1997 Devon County Council election
The 1997 Devon County Council election, was an election for all 79 seats on the council. Devon County Council was a county council that covered the majority of the ceremonial county of Devon. The elections took place concurrently with other local elections across England and Northern Ireland.
Election result
[edit]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Liberal Democrats | 31 | 38.8% |  3.1%
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| Conservative | 13 | 34.4% |  0.1%
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| Labour | 4 | 17.8% | 3.1%
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| Independent | 4 | 5.4% | 1.3%
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| Other parties | 2 | 2.4% | 0.5%
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| Green | 0 | 1.3% | 0.7%
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