2025 Devon County Council election

2025 Devon County Council election

1 May 2025

All 60 seats to Devon County Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered640,785
Turnout231,027
36.05% (4.6 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Caroline Leaver James McInnes
Party Liberal Democrats Reform Conservative
Leader's seat Barnstaple South Hatherleigh & Chagford (retired)
Last election 9 seats, 17.93% 0 seats, 0.2% 39 seats, 42.55%
Seats before 10 0 40
Seats won 27 18 7
Seat change 18 18 32
Popular vote 68,823 64,446 53,023
Percentage 28.33% 26.53% 21.83%
Swing 10.4% 26.3% 20.72%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Jacqi Hodgson N/A Carol Whitton
Party Green Independent Labour
Leader's seat Totnes & Dartington St David's & Haven Banks (defeated)
Last election 2 seats, 11.17% 3 seats, 10.8% 7 seats, 16.05%
Seats before 2 2 6
Seats won 6 2 0
Seat change 4 1 7
Popular vote 25,954 11,154 19,020
Percentage 10.68% 4.8% 7.83%
Swing 0.49% 3.8% 8.22%


Leader before election

James McInnes
Conservative

Leader after election

Julian Brazil
Liberal Democrat
No overall control

The 2025 Devon County Council election took place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Devon County Council in Devon, England. All 60 seats were up for election. This was on the same day as other local elections. The council was under Conservative majority control prior to the election. The council went under no overall control at the election, with the Liberal Democrats becoming the largest party.