Elections and Referendums 2023

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District Council Elections

Allington and Strete

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
FOSS Richard John	The Conservative Party Candidate	412
LAWFORD Laurel	Liberal Democrats	628 ELECTED
WATERS Joseph William	Green Party	88

Bickleigh and Cornwood

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
ORAM Christopher Michael	Liberal Democrats	435 ELECTED
SPENCER Barrie Michael	The Conservative Party Candidate	357

Blackawton and Stoke Fleming

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
RAKE Simon	Liberal Democrats	527 ELECTED
REEVE Helen Emily May	The Conservative Party Candidate	402

Charterlands

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
KIRK Alan John	Liberal Democrats	509
TAYLOR Bernard James	The Conservative Party Candidate	523 ELECTED

Dartington and Staverton

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
HODGSON Jacqi	Green Party	740 ELECTED
LUCK Jeremy Philip	The Conservative Party Candidate	154
PANNELL Catherine Madeleine	Liberal Democrats	129

Dartmouth and East Dart

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
HODGSON Jacqi	Green Party	740 ELECTED
LUCK Jeremy Philip	The Conservative Party Candidate	154
PANNELL Catherine Madeleine	Liberal Democrats	129

Ermington and Ugborough

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
DEWYNTER Alison	Liberal Democrats	534 ELECTED
HOSKING Richard William	The Conservative Party Candidate	298
JONES Meirion	Green Party	105

Ivybridge East

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
ABBOTT Victor James	Liberal Democrats	755 ELECTED
HOYLAND Richard Michael	Green Party	100
JONES Hilary	Green Party	183
MILLMAN Helen Margaret Louise	Conservative Party Candidate	342
PRINGLE Karen Ann	The Conservative Party Candidate	412
STEELE Matt	Liberal Democrats	596 ELECTED
TRIGGER David	Labour Party	218

Ivybridge West

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
AUSTEN Lance Peter	Conservative and Unionist Party	438
DOMMETT Nadine	Liberal Democrats	882 ELECTED
HART-WILLIAMS Nick	Green Party	184
HENDERSON Alastair William	Green Party	164
MUNOZ Pablo	Liberal Democrats	810 ELECTED
MURPHY Stanley	Conservative and Unionist Party	304
REA Tony	Trade Unionist and Socialist Candidate	149

Kingsbridge

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
BAKER Helen Ruth	Conservative Party Candidate	584
GREAVES Thomas	Conservative Party Candidate	331
JACKSON Susie	Liberal Democrats	907 ELECTED
O'CALLAGHAN Denise	Liberal Democrats	1011 ELECTED

Loddiswell and Aveton Gifford

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
BONHAM Lee	Liberal Democrats	487 ELECTED
FURLONG Paul Francis	Labour Party	90
HOLMES Paul William	The Conservative Party Candidate	260

Marldon and Littlehempston Results

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
BRADBURY David John	Green Party	178
PENFOLD Samantha	The Conservative Party Candidate	355 ELECTED
SMITH Keith Anthony	Liberal Democrats	262

Newton and Yealmpton

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
CARSON Tony	Conservative Party Candidate	580
EDIE Tom	Liberal Democrats	1225 ELECTED
GOLD Peter	Labour Party	259
THOMAS Dan	Liberal Democrats	1433 ELECTED

Salcombe and Thurlestone

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
DENNIS Samantha	Conservative Party Candidate	618 ELECTED
HEAVEN Jim	Conservative Party Candidate	513
KERR Alan Christopher	Liberal Democrats	229
LONG Mark	Independent	1160 ELECTED
TURTON Nikki	Independent	447
WORRALL Lewis John	Green Party	257

South Brent

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
BASS Lister	Conservative Party Candidate	533
HANCOCK David Christopher	Liberal Democrats	1013 ELECTED
NAYAR Steve	Green Party	370
PANNELL Guy Alexander	Liberal Democrats	1168 ELECTED
SMERDON Peter	Conservative Party Candidate	685

Stokenham

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
BRAZIL Julian	Liberal Democrats	712 ELECTED
FLEMING Lucy Caroline	Green Party	58
GARDNER Joshua John Alexander	The Conservative Party Candidate	193

