: 1859
Rejected ballots: 9
Turnout: 38.37%
Louise Paula Jones was duly elected District Councillor for the Ivybridge West Ward of South Hams District Council.
A referendum on the neighbourhood plan for Aveton Gifford was held on Thursday 6 May 2021
The results of the referendum are as follows:
| Votes Recorded | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Number cast in favour of a YES | 288 | 82.05% |
| Number cast in favour of a NO | 63 | 17.95% |
Turnout: 47.88%
More than half of those voting have voted in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan.
A referendum on the neighbourhood plan for South Huish was held on Thursday 6 May 2021
The results of the referendum are as follows:
| Votes Recorded | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Number cast in favour of a YES | 167 | 86.53% |
| Number cast in favour of a NO | 25 | 13.47% |
Turnout: 53.46%
More than half of those voting have voted in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan.
A referendum on the neighbourhood plan for Strete was held on Thursday 6 May 2021
The results of the referendum are as follows:
| Votes Recorded | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Number cast in favour of a YES | 222 | 85.38% |
| Number cast in favour of a NO | 38 | 14.62% |
Turnout: 62.92%
More than half of those voting have voted in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan.
A referendum on the neighbourhood plan for Kingswear was held on Thursday 6 May 2021
The results of the referendum are as follows:
| Votes Recorded | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Number cast in favour of a YES | 398 | 86.71% |
| Number cast in favour of a NO | 61 | 13.29% |
Turnout: 48.24%
More than half of those voting have voted in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan.
A referendum on the neighbourhood plan for Kingston was held on Thursday 6 May 2021
The results of the referendum are as follows:
| Votes Recorded | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Number cast in favour of a YES | 160 | 88.40% |
| Number cast in favour of a NO | 21 | 11.60% |
Turnout: 60.26%
More than half of those voting have voted in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan.
Devon County Council has 60 councillors elected to make decisions about county-wide issues (such as education and social services).
On Thursday 6 May 2021 an election was held for County Councillors at Devon County Council. The results for the divisions which fall within the South Hams District Council boundary are shown below.
These Divisions are:
| Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes |
|---|---|---|
| HART Thomas John (Commonly Known as John Hart) |
The Conservative Party Candidate | 2470 ELECTED |
| ORAM Christopher Michael |
Liberal Democrat | 353 |
| PARSONS Edward Denis |
Labour Party | 534 |
| RELPH Emma Elizabeth |
Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns. No Curfews | 59 |
| SCUTT Winfrid Herbert (commonly known as Win Scutt) |
Green Party | 416 |
| Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes |
|---|---|---|
| BRAGAGNOLO Carlo |
Reform UK | 92 |
| GUNNIGLE Lynn |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 82 |
| HAWKINS Jonathan Dennis |
The Conservative Party Candidate | 2380 ELECTED |
| JOHN George Kevin Bassett (Commonly Known as Kevin John) |
Labour Party | 549 |
| PARKES Christian Charles |
Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns. No Curfews | 59 |
| RAKE Simon John |
Liberal Democrat | 707 |
| Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes |
|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT Victor James |
Liberal Democrat | 855 |
| CROAD Roger Frederick |
The Conservative Party Candidate | 1982 ELECTED |
| GEDYE Simon |
Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns. No Curfews | 65 |
| TRIGGER David James |
Labour Party | 621 |
| Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes |
|---|---|---|
| BRAZIL Julian |
Liberal Democrat | 2683 ELECTED |
| BURGESS Peter Austin |
Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns. No Curfews | 89 |
| DENNIS Samantha |
The Conservative Party Candidate | 1793 |
| FURLONG Paul Francis |
Labour Party | 237 |
| RIXON Bettina |
Green Party | 276 |
| Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes |
|---|---|---|
| BARRETT Jonathan Peter (Commonly Known as Jonno Barrett) |
Labour Party | 479 |
| BLAKE Brian James (Commonly Known as Jim Blake) |
Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns. No Curfews | 68 |
| GILBERT Rufus Danvers John |
The Conservative Party Candidate | 2500 ELECTED |
| LAWRENCE Robert Mark (Commonly Known as Mark Lawrence) |
Liberal Democrat | 622 |
| RIXON Lily Ann |
Green Party | 462 |
| Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes |
|---|---|---|
| BISHOP Paul David |
Labour Party | 784 |
| HOSKING Richard William (Commonly Known as Richard Hosking) |
The Conservative Party Candidate | 2074 |
| SANDY James |
Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns. No Curfews | 119 |
| THOMAS Daniel James |
Liberal Democrat | 2112 ELECTED |
| Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes |
|---|---|---|
| HANNAM Jill |
Labour Party | 738 |
| HODGSON Jacqueline Mary (Commonly Known as Jacqi Hodgson) |
Green Party | 3026 ELECTED |
| HOPWOOD Stephen |
Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns. No Curfews | 189 |
| ROGERS Jamie Robert Edward |
The Conservative Party Candidate | 1088 |
| The total number of | Amount |
|---|---|
| ballot papers verified is: | 30625 |
| rejected ballot papers is: | 1020 |
| valid first preference votes is: | 29604 |
After the first round of counting, the total number of valid first preference votes for each of the candidates is as follows:
| Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|
| BLAKE | 5602 |
| DERRICK | 4817 |
| HERNANDEZ | 14627 |
| JACKSON | 4558 |
The number of ballot papers rejected at the first count was as follows:
| Reason for rejection | Amount |
|---|---|
| Want of an official mark | 0 |
| Voting for more than one candidate as to the first preference vote | 267 |
| Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified | 9 |
| Unmarked as to the first preference vote | 707 |
| Void for uncertainty as to the first preference vote | 37 |
| Total rejected papers at the first count | 1020 |
As no candidate received more than 50% of the valid first preference votes, the second preference votes were counted for the candidates who were not eliminated from the contest.
The remaining candidates were:
| The total number of | Amount |
|---|---|
| ballet papers verified is: | 10160 |
| rejected ballot papers is: | 1052 |
| valid second preference votes is: | 9108 |
After the second round of counting, the total number of valid second preference votes cast for each of the candidates is as follows:
| Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|
| DERRICK | 3388 |
| HERNANDEZ | 1764 |
| Votes for eliminated candidates | 3956 |
The number of ballot papers rejected at the second count was as follows:
| Reason for rejection | Amount |
|---|---|
| Want of an official mark | 0 |
| Voting for more than one candidate as to the second preference vote | 0 |
| Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified | 0 |
| Unmarked as to the second preference vote | 768 |
| Void for uncertainty as to the second preference vote | 284 |
| Total rejected papers at the second count | 1052 |
For more information, please see the Devon and Cornwall PCC website.
