2011 North Devon District Council election

[6] The results saw the Conservative lose their majority on the council, dropping to 18 seats after suffering a net loss of four councillors.

[8] Overall turnout in the election was 45.33%,[9] ranging from a high of 63% in Bratton Fleming to a low of 30% in Forches and Whiddon Valley.

[5] Among the councillors to lose their seats to independents were Conservatives Dick Jones and John Gill in Fremington and Liberal Democrats Carol Mccormack-Hole and Sue Sewell in Bickington and Roundswell, and South Molton respectively.

[10] Successful independent candidates included the former Conservative Rodney Cann and the former Liberal Democrat Malcolm Prowse.

[5] 10 of the 11 elected independent councillors divided up into 3 groups, New Wave, containing Rodney Cann, Joanne Bell, Frank Biederman and Brian Hockin, North Devon First, containing Malcolm Prowse, Julia Clark and Yvette Gubb, and Independent Group, containing Mike Edmunds, Eric Ley and Walter White.