Local Election Results 2003
Torbay
Whole council up for election on new ward boundaries.
Other results for Torbay:
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
By-elections for Torbay (may be incomplete): 20th May 2004 (Roundham-with-Hyde)
— 5th August 2004 (Wellswood)
— 21st October 2004 (Goodrington-with-Roselands)
— 10th March 2005 (Wellswood)
— 5th May 2005 (Blatchcombe)
— 20th October 2005 (Elected Mayor)
— 8th December 2005 (Churston-with-Galmpton)
— 22nd July 2010 (St Mary's-with-Summercombe)
— 23rd June 2011 (Cockington-with-Chelston)
— 5th November 2015 (Clifton-with-Maidenway)
— 5th May 2016 (Tormohun)
— 14th December 2017 (Watcombe)
— 14th November 2019 (Goodrington with Roselands)
— 6th May 2021 (Clifton with Maidenway)
— 6th June 2024 (Wellswood)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Liberal Democrat |
17636 |
50.0% |
27 |
| Conservative |
12377 |
35.1% |
9 |
| Labour |
2128 |
6.0% |
0 |
| UK Independence Party |
1505 |
4.3% |
0 |
| British National Party |
1171 |
3.3% |
0 |
| Independent |
466 |
1.3% |
0 |
| Martyn Hodge |
C |
1281 |
43.4% |
| Alan Craig |
C |
1204 |
|
| Frank Lomas |
LD |
1149 |
38.9% |
| Moira Taperell |
C |
1059 |
|
| Douglas Lentell |
LD |
973 |
|
| Max Smith |
LD |
891 |
|
| Anthony North |
BNP |
522 |
17.7% |
| John Nicholls |
LD |
1139 |
49.7% |
| Wendy Burridge |
LD |
1095 |
|
| George Porter |
LD |
1051 |
|
| Keith Bryant |
C |
459 |
20.0% |
| Eric Abercrombie |
C |
446 |
|
| Sharon Abercrombie |
C |
439 |
|
| Wayne Doidge |
Lab |
417 |
18.2% |
| Michael Turner |
BNP |
276 |
12.0% |
| Nicholas Bye |
C |
1218 |
50.0% |
| David Browne |
LD |
1216 |
50.0% |
| Jeanette Richards |
C |
1203 |
|
| Douglas Colborne |
LD |
1179 |
|
| Ian Doggett |
LD |
1281 |
69.4% |
| Ruth Pentney |
LD |
1255 |
|
| John Goulden |
C |
566 |
30.6% |
| Ronald Wright |
C |
511 |
|
| Loretta McHugh |
LD |
1215 |
|
| Jean Cope |
LD |
1148 |
34.9% |
| Michael Hytche |
C |
1117 |
33.9% |
| Beryl McPhail |
C |
1091 |
|
| Mark Stott |
LD |
1054 |
|
| Christine Weston |
C |
1026 |
|
| Mark Dent |
UKIP |
671 |
20.4% |
| Rosalind Royle |
Lab |
355 |
10.8% |
| John Dunn |
LD |
798 |
42.3% |
| Cynthia Stocks |
LD |
730 |
|
| Bruce Cowling |
C |
393 |
20.8% |
| Lionel Digby |
Ind |
340 |
18.0% |
| Roberta Digby |
C |
317 |
|
| Charles Charalambous |
Lab |
208 |
11.0% |
| Michael Simpson |
UKIP |
148 |
7.8% |
| Christine Carter |
LD |
1213 |
58.6% |
| Andrew Colborne |
LD |
1077 |
|
| Penelope-Jane Barnby |
C |
656 |
31.7% |
| Michael Jeavons |
C |
607 |
|
| Norman Thatcher |
UKIP |
200 |
9.7% |
| Beverley Oxley |
C |
1397 |
46.2% |
| Jean Turnbull |
C |
1382 |
|
| Beverley Brennan |
C |
1287 |
|
| Wendy Avenell |
LD |
1201 |
39.7% |
| John Turner |
LD |
1195 |
|
| Andrew Douglas-Dunbar |
LD |
1034 |
|
| James Towell |
Lab |
428 |
14.1% |
| Ian Fenton |
LD |
842 |
49.0% |
| Michael James |
LD |
839 |
|
| Alan Hall |
C |
544 |
31.6% |
| Sarah Ruffles |
C |
495 |
|
| Douglas Litt |
Lab |
207 |
12.0% |
| Chris Jones |
Ind |
126 |
7.3% |
| John Davis |
LD |
1058 |
64.6% |
| Peter Killick |
LD |
1053 |
|
| Sally Jowett |
C |
579 |
35.4% |
| Terence Manning |
C |
517 |
|
| Alan Faulkner |
LD |
1965 |
65.2% |
| Roger Stringer |
LD |
1938 |
|
| Andrew Westwood |
LD |
1892 |
|
| George Christian |
C |
1048 |
34.8% |
| Paul Price |
C |
1004 |
|
| Donald Brooks |
C |
1003 |
|
| Colin Charlwood |
LD |
1227 |
55.6% |
| Michael Monaghan |
LD |
1113 |
|
| John Cowie |
C |
680 |
30.8% |
| Mark Kingscote |
C |
678 |
|
| Royston Richer |
UKIP |
300 |
13.6% |
| Jennifer Faulkner |
LD |
1367 |
55.0% |
| Christopher Harris |
LD |
1315 |
|
| Gillian Hayman |
LD |
1226 |
|
| Teresa Butto |
C |
623 |
25.1% |
| Frances Harrison |
C |
603 |
|
| Gary Carey |
C |
568 |
|
| Jonathan Haines |
Lab |
290 |
11.7% |
| Lauren Taylor |
BNP |
204 |
8.2% |
| Stephen Darling |
LD |
1289 |
56.4% |
| Gordon Jennings |
LD |
1288 |
|
| Mihcael Dunne |
C |
418 |
18.3% |
| Tolulola Akindele |
C |
385 |
|
| Emma Grant |
Lab |
223 |
9.8% |
| Andrew Bailey |
UKIP |
186 |
8.1% |
| Peter Lucas |
BNP |
169 |
7.4% |
| Matthew Phillips |
C |
1398 |
65.3% |
| Eileen Salloway |
C |
1360 |
|
| Antony Booth |
LD |
743 |
34.7% |
| Peter Fleming |
LD |
712 |
|
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