Dawlish News
THE seaside towns of Dawlish and Teignmouth will continue to be represented by the Liberal Democrats at County Hall as the present incumbents for both are re-elected. Town and district councillor Rosie Dawson will now represent Dawlish at Devon County Council after winning today’s election [Friday, May 2].
Read more...https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/lib-dems-hold-seaside-towns-789783
The Lib Dem brown nosing-paper that calls itself the Mid Devon Advertiser conveniently neglects to mention that there was a District Council by-election in Teignmouth West.
The position was won by the Liberal Democrats in 2019 and 2023 but the Councillor quit the party, became an Independent and then left the Council entirely triggering a by-election.
This was not reported at the time and kept quite. The Lib Dems don't want people to know that they lose Councillors or that there own Councillors often take issue with the local party led by control freak Wriggly Martin.
The Lib Dems did not win in Teignmouth West.
A Reform candidate called Steve Horner who refers to himself as a 'Defiant Englishman' won this election and is now elected District Councillor.
He beat the Lib Dem by 28 votes,
Turn-out was just over 29% which is awful.