Teignbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
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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
| 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 | |||
| 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