Torbay Council
Torbay Council is the local authority of Torbay in Devon, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Ta ...
is the local authority for the
unitary authority
A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governmen ...
of
Torbay
Torbay is a borough and unitary authority in Devon, south west England. It is governed by Torbay Council and consists of of land, including the resort towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, located on east-facing Tor Bay, part of Lyme ...
in
Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...
,
England
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. Until 1 April 1998 it was a
non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of Districts of England, local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shi ...
. From 2005 to 2019 it had a
directly elected mayor. The council is elected every four years.
Council elections
Non-metropolitan district elections
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1973 Torbay Borough Council election
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1976 Torbay Borough Council election
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1979 Torbay Borough Council election
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1983 Torbay Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
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1984 Torbay Borough Council election
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1986 Torbay Borough Council election
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1987 Torbay Borough Council election
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1988 Torbay Borough Council election
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1990 Torbay Borough Council election
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1991 Torbay Borough Council election
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1995 Torbay Borough Council election
Unitary authority elections
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1997 Torbay Council election
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2000 Torbay Council election
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2003 Torbay Council election (New ward boundaries)
[legislation.gov.uk ]
The Borough of Torbay (Electoral Changes) Order 2002
Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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2007 Torbay Council election
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2011 Torbay Council election
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2015 Torbay Council election
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2019 Torbay Council election
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2023 Torbay Council election
Mayoral elections
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.
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2005 Torbay Council mayoral election
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2011 Torbay Council mayoral election
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2015 Torbay Council mayoral election
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.
Borough result maps
File:Torbay Council election 2011 map.svg, 2011 results map
File:Torbay Council election 2015 map.svg, 2015 results map
File:2019 Torbay Council election results.svg, 2019 results map
File:Torbay UK ward map 2023.svg, 2023 results map
By-election results
1997–2000
2000–2003
2003–2007
2007–2011
2011–2015
2015–2019
2019–2023
References
External links
Torbay Council
{{Unitary authorities of England
Council elections in Devon
Unitary authority elections in England