Torbay Council

Torbay Council
Arms of Torbay Council
Coat of arms
Torbay Council logo
Council logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1968
Leadership
Hannah Stevens,
Conservative
since 18 July 2024[1]
David Thomas,
Conservative
since 16 May 2023[2]
Anne-Marie Bond
since 2021[3]
Structure
Seats36 councillors
Political groups
Administration (18)
  Conservative (18)
Other parties (18)
  Liberal Democrats (15)
  Independent (3)
Length of term
Whole council elected every four years
Elections
Plurality-at-large
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Motto
SALUS ET FELICITAS (Health and Happiness)
Meeting place
Town Hall at Torquay
Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR
Website
www.torbay.gov.uk

Torbay Council is the local authority for Torbay, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. Since 1998 the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council; it is independent from Devon County Council.

The council has been under no overall control since 2023, being led by a Conservative minority administration. It is based at the Town Hall in Torquay.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Henderson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Council minutes, 16 May 2023". Torbay Council. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Council formally confirms Anne-Marie Bond as new Chief Executive". Torbay Council. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.