West Devon has stayed blue as the Conservatives retain their seats in the Devon County Council elections, latest results reveal.

After 12 years as county councillor for Yelverton Rural Philip Sanders has been returned to his seat, James McInnes will continue to represent Hatherleigh and Chagford, Debo Sellis for Tavistock and Lois Samuel has won the seat for the Tories in Okehampton Rural after sitting member Kevin Ball decided not to stand.

Here’s how the voting went:

Tavistock (turnout 41.81%)

Debo Sellis (Con) 1847 votes

Mandy Ewings (Ind)1085

Peter Squire (Lib Dem)464

Mike Sparling (Lab) 442

Chris Jordan (Green) 364

Yelverton Rural (turnout 43.69%)

Philip Sanders (Con) 2263

Mark Renders (Ind) 1123

Judy Maciejowska (Green)

Tony Marchese (Lab) 598

Ashley West (Lib Dem) 272

Okehampton Rural (turnout 36.42%)

Lois Samuel (Con) 1942

Tony Leech (Ind) 948

Brian Wood (Green) 552

Terence Edwards (Lab) 424

Patrick Gilbert (Lib Dem) 235

Robert Rush (Reform UK) 90

Hatherleigh and Chagford (turnout 41.93%)

James McInnes (Con) 2355

Lynn Daniel (Green) 1142

George Dexter (Lib Dem) 458

Douglas Smith (Lab) 330

Matthew Morton (Reform UK) 89