North Devon.
Liberal Democrats-controlled district. £14m net revenue. 25 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, Liberal Democrats MPs.
North Devon is a district controlled by Liberal Democrats (22 of 43 seats). Net revenue is £14m for 2025-26. It covers 25 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 51% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syed Jusef | LD | Barnstaple Central | 2023 |
| Ian Roome | LD | Barnstaple With Pilton | 2023 |
| Jo Orange | LD | Barnstaple With Pilton | 2023 |
| Mel Lovering | LD | Barnstaple With Pilton | 2023 |
| David John Clayton | LD | Barnstaple With Westacott | 2023 |
| Katrina Jean Mary Stevenson | LD | Barnstaple With Westacott | 2023 |
| Peter Richard Leaver | LD | Barnstaple With Westacott | 2023 |
| Helen Frances Walker | LD | Bickington | 2023 |
| Joy Mary Cann | LD | Bickington | 2023 |
| Will Topps | LD | Bickington | 2023 |
| Robin John Milton | Ind | Bishops Nympton | 2023 |
| Malcolm Stephen Prowse | Ind | Bratton Fleming | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy councils (district): 55% from council tax vs the cohort median of 61%.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £217 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,801 |
| Police | £288 |
| Fire & rescue | £105 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £104 |
| Total Band-D | £2,515 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does North Devon split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (district)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Devon | 25 | 100% | Ian Roome | LD |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
Not yet ingested for North Devon
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level