LOCAL ELECTIONS RESULTS SPECIAL
Lib Dems take command at County Hall despite Reform UK surge as Conservatives lose 33 seats and Labour is wiped out
2025 Devon County Council elections leave balance of power in Green Party hands as local government reorganisation takes centre stage on regional political agenda. Read more.
2025 Devon County Council elections results
County-wide seat wins and vote share changes plus the votes cast with vote share, party vote share change and turnout in each Exeter division. Read more.
Reform UK takes Mincinglake & Whipton from Labour in Exeter City Council by-elections
Labour holds Topsham by just 28 votes as party polls only 0.25% above Reform across both wards. Read more.
2025 Exeter City Council by-elections results
The votes cast for each candidate with vote share, party vote share change and turnout in Mincinglake & Whipton and Topsham. Read more.
ON OUR RADAR
The Slightest Gesture // Exeter Phoenix
Sculptor and installation artist Tabatha Andrews presents a new immersive exhibition. More details.
Exeter Pride 2025 // Northernhay Gardens
Exeter Pride returns for a celebration of LGBTQ+ diversity with a parade, marketplace, music, cabaret and more. More details.
Czech Classics // Exeter Cathedral
Isca Ensemble and chorus perform a programme by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. More details.
Fore Street Flea 2025 // Fore Street
Market with stalls selling vintage items, handmade craft, food and drink plus live music from local artists returns for 2025 season. More details.
Pint of Science 2025 // Exeter city centre
Three days of talks, demonstrations and live experiments by research scientists in city centre pubs. More details.
BELOW THE FOLD
2025 Exeter & Devon local elections guide
Devon County Council elections take place on 1 May alongside two Exeter City Council by-elections. Our essential guide explores the background to this year’s ballot and assesses the contests in each of the city’s electoral divisions and wards. Read it here.
