Torbay Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Torbay in Devon, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district. From 2005 to 2019 it had a directly elected mayor. The council is elected every four years.
A referendum took place on 14 July 2005 on establishing a directly elected mayor. The result saw a majority in favour with 18,074 in support and 14,684 opposed on a 32.1% turnout. [5]
A referendum took place on 5 May 2016 on reverting to a leader and cabinet system. The result saw a majority in favour of a leader and cabinet system with 15,846 votes in support of the leader and cabinet system and 9,511 wanting to stick with an elected mayor, on a 25.3% turnout. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,380 | 46.3 | +10.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 884 | 29.7 | −2.4 | ||
Independent | 521 | 17.5 | −3.5 | ||
Labour | 195 | 6.5 | −5.0 | ||
Majority | 469 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,980 | 35.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Damian Barton | 671 | 38.2 | +5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Faulkner | 667 | 38.0 | −5.3 | |
Labour | Darren Cowell | 321 | 18.3 | −6.1 | |
Liberal | 97 | 5.5 | +5.5 | ||
Majority | 4 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,756 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,504 | 51.4 | +16.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1,129 | 38.6 | +6.5 | ||
Labour | 295 | 10.1 | −1.4 | ||
Majority | 375 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,928 | 34.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Blake | 1,151 | 62.9 | +32.9 | |
Conservative | David Selley | 546 | 29.8 | −7.2 | |
Labour | Pauline Digby | 94 | 5.1 | +0.0 | |
Independent | Lionel Digby | 40 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 605 | 33.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,831 | 24.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Harris | 1,201 | 63.4 | −26.3 | |
Conservative | 557 | 29.6 | −10.9 | ||
Labour | 121 | 6.4 | −5.6 | ||
Majority | 644 | 33.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,879 | 25.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Carroll | 498 | 29.3 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Douglas-Dunbar | 413 | 24.3 | −24.7 | |
Independent | Alan Hall | 203 | 11.9 | +4.6 | |
Labour | David Pedrick-Friend | 203 | 11.9 | −0.1 | |
UKIP | Mark Dent | 128 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
BNP | Michael Turner | 106 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
Independent | Pamela Neale | 85 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Independent | Mary Bennett | 63 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 85 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,699 | 31.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 964 | ||||
Conservative | 923 | ||||
UKIP | 545 | ||||
UKIP | 482 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Tristan Gruber | 198 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Pentney | 192 | |||
Labour | 102 | ||||
Labour | 89 | ||||
Turnout | 3,496 | 27.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Hurst | 701 | 42.2 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Pentney | 510 | 30.7 | −27.9 | |
UKIP | Mark Dent | 284 | 17.1 | +7.4 | |
Labour | John Mellor | 116 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
BNP | Michael Turner | 50 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 191 | 11.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,661 | 30.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hanley | 1,261 | 62.5 | +8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jefferson Rose | 331 | 16.4 | +5.2 | |
UKIP | Mark Dent | 326 | 16.1 | −13.3 | |
Labour | Thomas Millman | 99 | 4.9 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 930 | 46.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,017 | 29.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeanette Richards | 1,708 | 38.9 | +18.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Forbes | 1,563 | 35.6 | −14.1 | |
Labour | Jonathan Haines | 1,124 | 25.6 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 145 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,395 | 57.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Mills | 1,250 | 77.7 | +27.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Douglas-Dunbar | 270 | 16.8 | −32.9 | |
Labour | Trevor Fine | 89 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 980 | 60.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,609 | 28.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Michael Morey | 1,006 | |||
Independent | Vic Ellery | 952 | |||
Conservative | Martyn Hodge | 853 | |||
Conservative | Simon Jones | 727 | |||
Conservative | Alan Craig | 689 | |||
Independent | Tony Walker | 510 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Lomas | 483 | |||
Independent | Nigel James | 397 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Johns | 277 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Turner | 245 | |||
BNP | Michael Turner | 159 | |||
BNP | Maureen Turner | 152 | |||
BNP | Chris Marchant | 151 | |||
UKIP | Gary Booth | 145 | |||
UKIP | Peter Fryett | 129 | |||
UKIP | Mike Simpson | 93 | |||
Labour | Patrick Canavan | 71 | |||
Labour | Jermaine Atiya-Alla | 67 | |||
Labour | Irene Reade | 66 | |||
Turnout | 7,172 | 31.8 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Baldrey | 801 | 52.7 | ||
Conservative | Nicholas Henderson | 365 | 24.0 | ||
Labour | Rosemary Ann Clarke | 195 | 12.8 | ||
UKIP | Jen Walsh | 159 | 10.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,017 | 1,520 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mark Pountney | 1,048 | 46.3 | ||
Conservative | Sylvia Faryna | 614 | 27.1 | ||
Labour | Leonora Critchlow | 357 | 15.8 | ||
Independent | Susie Colley | 129 | 5.7 | ||
Independent | Mark Dent | 61 | 2.7 | ||
Green | Thomas Cooper | 55 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,264 | 26.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Sanders | 1,096 | 69.2 | +39.3 | |
Conservative | Richard Barnby | 234 | 14.8 | −13.7 | |
UKIP | Anthony Rayner | 158 | 10.0 | −9.7 | |
Labour | Eddie Harris | 53 | 3.3 | −9 | |
Green | Stephen Pocock | 43 | 2.7 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 862 | 54.4 | +53 | ||
Turnout | 1,584 | 27.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +26.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Pentney | 1,126 | 46.7 | ||
Conservative | Jacqueline Wakeham | 533 | 22.1 | ||
Labour | Darren Cowell | 344 | 14.3 | ||
UKIP | Steven Walsh | 315 | 13.1 | ||
Green | Stephen Morley | 66 | 2.7 | ||
TUSC | Michelle Goodman | 27 | 1.1 | ||
Majority | 593 | 24.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,411 | 29.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Swithin Long | 655 | 57.1 | ||
Conservative | Daniel Maddock | 355 | 30.9 | ||
Labour | Julia Neal | 121 | 9.5 | ||
Green | Eleanor Taylor | 17 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 300 | 26.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,148 | 22.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jane Barnby | 892 | 49.3 | +21.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dennis Shearman | 641 | 35.5 | +4.8 | |
Brexit Party | Eddie Davis | 168 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
Labour | Catherine Fritz | 72 | 4.0 | −2.3 | |
Green | Jane Hughes | 35 | 1.9 | −7.5 | |
Majority | 251 | 13.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,808 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Cat Johns | 1,014 | 45.8 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | John Fellows | 983 | 44.4 | +17.6 | |
Labour | Andy Symons | 149 | 6.7 | −0.8 | |
Green | Sue Kenning | 69 | 3.1 | −9.7 | |
Majority | 31 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,215 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
A by-election was held in June 2024 [24] following the death of independent councillor Patrick Joyce. [25] The Conservatives won the seat, regaining majority control of the council. [26] The change in percentages given below are given in comparison to the general results of the 2023 Torbay Council election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hazel Foster | 938 | 42.3 | −1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Fenton | 929 | 41.9 | +5.3 | |
Reform UK | Mike Lister | 188 | 8.5 | New | |
Labour | Jonathan Chant-Stevens | 117 | 5.3 | +3.3 | |
Green | Jenny Giel | 34 | 1.5 | −6.7 | |
Independent | Paul Moor | 11 | 0.5 | −8.0 | |
Majority | 9 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 2217 | 38.4% | −0.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 3.55 |
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