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Councillors

Crediton Town Council currently has 12 councillors - 6 for Lawrence ward and 6 for Boniface ward. A copy of the ward map can be viewed here.

The last election was held on 4 May 2023. If you would like to know more about the work of a town councillor, information is available from the town clerk.

Annual Report

Each year the Council issues an Annual Report. Please follow the link to view the Council's Annual Reports.

Councillor Contact Details

May 2025 - May 2026

CHAIR/TOWN MAYOR: Cllr Steve Huxtable
DEPUTY CHAIR/DEPUTY TOWN MAYOR: Cllr Guy Cochran

Boniface Ward

Councillor	Contact Details	Committee/Sub-Committee Appointments	Representative Appointments	Training Undertaken	Meeting Attendance
Jim Cairney	31 East Street, Crediton, EX17 3AX Telephone: 01363 773490 E-mail: jcairney@crediton.gov.uk Register of Interests Mid Devon District Councillor for Boniface Ward Devon County Councillor		Hayward's Educational Foundation Crediton Hospital League of Friends	Training 2019 - present	Attended - 2 Apologies - Absences - 1
John Downes	Blagdon House, Blagdon, Crediton, EX17 1EH Telephone: 01363 774267 E-mail: jdownes@crediton.gov.uk Register of Interests Mid Devon District Councillor for Boniface Ward	Grants		Training 2007 - present	Attended - 2 Apologies - 1 Absences -
Joyce Harris	5 Charlotte Street, Crediton, EX17 3BB Telephone: 01363 775221 E-mail: jharris@crediton.gov.uk Register of Interests	Grants	Crediton United Charities Trustee	Training 2014 - present	Attended - 3 Apologies - Absences -
Steve Huxtable	Woodlands, 15b Exeter Road, Crediton, EX17 3BH Telephone: 07875 886550 E-mail: shuxtable@crediton.gov.uk Register of Interests	Grants Youth HR	Crediton Twinning Association Okehampton Rail	Training 2021 - present	Attended - 4 Apologies - Absences -
Natalia Letch	2 Butt Parks, Crediton, EX17 3HE Telephone: 01363 775739 E-mail: nletch@crediton.gov.uk Register of Interests			Training 2021 - present	Attended - 1 Apologies - 2 Absences -
Paul Perriman	40 Barnfield, Crediton, EX17 3HS Telephone:07442 161917 E-mail: pperriman@crediton.gov.uk Register of Interests	HR	Friends of Crediton Station	Training 2023 - present	Attended - 2 Apologies - 1 Absences - 1

Lawrence Ward

Councillor	Contact Details	Committee/Sub-Committee Appointments	Representative Appointments	Training Undertaken	Meeting Attendance
Rachel Backhouse	7 St Lawrence Green, Crediton, EX17 3LH Telephone: 07889 680434 E-mail: rbackhouse@crediton.gov.uk Register of Interests	Youth HR	Sustainable Crediton	Training 2023 - present	Attended - 4 Apologies - Absences -
Liz Brookes-Hocking	Oliver House, 7 North Street, Crediton, EX17 2BT Telephone: 01363 774562 E-mail: lbrookes-hocking@crediton.gov.uk Register of Interests	Grants Youth HR	Devon Association of Local Councils (& Larger Councils Sub Committee) Boniface Link	Training 2014 - present	Attended - 4 Apologies - Absences -
Guy Cochran	Dunstone House, 4 Blagdon Rise, Crediton, EX17 1EN Telephone: 07891 898487 E-mail: gcochran@crediton.gov.uk Register of Interests Mid Devon District Councillor for Lawrence Ward		Crediton Chamber of Commerce	Training 2021 - present	Attended - 2 Apologies - 1 Absences -
Giles Fawssett	3 Albert Place, High Street Crediton, EX17 3JS Telephone: 07484 878681 E-mail: gfawssett@crediton.gov.uk Register of Interests		Boniface Trail Association	Training 2022 - present	Attended - 2 Apologies - 1 Absences -
Vix Frisby	37 Saxon Close, Crediton, EX17 3DS Telephone: 07855 571118 E-mail: vfrisby@crediton.gov.uk Register of Interests	Grants Youth HR	Age Concern		Attended - 3 Apologies - 1 Absences -
Tim Stanford