Devon County Council

There are 62 County Councillors (also known as Members) elected by those eligible to vote in elections which take place every four years. The last elections took place on the  4 June 2009 to coincide with the dates of the European elections.

Each councillor represents the people within an area known as an 'Electoral Division'. Councillors have a number of distinct roles, namely:-

1. Making policy and other decisions relating to the services for which, collectively, they are responsible
2. Looking after the interests of local people in their Electoral Division
3. Representing the Council at local, regional national and possibly european level

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Portfolio holders are members of the Cabinet - they are also known as Cabinet Members. They are councillors who have been given responsibility to oversee specific areas of the council's work.

If you don't feel you are getting fair treatment then you may wish to contact your local County Councillor and ask him or her to take up the matter for you.

If you want to make a complaint about the conduct of a Devon County Councillor or if you think that a County Councillor may have breached the Code of Conduct then you may complain to the Council's standards Committee. Further details and complaints form.

In addition, Devon is currently waiting for the Boundary Committee recommendations on the future structures of Local Government within Devon. Please see our Boundary Committee Review pages for further information.

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