| Election Name: | 2023 Mid Devon District Council election |
| Country: | Devon |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Mid Devon District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Mid Devon District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 42 seats to Mid Devon District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leader1: | Luke Taylor |
| Last Election1: | 12 seats, 29.6% |
| Seats Before1: | 11 |
| Seats After1: | 33 |
| Seat Change1: | 21 |
| Popular Vote1: | 19,451 |
| Percentage1: | 46.8% |
| Swing1: | 17.2% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leader2: | Clive Eginton |
| Last Election2: | 18 seats, 34.1% |
| Seats Before2: | 17 |
| Seats After2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 13 |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,811 |
| Percentage2: | 33.2% |
| Swing2: | 0.9% |
| Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Leader4: | Elizabeth Lloyd |
| Last Election4: | 2 seats, 8.6% |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats After4: | 3 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,793 |
| Percentage4: | 6.7% |
| Swing4: | 1.9% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 10 seats, 13.9% |
| Seats Before5: | 12 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 9 |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,286 |
| Percentage5: | 7.6 |
| Swing5: | 6.0% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Barry Warren Independent |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Luke Taylor |
| After Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
The 2023 Mid Devon District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Mid Devon District Council in Devon, England.[1] [2] It was held on the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom.
The Liberal Democrats took control of the council for the first time since 1999.[3] [4]
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being run by a minority administration of some of the independent councillors, with independent Barry Warren serving as leader of the council.[5]
New ward boundaries took effect for this election, following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The number of seats stayed the same at 42, but the configuration of wards was changed to comprise five 3-member wards, ten 2-member wards and seven single member wards.[6] [7]
The election saw the Liberal Democrats win a majority of the seats on the council. The independents and Conservatives both lost significant numbers of seats: leader of the council Barry Warren lost his seat, as did the Conservative group leader Clive Eginton.[8] Liberal Democrat group leader Luke Taylor was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023.[9]
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Mid Devon District Council election results.[10]
By-election triggered by the resignation of Stuart Penny, who was elected as a Conservative in 2023 but had left the party in August 2023 to sit as an independent before resigning from the council altogether.[12]
By-election triggered by disqualification of Jamie Frost for non-attendance. He had been elected in 2023 as a Liberal Democrat, but had left the party and sat as an independent until his disqualification.