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• Thu Oct 16 2025

Police drop investigation into Reform councillors

The police have ended an investigation into claims of election expenses overspending by election agent Rob Sheridan and councillors Neil Stevens and Tony Stevens

A police investigation into allegations against Reform councillors and their election agent of overspending on election expenses has been dropped.

Devon County Council members Neil Stevens, his brother Tony Stevens and their agent Rob Sheridan all faced claims of overspending in the May elections.

The police launched an investigation in June after another Reform councillor, Ed Hill, reported his concerns to the authorities.

Devon and Cornwall Police said no further action would be taken after the Stevens brothers and Mr Sheridan successfully took a civil case to the High Court on Tuesday where Justice Martin Spencer decided any mistakes made were not "in bad faith".