East Devon District | |
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Non-metropolitan district | |
East Devon shown within Devon |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South West England |
Non-metropolitan county | Devon |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Sidmouth |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | East Devon District Council |
• Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
• MPs |
Neil Parish Hugo Swire Mel Stride |
Area | |
• Total | 314.4 sq mi (814.4 km2) |
Area rank | 44th (of 326) |
Population (mid-2016 est.) | |
• Total | 139,900 |
• Rank | 150th (of 326) |
• Density | 440/sq mi (170/km2) |
• Ethnicity | 99.3% White |
Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
• Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
ONS code | 18UB (ONS) E07000040 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SY1247187389 |
Website | eastdevon |
Coordinates: 50°40′44″N 3°14′20″W / 50.679°N 3.239°W
East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in Sidmouth, and the largest town is Exmouth.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Honiton with the urban districts of Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Ottery St. Mary, Seaton, Sidmouth along with Axminster Rural District, Honiton Rural District and part of St Thomas Rural District.
East Devon is covered by two Parliamentary constituencies, East Devon and Tiverton and Honiton. Both were retained in the 2010 general election by the Conservative Party.