Totnes

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
ALLEN Georgina Mary	Green Party	1433 ELECTED
ANDERSON John Malcolm	Liberal Democrats	948
BIRCH John Percy	Liberal Democrats	1490 ELECTED
COLLINGS Becca	Heritage Party	56
CUMMINGS John Stewart	Green Party	902
HANNAM Jill	Labour Party	482
LIOSATOS Jason	Heritage Party	72
LLOYD John Anthony	Liberal Democrats	799
O'CONNELL Richard Charles	Conservative Party Candidate	310
PENFOLD Helena Isabel	Conservative Party Candidate	264
PRESSWELL Anna	Green Party	971 ELECTED
ROGERS Jamie	Conservative Party Candidate	251
SWEETT Jo		393

Wembury and Brixton

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
BLAKE Brian Samuel	Liberal Democrats	400
CARSON Julie	Conservative Party Candidate	733 ELECTED
NIX Alison	Conservative Party Candidate	718 ELECTED
OLIVER Steve	Labour Party	657
PARSONS Ed	Labour Party	580

West Dart

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
GREAVES Stuart	The Conservative Party Candidate	362
MCKAY John Peter	Liberal Democrats	699 ELECTED

Woolwell

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
HOPWOOD Nicky	The Conservative Party Candidate	526 ELECTED
HUTSON Claire Susanne	Liberal Democrats	222

Parish Council Election Results 2023

Ashprington Parish Council

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
GREAVES Stuart		140 ELECTED
GREEN Thomas David	Self Employed Craftsman	115 ELECTED
PATERSON Nigel Stephen		110
PATERSON Sophie Catherine		174 ELECTED
ROGERS Robert Charles		119 ELECTED
STOCKS Lydia Daphne		136 ELECTED
THOMPSON Pamela May		118 ELECTED
THROGMORTON Kevan Don		139 ELECTED

Bigbury Parish Council

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
CASE Cathy		139 ELECTED
FISH Jon		131 ELECTED
GREGORY Jo		75
MARSHALL Hazel Elizabeth		101 ELECTED
MOLESWORTH David		95 ELECTED
SCOTT Valerie		122 ELECTED
WAINWRIGHT Henry		153 ELECTED
WATTS Stuart David Maxim		145 ELECTED

Cornworthy Parish Council

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
BAILEY David Sean		128 ELECTED
BRADLEY Jenny		74
FINN Elly		118 ELECTED
FOWLER Peter Byron		107 ELECTED
HUBBARD Mark Ian		109 ELECTED
HUNT Caroline Ann	Church Warden	124 ELECTED
KIRKLAND Tony Alan		55
THOMPSON Colin		80 ELECTED
TUPPEN Ted		140 ELECTED

Dartmouth Town Council (Dartmouth Townstal Ward)

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
DAVIES Nicholas	Independent	135 ELECTED
GUNNIGLE Lynn	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	49
MATTHEWS Malcolm Donald		138 ELECTED
SHEPHERD Dawn		200 ELECTED
SMITH Carl George		126
WEBB Graham	Independent	239 ELECTED
WEBBER Mandy Thirza May		224 ELECTED
WELLS David Jan		172 ELECTED
WINSOR Ashley		81

East Allington Parish Council

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
FLACK Ian		162 ELECTED
HANNAFORD Nigel James		148 ELECTED
HOGARTH David		60
MCCOY Annie		122 ELECTED
NORTHROP Andrew John		113 ELECTED
SOPER Terry		117 ELECTED
TOORNEINI Chloe Frances		127 ELECTED
WOTTON Chris		131 ELECTED

Ivybridge (Ivybridge East) Town Council

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
ABBOTT Victor		872 ELECTED
BROWN Jay		263
BUDD Lynda		211
DREDGE Phillip Frank		350 ELECTED
HAIGH Jonathan James		147
KHONG Anthony		304 ELECTED
LANNIN Tessa Soma		369 ELECTED
PRINGLE Karen Ann		477 ELECTED
REA Louise		332 ELECTED
REA Tony	Trade Unionist And Socialist Candidate	341 ELECTED
ROBERTS Dermot Paul		238
STEELE Matt		719 ELECTED

Ivybridge (Ivybridge West) Town Council

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
AUSTEN Lance Peter		605 ELECTED
CAO Crystal		212
COLE Julie Anne	Business Owner (Local)	516 ELECTED
HLADKIJ Sara Jane	Independent, For The Residents Of Ivybridge	920 ELECTED
MURPHY Stanley		426 ELECTED
SMITH David	Independent	660 ELECTED
SPENCER Alan Charles	An Ivybridge Resident	735 ELECTED
WEEKS Morgana		344 ELECTED
WEEKS Shirley Anne Peggy		396 ELECTED

