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. Referendums Elections 2005 2011 2015 References {{Directly elected mayors in the United Kingdom 2005 establishments in England 2019 disestablishments in England Torbay Torbay is a borough and unitary authority in Devon, south west England. It is governed by Torbay Council and consists of of land, including the resort towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, located on east-facing Tor Bay, part of Lyme ... Torbay Torbay ...
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Nicholas Bye
Nicholas David Bye, commonly known as Nick Bye, is a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative local politician in England. Bye was born in Paignton, Devon and graduated from Oxford University. He was Liberal Party (UK), Liberal candidate for Torbay (UK Parliament constituency), Torbay in the 1987 United Kingdom general election, 1987 election. Bye served on Torbay, Torbay Council for five years and served a term as civic mayor in 2003–04. In October 2005, he became the first Elected mayors in the United Kingdom, directly elected mayor of Torbay. He beat Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat Nicholas Pannell in the second round of counting with a total of 7,096 votes to Pannell's 5,197. After the election, Bye noted that "it is quite clear from canvassing that a lot of people did not want an elected mayor." Bye was the Conservative Party's third directly elected mayor, after Chris Morgan (politician), Chris Morgan and Linda Arkley in North Tyneside and the first directly ele ...
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