Photo: Lew747 · CC BY-SA 3.0The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on Mid Devon District Council
Tiverton is run by Mid Devon District Council and Devon County Council, with Tiverton parish council for local matters. The Liberal Democrats have a majority on Mid Devon District Council. No party holds a majority on Devon County Council. Its MP is Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat), member for Tiverton and Minehead.
£2,654
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Tiverton’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Mid Devon District Council
The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on Mid Devon District Council: 34 of its 42 seats as elected. The Conservatives hold 4, the Greens 3 and independents 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Devon changed hands in 2025
Devon County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from a Conservative majority (39 of 60 seats in 2021) to no overall control at the May 2025 election: the Liberal Democrats won 27 of 60 seats. Devon ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Tiverton is £2,654 for 2026–27; Mid Devon District Council keeps 9% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 57% in ten years, in line with England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats on Tiverton’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 22 of Mid Devon’s 42 or 31 of Devon’s 60 seats to run the council alone.
- Liberal Democrat34
- Conservative4
- Green3
- Independent1
Latest election: May 2023.
- Liberal Democrat27+18
- Reform UK18+18
- Conservative7−32
- Green6+4
- Independent2−1
- Labour0−7
Change against the council before the 1 May 2025 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Tiverton has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Tiverton’s residents · Band D precept £104
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas.
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Tiverton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierTiverton parish council
- 2Mid Devon District Council4 wards · 11 councillorsLiberal Democrat 11 · Conservative 1 · all 12
- 3Devon County Council2 divisions · 2 councillorsNeale Stephen Peter RaleighSteve Lodge
- 4Police and crime commissionerDevon & Cornwall Police · elected May 2024Alison Hernandez
- 5House of CommonsTiverton and Minehead
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
11 councillors for 4 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Andy CuddyLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Gordon Dugald Thomson CzapiewskiLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Matt FarrellLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Adam StirlingLiberal Democrat · June 2024 · by-election
- Dave BroomLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Jamie FrostLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Claudette Audrey Louise HarrowerConservative · May 2023
- Les CruwysLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Beckett FishLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Lance KennedyLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Ben HoldmanLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- David James WulffLiberal Democrat · May 2023
Show as a table, with Devon County Council’s 2 divisions (2 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiverton Lowmanmostly in Tiverton · 6,132 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Andy CuddyGordon Dugald Thomson CzapiewskiMatt Farrell | May 2023 |
| Tiverton Westexemostly in Tiverton · 5,157 residents3 seats · June 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Adam Stirlingby-electionDave BroomJamie FrostClaudette Audrey Louise Harrower | June 2024, May 2023 |
| Tiverton Cranmoreall in Tiverton · 4,396 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Les CruwysBeckett FishLance Kennedy | May 2023 |
| Tiverton Castlemostly in Tiverton · 4,025 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Ben HoldmanDavid James Wulff | May 2023 |
Devon County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiverton East EDmostly in Tiverton · 10,528 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Neale Stephen Peter Raleigh | May 2025 |
| Tiverton West EDmostly in Tiverton · 9,182 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Steve Lodge | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Mid Devon District Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Mid Devon council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Tiverton, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
4 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Tiverton’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗2,957 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
3,100 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
2,933 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Every ward’s result (1 more)
1,821 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Tiverton is in Tiverton and Minehead constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Tiverton).
47,491 votes for candidates · majority 3,507
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 47,491 votes from 72,087 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 3,507 of 47,491 votes (7.4%): the 138th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Tiverton’s Band D council tax is £2,654 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Mid Devon District Council keeps £246.29 of a Band D bill (9%); the rest goes to the Tiverton parish council, Devon County Council, the Devon & Cornwall police and crime commissioner and the Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Mid Devon’s Band D bill has risen 57% in ten years, from £1,694.96 in 2016–17, in line with England’s average (56%). It was £543.38 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Tiverton, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Devon’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,300.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Devon
| Mid Devon + Devon | Tiverton’s councils | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £503 | £505 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £274 | £309 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £80 | £55 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £26 | £37 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £108 | £128 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £38 | £47 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £48 | £31 | £26 |
| Public health | £46 | £59 | £78 |
| Running the council | £66 | £67 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £2 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,188 | £1,238 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Mid Devon per its residents plus Devon per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Devon and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Tiverton is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
middevon.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
middevon.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Tiverton is run
Which council runs Tiverton?
Tiverton is run by Mid Devon District Council and Devon County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Tiverton have a town council?
Yes: Tiverton has its own parish-tier council (Tiverton parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £104 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Tiverton?
Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Tiverton and Minehead, which covers Tiverton.
How many councillors does Tiverton have?
11 ward councillors represent Tiverton’s 4 wards, and 2 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Tiverton?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Tiverton’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Tiverton?
Band D council tax in Tiverton is £2,654 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Mid Devon District Council?
The Liberal Democrats have a majority: 34 of 42 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Devon County Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Liberal Democrat 27 · Reform UK 18 · Conservative 7 · Green 6 · Independent 2 of 60 seats; a majority needs 31.
Who won the 2023 council election in Tiverton?
In Tiverton’s wards on 4 May 2023, Liberal Democrat 10 · Conservative 1 of the 11 seats up. The Liberal Democrats had the largest share of votes, 46%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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