Torridge District Council: all 36 councillors
Torridge District Council has 36 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Liberal Democrats, with 12 of the 36 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Torridge District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See Torridge: local statistics and who has power over Torridge, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Liberal Democrats: 12 councillors
- Independent: 11 councillors
- Conservative: 5 councillors
- Green Party: 4 councillors
- Labour: 2 councillors
- Non-Aligned: 2 councillors
Leaders and post holders
- Peter Hames (Green Party): Group Leader and Lead Member for Climate Change
- Huw Thomas (Green Party): Deputy Group Leader
- Doug Bushby (Independent): Chair of the Council and Lead Member for Finance & Audit
- Teresa Tinsley (Liberal Democrats): Group Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council
- David Brenton (Labour): Group Leader
- Annie Brenton (Labour): Deputy Group Leader
- Carl Hawkins (Non-Aligned): Group Leader
- Philip Hackett (Independent): Lead Member for Public Health & Community Safety
- Doug Smith (Liberal Democrats): Vice Chair of the Council
- Lyndon Piper (Liberal Democrats): Lead Member for Leisure
- Ken James (Independent): Group Leader, Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Customer Services and Internal Resources
- Nigel Kenneally (Liberal Democrats): Deputy Group Leader
- Robert Hicks (Independent): Lead Member for Economy & Estates
- Philip Pennington (Non-Aligned): Deputy Group Leader
- Chris Leather (Independent): Lead Member for Operational Services
- Jane Whittaker (Conservative): Group Leader
- Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin (Liberal Democrats): Lead Member for Culture & Community Engagement
- Rosemary Lock (Conservative): Deputy Group Leader & Lead Member for Planning & Development
- Louis Bach (Independent): Lead Member for Legal & Democratic Support
- Claire Hodson (Independent): Deputy Group Leader, Deputy Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Homelessness and Housing Need
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appledore | Kerry O'Rourke | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Appledore | Peter Hames | Green Party | Group Leader and Lead Member for Climate Change | 7 May 2019 |
| Bideford East | Huw Thomas | Green Party | Deputy Group Leader | 9 May 2023 |
| Bideford East | James Craigie | Green Party | 9 May 2023 | |
| Bideford East | Jude Gubb | Independent | 7 May 2019 | |
| Bideford North | Doug Bushby | Independent | Chair of the Council and Lead Member for Finance & Audit | 7 May 2019 |
| Bideford North | Teresa Tinsley | Liberal Democrats | Group Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council | 3 May 2024 |
| Bideford North | Trevor Johns | Liberal Democrats | 5 May 2011 | |
| Bideford South | David Brenton | Labour | Group Leader | 7 May 1987 |
| Bideford South | Simon Inch | Independent | 3 May 2007 | |
| Bideford West | Annie Brenton | Labour | Deputy Group Leader | 4 May 1995 |
| Bideford West | Carl Hawkins | Non-Aligned | Group Leader | 7 May 2019 |
| Broadheath | Philip Hackett | Independent | Lead Member for Public Health & Community Safety | 5 May 2015 |
| Broadheath | Stephen Gibson | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Great Torrington | Chris Bright | Liberal Democrats | 7 May 2019 | |
| Great Torrington | Doug Smith | Liberal Democrats | Vice Chair of the Council | 9 May 2023 |
| Great Torrington | Lauren Bright | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Hartland | Anna Dart | Independent | 5 May 2011 | |
| Hartland | Shirleyann Andrews | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Hartland | Stephen Harding | Conservative | 7 May 2019 | |
| Holsworthy | Lyndon Piper | Liberal Democrats | Lead Member for Leisure | 9 May 2023 |
| Holsworthy | Peter Shepherd | Independent | ||
| Milton & Tamarside | Ken James | Independent | Group Leader, Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Customer Services and Internal Resources | 1 October 2005 |
| Milton & Tamarside | Nigel Kenneally | Liberal Democrats | Deputy Group Leader | 24 October 2025 |
| Monkleigh & Putford | Philip Pennington | Non-Aligned | Deputy Group Leader | 3 May 2007 |
| Monkleigh & Putford | Robert Hicks | Independent | Lead Member for Economy & Estates | 6 May 1999 |
| Northam | Chris Leather | Independent | Lead Member for Operational Services | 6 May 1999 |
| Northam | Jane Whittaker | Conservative | Group Leader | 5 May 2011 |
| Northam | Wendy Lo-Vel | Green Party | 9 May 2023 | |
| Shebbear & Langtree | Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin | Liberal Democrats | Lead Member for Culture & Community Engagement | 30 November 2017 |
| Shebbear & Langtree | Chris Wheatley | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Two Rivers & Three Moors | Rosemary Lock | Conservative | Deputy Group Leader & Lead Member for Planning & Development | 3 May 2007 |
| Two Rivers & Three Moors | Thomas Elliott | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Westward Ho! | Claire Hodson | Independent | Deputy Group Leader, Deputy Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Homelessness and Housing Need | 7 May 2019 |
| Westward Ho! | Louis Bach | Independent | Lead Member for Legal & Democratic Support | 9 May 2023 |
| Winkleigh | Stephen Middleton | Liberal Democrats |
Source
Torridge District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Torridge District Council. We do not reproduce home addresses, phone numbers or emails; use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.