Conservative candidate Jonathan Hawkins has won the Dartmouth & Marldon division in the Devon County Council elections.

The full result was as follows:

HAWKINS Jonathan, Conservative Party, 2,292, 66.3%

JACKSON Susie, Liberal Democrat, 456, 13.2%

LANNIN Tessa, Labour Party, 344, 9.9%

NICHOLSON Heather, Green Party, 360, 10.4%

There was a 36 per cent turnout and the total number of votes cast was 3,459.