South Hams

South Hams

South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England with its headquarters in the town of Totnes. It contains the towns of Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, Ivybridge, Salcombe — the largest of which is Ivybridge with a population of 16,056....

 District

Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...

 Council in Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

, England

England

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 is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 40 councillor

Councillor

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s have been elected from 30 wards

Wards of the United Kingdom

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Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

 

Party in control	Years
1973 - 1983
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1983 - 1987
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	1987 - 1995
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1995 - 1999
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	1999 - present

Council elections

South Hams District Council election, 1999 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 4)

South Hams District Council election, 2003

South Hams District Council election, 2007

South Hams District Council election, 2011

South Hams District Council election, 2011

Elections to South Hams District Council will take place on 5 May, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections and the Alternative Vote referendum. 27 of the 30 wards are holding an election, each with either 1,2 or 3 councillors to be elected. The number of seats up for election in each...

1995-1999

1999-2003

2003-2007

2007-2011