Torridge District Council in Devon, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 36 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.[1]
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election.[2]
The table below provides a brief summary of the election results since the ward boundary changes for the 2003 local elections.
| Date | Community Alliance | Net +/- | Net +/- | Net +/- | Net +/- | Net +/- | Net +/- | Net +/- | |||||||||||||
| 2003[7] | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2007[8] | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2011[9] | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2015[10] | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2019[11] | 11 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2023[12] | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[13] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westward Ho! by-election | 24 August 2000 | ||||
| Holsworthy by-election | 20 September 2001 | ||||
| Bideford South by-election | 4 December 2003 | ||||
| Westward Ho! by-election | 4 November 2004 | ||||
| Tamarside by-election | 14 July 2005 | ||||
| Northam by-election | 23 November 2006 | ||||
| Hartland and Bradworthy by-election | 12 March 2009 | ||||
| Holsworthy by-election | 13 August 2009 | ||||
| Shebbear and Langtree by-election | 15 August 2013 | ||||
| Torrington by-election | 5 September 2013 | ||||
| Bideford East by-election | 20 March 2014 | ||||
| Kenwith by-election | 10 July 2014 | ||||
| Hartland and Bradworthy by-election | 8 June 2017 | ||||
| Torrington by-election | 30 November 2017 | ||||
| Westward Ho! by-election | 14 December 2017 | ||||
| Bideford East by-election | 3 May 2018 | ||||
| Hartland and Bradworthy by-election | 26 July 2018 | ||||
| Holsworthy by-election | 8 November 2018 | ||||
| Northam by-election | 9 December 2021 | ||||
| Bideford North by-election | 2 May 2024 | ||||