Torbay Council

Torbay Council
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1968
Leadership
Barbara Lewis,
Conservative
since 15 May 2025
David Thomas,
Conservative
since 16 May 2023
Anne-Marie Bond
since 2021
Structure
Seats36 councillors
Political groups
Administration (17)
  Conservative (17)
Other parties (19)
  Liberal Democrats (15)
  Independent (4)
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, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR
Website
www.torbay.gov.uk
Constitution
The Constitution of the Council of the Borough of Torbay

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.