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19-608: Dalwood is a village and county parish in the East Devon district of the English county of Devon . It is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) away from the nearest town, Axminster , and 5 miles (8.0 km) away from Honiton . Dalwood can be accessed by the nearby A35 road. The village is placed within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Along with the nearby village of Stockland , until 1842

38-401: A result of no overall control, the largest party may attempt to govern as a minority administration. Parties may also work together to create a formal deal, which can range from a confidence and supply deal to full coalition. Deals, especially the looser kind, can occur between parties which are not traditionally aligned on a national level. For example, a minority Conservative administration

57-467: A third tier of local government. The council has been under no overall control since 2019. From May 2020 to May 2023, it was run by a political grouping composed of Liberal Democrats, Greens and Independents. Since the 2023 election the council has again been run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats, Greens and some of the independent councillors. Paul Arnott was re-appointed leader of

76-480: Is a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats, comparably to a hung parliament . Of the 248 councils who had members up for election in the 2019 local elections , 73 (over a quarter) resulted in a NOC administration. In the 2021 local elections , 14 resulted in no overall control. Outside of the UK, the term may be applied to other local authorities, such as the local councils of Malta and

95-659: The Blackdown Hills in the north of the district and the East Devon AONB along the district's coast and adjoining areas. The East Devon coastline from Exmouth to the border with Dorset is also part of the designated World Heritage Site of the Jurassic Coast ; the designated area continues into Dorset as far as the Old Harry Rocks near Swanage . The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under

114-628: The General Assembly of Budapest in Hungary . Typically, if no party achieves overall control of a council, the largest grouping will form alliances to create an ad hoc governing coalition . Often local authorities have larger proportions of smaller party and independent members than the House of Commons , and when there is no overall control this often results in minor groups having more influence than their numbers alone would suggest. In

133-503: The Local Government Act 1972 , covering the whole area of eight former districts and part of a ninth, which were all abolished at the same time: The new district was named East Devon, reflecting its position in the wider county. East Devon District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Devon County Council . The whole district is also covered by civil parishes , which form

152-751: The M5 motorway passes through the district, as does a section of the West of England line . East Devon is entirely divided into civil parishes . The parish councils for Axminster , Budleigh Salterton , Cranbrook , Exmouth , Honiton , Ottery St Mary , Seaton and Sidmouth take the style "town council". No overall control In the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom and local government in Australia , no overall control (abbreviated to NOC ; Welsh : dim rheolaeth gyffredinol )

171-587: The Portuguese soldier and Prime Minister José Lucio Travassos Valdez, 1st Count of Bonfim . Nearby Loughwood Meeting House just north of the A35 road is an 18th-century Baptist chapel with an unaltered interior. Some landscaped gardens are opened to the public at nearby Burrow Farm. Situated in the centre of the village is The Tuckers Arms, a 12th century thatched freehouse inn with original inglenook fireplace and flagstone floors. In 2009, Dalwood Vineyard

190-466: The case of a majority of independents, who commonly have no collective policies when elected. This can also arise when the council members divide on other than party lines. For instance, the 2004 elections to the Isle of Anglesey County Council returned more independents than all others put together, but only Plaid Cymru maintained a party group within the council, and not all of its elected members joined

209-486: The council since 2001 have been: Following the 2023 election , subsequent changes of allegiance up to June 2024 and a by-election in May 2024, the composition of the council was: The Liberal Democrats, Greens and eleven of the independent councillors sit together as the "Democratic Alliance Group", which forms the council's administration. Of the other independent councillors, ten form the "Independent Group", one sits with

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228-489: The council after the election, this time as a Liberal Democrat, having previously led as a member of the East Devon Alliance , which did not stand any candidates in 2023. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties: The leaders of

247-591: The council moved to new purpose-built offices called Blackdown House in Honiton . The building was officially opened on 27 February 2019. Prior to 2019 the council was based at Knowle, a large converted house in Sidmouth which had been the offices of the old Sidmouth Urban District Council since the 1960s, having previously been a hotel. Exeter International Airport is located in East Devon. A small stretch of

266-544: The group. The remainder of the council, including some members of other political parties, formed four non-partisan groups, none of which held a majority. The 2008 elections resulted in a group called the Original Independents gaining an overall majority. No overall control is more common in Northern Ireland and Scotland , in part due to their usage of single transferable vote as opposed to

285-476: The single Liberal councillor as the "Independent Councillor Group" and the other does not belong to a group. The next election is due in 2027. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 60 councillors representing 30 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. East Devon is covered by two parliamentary constituencies : Exmouth & Exeter East , Honiton & Sidmouth . In 2019

304-453: The towns of Axminster , Budleigh Salterton , Cranbrook , Ottery St Mary , Seaton and Sidmouth , along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The district borders Teignbridge and the City of Exeter to the west, Mid Devon to the north, Somerset to the north-east, and Dorset to the east. Two parts of the district are designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty :

323-404: The village was a part of an outlier of the county of Dorset . Dalwood is a small village with a church, a primary school, village hall and public house. St Peter's church is 15th century and was restored in 1881. It has some early stained glass windows. Immediately to the right of the main door (and partly visible in photograph) is the grave of Pedro de Alcantara Travassos Valdez , a son of

342-492: Was established on nearby Danes Hill, overlooking the village. The first crop was produced in 2013 and used to make an English sparkling wine . This Devon location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . East Devon East Devon is a local government district in Devon , England. Its council is based in the town of Honiton , although Exmouth is the largest town. The district also contains

361-672: Was formed in 2019 in Bolton supported by the Liberal Democrats and UKIP, whilst a Labour-UKIP formal coalition existed in Basildon . Following the 2017 Aberdeen City Council election , all nine Labour councillors were expelled from the party for entering into a coalition with the Conservatives. It is possible for a council to be under no overall control even when there appears to be an overall majority, in particular in

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