Torridge

  • Council Control: Min Ind
  • Conservatives 5
  • Labour 2
  • Liberal Democrats 11
  • Green 4
  • Other 13
  • Vacant 1

Independents 11, non-aligned 2. North-western part of Devon, including the small shipbuilding coastal town of Appledore. The main town is Bideford; other towns are Torrington and Westward Ho!.

Winkleigh has a byelection on 4 December (held by the Conservatives). James Craigie (Bideford East) moved from Independent to Green Party in November 2025. The Liberal Democrats gained Milton and Tamarside from an Independent at a byelection on 23 October.

Next local elections
2027

Election cycle
Full

Local authority type
District

Address
Riverbank House, Bideford EX39 2QG

Phone
01237 476700

Website
http://www.torridge.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£2479.12

Upper tier authority
Devon

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