Local elections in Devon are held every four years in order to vote for

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s on

Devon County Council Devon County Council is the county council administering the English county of Devon. Based in the city of Exeter, the council covers the non-metropolitan county area of Devon. Members of the council (councillors) are elected every four years to ...

. There are a total of 62 councillors on the council. Since 1998,

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

and

Torbay Torbay is a borough and unitary authority in Devon, south west England. It is governed by Torbay Council and consists of of land, including the resort towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, located on east-facing Tor Bay, part of Lyme ...

have been

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, making them independent of Devon County Council.

Political control

The county council was established in 1889. The council's functions and territory were reformed under the

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. The first election following those reforms was held in 1973, with the council assuming its altered powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1973 have been:

Council elections

* 1973 Devon County Council election * 1977 Devon County Council election * 1981 Devon County Council election * 1985 Devon County Council election * 1989 Devon County Council election * 1993 Devon County Council election * 1997 Devon County Council election *

2001 Devon County Council election Elections to Devon County Council were held on 7 June 2001, alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. All 54 seats were up for election. The Liberal Democrats lost the council to no overall control. Results References ...

2005 Devon County Council election The 2005 Devon County Council election was an election to Devon County Council which took place on 5 May 2005 as part of the 2005 United Kingdom local elections. 62 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned eith ...

2009 Devon County Council election An election to Devon County Council took place on 7 May 2009 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections. The elections had been delayed from 7 May, to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. 62 councillors were elected from v ...

2013 Devon County Council election An election to Devon County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections. 62 councillors were elected from electoral divisions which returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a ...

2017 Devon County Council election The 2017 Devon County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 60 councillors were elected from 58 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by ...

2021 Devon County Council election The 2021 Devon County Council election took place alongside the other local elections In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions w ...

County result maps

File:Devon County Council election 2009 map.svg, 2009 results map File:Devon County Council election 2013 map.svg, 2013 results map

By-election results

References

External links

Devon Council
{{English County Council Elections Council elections in Devon County council elections in England