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Devon County Council

Devon County Council
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Type
Type
Leadership
Percy Prowse,
Conservative
since 25 May 2023[1]
John Hart,
Conservative
since 25 June 2009[2][3]
Donna Manson
since 17 February 2023
Structure
Seats60 councillors
Political groups
Administration
  Conservative (38)
Other parties
  Liberal Democrats (9)
  Labour (7)
  Green (2)
  Independent (4)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
6 May 2021
Next election
1 May 2025
Meeting place
County Hall at Exeter
County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QD
Website
www.devon.gov.uk

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. Almost all councillors are members of the major national political parties.

The population of the area administered by the council was estimated at 795,286 in 2018,[4] making it the largest local authority in South West England.

Devon is an area with "two-tier" local government, meaning that the county is divided into non-metropolitan districts carrying out less strategic functions, such as taking most planning decisions. In Devon there are eight such districts, each with its own district, borough, or city council. Devon County Council does not provide services to Torbay or Plymouth; whilst both are deemed to form part of the wider ceremonial county of Devon, they are unitary authorities, independent from the county council.

  1. ^ "News article". Devon County Council. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Council minutes, 25 June 2009". Devon County Council. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Leader of the Council". Devon County Council. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Population - Devonomics". Retrieved 10 June 2020.