Kingsbridge (Kingsbridge East) Town Council

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
BALKWILL Anne Elizabeth		392 ELECTED
MAMMATT Steve		270 ELECTED
POVEY Christopher Mark		270 ELECTED
PRICE Graham		348 ELECTED
ROLLINSON Mel	Independent	260 ELECTED
TAYLOR Julie		201

South Brent (Village) Parish Council

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
ASTAL-STAIN Paul Henry Oswald		379 ELECTED
ASTAL-STAIN Sue		481 ELECTED
BUTCHER David James	Retired	371 ELECTED
FONE Richard Sean		413 ELECTED
HANNEY Stephen		345 ELECTED
JOHNSTON Katharine	Retired Physiotherapist	426 ELECTED
PANNELL Catherine Madeleine		717 ELECTED
PANNELL Guy Alexander		749 ELECTED
RAFIQI Rachel Laila		316
RICHARDS Glyn David	Retired Community Centre Manager	494 ELECTED

South Huish Parish Council

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
BROOKS Mark Paul		75
CARTER Janet Mary		103 ELECTED
HOCKING Joanna Margaret		124 ELECTED
JAMES Darren Mark		93 ELECTED
PEARSON Steve		90 ELECTED
ROSSITER Anne		152 ELECTED
RUNDLE Alan		129 ELECTED
WINDLE Thomas		111 ELECTED

Uncontested Town and Parish Councils

The following Town and Parish Council elections on 4 May 2023 were uncontested.

For more information, please contact your Town or Parish Council.

Aveton Gifford
Berry Pomeroy (Bridgetown)
Berry Pomeroy (Village)
Bickleigh (Bickleigh)
Bickleigh (Woolwell)
Blackawton
Brixton
Buckfastleigh West
Buckland-tout-Saints
Charleton
Chivelstone
Churchstow
Cornwood
Dartington
Dartmouth (Dartmouth Clifton)
Dean Prior
Diptford
Dittisham
East Portlemouth
Ermington
Frogmore and Sherford (Frogmore)
Frogmore and Sherford (Sherford)
Halwell and Moreleigh
Harberton (Harberton)
Harberton (Harbertonford)
Holbeton
Holne
Kingsbridge (Kingsbridge North)
Kingsbridge (Kingsbridge Westville)
Kingston
Kingswear (Hillhead)
Kingswear (Kingswear)
Littlehempston
Loddiswell
Malborough
Marldon
Modbury
Newton and Noss
North Huish
Rattery
Ringmore
Salcombe
Shaugh Prior
Slapton Parish Council
South Brent (Brentmoor)
South Milton
South Pool
Sparkwell
Staverton
Stoke Fleming
Stoke Gabriel
Stokenham
Strete
Thurlestone
Totnes (Totnes Bridgetown)
Totnes (Totnes Town)
Ugborough (Ugborough East)
Wembury (Down Thomas)
Wembury (Wembury)
West Alvington
Yealmpton

Neighbourhood Plan Referendums 2023

Modbury Neighbourhood Plan

A referendum on the Modbury Neighbourhood Plan was held on 9 March 2023

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**Do you want South Hams District Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Modbury to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?**
Result	Votes Recorded	%
Number cast in favour of a Yes	362	84.78%
Number cast in favour of a No	65	15.22%

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:
A - want of an official mark	0
B - voting for more answers than required	0
C - writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	2
E - rejected in part	0
Total	2

Electorate: 1530

Ballot Papers issued: 429

Turnout: 28.03%

And I do hereby declare that more than half of those voting HAVE voted in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan.

Dated: Friday 10 March 2023

Helen Amanda Jarvis

Deputy Counting Officer

Totnes Neighbourhood Plan

A referendum on the Totnes Neighbourhood Plan was held on 16 November 2023

**Do you want South Hams District Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Totnes to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?**
Result	Votes Recorded	%
Number cast in favour of a Yes	975	91.55%
Number cast in favour of a No	90	8.45%

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:
A - want of an official mark	0
B - voting for more answers than required	0
C - writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	1
E - rejected in part	0
Total	1

Electorate: 6247

Ballot Papers issued: 1066

Turnout: 17.06%