West Devon

West Devon

West Devon is a local government district and borough in Devon, England. Towns in the district include Chagford, Okehampton, Princetown, and Tavistock, where the council is based....

 Borough

Borough status in the United Kingdom

Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district...

 Council in Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

, England

England

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 is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 31 councillor

Councillor

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s have been elected from 22 wards

Wards of the United Kingdom

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Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Independent

Independent (politician)

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 Independent

Independent (politician)

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Party in control	Years
1973 - 1987
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1987 - 1991
1991 - 1995
Liberal Democrats	1995 - 1999
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1999 - present

Council elections

West Devon Council election, 1999

West Devon Council election, 1999

The 1998 West Devon Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of West Devon District Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.-Election result:-References:...

West Devon Council election, 2003 (boundary changes for this election increased the number of seats by 1)

West Devon Council election, 2007

1999-2003

2003-2007

2007-2011