East Devon District Council is the local authority for East Devon in England. The council is elected every four years. Sixty councillors are elected from 30 wards since the last boundary changes in 2019. Political control The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties: Leadership The leaders of the council since 2001 have been: Council elections 1973 East Devon District Council election 1976 East Devon District Council election 1979 East Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries) 1980 East Devon District Council election 1982 East Devon District Council election 1983 East Devon District Council election 1984 East Devon District Council election 1986 East Devon District Council election 1987 East Devon District Council election 1991 East Devon District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 1995 East Devon District Council election 1999 East Devon District Council election 2003 East Devon District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1) 2007 East Devon District Council election 2011 East Devon District Council election 2015 East Devon District Council election 2019 East Devon District Council election By-election results 1995-1999 1999-2003 2003-2007 2007-2011 2019-2023 References By-election results External links East Devon District Council East Devon District Council elections in Devon District council elections in England