ELECTIONS are taking place for all 60 seats on Devon County Council, with voters going to the polls today (Thursday).
The entirety of the 60-strong council will be up for re-election, with 56 ‘single-member’ Electoral Divisions and two, ‘two-member’ Divisions’.
The current composition of the council consists of 41 Conservatives, six Labour, six Liberal Democrats, four Independents, one Green Party, one East Devon Alliance and one North Devon Liberal. The Conservatives and Labour are the only parties who are fielding the maximum of 60 candidates, with the Liberal Democrats fielding 55.
The Green Party are fielding 45 candidates, with one from UKIP, five from Reform UK, and 20 from the Freedom Alliance, who are standing on a platform of ‘no lockdowns, no curfews’.
The East Devon Alliance have three candidates, the Trade Unionist and Social Coalition have six, while there are 28 Independent candidates.
Elections for the position of Police and Crime Commissioner are also taking place and some of the electorate in Teignbridge will be asked to put their mark in the boxes of town councils, where some seats have become available in Chudleigh, Newton Abbot and Teignmouth.Scillyoarternatives