# Mayor of Torbay

The Mayor of Torbay was the directly elected executive mayor of the borough of Torbay in Devon, England. The post was abolished in 2019 after a referendum held in May 2016. The last holder of the post was Gordon Oliver. The position was different from the largely ceremonial annually appointed mayors, who were renamed the "civic mayors" on the introduction of the directly elected mayor. The civic mayor role continues to exist.

## Referendums

Mayor of Torbay referendum 14 July 2005 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Elected Mayor | 18,074 | 55.2 |
| Leader and Cabinet System | 14,682 | 44.8 |
| Total votes | 32,756 | 100.00 |
| Source: Torbay Council |||
Referendum on how Torbay is governed 5 May 2016 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Leader and Cabinet System | 15,846 | 62.5 |
| Elected Mayor | 9,511 | 37.5 |
| Valid votes | 25,357 | 99.5 |
| Invalid or blank votes | 129 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | 25,486 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 100,853 | 25.3 |
| Source: Torbay Council |||

## Elections
### 2005

Torbay Mayoral Election 20 October 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Bye | 5,283 | 21.9% | 1,813 | 7,096 | 57.7% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Pannell | 3,811 | 15.8% | 1,386 | 5,197 | 42.3% | ​​ |
| | Independent | Gordon Oliver | 3,516 | 15.6% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Susan Colley | 2,871 | 11.9% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Percy Brewis | 2,015 | 8.4% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Robert Crawford | 1,161 | 4.8% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Marshall Richie | 1,152 | 4.8% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Peter Middleton | 1,030 | 4.3% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Beverley Brennan | 881 | 3.7% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour | David Pedrick-Friend | 767 | 3.2% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | James O'Dwyer | 647 | 2.7% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Julien Parrott | 526 | 2.2% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Beverley Oxley | 322 | 1.3% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | James Grimble | 143 | 0.6% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |

### 2011

Mayor of Torbay election 5 May 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Conservative | Gordon Oliver | 10,630 | 25.7% | 2,086 | 12,716 | 56.9% | ​​ |
| | Independent | Nicholas Bye | 7,983 | 19.3% | 1,648 | 9,631 | 43.1% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Brewer | 6,905 | 16.7% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour Co-op | Patrick Canavan | 3,793 | 9.2% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Susan Colley | 3,559 | 8.6% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Paul Clifford | 2,414 | 5.8% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Martin Brook | 2,090 | 5.1% | | | | ​​ |
| | Voice 4 Torbay | Fiona McPhail | 2,084 | 5.0% | | | | ​​ |
| | Green | Sam Moss | 1,918 | 4.6% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### 2015

Mayor of Torbay election 7 May 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Conservative | Gordon Oliver | 15,354 | 25.1% | 3,989 | 19,343 | 50.8% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Brewer | 11,788 | 19.3% | 6,934 | 18,722 | 49.2% | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Julien Parrott | 11,325 | 18.5% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Darren Cowell | 8,119 | 13.3% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Susie Colley | 7,541 | 12.3% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Martin Brook | 5,846 | 9.5% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Pamela Neale | 1,249 | 2.0% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

## Replacement

The council's political leadership since 2019 has reverted to being a leader of the council chosen by the councillors.