Torbay Council elections

Torbay is a unitary authority in Devon, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district. Since 2005 it has also had a directly elected mayor.

Political control

Borough council

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]^[2]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control		Years
	Conservative	1973-1990
	No overall control	1990-1991
	Liberal Democrats	1991-1998

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
	Liberal Democrats	1997-2000
	Conservative	2000-2003
	Liberal Democrats	2003-2007
	Conservative	2007–present

Directly elected mayor

Party in control		Years
	Conservative	2005–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Torbay Borough Council election, 1973
Torbay Borough Council election, 1976
Torbay Borough Council election, 1979
Torbay Borough Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
Torbay Borough Council election, 1984
Torbay Borough Council election, 1986
Torbay Borough Council election, 1987
Torbay Borough Council election, 1988
Torbay Borough Council election, 1990
Torbay Borough Council election, 1991^[4]
Torbay Borough Council election, 1995

Unitary authority elections

Torbay Council election, 1997
Torbay Council election, 2000
Torbay Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries)^[5]^[6]
Torbay Council election, 2007
Torbay Council election, 2011
Torbay Council election, 2015

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.^[7]

Borough result maps

2011 results map

By-election results

1997–2000

Tormohun By-Election 15 January 1998
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	1,380	46.3	+10.9
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	Swing

Tormohun By-Election 17 September 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Damian Barton	671	38.2	+5.9
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat		Swing

Preston By-Election 8 April 1999
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	1,504	51.4	+16.0
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	Swing

2000–2003

Ellacombe By-Election 7 December 2000^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Tormohun By-Election 29 November 2001^[9]
Party		Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative	Swing

2003–2007

Roundham with Hyde By-Election 20 May 2004^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Joseph Carroll	498	29.3	-2.3
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat		Swing

Wellswood By-Election 5 August 2004 (2)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative		964
	Conservative		923
	UKIP		545
	UKIP		482
	Liberal Democrat	Tristan Gruber	198
	Liberal Democrat	Thomas Pentney	192
	Labour		102
	Labour		89
Turnout			3,496	27.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goodrington with Roselands By-Election 21 October 2004^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Colin Hurst	701	42.2	+10.5
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat		Swing

Wellswood By-Election 10 March 2005^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Hanley	1,261	62.5	+8.5
	Liberal Democrat	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

Blatchcombe By-Election 5 May 2005^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jeanette Richards	1,708	38.9	+18.9
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat		Swing

Churston with Galmpton By-Election 8 December 2005^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Derek Mills	1,250	77.7	+27.4
	Liberal Democrat	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

2007–2011

Berryhead with Furzeham By-Election 14 June 2007 (3)^[17]
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 Democrat	Chris Lomas	483
	Independent	Nigel James	397
	Liberal Democrat	Catherine Johns	277
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat		Swing
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mary's-with-Summercombe By-Election 22 July 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

2011–2015

Cockington-with-Chelston By-Election 23 June 2011^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

2015–2019

Clifton with Maidenway By-Election 5 November 2015^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	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				27.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Tormohun By-Election 5 May 2016^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	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
	Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts	Michelle Goodman	27	1.1
Majority			593	24.6
Turnout			2 411	29.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

References

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↑ "Torbay". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Torbay (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Torbay (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
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↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Torbay (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ "Totals so far". London: guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
↑ "Torbay Borough Council Casual Election 7th December 2000" (PDF). Torbay Council. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
↑ "Labour regains Burnley". London: guardian.co.uk. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
↑ "Roundham with Hyde By-Election" (PDF). Torbay Council. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
↑ "Tories keep seats despite Ukip vote surge". London: guardian.co.uk. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
↑ "Labour wins byelection in army town". London: guardian.co.uk. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
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External links

Council elections in Devon

Devon County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017

East Devon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Exeter City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Mid Devon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

North Devon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Plymouth City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 1998 2000 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

South Hams District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Teignbridge District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Torbay Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015

Torridge District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

West Devon Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

Unitary authorities of England

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