Teignbridge (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:UK constituency infobox Teignbridge is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Totnes and Tiverton. It is based on the local government district of Teignbridge in Devon. Towns in the constituency include Dawlish, Newton Abbot, and Teignmouth.

Boundary review

Teignbridge constituency is abolished following the Boundary Commission for England's review of parliamentary representation in Devon.

The Teignbridge wards of Ambrook, Bishopsteignton, Bradley, Buckland and Milber, Bushell, College, Dawlish Central and North East, Dawlish South West, Ipplepen, Kenton with Starcross, Kerswell-with-Combe, Kingsteignton East, Kingsteignton West, Shaldon and Stokeinteignhead, Teignmouth Central, Teignmouth East and Teignmouth West now form the Newton Abbot constituency.

The wards of Ashburton and Buckfastleigh, Bovey, Chudleigh, Haytor, Kenn Valley, Moorland, Teignbridge North, Teign Valley; and nine wards of the Borough of West Devon (Chagford, Drewsteignton, Exbourne, Hatherleigh, Lew Valley, North Tawton, Okehampton East, Okehampton West and South Tawton) form part of the Central Devon seat.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1983	Patrick Nicholls	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" |	2001	Richard Younger-Ross	Liberal Democrats

Election results

General Election 2005: Teignbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Younger-Ross	27,808	45.7	+1.3
	Conservative	Stanley Johnson	21,593	35.5	−3.8
	Labour	Chris Sherwood	6,931	11.4	−1.0
	UKIP	Trevor Colman	3,881	6.4	+2.6
	Liberal	Reginald Wills	685	1.1	+1.1
Majority			6,215	10.2
Turnout			60,898	68.7	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-2.6

General Election 2001: Teignbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Younger-Ross	26,343	44.4	+5.7
	Conservative	Patrick Nicholls	23,332	39.3	+0.1
	Labour	Christopher Bain	7,366	12.4	−5.6
	UKIP	Paul Exmouth	2,269	3.8	+1.3
Majority			3,011	5.1
Turnout			59,310	69.3	−7.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon