Your Council

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East Devon District Council's vision is:

Outstanding and sustainable quality of life for everyone in East Devon.

Corporate Strategy

To help achieve the Council's vision and to outline in more detail the priorities of the Council, we have developed our Corporate Strategy. We review our Strategy each year to make sure that it stays up to date.

PDF Icon Please click this link to view the East Devon District Council Corporate Strategy 2008 (229KB - PDF Help)

Political Composition

The Council consists of 59 Councillors who represent 32 electoral wards.

The political composition of the Council is:

  • Conservatives: 43
  • Liberal Democrats: 10
  • Independent: 6

The Chairman, Leader and Strategic Management Team

Councillor Paul Diviani

Chairman of the Council
Cllr Paul Diviani

Picture - Sara Randall Johnson

Leader of the Council
Cllr Miss Sara Randall Johnson

Picture Mark Williams

Chief Executive
Mr Mark Williams

Picture - Denise Lyon

Corporate Director
Central Services
Mrs Denise Lyon

Picture - Peter Jeffs

Corporate Director
Communities
Mr Peter Jeffs

Picture - Diccon Pearse

Corporate Director
Economy
Mr Diccon Pearse

Picture - Karime Hassan

Corporate Director
Environment
Mr Karime Hassan


In this section you can find details of:

Councillors Council Wards and Councillors.
Constitution The Council's business is regulated by its PDF Icon Constitution which can be viewed here. (1264KB - PDF Help)  Alternatively hard copies may be obtained from the Council for which a charge will be made.
Code of Conduct for Members and Role of the Monitoring Officer Members of the Council have all signed up to the code of conduct.
Committees Information about Council committees.
Committee Papers Council agendas and committee minutes.
Declarations of Interest Information on Declarations of Interest by Members and Officers
Elections The electoral process, including a list of PDF Icon electoral wards (8KB - PDF Help) and the councillors elected. You can also view the results of recent elections held in East Devon.
Employee statistics Information on the number of staff employed by the Council.
Forward Plan The Council's Forward Plan page.
Honorary Aldermen Details of the Honorary Aldermen of East Devon.
Meetings Dates of the full Council and main committee meetings up to May 2009.
Member Champions Details of Member Champions and what they do.
Parishes and Towns A list of parishes and towns in East Devon with contact details.
Performance information

Comprehensive Performance Assesment

PDF Icon Corporate Business Plan (452KB - PDF Help)
Portfolio Holders Information on the various Portfolio Holders and their remit.
Public Involvement The Speak Now public involvement project for East Devon.
Statement of Accounts PDF Icon The Council's Statement of Accounts 2006/07 (2367KB - PDF Help)
Town Council Opening Hours Opening hours and telephone numbers for Town Council offices, which also act as Council Information Points.