Stuart Hughes has won re-election as county councillor for Sidmouth.
The Conservative Party candidate secured 2,601 votes beating Louise MacAllister (Independent East Devon Alliance) by 180 votes.
She secured 2,431 votes while Labour Party candidate Colin Mills got 209.
The turnout was42.8 per cent.
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