Post: | Mayor |
Body: | Torbay |
Appointer: | Direct election |
Termlength: | Four years |
Formation: | 20 October 2005 |
Abolished: | 6 May 2019 |
First: | Nicholas Bye |
Last: | Gordon Oliver |
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.[1] The last holder of the post was Gordon Oliver.[2] 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.[3]
The council's political leadership since 2019 has reverted to being a leader of the council chosen by the councillors.