Devon - Politics and Administration

Politics and Administration

See also: Devon Council election, 2009 and Local Government Act 2010

The administrative centre of Devon is the city of Exeter. The largest city in Devon, Plymouth, and the conurbation of Torbay (including Torquay, Paignton and Brixham) have been unitary authorities since 1998, separate from the remainder of Devon which is administered by Devon County Council for the purposes of local government.

Devon County Council is controlled by the Conservatives, and the political representation of its 62 councillors are: 41 Conservatives, 14 Liberal Democrats, four Labour, two Independents and one Green.

General Election 2010 : Lincolnshire
Conservative	Liberal Democrats	Labour	UKIP	Green	BNP	Others	Liberal	Socialist Labour	English Democrats	Communist	Turnout
260,513 +46,969	200,777 +17,154	85,556 −29,004	36,896 +2,072	9,493 +2,369	4,824 N/A	1,550 +1,351	1,108 N/A	331 −344	146 N/A	96 N/A	601,290 +46,741

Overall Number of seats as of 2010
Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats	UKIP	Green	BNP	Others	Liberal	Socialist Labour	English Democrats	Communist
9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Hundreds

Historically Devon was divided into 32 hundreds: Axminster, Bampton, Black Torrington, Braunton, Cliston, Coleridge, Colyton, Crediton, East Budleigh, Ermington, Exminster, Fremington, Halberton, Hartland, Hayridge, Haytor, Hemyock, Lifton, North Tawton and Winkleigh, Ottery, Plympton, Roborough, Shebbear, Shirwell, South Molton, Stanborough, Tavistock, Teignbridge, Tiverton, West Budleigh, Witheridge, and Wonford.