Devon County Council elections on Thursday 1 May 2025
If you're voting in person
Check where your polling station is, and go to vote between 7am and 10pm on Thursday 1 May 2025. Remember to bring along an accepted form of photo ID. You don't need to bring along your polling card. If you need any help, ask the staff at the polling station.
Postal votes
If you have a postal vote and you want to hand it in in person at a polling station or council office, you will need to fill out a form. The reception at Exmouth Town Hall will be open between 9am - 4pm and Blackdown House in Honiton will be open between 9am - 5pm. You can't hand in more than five postal ballot packs for others (plus your own).
Election results
The election count will begin on the morning of Friday 2 May 2025. As the results are announced, Devon County Council will be sharing these to X and to their website. East Devon District Council will also be sharing the results on its digital channels, including a summary in next week's Residents' Update newsletter.
Events in East Devon
Join the opening of a photography exhibition from one of Devon's best-loved artists
Come along to the opening of the exhibition 'An English Eye' between 3pm - 5pm on Saturday 10 May 2025. The exhibition will be opened at 3.30pm by Robin Ravilious, wife of James Ravilious.
The new exhibition will feature work by James Ravilious, renowned photographer of rural life. It has been chosen from the large retrospective show mounted for him by the Royal Photographic Society and is loaned from the permanent collection of The Burton at Bideford.
Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Dowell St, Honiton EX14 1LX thelmahulbert.com
Keep in touch with the Wild East Devon team on Facebook and Instagram .
Discover more events in the local area by heading to the East Devon Excellence website
Consultations closing soon
If you, or someone you know, is unable to complete an online survey, request a paper version, by emailing engagement@eastdevon.gov.uk. Please submit this request at least four days before the consultation closes, so that we receive the responses before the deadline.
Cleaning up after the bank holiday?
Today’s empty trigger spray bottles could be transformed into tomorrow’s garden furniture if you recycle them!
Please place your plastic bottles, with the trigger sprays, into your recycling sack. The materials are separated at the processing stage.
If you're unsure if something is recyclable, visit the A - Z on the Recycling and Waste webpages.
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Council meetings
Next week, Cabinet will take place from 6pm on Wednesday 30 April 2025. More information about council meetings is available on the East Devon website, and you can watch public meetings live on the council’s YouTube channel.
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