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    South Molton, North Devon

    At the most recent election (4 May 2023), David John Worden (Liberal Democrats), Peter John Bishop (Liberal Democrats) and Matthew Bushell (Independent) won South Molton, with a majority of 135 votes on a turnout of 49.5%.

    At the Local Elections 1945 (1 November 1945), 9 seats on South Molton were filled: Independent 9. Independent won a majority of the seats contested.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    North Devon
    Elections recorded
    15
    Wards / divisions
    1
    South Molton: seats won by party at each election
    ElectionDateSeats won by party
    Local Elections 195110 May 1951Independent 4
    Local Elections 19451 November 1945Independent 9
    South Molton: Local Elections 2023Turnout 49.5%, electorate 4,792
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David John WordenLiberal Democrats91623.3%Yes
    Peter John BishopLiberal Democrats60015.2%Yes
    Matthew BushellIndependent57314.6%Yes
    Paul John HendersonIndependent43811.1%No
    Vanessa Katherine BurnhamConservative Party3378.6%No
    Steven HinchcliffeThe Labour Party2897.3%No
    Natasha VukicConservative Party2817.1%No
    Gill SaundersGreen Party2576.5%No
    Marc Peter CorneliusIndependent2456.2%No
    South Molton: Local Elections 2019Turnout 56.1%, electorate 4,071
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David WordenLiberal Democrats80718.1%Yes
    Matthew BushellLiberal Democrats65714.8%Yes
    Paul John HendersonConservative Party63714.3%Yes
    Jacqui FootmanLiberal Democrats48911%No
    Emily CroftConservative Party46810.5%No
    Tony KingsburyConservative Party4139.3%No
    Marc CorneliusIndependent4029%No
    Steven William HinchliffeThe Labour Party2365.3%No
    Gill SaundersGreen Party2024.5%No
    Sarah Jane NicholasThe Labour Party1433.2%No
    South Molton: Local Elections 2015Turnout 63.45%, electorate 3,959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Jay MooreIndependent99620.3%Yes
    David WordenLiberal Democrats65113.3%Yes
    Matthew BushellLiberal Democrats58511.9%No
    Michael BuckinghamConservative Party54711.2%No
    Tracey LewisIndependent4869.9%No
    Mike SmithConservative Party4328.8%No
    Emily AbbottGreen Party3186.5%No
    Stephen LockIndependent2956%No
    Marc CorneliusIndependent2895.9%No
    John ElvidgeGreen Party1994.1%No
    Ron HernimanIndependent982%No
    South Molton: Local Elections 2011Turnout 35.62%, electorate 3,973
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Jay MooreIndependent1,22137.5%Yes
    David WordenLiberal Democrats73322.5%Yes
    Tracey LewisIndependent68221%No
    Susan SewellLiberal Democrats61819%No
    South Molton: Local Elections 2007
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David WordenLiberal Democrats66427.2%Yes
    Susan SewellLiberal Democrats61225.1%Yes
    Jeremy YabsleyConservative Party53221.8%No
    D DowlingConservative Party43017.6%No
    Jackie MorningmistGreen Party1998.2%No
    South Molton: Local Elections 2003
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Ernest MooreLiberal Democrats96936.7%Yes
    Susan SewellLiberal Democrats87033%Yes
    Jeremy YabsleyConservative Party46917.8%No
    Douglas DowlingConservative Party33212.6%No
    South Molton: Local Elections 1999
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Jay MooreIndependent95936.8%Yes
    S. SewellIndependent82331.6%Yes
    P. WilsonConservative Party31412.1%No
    A. PetcheyLiberal Democrats27910.7%No
    V. WoodLiberal Democrats2288.8%No
    South Molton: Local by-elections 25 Jan 1996Turnout 28.2%, electorate 3,294
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    —Liberal Democrats81087.2%Yes
    —The Labour Party11912.8%No
    South Molton: Local Elections 1995
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. MooreIndependent89330.9%Yes
    S. KingdonIndependent62821.7%Yes
    H. MacintoshLiberal Democrats61621.3%No
    R. TaylorLiberal Democrats55119%No
    C AmoryIndependent2067.1%No
    South Molton: Local Elections 1991
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E MooreIndependent1,12136.6%No
    G. KingdonIndependent88228.8%No
    J. BurgessIndependent81926.8%No
    R. JoanesGreen Party2387.8%No
    South Molton: Local Elections 1987Turnout 47.13%, electorate 3,187
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E MooreIndependent1,16438.7%No
    S. KingdonIndependent88829.6%No
    J. BurgessAll85428.4%No
    J. WhiteThe Labour Party983.3%No
    South Molton: Local Elections 1983Turnout 36.15%, electorate 3,039
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. KingdonIndependent89040.5%No
    J. BurgessLib/Sdp75034.1%No
    R. GregoryIndependent55725.4%No

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