Elections and Referendums 2022

Details of elections and referendums held during 2022 can be found below, with the oldest listed first.

Tavistock North By-Election - 19 Feb 2022

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes
BAMFORD Susan Lee	Green Party	163
SMITH Doug	Labour Party	85
SQUIRE Peter Cyril	Liberal Democrats	337
TURNBULL David Edward	Conservative Party Candidate	379 ELECTED

Milton Abbot, Chillaton and Kelly (MACK) Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - 23 Jun 2022

Do you want West Devon Borough Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Milton Abbot, Chillaton & Kelly to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?
Result	Votes Recorded	Percentage
Number of votes cast in favour of a YES	235	90.7%
Number of votes cast in favour of a NO	23	8.9%

More than half of those voting have voted in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan.

You can view the MACK Neighbourhood Plan on our Neighbourhood Planning website.

Verification Number for 2022

On 15 February each year, West Devon Borough Council is required to publish the number equal to 5% of its local government electors for the purposes of determining the validity of a petition.

In accordance with Regulation 4(1) of The Local Authority (Referendums) (Petitions & Directions) (England) Regulations 2000, the number that is equal to 5% of the number of local government electors shown in the revised register of electors is:

2186

This is for the West Devon Borough Council area, having effect on the 15 February 2022.