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Torbay Council

Local authority area: Torbay

Torbay is an unitary authority, in the South West England region of England. It covers 62.9 km² and had 139,479 residents in 2022 — about 2,218 people per km². The authority dates from 1968.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Torbay, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022139,479+6.1% since 2012

Land area62.9km²24.3 sq mi

Density2,218/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#219of 382 UK councils · #186 in England

Population estimates4 data points

131.5K133.4K135.8K139.5K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1968
Created
Torbay became a local authority area.

Abroad

Twinned with

Hamelin

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in South West

All councils in South West

Somerset576,852 Cornwall575,413 Wiltshire515,885 City of Bristol479,024 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole401,898 Dorset383,274 South Gloucestershire294,765 City of Plymouth266,862 Swindon235,657 North Somerset219,145 Bath and North East Somerset195,618 Isles of Scilly2,281

Elections

16 electoral wards

Census 2021: 139,323 residents in 62,995 households across the wards; 26.7% aged 65+, 64.1% of homes owned, 23.2% of households without a car.

1Tormohun6,346 households · 19.1% aged 65+12,971 2St Marychurch5,703 households · 28.6% aged 65+12,546 3Barton with Watcombe5,083 households · 19.6% aged 65+12,234 4Preston4,611 households · 32.3% aged 65+10,515 5Furzeham with Summercombe4,717 households · 35.5% aged 65+9,902 6Roundham with Hyde4,480 households · 28.1% aged 65+8,796

All wards of Torbay

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CTorbay CouncilCouncil office · Torquay TQ1 3DR · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Torbay · 11 wards South Devon · 5 wards

Source: Wikidata Q1136118 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.