Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.
They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their councillor face to face and these take place on a regular basis.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.
To find your councillor please use the below links:
South Hams Ivybridge East
Liberal Democrats
Lead Executive Member for Community Services; Operations and Leisure
South Hams Totnes
Green Party
West Devon Okehampton North
Conservative
Lead Executive Member for Economic Development; Commercial Strategy; and Governance
West Devon Bere Ferrers
South Hams Loddiswell and Aveton Gifford
South Hams Stokenham
Leader of the Council
West Devon Tavistock South East
Independent
Lead Hub Member for Communities
West Devon Okehampton South
South Hams Wembury and Brixton
West Devon Exbourne
West Devon Buckland Monachorum
South Hams Dartmouth and East Dart
Labour
West Devon South Tawton
Mayor of West Devon 2023-24 and Lead Hub Member for the Natural Environment
South Hams Salcombe and Thurlestone
South Hams Ermington and Ugborough
South Hams Ivybridge West
South Hams Newton and Yealmpton
West Devon Tamarside
Lead Hub Member for Resources
West Devon Chagford
West Devon Tavistock South West
Leader - West Devon Borough Council
West Devon Drewsteignton
South Hams South Brent
South Hams Dartington and Staverton
Lead Executive Member for Waste and Community Composting
South Hams Woolwell
Lead Executive Member for Customer Service; Improvement; IT; and Digital Services
South Hams Kingsbridge
West Devon Milton Ford
Lead Hub Member for the Economy
West Devon Hatherleigh
South Hams Allington and Strete
Lead Hub Member for Leisure, Health and Wellbeing
West Devon Tavistock North
South Hams West Dart
Lead Executive Member for Climate Change & Biodiversity
Lead Hub Member for Enabling Inclusive, Accessible Services and Customer Communications
West Devon Bridestowe
Lead Hub Member for the Built Environment
Lead Executive Member for Housing; Environmental Health; and Licensing
South Hams Bickleigh and Cornwood
West Devon Mary Tavy
Chairman of Council 2023-24
South Hams Marldon and Littlehempston
South Hams Blackawton and Stoke Fleming
West Devon Dartmoor
Deputy Leader of West Devon Borough Council, with specific responsibility for Housing
Deputy Mayor of West Devon 2023-24
South Hams Charterlands
Vice Chairman of Council 2023-24
Deputy Leader of the Council: Planning; Corporate Performance Oversight; Organisational; and Community Development
West Devon Burrator