2023 Torbay Council election

The 2023 Torbay Council election is due to be held on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Torbay Council in England.[1] It will coincide with local elections across the United Kingdom.

2023 Torbay Council election
4 May 2023 (2023 -05-04)
All 36 seats on Torbay Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader David Thomas Steve Darling Robert Loxton
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 15 13 8
Current seats 13 12 10
Incumbent council control

No overall control


Before the election, the council was controlled by a coalition of Liberal Democrats with 12 seats and Independents with 10 seats.[2] The largest party was the Conservatives with 13 seats.[3] There was one vacancy following the death of Jane Barnby in February 2023.[4]

Voter requirements

To vote, residents must have registered by midnight on 17 April.[5] Following the Elections Act 2022, voters at polling stations will need valid photo id. Voters who do not have one of the approved types of id can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate. The deadline for applying for this election is 5 pm on 25 April.[5]

Wards
Ward boundaries

The distribution of seats by ward is:[6]

WardSeats
Barton with Watcombe3
Churston with Galmpton2
Clifton with Maidenway2
Cockington with Chelston2
Collaton St Mary1
Ellacombe2
Furzeham with Summercombe3
Goodrington with Roselands2
Kings Ash2
Preston3
Roundham with Hyde2
Shiphay2
St Marychurch3
St Peters with St Marys2
Tormohun3
Wellswood2
Total36

Candidates

The statement of persons nominated was published on 5 April 2023.[7] Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk (*), except councillors running in a new ward who are marked with a dagger (†).

Barton with Watcombe
Barton with Watcombe (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Damian Barton
Conservative Kim Tracey Brook
Liberal Democrats Steve Darling*
Liberal Democrats Mike Fox
Labour Gary Christopher Hunt
Independent Bjorn Gunter Lauer
Liberal Democrats Swithin Long*
Green Mick Tait
Conservative David John Watkins

Churston with Galmpton
Churston with Galmpton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Adam Simon Billings
Independent Karen Ann Kennedy*
Liberal Democrats Dan Reed
Liberal Democrats Dennis Ronald Shearman
Green Richard Wingate Spreckley
Conservative Alan John Tyerman
Green Alan Wyatt

Clifton with Maidenway
Clifton with Maidenway (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Maggi Douglas-Dunbar*
Liberal Democrats Cat Johns*
Green Sue Kenning
Conservative Peter Bernhard Henry Middleton
Conservative Iain Leanard Palmer

Cockington with Chelston
Cockington with Chelston (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nicole Jeanne Amil*
Conservative Andrew John Barrand*
Independent Julie Diane Brandon
Liberal Democrats Alistair Kevin Brierley
Labour Daniel William Clemence
Green Jimi Neary
Conservative Mark Anthony Thomas Spacagna
Liberal Democrats Hans Windheuser

Collaton St Mary
Collaton St Mary (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Robert Brook
Liberal Democrats Katherine Norma Oliverio
Green Kate Prendergast

Ellacombe
Ellacombe (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jermaine Atiya-Alla*
Conservative Anne Martine Madge Brooks†
Workers Party Paul Andrew Moor
Liberal Democrats Yannis Matthew Nicolaou
Conservative Melodie Anne Ripley
Green Hazel Robertson

Furzeham with Summercombe
Furzeham with Summercombe (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Robert Charles Bagnall
Liberal Democrats Paul Corcoran
Liberal Democrats Ben Davis
Green John Fallon
Liberal Democrats Andy Ford
Independent Paul David Greenwood
Conservative Jason Richard Hutchings
Independent Bob Hyde
Independent Michael Leon Roseveare
Conservative Hannah Emily Stevens
Independent Jackie Stockman*
Conservative Andrew Paul Strang

Goodrington with Roselands
Goodrington with Roselands (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Richard Fellows
Green Sara Palmer
Liberal Democrats Tom Pentney
Liberal Democrats Matt Pope
Labour Steve Radford
Conservative Hayley Jeanette Tranter

Kings Ash
Kings Ash (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TUSC Neil Cussons
Liberal Democrats Beth Dring
Labour Eddie Harris
Liberal Democrats Davina Jit Kaur Luther
Green Neil Owen Rolfe
Conservative Jackie Thomas*
Conservative Yvonne Marie Twelves

Preston
Preston (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bob Cross
Green Sophie Downs
Liberal Democrats Dave Law
Conservative Barbara Anne Lewis†
Conservative Chris Lewis*
Liberal Democrats Dean Barry Rollings
Conservative David Michael Thomas*

Roundham with Hyde
Roundham with Hyde (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Lawrence Boatwright
Liberal Democrats Chris Carter*
Green Jane Hughes
Liberal Democrats Nigel John Penny
Conservative Alan Craig Whytock

Shiphay
Shiphay (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Ashworth
Conservative Josh Barrand
Independent Darren John Cowell*
Independent Mark Dent
TUSC Stuart Kenneth Gale
Liberal Democrats Fiona Jane Hess
Independent Rob Loxton*
Conservative Katya Maddison
Independent Kurt Lewis Napper
Green Jenny Stoneman

St Marychurch
St Marychurch (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats George Andrew Darling
Conservative Hazel Margaret Foster*
Green Jenny Giel
Liberal Democrats Kelly Louise Stephanie Harvey
Conservative Roger Kenneth Heath
Conservative Paul Evan Jones
Liberal Democrats Ras Virdee

St Peters with St Marys
St Peters with St Marys (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Bryant
Liberal Democrats Dave Fordham
Liberal Democrats David John Giles
Green Poppy Hopkins
Green Stephen Linley-Shaw
Conservative Anna Joan Tolchard

Tormohun
Tormohun (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Olivia Catherine Bath
Green Helen Margaret Boyles
Liberal Democrats Mandy Darling*
Independent Robert Martin Excell
TUSC Michelle Goodman
Liberal Democrats Cordelia Louise Law*
Conservative Brian Raymond Lownds-Pateman
Liberal Democrats Nick Pentney*
Conservative Denise Ann Sinclair
Conservative Robert Stanley Summers

Wellswood
Wellswood (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Jane Bagnall
Green Richard Boyles
Liberal Democrats Dennis Brewer
Conservative Nick Bye*
Conservative Patrick Antony Joyce


References
  1. Oates, Martyn (30 March 2023). "Local Elections 2023: Voters across Devon to elect new councils in May". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. "Leader of the Council". Torbay Council. 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. "Your councillors by political party". Torbay Council. 3 April 2023. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. "Death of a Torbay councillor". Torbay Council. 6 March 2023. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. Belso, Nikki (29 January 2023). "Voters will need photo ID for Torbay local elections". Torbay Weekly. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  6. "Notice of Election" (PDF). Torbay Council. 22 March 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  7. "Statement of Persons Nominated". Torbay Council. 5 April 2023. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.


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