Shebbear Parish is located in the Torridge District of  West Devon and comprises over 1000 parishioners and 2,358 hectares.

There are 10 seats on Shebbear Parish Council. Councillors are elected every 4 years, and the next election will be in May 2027. The Chairman and Vice Chairman are elected at the Annual Meeting of the Council in May each year.

The Council has one salaried employee, the Parish Clerk, who is also the Responsible Financial Officer.

The Council meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm in the Village Hall, Shebbear. The Agenda for meetings is posted on the Web Page, Council Facebook, and on the official Notice Boards at New Inn and outside the village stores, at least three working days prior to the meeting.

Council Meetings

The Council Meetings are open to the public and there is a Public Participation Period whereby parishioners have an opportunity to raise a topic and speak for three minutes, subject to registration with the Clerk beforehand. Members of the public may raise issues with any Councillor of the Parish Council outside of meetings, and request the issue be included on the Agenda.

Money spent by the Council is raised through the Precept, the Parish Council’s share of the Council Tax. The Precept Demand goes to Torridge District Council on an annual basis. Shebbear Parish Council is in the Local Authority Area of Torridge District Council.

Our Ward, which covers Shebbear and Langtree, has two District Councillors, Cllr Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin and Cllr Chris Wheatley.

Cllr Cottle-Hunkin Tel: 07495 367801 email: cllr.Cottle-Hunkin@torridge.gov.uk

Cllr Wheatley Tel: 07984 058661. email: counillor.wheatley@torridge.gov.uk

Our County Councillor;

Is Cllr Lynne Rowsell, who covers the Division of Holsworthy Rural, which includes the Parishes of Abbots Bickington, Ashwater, Black Torrington, Bradford, Bradworthy, Bridgerule, Broadwoodwidger, Bulkworthy, Clawton, Cookbury, East Putford, Halwill, Hollacombe, Holsworthy Hamlets, Luffincott, Milton Damerel, Newton St Petrock, Northcott, Pancrasweek, Pyworthy, Shebbear, Sheepwash, St Giles on the Heath, Sutcombe, Tetcott, Thornbury, Virginstow and West Putford.

Mobile:

email: lynne.rowsell@devon.gov.uk

Both our County Councillor and District Councillor attend our Parish Council Meetings on a regular basis, and present a report to the members.

Our MP for the Parliamentary Constituency of Torridge & West Devon is Sir Geoffrey Cox, QC. MP.

He can be contacted via the Constituency Office or via House of Commons, London, SSW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 4719

email: coxg@parliament.uk

Constituency Address:

First Floor, Lockyer House, Paddons Row, Tavistock, Devon PL19 0HF

Tel: 01822 612925

email: tellgeoffrey@geoffreycox.co.uk

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