Exeter (unitary authority area)
Exeter | |
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Future unitary authority area | |
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 Shown within the ceremonial county of Devon | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′24″N 3°31′54″W / 50.7234°N 3.5318°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | South West |
| Ceremonial county | Devon |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2028 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Body | Exeter Council |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Exeter will be a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is planned to be formed on 1 April 2028, with shadow elections taking place in May 2027.[1][2] The largest settlement will be Exeter, but it will also cover Exmouth and the small towns of Dawlish, Crediton, Chudleigh and Budleigh Salterton as well as numerous small villages.[3][4] It will be formed from the existing Exeter district, 15 parishes from Teignbridge, 28 from East Devon and six parishes from Mid Devon.[5] The area has a population of approximately 260,000.[6] The local authority for the district will be Exeter Council, which will have 86 councillors.[1]
The district is being formed as part of ongoing local government changes throughout England, in which all areas of the country that have separate county councils and district councils will see those replaced with single-tier, or unitary, local governance.[7] The rest of Devon will form the Greater Plymouth, Torbay and South Devon and Devon council areas. The alternative proposal for four unitaries and three proposals for three unitaries were not accepted.[8]
Parishes
[edit]Exeter is currently unparished, the rest of the area is parished. The parishes in the area will be:[9]
- Ashcombe, Aylesbeare
- Bicton, Brampford Speke, Broadclyst, Budleigh Salterton
- Cheriton Bishop, Chudleigh, Clyst Honiton, Clyst Hydon, Clyst St. Lawrence, Clyst St. George, Clyst St. Mary, Colaton Raleigh, Colebrooke, Cranbrook, Crediton, Crediton Hamlets
- Dawlish, Dunchideock
- East Budleigh, Exminster, Exmouth
- Farringdon
- Hittisleigh, Holcombe Burnell, Huxham
- Ide
- Kenn, Kenton
- Lympstone
- Mamhead
- Netherexe, Newton St. Cyres
- Otterton,
- Poltimore, Powderham
- Rewe, Rockbeare
- Shillingford St. George, Sowton, Starcross, Stoke Canon
- Tedburn St. Mary
- Upton Pyne
- West Hill, Whimple, Whitestone and Woodbury
References
[edit]- 1 2 Davis, Miles (31 July 2026). "More than 300 councillors in new Devon authorities". BBC News.
- ↑ "Government announces four new unitary councils for Devon". Torridge District Council.
- ↑ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey.
- ↑ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Figure 1". Office for National Statistics.
- ↑ "Local government reorganisation: decision letter to Devon, Plymouth and Torbay council leaders" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Joint Submission from Exeter City Council and Plymouth City Council" (PDF). Exeter City Council. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Forsyth, Alex (16 July 2026). "New councils to be created in 14 areas of England in local government shake-up". BBC News. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Proposals for local government reorganisation in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay". Gov.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Exeter City Council (2025). Shaping Our Future: Putting People First in Exeter and Devon (PDF).
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