Devon County Council

Devon County Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county
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 (4)   South Devon Alliance (1)
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 non-metropolitan county of Devon, England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county; the latter additionally includes Plymouth and Torbay. The population of the non-metropolitan county was estimated at 795,286 in 2018,^[3] making it the largest local authority in South West England. The council has been under Conservative majority control since 2009. It is based at County Hall in Exeter.

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.