2019 Torbay Council election

The 2019 Torbay Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Torbay Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservatives lost the council to no overall control.

2019 Torbay Council election

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All 36 seats to Torbay Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Seats won 15 13 8 Seat change 10 6 5
Map of the results of the election by ward

Results summary

Election result

2019 Torbay Council election[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	36	15	N/A	N/A	10	41.7	34.2	25,722	–1.6
	Liberal Democrats	36	13	N/A	N/A	6	36.1	27.8	20,926	+3.3
	Independent	25	8	N/A	N/A	5	22.2	19.8	14,891	+14.8
	Green	20	0	N/A	N/A		0.0	8.4	6,325	–0.7
	Labour	16	0	N/A	N/A		0.0	5.4	4,100	–4.0
	UKIP	9	0	N/A	N/A	1	0.0	4.5	3,352	–11.7

Results by ward

A * denotes an incumbent.

Ward boundaries

Barton with Watcombe

Barton with Watcombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Darling*	1,460	55.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Dudley	1,252	47.5
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Long*	1,151	43.6
	Conservative	Martin Brook	754	28.6
	Conservative	Cyril Glazebrook	617	23.4
	Conservative	Lindsay Glazebrook	584	22.1
	Independent	Jacqueline Wakeham	449	17.0
	Green	Julie Richardson	316	12.0
	Labour	Dani Passmore	232	8.8
Majority
Turnout				31.5
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Churston with Galmpton

Churston with Galmpton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Karen Kennedy	1,369	54.3
	Conservative	Judith Mills	1,369	54.3
	Green	Jane Hughes	578	22.9
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Shearman	532	21.1
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Oliverio	423	16.8
	Labour	Howard Ingham	261	10.3
Majority
Turnout				46.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Clifton with Maidenway

Clifton with Maidenway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Doggett*	866	45.4
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Douglas-Dunbar	823	43.2
	Conservative	John Fellows	565	29.6
	Conservative	Dianne Swindells	491	25.8
	Green	Susan Kennings	269	14.1
	Independent	Jacqueline Colby	249	13.1
	Labour	Eric Rossiter	159	8.3
	Labour	Christopher Harvey	158	8.3
Majority
Turnout				32.2
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Cockington with Chelston

Cockington with Chelston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nicole Amil*	1,008	42.1
	Conservative	Andrew Barrand	569	23.8
	Independent	Colin Charlwood	559	23.4
	Conservative	Jane Head	500	20.9
	Labour	Jack Critchlow	486	20.3
	Liberal Democrats	Lily James	332	13.9
	Liberal Democrats	Alistair Brierley	300	12.5
	UKIP	Mark Dent	241	10.1
	Labour	Julia Neal	235	9.8
	Green	Michael Tait	231	9.6
Majority
Turnout				39.7
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Collaton St Mary

Collaton St Mary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Thomas*	270	41.7
	Green	Emily Heather	136	21.0
	Independent	Timothy King	135	20.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Pountney	107	16.5
Majority
Turnout				30.8
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ellacombe

Ellacombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jermaine Atiya-Alla	431	27.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Dart	408	26.3
	Independent	Cynthia Stocks*	338	21.8
	Conservative	Paul Jones	311	20.1
	Conservative	Amanda Castle	309	19.9
	UKIP	Steven Walsh	300	19.3
	Independent	Stefanie Curran	240	15.5
	Green	Hazel Robertson	218	14.1
	Labour	John Coombs	172	11.1
Majority
Turnout				28.1
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Furzeham with Summercombe

Furzeham with Summercombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jacqueline Stockman*	1,628	53.7
	Independent	Michael Morey*	1,572	51.9
	Independent	Victor Ellery*	1,144	37.8
	Independent	Richard Haddock*	827	27.3
	UKIP	Michael Cuggy	538	17.8
	Conservative	David Greenway	524	17.3
	Green	John Fallon	498	16.4
	Conservative	Stephen Bryant	460	15.2
	Conservative	Elliot Abercrombie	383	12.6
	Liberal Democrats	Eileen Fox	200	6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Fordham	183	6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Pountney	151	5.0
Majority
Turnout				37.8
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Goodrington with Roselands

Goodrington with Roselands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Howgate	798	35.9
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Heyse	761	34.2
	Conservative	Penelope-Jane Barnby*	716	32.2
	Conservative	Alan Tyerman*	565	25.4
	Independent	Derek Mills*	343	15.4
	UKIP	Ian Walsh	332	14.9
	Green	Malcolm Turner	245	11.0
	Labour	Neil Cussons	163	7.3
Majority
Turnout				38.1
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

