Liberal Democrats have romped to victory in Mid Devon’s local elections, decimating the Conservatives.

The Lib Dems gained a remarkable 22 seats, up from 11 previously. It means they now now hold 33 of the 42 seats – the first time the party has taken overall control of Mid Devon since 1999.

The Lib Dems’ success came at the expense of the Conservatives and Independents –who were previously the two largest groups.

The Tories lost 12 seats, holding on to just five, while the number of Independents dropped from 12 to just one.

Conservative group leader Clive Eginton was among the Tories to lose their seats, along with senior councillors Ray Radford and Colin Slade.

Mid Devon’s last two leaders, Independents Bob Deed and Barry Warren, also lost their seats.

Elsewhere, the Green Party added one seat to their existing two, but Labour remains without a councillor on Mid Devon.

Mid Devon elections 2023: full results

BRADNINCH

Piers Kotting (Labour): 92
James Ruttledge (Conservatives): 49
Luke Taylor (Lib Dem): 650 ELECTED

CADBURY

Bob Deed (Independent): 137
Linda Luckhaus (Labour): 71
Jennifer Riddle (Reform UK): 19
Rhys Roberts (Conservatives): 277 ELECTED
Georgina Stone (Lib Dem): 163

CANONSLEIGH

Christine Collis (Conservatives): 375
Jane Lock (Lib Dems): 786 ELECTED
Paul Osman (Conservatives): 333
Gill Westcott (Green): 521 ELECTED

CLARE & SHUTTERN

Chris Adcock (Lib Dems): 787 ELECTED
Isla Farrington (Conservatives): 493
Rachel Gilmour (Lib Dems): 732 ELECTED
Isobel Grant (Conservatives): 549

CREDITON BONIFACE

Jim Cairney (Lib Dems): 497 ELECTED
John Downes (Lib Dems): 494 ELECTED
Gina Ford (Conservatives): 194
John Humphreys (Labour): 138
Steve Huxtable (Independent): 215

CREDITON LAWRENCE

Guy Cochran (Lib Dems): 556 ELECTED
Laurie Laybourn (Labour): 307
Frank Letch (Lib Dems): 611 ELECTED
Sam Scougall-Knight (Conservatives): 254

CULLOMPTON PADBROOK

John Berry (Conservatives): 345
Anthony Humble-Smith (Green): 123
Lloyd Knight (Lib Dems): 457 ELECTED
Susan Lane-Smith (Conservatives): 263
Sue Robinson (Lib Dems): 370 ELECTED

CULLOMPTON ST ANDREWS

Jane Attwood (Conservatives): 322
Emma Buczkowski (Lib Dems): 636 ELECTED
James Buczkowski (Lib Dem): 634 ELECTED
Melvyn Hanks (Conservatives): 205
Edward Southerden (Labour): 226
Martin Whatley (Conservatives): 217
Nikki Woollatt (Independent): 479 ELECTED

CULLOMPTON VALE

Rosemary Berry (Conservatives): 87
Matt Fletcher (Lib Dems): 166 ELECTED

HALBERTON

Gwen DuChesne (Lib Dems): 360 ELECTED
Ray Radford (Conservatives): 236

LOWER CULM

John Bell (Labour): 236
Richard Chesterton (Conservatives): 649
Cathy Connor (Lib Dems): 722 ELECTED
Bob Evans (Independent): 434
Andrea Glover (Lib Dems): 814 ELECTED
Brian Lane-Smith (Conservatives): 461
John Poynton (Lib Dems): 673 ELECTED
Barry Warren (Independent): 403
Lewis Worrow (Conservatives): 419

SANDFORD & CREEDY

Mark Jenkins (Green): 576 ELECTED
Alex Monro (Conservatives): 517
Margaret Squires (Conservatives): 575
Helen Tuffin (Green): 632 ELECTED

SILVERTON

Jerry Brook (Conservatives): 86
Josh Wright (Lib Dems): 500 ELECTED

TAW VALE

Clive Eginton (Conservatives): 383
Steve Keable (Lib Dems): 444 ELECTED

TIVERTON CASTLE

Chris Berry (Independent): 198
Luis Gordon (Conservatives): 265
Ben Holdman (Lib Dems): 553 ELECTED
Elizabeth Slade (Conservatives): 273
David Wulff (Lib Dems): 532 ELECTED

TIVERTON CRANMORE

Steve Bush (Independent): 229
Lew Cruwys (Lib Dems): 606 ELECTED
Chris Daw (Independent): 262
Guy Edwards (Conservatives): 271
Tom Ewings (Labour): 109
Beckett Fish (Lib Dems): 463 ELECTED
Sue Griggs (Conservatives): 346
Lance Kennedy (Lib Dems): 445 ELECTED
Nina Lindsay (Conservatives): 202

TIVERTON LOWMAN

Tim Bridger (Independent): 250
Jason Chamberlain (Labour): 245
Rebecca Clarke (Conservatives): 360
Andy Cuddy (Lib Dems): 574 ELECTED
Gordon Czapiewski (Lib Dems): 455 ELECTED
Neal Davey (Conservatives): 355
Matt Farrell (Lib Dems): 405 ELECTED
Colin Slade (Conservatives): 313

TIVERTON WESTEXE

Martin Atkinson (Green): 208
Alex Bingham (Labour): 221
Dave Broom (Lib Dems): 494 ELECTED
Wally Burke (Independent): 273
Steve Flaws (Independent): 170
Jamie Frost (Lib Dems): 444 ELECTED
Claudette Harrower (Conservatives): 334 ELECTED
Jason Lejeune (Independent): 236
Chris Musgrave (Green): 156
Stephen Pugh (Conservatives): 287
Richard Watson (Conservatives): 277

UPPER CULM

James Bartlett (Conservatives): 428
Natasha Bradshaw (Lib Dems): 807 ELECTED
Simon Clist (Lib Dems): 814 ELECTED
Michael Cooper (Conservatives): 366
Terence Edwards (Labour): 127

UPPER YEO & TAW

Peter Heal (Conservatives): 524
Natalia Letch (Lib Dems): 561 ELECTED
Stuart Penny (Conservatives): 591 ELECTED
Hayden Sharp (Labour): 208
Andi Wyer (Lib Dems): 382

WAY

Polly Colthorpe (Conservatives): 351 ELECTED
Rosie Wibberley (Green): 344

YEO

Martin Binks (Conservatives): 490 ELECTED
Sandy Chenore (Lib Dems): 553 ELECTED
John Dean (Labour): 233
Angus Howie (Conservatives): 489
Danuta Karpinska (Green): 233
Paul Perriman (Lib Dems): 381