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short of an overall majority. The
Conservatives were therefore able to govern by relying on the Conservative mayor's casting vote. When it came to appoint a new mayor in May 2024 there was a two-month delay to the appointment as the Conservatives tried to block the appointment of a Liberal Democrat as mayor, eventually succeeding in July 2024 with a Conservative being given the role instead.
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Conservatives had a majority of the seats, but they lost their majority in October that year when two Conservative members left the party to form a new group, Prosper Torbay. The Conservatives won a by-election in June 2024, giving them exactly half the seats on the council, so one seat
406:. The council's formal title on creation in 1968 was the "mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Torbay", informally known as the corporation or borough council. As a county borough, the council provided all local government services for the area.
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services to the area. Torbay retained borough status, allowing the council to take the name "Torbay
Borough Council" and letting the chair of the council take the title of mayor, continuing Torbay's series of mayors which had started in 1968.
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of Torbay matching the borough, but with no separate county council. Instead, the existing borough council took on county council functions, making it a unitary authority. Since 1998 the council has styled itself "Torbay
Council".
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Two of the independent councillors sit together as the "Independent Group." The next election is due in 2027 where all seats will be contested.
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is made up of representatives from Torbay
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The council has been under no overall control since 2023. Following the
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as its political leader. The directly elected mayors were:
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1477:"Torbay Mayor Nick Bye loses local Conservative support"
1203:"Torbay mayor and cabinet system scrapped in referendum"
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Prior to 2005, political leadership was provided by the
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1958:North Northamptonshire
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2504:Central Bedfordshire
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2178:Central Bedfordshire
2003:Redcar and Cleveland
1843:Central Bedfordshire
1400:The Elections Centre
943:Torbay Council wards
421:once more providing
419:Devon County Council
349:Devon County Council
97:Hannah Stevens,
1268:on 13 December 2013
1152:on 26 December 2012
165:Administration (18)
103:since 18 July 2024
2816:Combined Authority
2719:Telford and Wrekin
2614:North Lincolnshire
2579:Kingston upon Hull
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2288:North Lincolnshire
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2058:Telford and Wrekin
1953:North Lincolnshire
1918:Kingston upon Hull
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