King's Ash

Kings Ash

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Kavanagh	415	31.8
	Conservative	Jacqueline Thomas	382	29.2
	Independent	David Watt	338	25.9
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Somerville	266	20.4
	Green	Neil Rolfe	244	18.7
	Labour	Josh Adams	227	17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Johns	213	16.3
	Labour	Edward Harris	207	15.8
Majority
Turnout				24.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Preston

Preston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Lewis*	1,461	48.0
	Conservative	Linda Sykes*	1,320	43.4
	Conservative	David Thomas*	1,200	39.4
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Avenell	658	21.6
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Pentney	558	18.3
	Green	Sophie Downs	545	17.9
	Labour	Elizabeth Parnell	480	15.8
	UKIP	Eileen Harvey	465	15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Stockman	459	15.1
	UKIP	Christine Dayment	457	15.0
	Labour	Rosalind Royle	303	10.0
	Labour	Stephen Wood	301	9.9
Majority
Turnout				37.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Roundham with Hyde

Roundham with Hyde

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barbara Lewis*	619	33.7
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Carter*	609	33.2
	Conservative	Christopher Robson*	530	28.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Penny	517	28.1
	UKIP	Jeanette Walsh	330	18.0
	Green	Simon Moss	295	16.1
	Green	Paula Hermes	277	15.1
	Independent	Timothy Ahlbeck	156	8.5
Majority
Turnout				30.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Shiphay

Shiphay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Darren Cowell	822	40.8
	Independent	Robert Loxton	774	38.4
	Conservative	Mark Kingscote*	555	27.6
	Conservative	Daniel Maddock	514	25.5
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Brewer	394	19.6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Raybould	337	16.7
	Green	Jennifer Stoneman	261	13.0
	Labour	Stuart Gale	157	7.8
Majority
Turnout				33.7
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

St Marychurch

St Marychurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hazel Foster	1,057	33.9
	Conservative	Anne Brooks*	992	31.9
	Conservative	Raymond Hill*	982	31.5
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Brewer	930	29.9
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Hayman	885	28.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Ward	825	26.5
	Independent	Paul Moor	474	15.2
	Independent	Julie Brandon	437	14.0
	Green	Jennifer Giel	416	13.4
	Green	Richard Boyles	375	12.0
	UKIP	Michael Simpson	371	11.9
	Independent	Brian Roberts	343	11.0
	Labour	Keith Christmas	293	9.4
Majority
Turnout				34.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Peters with St Marys

St Peters with St Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Celia Brown	729	41.3
	Independent	Terry Manning*	667	37.8
	Conservative	Stephen Bryant	574	32.5
	Conservative	Paul Labistour	454	25.7
	Green	Julian Gunther	400	22.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Cope	166	9.4
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Carter	160	9.1
Majority
Turnout				34.4
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Tormohun

Tormohun

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Darling*	1,124	44.5
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Pentney*	962	38.2
	Liberal Democrats	Cordelia Law	935	37.1
	Conservative	John Doherty	614	24.4
	Conservative	Roger Heath	561	22.3
	Conservative	Lucius Gray	540	21.4
	Independent	Robert Pernull-Excell*	453	18.0
	Independent	Suzannah Jones	384	15.2
	Independent	Lynette Stone	313	12.4
	Green	Helen Boyles	297	11.8
	Labour	Virginia Keyes	266	10.6
	Green	Jimi Neary	207	8.2
	Green	Richard Spreckley	164	6.5
Majority
Turnout				30.0
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wellswood

Wellswood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Bye*	1,387	56.3
	Conservative	James O'Dwyer	1,209	49.0
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona McPhail	512	20.8
	Independent	Richard Thomas	509	20.6
	Green	Gillian Baker	353	14.3
	UKIP	Kenneth Stiling	318	12.9
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Hess	238	9.7
Majority
Turnout				43.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections

Goodrington with Roselands

The by-election was held on 14 November 2019, following the resignation of Councillor Rick Heyse.^[3]

Goodrington with Roselands, 14 November 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Penelope-Jane Barnby*	892	49.3	+17.1
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Shearman	641	35.5	+1.3
	Brexit Party	Eddie Davis	168	9.3	N/A
	Labour	Catherine Fritz	72	4.0	−3.3
	Green	Jane Hughes	35	1.9	−9.1
Majority
Turnout			1,808
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Clifton with Maidenway

The by-election was held on 6 May 2021, following the death of Councillor Ian Doggett.^[4]

Clifton with Maidenway, 6 May 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cat Johns	1,014	45.8	+0.4
	Conservative	John Fellows	983	44.4	+14.8
	Labour	Andy Simons	149	6.7	−1.6
	Green	Susan Kennings	69	3.1	−11.0
Majority
Turnout			2,215	36.49
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing