2001 Devon County Council election

2001 Devon County Council election
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7 June 2001 (2001-06-07)
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All 54 seats to Devon County Council
28 seats needed for a majority
Registered539,622
Turnout372,985 (69.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won 22 21 5
Seat change Increase8 Decrease8 Increase1
Popular vote 139,365 133,524 62,315
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Liberal
Seats won 4 2
Seat change Decrease1 Steady
Popular vote 22,839 7,342

Elections to Devon County Council were held on 7 June 2001, alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. All 54 seats were up for election. The Liberal Democrats lost the council to no overall control.

Results

The Conservative party won a plurality of seats with 22, ahead of the Liberal Democrats on 21 seats.[1]

2001 Devon County Council election[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 22 9 1 +8 139,365
  Liberal Democrats 21 1 9 -8 133,524
  Labour 5 1 0 +1 62,315
  Independent 4 0 1 -1 22,839
  Liberal 2 0 0 0 7,342
Total 54 539,622

References

  1. ^ "Previous election results - Democracy in Devon". 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  2. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | LOCAL ELECTIONS IN DEVON". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-04.


See also

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Devon_County_Council_election