Your Vote is Your Voice
When are the Devon County Council elections happening? The Devon County Council elections will take place on Thursday 1 May 2025. Sixty council seats in 58 divisions (two areas, Exmouth and Broadclyst each have two elected members) will be decided.
Published: 5 April 2025
The votes will be counted on Friday 2 May 2025, and you will be able to follow the results on our democracy website.
By voting in the Devon County Council elections, you are choosing the person who will use their local knowledge to stand up for the issues most important to you, the needs of your community and help bring about the changes you want locally.
You will be voting for someone who will have a say in the priorities for the future of Devon and can help Devon County Council make decisions on key services including education, roads, social care for vulnerable adults and children as well as the local environment and Devon’s countryside.
You can vote if you are:
- registered to vote
- 18 years old or older on the day of the election
- registered at an address in Devon
- a British, Irish, or qualifying Commonwealth citizen living in the UK
- not legally excluded from voting