Teignbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Teignbridge County constituency |
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| Teignbridge shown within Devon, and Devon shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Richard Younger-Ross |
| Party: | Liberal Democrat |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Devon |
| EP constituency: | South West England |
Teignbridge is a 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency is based on the local district of Teignbridge in Devon. Towns in the constituency include Dawlish, Newton Abbot, and Teignmouth.
[edit] 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, Kingsteington East, Kingsteington 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.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1983)
- 1983 — 2001: Patrick Nicholls, Conservative
- 2001 — present: Richard Younger-Ross, Liberal Democrat
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Teignbridge | |||||
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| 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 | |
| UK Independence | 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 | |||||
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| 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 | |
| UK Independence | 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 | ||||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in South West England | |
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| Conservative |
Bournemouth East | Bournemouth West | Bridgwater | Christchurch | Cotswold | Devizes | East Devon | Forest of Dean | North Dorset | North Wiltshire | Poole | Salisbury | South West Devon | Tewkesbury | Tiverton and Honiton | Torridge and West Devon | Totnes | Wells | West Dorset | Westbury | Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring |
| Liberal Democrat |
Bath | Bristol West | Cheltenham | Falmouth and Camborne | Mid Dorset and North Poole | North Cornwall | North Devon | Northavon | Somerton and Frome | South East Cornwall | St Ives | Taunton | Teignbridge | Torbay | Truro and St Austell | Yeovil |
| Labour |
Bristol East | Bristol North West | Bristol South | Exeter | Gloucester | Kingswood | North Swindon | Plymouth Devonport | Plymouth Sutton | South Dorset | South Swindon | Stroud | Wansdyke |
| South West European constituency: Conservative (3) | UKIP (2) | Liberal Democrats (1) | Labour (1) | |
