Devon
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
- 2025 58 races · 60 seats 91.7% below quota
- 2021 58 races · 60 seats 55.0% below quota
- 2017 58 races · 60 seats 45.0% below quota
Council composition as of 2025
60 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2025 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2025)
In 2025, 60 seats were up across 58 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 60 seats had been shared in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 68,823 | 28.3% | 27 | 45.0% | 18 | 30.0% | +9 |
| Reform UK | 65,899 | 27.1% | 18 | 30.0% | 17 | 28.3% | +1 |
| Conservative Party | 53,023 | 21.8% | 7 | 11.7% | 13 | 21.7% | -6 |
| Green Party | 24,501 | 10.1% | 6 | 10.0% | 6 | 10.0% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 19,020 | 7.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 6.7% | -4 |
| Independent | 11,154 | 4.6% | 2 | 3.3% | 2 | 3.3% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 200 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Heritage Party | 189 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| The Liberal Party | 92 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Communist Party of Britain | 13 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 242,914 | 100.0% | 60 | 100.0% | 60 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2025 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2017 | 2021 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphington and Cowick | 43% | 42% | 27% |
| Ashburton and Buckfastleigh | 37% | 41% | 27% |
| Axminster | 47% | 44% | 38% |
| Barnstaple North | 53% | 45% | 46% |
| Barnstaple South | 45% | 41% | 43% |
| Bickleigh and Wembury | 72% | 64% | 35% |
| Bideford East | 30% | 45% | 36% |
| Bideford West and Hartland | 43% | 34% | 37% |
| Bovey Rural | 50% | 47% | 30% |
| Braunton Rural | 41% | 43% | 38% |
| Broadclyst | 52% | 51% | 32% |
| Chudleigh and Teign Valley | 50% | 39% | 30% |
| Chulmleigh and Landkey | 59% | 45% | 38% |
| Combe Martin Rural | 63% | 63% | 39% |
| Crediton | 49% | 36% | |
| Crediton Rural | 44% | ||
| Creedy Taw and Mid Exe | 55% | ||
| Creedy, Taw and Mid Exe | 53% | 36% | |
| Cullompton and Bradninch | 44% | 53% | 42% |
| Dartmouth and Marldon | 66% | 62% | 34% |
| Dawlish | 52% | 40% | 42% |
| Duryard and Pennsylvania | 47% | 37% | 28% |
| Exminster and Haldon | 52% | 65% | 55% |
| Exmouth | 37% | 48% | 30% |
| Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton | 50% | ||
| Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton Coastal | 55% | 32% | |
| Exwick and St Thomas | 58% | 51% | |
| Exwick and St. Thomas | 32% | ||
| Feniton and Honiton | 61% | 54% | 36% |
| Fremington Rural | 56% | 65% | 59% |
| Hatherleigh and Chagford | 63% | 54% | 31% |
| Heavitree and Whipton Barton | 51% | 44% | 26% |
| Holsworthy Rural | 67% | 59% | 35% |
| Ilfracombe | 38% | 52% | 34% |
| Ipplepen and the Kerswells | 46% | 39% | 25% |
| Ivybridge | 56% | 56% | 38% |
| Kingsbridge | 51% | 53% | 49% |
| Kingsteignton and Teign Estuary | 52% | 59% | 35% |
| Newton Abbot North | 39% | 39% | 33% |
| Newton Abbot South | 62% | 33% | 33% |
| Northam | 54% | 37% | 39% |
| Okehampton Rural | 50% | 46% | 34% |
| Otter Valley | 75% | 65% | 63% |
| Pinhoe and Mincinglake | 46% | 49% | 34% |
| Salcombe | 62% | 61% | 40% |
| Seaton and Colyton | 38% | 45% | 41% |
| Sidmouth | 47% | 50% | 43% |
| South Brent and Yealmpton | 52% | 42% | 52% |
| South Molton | 58% | 54% | 31% |
| St David's and Haven Banks | 44% | 41% | |
| St Sidwells and St James | 61% | 52% | |
| St. David's and Haven Banks | 46% | ||
| St. Sidwells and St. James | 36% | ||
| Tavistock | 49% | 44% | 32% |
| Teignmouth | 40% | 48% | 34% |
| Tiverton East | 42% | 47% | 34% |
| Tiverton West | 44% | 46% | 36% |
| Torrington Rural | 40% | 55% | 47% |
| Totnes and Dartington | 35% | 60% | 62% |
| Wearside and Topsham | 55% | 48% | 31% |
| Whimple and Blackdown | 66% | 58% | 31% |
| Willand and Uffculme | 53% | 52% | 39% |
| Wonford and St Loyes | 47% | 44% | |
| Wonford and St. Loyes | 31% | ||
| Yelverton Rural | 45% | 45% | 28% |