The 2021 Devon County Council election took place alongside the other local elections. All 60 councillors to Devon County Council were elected. A total of 256,974 votes were cast including spoiled ballots.
Summary
Election result
Division results East Devon
District summary
+East Devon district summaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 9 25,382 45.8 +2.0Independent 1 6,592 11.9 –1.7Green 1 1 4,436 8.0 +3.4Labour 0 7,643 13.8 +5.2East Devon Alliance 0 1 6,046 10.9 +1.2Liberal Democrats 0 4,947 8.9 –8.1Democratic Network 0 95 0.2 N/AFreedom Alliance 0 84 0.2 N/AReform UK 0 78 0.1 N/AUKIP 1 68 0.1 –2.5Total1155,371
Division results
Exeter
District summary
+Exeter district summaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 7 15,465 42.6 –3.4Conservative 2 11,617 32.0 –2.8Green 0 5,964 16.4 +8.9Liberal Democrats 0 2,585 7.1 –1.6Independent 0 273 0.8 N/AFor Britain 0 242 0.7 N/AWomen's Equality 0 136 0.4 N/ATotal936,282
Division results
Mid Devon
District summary
+Mid Devon district summaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 11,985 49.4 +2.9Liberal Democrats 1 5,027 20.7 –6.5Labour 0 3,395 14.0 +3.2Green 0 3,087 12.7 +10.1Independent 0 636 2.6 –1.3Freedom Alliance 0 154 0.6 N/ATotal624,284
Division results
North Devon
District summary
+North Devon district summaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 1 11,893 41.7 –2.7Liberal Democrats 2 1 6,460 22.6 –2.8Independent 1 3,891 13.6 +3.2Green 0 3,719 13.0 +6.0Labour 0 2,134 7.5 –1.3Freedom Alliance 0 433 1.5 N/ATotal828,530
Division results
South Hams
District summary
+South Hams district summaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 1 14,287 46.7 +0.6Liberal Democrats 2 1 7,332 24.0 –1.5Green 1 4,180 13.7 +2.8Labour 0 3,942 12.9 +0.5Freedom Alliance 0 648 2.1 N/AReform UK 0 92 0.3 N/ATUSC 0 82 0.3 N/ATotal730,563
Division results
Teignbridge
District summary
+Teignbridge district summaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 1 15,647 38.4 –4.5Liberal Democrats 4 14,881 36.5 –3.2Independent 1 1 3,380 8.3 +4.3Labour 0 3,897 9.6 +2.1Green 0 2,247 5.5 +2.5TUSC 0 589 1.4 N/AReform UK 0 75 0.2 N/ATotal1040,716
Division results
Torridge
District summary
+Torridge district summaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 9,484 47.5 –0.9Independent 0 3,463 17.4 +12.3Liberal Democrats 0 2,734 13.7 ±0.0Labour 0 2,370 11.9 –2.1Green 0 1,857 9.3 +5.2Freedom Alliance 0 50 0.3 N/ATotal519,958
Division results
West Devon
District summary
+West Devon district summaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 8,407 47.3 –4.1Independent 0 3,156 17.8 +1.3Green 0 2,795 15.7 +7.2Labour 0 1,794 10.1 +1.2Liberal Democrats 0 1,429 8.0 –1.8Reform UK 0 179 1.0 N/ATotal417,760
Division results
Changes 2021–2025 Paul Henderson, elected as a Conservative, left the party in March 2023 to sit as an independent.
Rob Hannaford, elected for Labour, left the party in January 2024 to sit as an independent.
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