2001 Devon County Council election
7 June 2001
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All 54 seats to Devon County Council 28 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 539,622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 372,985 (69.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| 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
- ^ "Previous election results - Democracy in Devon". 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | LOCAL ELECTIONS IN DEVON". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-04.