Devon County Council

Devon County Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county council
Leadership
Chair	John Hart, Conservative since 23 May 2024[1]
Leader	James McInnes, Conservative since 23 May 2024[2]
Chief Executive	Donna Manson since 17 February 2023
Structure
Seats	60 councillors
Political groups	Administration (38)   Conservative (38) Other parties (22)   Liberal Democrats (9)   Labour (6)   Green (2)   Independent (5)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	6 May 2021
Next election	1 May 2025
Meeting place
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 to represent the electorate of each county division, almost all being nominated by the major national political parties.

The population of the area administered by the council was estimated at 795,286 in 2018,^[3] 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.