Photo: Mr Ignavy · CC BY-SA 2.0The Conservatives hold a majority on Torbay Council
Brixham is run by Torbay Council, with Brixham parish council for local matters. The Conservatives have a majority on Torbay Council. Its MP is Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrat), member for South Devon.
£2,550
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Brixham’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Torbay Council
The Conservatives hold a majority on Torbay Council: 19 of its 36 seats as elected. The Liberal Democrats hold 15, independents 2. Who’s in charge ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Brixham is £2,556 for 2026–27; Torbay Council keeps 80% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 57% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 19 of Torbay’s 36 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative19
- Liberal Democrat15
- Independent2
Latest election: May 2023.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Brixham
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
94% of Brixham’s residents · Band D precept £99
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas.
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
6% of Brixham’s residents live outside any parish, with no parish council.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Brixham, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierBrixham parish council
- 2Torbay Council3 wards · 7 councillorsAndrew Paul StrangHannah Emily StevensJason Richard HutchingsAnna Joan TolchardSteve BryantAdam Simon BillingsAlan John Tyerman
- 3Police and crime commissionerDevon & Cornwall Police · elected May 2024Alison Hernandez
- 4House of CommonsSouth Devon
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
7 councillors for 3 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Andrew Paul StrangConservative · May 2023
- Hannah Emily StevensConservative · May 2023
- Jason Richard HutchingsConservative · May 2023
- Anna Joan TolchardConservative · May 2023
- Steve BryantConservative · May 2023
- Adam Simon BillingsConservative · May 2023
- Alan John TyermanConservative · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furzeham with Summercombeall in Brixham · 9,900 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Andrew Paul StrangHannah Emily StevensJason Richard Hutchings | May 2023 |
| St Peter's with St Mary'sall in Brixham · 6,930 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Anna Joan TolchardSteve Bryant | May 2023 |
| Churston with Galmpton14% in Brixham · 1,009 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Adam Simon BillingsAlan John Tyerman | May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Torbay Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Torbay Council council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Brixham, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
3 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Brixham’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗6,840 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
3,045 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
4,378 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Brixham is in South Devon constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Brixham).
49,004 votes for candidates · majority 7,127
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 49,004 votes from 72,261 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 7,127 of 49,004 votes (14.5%): wider than in 52% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Brixham’s Band D council tax is £2,556 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Torbay Council keeps £2,044.11 of a Band D bill (80%); the rest goes to the Brixham parish council, the Devon & Cornwall police and crime commissioner and the Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,550 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
Torbay’s Band D bill has risen 57% in ten years, from £1,569.73 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £536.63 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Brixham, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Devon’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,300.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Devon
| Torbay | Brixham’s councils | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £545 | £505 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £408 | £309 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £61 | £55 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £54 | £37 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £124 | £128 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £35 | £47 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £67 | £31 | £26 |
| Public health | £93 | £59 | £78 |
| Running the council | £139 | £67 | £59 |
| Other | £16 | £2 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,541 | £1,238 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Devon and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Brixham is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
torbay.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
torbay.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Brixham is run
Which council runs Brixham?
Brixham is run by Torbay Council.
Does Brixham have a town council?
Yes: Brixham has its own parish-tier council (Brixham parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £99 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Brixham?
Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for South Devon, which covers Brixham.
How many councillors does Brixham have?
7 ward councillors represent Brixham’s 3 wards.
When are the next elections in Brixham?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Brixham’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Brixham?
Band D council tax in Brixham is £2,550 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Torbay Council?
The Conservatives have a majority: 19 of 36 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2023 council election in Brixham?
In Brixham’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 7 of the 7 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 46.9%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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