Louis Bach: councillor for Westward Ho!, Torridge District Council
Louis Bach is a Independent councillor for the Westward Ho! ward on Torridge District Council, according to the council's own published list. Louis Bach is also Lead Member for Legal & Democratic Support. Their current term began on 9 May 2023.
- Council
- Torridge District Council
- Ward
- Westward Ho!
- Party
- Independent
- Posts
- Lead Member for Legal & Democratic Support
- Term began
- 9 May 2023
- Official profile
- democracy.torridge.gov.uk
- Source
- Torridge District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Louis Bach
These are the details Torridge District Council publishes for Louis Bach, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:
- Email: councillor.bach@torridge.gov.uk
- Phone: 07837 322673
- Home address (published by the council): Spindrift, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho!, Bideford, EX39 1HH
- Official profile: democracy.torridge.gov.uk
Who else represents Westward Ho!
- Claire Hodson Independent Deputy Group Leader, Deputy Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Homelessness and Housing Need
Independent on Torridge District Council
Independent holds 11 of the 36 seats on Torridge District Council. The largest group is Liberal Democrats, with 12. Seats by party: Liberal Democrats 12, Independent 11, Conservative 5, Green Party 4, Labour 2, Non-Aligned 2.
Leaders and post holders on Torridge District Council
- Peter Hames Group Leader and Lead Member for Climate Change
- Huw Thomas Deputy Group Leader
- Doug Bushby Chair of the Council and Lead Member for Finance & Audit
- Teresa Tinsley Group Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council
- David Brenton Group Leader
- Annie Brenton Deputy Group Leader
- Carl Hawkins Group Leader
- Doug Smith Vice Chair of the Council
All 36 councillors of Torridge District Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Westward Ho!
Louis Bach sits on Torridge District Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Torridge, each with its own page:
- Devon County Council
- Devon and Torbay Combined Authority
- Devon and Cornwall Police led by Alison Hernandez, James Vaughan
- Torridge and Tavistock: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Conservative) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Torridge, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Torridge District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Torridge District Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.