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UKIP take a seat in Dorset

The Conservatives remain in control in Dorset despite some success for UKIP

5:53am, Fri 3 May 2013

Calls for Councillor to resign after disabled comments

There are calls for Councillor Collin Brewer to resign after he said that disabled children should be put down.

10:15pm, Wed 27 Feb 2013

Plymouth signs up for 'City Deal'

Plymouth is to be given greater independence from Whitehall to help it boost economic growth.

10:30am, Tue 19 Feb 2013

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1:18 pm, Fri 03 May 2013 County Council Elections 2013

Final Devon results: Conservatives retain control with 38

The final results for Devon are in:

The Conservatives have officially retained control with 38 seats. The Liberal Democrats have 9 and Labour have 7.

UKIP managed to take 4 seats with 3 seats going to Independents and 1 to the Green Party.

12:53 pm, Fri 03 May 2013 County Council Elections 2013

Conservatives retain control of Devon

The Conservatives have retained control of Devon County Council with some results still to be announced. UKIP now have three seats.

12:35 pm, Fri 03 May 2013 County Council Elections 2013

Cornish national party Mebyon Kernow take two seats

The Cornish nationlist party Mebyon Kernow has won two seats - in Callington and Penwithick & Boscoppa.

The Lib Dems and the Conservatives each have one a piece and Independent Joe Ellison has won a seat in Saltash North.

12:26 pm, Fri 03 May 2013 County Council Elections 2013

Devon: Two seats for UKIP and return of former Lib Dem MP

Votes are still being counted in Devon. So far UKIP have taken two seats: Bideford South & Hartland and Exmouth Brixington & Withycombe.

Former Lib Dem MP Richard Younger-Ross has made a return to Teignmouth after winning a seat.

7:45 am, Fri 03 May 2013 County Council Elections 2013

Labour claims they are "gaining trust" in Dorset

Labour gained five seats in Weymouth & Portland on Dorset County Council. Spokesperson Rachel Rogers says it shows the party is gaining the trust of the public in the south of England.

7:35 am, Fri 03 May 2013 County Council Elections 2013

Dorset Tories say votes for UKIP helped Labour

Ian Bruce, the Conservatives spokesman in Dorset, blamed voters opting for UKIP for allowing Labour to win seats from the Conservatives on the new look County Council..

5:45 am, Fri 03 May 2013 County Council Elections 2013 West Country (E)

Somerset Conservatives claim victory for "common sense"

John Osman, the Conservative leader on Somerset County Council, claimed the election result was a victory for "common sense and financial prudence" despite a reduced number of seats.