Torbay and South Devon
Torbay and South Devon | |
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Future unitary authority area | |
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 Shown within the ceremonial county of Devon | |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | South West |
| Ceremonial county | Devon |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2028 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Body | Torbay and South Devon Council |
| Population (2024 estimate) | |
| • Total | 222,822 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Torbay and South Devon[1] or Torbay will be a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is planned to be formed on 1 April 2028, with shadow elections taking place in May 2027.[2] The largest settlement will be Torquay.
Formation
It will be formed from the existing unitary authority area of Torbay, 16 parishes from Teignbridge and five parishes from South Hams two-tier districts.[1][3] The area has a population of approximately 232,000.[4]
The district is being formed as part of ongoing local government changes throughout England, in which all areas of the country that have separate county councils and district councils will see those replaced with single-tier, or unitary, local governance.[5] The rest of Devon will form the Greater Plymouth, Exeter and Devon council areas. The alternative proposal for four unitaries and three proposals for three unitaries were not accepted.[6]
Governance
It will be run by Torbay and South Devon Council, which will comprise 64 councillors.[7]
Parishes
Torbay apart from Brixham is currently unparished, the rest of the area is parished. The parishes coming from the two-tier districts will be: Abbotskerswell, Berry Pomeroy, Bishopsteignton, Broadhempston, Coffinswell, Denbury and Torbryan, Haccombe with Combe, Ideford, Ipplepen, Kingskerswell, Kingsteignton, Kingswear, Littlehempston, Marldon, Newton Abbot, Ogwell, Shaldon, Stoke Gabriel, Stokeinteignhead, Teigngrace and Teignmouth.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Miller, Ruth (2026-07-20). "Dear Chief Executives," (PDF). Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government.
- ↑ "Government announces four new unitary councils for Devon". Torridge District Council.
- ↑ Gerrard, Bradley (31 July 2026). "Councillors numbers cut as new Torbay and South Devon council emerges". Torbay Today.
- ↑ "Joint Submission from Exeter City Council and Plymouth City Council" (PDF). Exeter City Council. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Forsyth, Alex (16 July 2026). "New councils to be created in 14 areas of England in local government shake-up". BBC News.
- ↑ "Proposals for local government reorganisation in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay". Gov.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Local government reorganisation: implementation letter to Devon, Plymouth and Torbay chief executives" (PDF). Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "List of Parishes". Shaping Our Future: Putting People First (PDF). Exeter City Council. Search this book on
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