Link to >>> Council Election Results May 2016 - April 2017
East Devon, Exmouth Brixington - Conservative hold
| Party | 2016 votes | 2016 share | since 2015 "top" | since 2015 "average" | since 2011 "top" | since 2011 "average" |
| Conservative |
425
|
41.1%
|
+4.6%
|
+5.5%
|
+12.5%
|
+12.6%
|
Independent East Devon
|
324
|
31.3%
|
+2.9%
|
+2.5%
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
Liberal Democrat
|
286
|
27.6%
|
+8.7%
|
+8.4%
|
+13.1%
|
+12.5%
|
Labour
|
-16.2%
|
-16.5%
|
-12.0%
|
-12.5%
| ||
Independent
|
-31.9%
|
-30.3%
| ||||
UKIP
|
-13.1%
|
-13.6%
| ||||
Total votes
|
1,035
|
23%
|
23%
|
37%
|
39%
|
Swing Independent East Devon Alliance to Conservative ~0.9% / 1½% since 2015
Council now 37 Conservative, 15 Independent Group, 6 Liberal Democrat, I Independent
Exmouth Brixington - East Devon DC - David Chapman (Conservative) died at the age of 71. He was a councillor since 2007 and also a member of the Exmouth Town Council. He was the Champion for Sports of the East Devon DC and worked in the Merchant Navy and in banking.
2015: Con 1644/1599/1511, Independent East Devon Alliance 1281, LD 855, Lab 733
2011: Ind 894/730, Con 800/777/714, LD 408/407, UKIP 366, Lab 335
2007: LD 486/345/316, Con 466/456/433, Lab 185
2003: LD 826/666/613, Con 534/533/521, Ind 513
The winning Independent of 2011 was the incumbent (Liberal Democrat) councillor.
Robin Humphreys (Independent East Devon Alliance)
Darryl Nicholas (The Conservative and Unionist Party Candidate)
Alex Sadiq (Liberal Democrats)
2015: Con 1644/1599/1511, Independent East Devon Alliance 1281, LD 855, Lab 733
2011: Ind 894/730, Con 800/777/714, LD 408/407, UKIP 366, Lab 335
2007: LD 486/345/316, Con 466/456/433, Lab 185
2003: LD 826/666/613, Con 534/533/521, Ind 513
The winning Independent of 2011 was the incumbent (Liberal Democrat) councillor.
Robin Humphreys (Independent East Devon Alliance)
Darryl Nicholas (The Conservative and Unionist Party Candidate)
Alex Sadiq (Liberal Democrats)
