Elections to Devon County Council were held on 7 June 2001, alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. All 54 seats were up for election. The Liberal Democrats lost the council to no overall control.
| Results[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seatsbefore | Seatsafter | Change | |
| Conservative Party | 14 | 22 | 8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 29 | 21 | 8 | |
| Labour Party | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| Independents | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other | 2 | 2 | ||