Mayor of Torbay
| Mayor of Torbay | |
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since 5 May 2011 | |
| Style | No courtesy title or style |
| Appointer | Electorate of Torbay |
The Mayor of Torbay is the executive mayor of the borough of Torbay in Devon, England. The incumbent since 2011 is Gordon Oliver.[1]
History
The first Mayor of Torquay was William Francis Splatt (14 April 1811 – 17 October 1893), who served from 1892 to his death one year later in 1893.
Referendums
| Choice | Votes | % |
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 Elected Mayor
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18,074 | 55.2 |
| Leader and Cabinet System | 14,682 | 44.8 |
| Required majority | 50 | |
| Total votes | 32,756 | 100.00 |
| Source: Torbay Council [2] | ||
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Leader and Cabinet System
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15,846 | 62.5 |
| Elected Mayor | 9,511 | 37.5 |
| Required majority | 50 | |
| Total votes | 25,357 | 100.00 |
| Source: Torbay Council [3] | ||
Elections
2005
| Torbay Mayoral Election 20 October 2005[4] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | |||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | |||||
| Conservative | Nicholas Bye | 5,283 | 21.9% | 1,813 | 7,096 |
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| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Pannell | 3,811 | 15.8% | 1,386 | 5,197 |
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| Independent | Gordon Oliver | 3,516 | 15.6% |
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| Independent | Susan Colley | 2,871 | 11.9% |
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| Independent | Percy Brewis | 2,015 | 8.4% |
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| Independent | Robert Crawford | 1,161 | 4.8% |
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| Independent | Marshall Richie | 1,152 | 4.8% |
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| Independent | Peter Middleton | 1,030 | 4.3% |
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| Independent | Beverley Brennan | 881 | 3.7% |
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| Labour | David Pedrick-Friend | 767 | 3.2% |
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| Independent | James O'Dwyer | 647 | 2.7% |
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| Independent | Julien Parrott | 526 | 2.2% |
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| Independent | Beverley Oxley | 322 | 1.3% |
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| Independent | James Grimble | 143 | 0.6% |
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| Conservative win | |||||||||
2011
| Mayor of Torbay election 5 May 2011[5] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Conservative | Gordon Oliver | 10,630 | 25.7% | 2,086 | 12,716 |
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| Independent | Nicholas Bye | 7,983 | 19.3% | 1,648 | 9,631 |
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| Liberal Democrats | Dennis Brewer | 6,905 | 16.7% |
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| Labour Co-op | Patrick Canavan | 3,793 | 9.2% |
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| Independent | Susan Colley | 3,559 | 8.6% |
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| Independent | Paul Clifford | 2,414 | 5.8% |
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| Independent | Martin Brook | 2,090 | 5.1% |
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| Voice 4 Torbay | Fiona McPhail | 2,084 | 5.0% |
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| Green | Sam Moss | 1,918 | 4.6% |
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| Conservative hold | ||||||||
2015
| Mayor of Torbay election 7 May 2015[6] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Conservative | Gordon Oliver | 15,354 | 25.1% | 3,989 | 19,343 |
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| Liberal Democrats | Dennis Brewer | 11,788 | 19.3% | 6,934 | 18,722 |
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| UKIP | Julien Parrott | 11,325 | 18.5% |
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| Labour | Darren Cowell | 8,119 | 13.3% |
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| Independent | Susie Colley | 7,541 | 12.3% |
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| Independent | Martin Brook | 5,846 | 9.5% |
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| Independent | Pamela Neale | 1,249 | 2.0% |
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| Conservative hold | ||||||||
References
- ^ http://www.torbay.gov.uk/electedmayor
- ^ "Elected Mayor System of Governance" (PDF). Torbay Council. 21 July 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Governance Referendum". Torbay Council. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Result". Torbay Council. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Mayoral Election Results". Torbay Council. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Mayoral Election Results". Torbay Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.