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Help hold Devon’s political parties and politicians to account during the 2025 local elections

Send us any campaign materials you receive so we can fact-check candidates’ claims and hold them to their pledges after the votes have been counted.

May local election materials are already being stuffed through letterboxes as Devon’s political parties race to get ahead of the start of the official election campaign period, which begins on Tuesday.

After this date campaign spending must be recorded and declared and must stay within prescribed limits.

Local election materials often contain surprising claims about the past achievements of the candidate or the political party they represent, or surprising omissions concerning one or both.

Others may make eye-catching promises about what will be delivered if they are elected.

Help us hold Devon’s politicians and political parties to account by sending us any campaign materials you receive so we can fact-check their claims and challenge candidates to fulfil the election pledges they make after the votes have been counted.

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Please take a photo of both sides of any leaflets or printed materials you want to share and email them to.

You can also forward campaign emails to the same address, or send us links to social media posts you think might be stretching the truth or making promises that might not get delivered.

Thanks for your help in making Devon’s local democracy more accountable.

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This year’s local elections, which are being held on 1 May, will include the election of 60 Devon county councillors, as the four-year terms of the incumbents end.

Electors in Exeter will also be asked to cast their votes for two new city councillors following the sudden resignations of Naima Allcock in Mincinglake & Whipton and Josh Ellis-Jones in Topsham.


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