Devon County Council

Devon County Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county council
Leadership
Chair	Rosie Dawson, Liberal Democrat since 28 May 2026
Leader	Julian Brazil, Liberal Democrat since 22 May 2025
Chief Executive	Donna Manson since 17 February 2023
Structure
Seats	60 councillors
Political groups	Administration (35)   Liberal Democrats (27)   Green (6)   Independent (2) Other parties (25)   Reform UK (16)   Conservative (7)   Independent (2)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	1 May 2025
Meeting place
County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QD
Website
www.devon.gov.uk
Constitution
The Constitution of Devon County Council

Devon County Council is the county council administering the English county of Devon. The council is based at Devon County Hall in the city of Exeter.

The area administered by the county council is termed the non-metropolitan county, which is smaller than the ceremonial county; the non-metropolitan county excludes Plymouth and Torbay. The population of the non-metropolitan county was estimated at 795,286 in 2018, making it the most populous 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. There are eight such districts in the county council's area, each with its own district, borough, or city council.