Torbay Council

Torbay Council
Torbay Council
	Coat of arms
	Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1968
Leadership
Mayor	Hannah Stevens, ; Conservative ; since 18 July 2024
Leader	David Thomas, ; Conservative ; since 16 May 2023
Chief Executive	Anne-Marie Bond ; since 2021
Structure
Seats	36 councillors
Political groups	Administration (18) Conservative (18) Other parties (18) Liberal Democrats (15) Independent (3)
Length of term	Whole council elected every four years
Elections
Voting system	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

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.

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^ "Council minutes, 16 May 2023". Torbay Council. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Council formally confirms Anne-Marie Bond as new Chief Executive". Torbay Council. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.