Mayor of Torbay

The Mayor of Torbay was the directly elected executive mayor of the borough of Torbay in Devon, England. The post was abolished in 2019 after a referendum held in May 2016 [1]. The last holder of the post was Gordon Oliver.[2]

Mayor of Torbay
Incumbent Post abolished
Style	No courtesy title or style
Appointer	Electorate of Torbay
Term length	Four years

Referendums

Mayor of Torbay referendum
14 July 2005

Choice	Votes	%
Elected Mayor	18,074	55.2
Leader and Cabinet System	14,682	44.8
Total votes		0
Source: Torbay Council [3]

Referendum on how Torbay is governed
5 May 2016

Choice	Votes	%
Leader and Cabinet System	15,846	62.5
Elected Mayor	9,511	37.5
Valid votes	25,357	99.5
Invalid or blank votes	129	0.5
Total votes	25,486	100.00
Registered voters and turnout	100,853	25.3
Source: Torbay Council [4]

Elections

2005

Torbay Mayoral Election 20 October 2005 [5]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			First round votes  Transfer votes
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Conservative	Nicholas Bye	5,283	21.9%	1,813	7,096	57.7%	​​
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Pannell	3,811	15.8%	1,386	5,197	42.3%	​​
	Independent	Gordon Oliver	3,516	15.6%				​​
	Independent	Susan Colley	2,871	11.9%				​​
	Independent	Percy Brewis	2,015	8.4%				​​
	Independent	Robert Crawford	1,161	4.8%				​​
	Independent	Marshall Richie	1,152	4.8%				​​
	Independent	Peter Middleton	1,030	4.3%				​​
	Independent	Beverley Brennan	881	3.7%				​​
	Labour	David Pedrick-Friend	767	3.2%				​​
	Independent	James O'Dwyer	647	2.7%				​​
	Independent	Julien Parrott	526	2.2%				​​
	Independent	Beverley Oxley	322	1.3%				​​
	Independent	James Grimble	143	0.6%				​​
	Conservative win

2011

Mayor of Torbay election 5 May 2011 [6]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			First round votes  Transfer votes
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Conservative	Gordon Oliver	10,630	25.7%	2,086	12,716	56.9%	​​
	Independent	Nicholas Bye	7,983	19.3%	1,648	9,631	43.1%	​​
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Brewer	6,905	16.7%				​​
	Labour Co-op	Patrick Canavan	3,793	9.2%				​​
	Independent	Susan Colley	3,559	8.6%				​​
	Independent	Paul Clifford	2,414	5.8%				​​
	Independent	Martin Brook	2,090	5.1%				​​
	Voice 4 Torbay	Fiona McPhail	2,084	5.0%				​​
	Green	Sam Moss	1,918	4.6%				​​
	Conservative hold

2015

Mayor of Torbay election 7 May 2015 [7]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			First round votes  Transfer votes
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Conservative	Gordon Oliver	15,354	25.1%	3,989	19,343	50.8%	​​
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Brewer	11,788	19.3%	6,934	18,722	49.2%	​​
	UKIP	Julien Parrott	11,325	18.5%				​​
	Labour	Darren Cowell	8,119	13.3%				​​
	Independent	Susie Colley	7,541	12.3%				​​
	Independent	Martin Brook	5,846	9.5%				​​
	Independent	Pamela Neale	1,249	2.0%				​​
	Conservative hold

References

1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36241115
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Elected Mayor System of Governance" (PDF). Torbay Council. 21 July 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
4. "Governance Referendum". Torbay Council. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
5. "Result". Torbay Council. 21 October 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
6. "Mayoral Election Results". Torbay Council. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
7. "Mayoral Election Results". Torbay Council. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.