Teignbridge (UK Parliament constituency)

Teignbridge
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
120px Boundary of Teignbridge in Devon for the 2005 general election.
Location of Devon within England.
County	Devon
1983–2010
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Newton Abbot, Central Devon

Teignbridge was, from 1983 until 2010, a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

History

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

The seat was held by Patrick Nicholls of the Conservative Party from its creation until his defeat by Richard Younger-Ross of the Liberal Democrats at the 2001 general election. Younger-Ross successfully defended the seat in 2005, with a majority of 6,215 over the Conservatives' Stanley Johnson, the father of Boris Johnson.

Abolition

Following a review of parliamentary representation in Devon by the Boundary Commission for England, which increased the number of seats in the county from 11 to 12, the Teignbridge constituency was abolished. The southern part, including the main towns of Dawlish, Newton Abbot and Teignmouth, formed the new Newton Abbot seat, while the northern portion formed part of Central Devon.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Patrick Nicholls	Conservative
	2001	Richard Younger-Ross	Liberal Democrats
	2010	Constituency abolished: see Newton Abbot and Central Devon

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Teignbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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	+5.1
Turnout			60,898	68.7	-0.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+2.55

General Election 2001: Teignbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Younger-Ross	26,343	44.4	+5.6
	Conservative	Patrick Nicholls	23,332	39.3	+0.1
	Labour	Christopher David 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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing	+2.75

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Teignbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick Nicholls	24,679	39.2	−10.8
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Younger-Ross	24,398	38.8	+2.9
	Labour	Sue Dann	11,311	18.0	+5.0
	UKIP	S. Stokes	1,601	2.5	+2.5
	Green	N. Banwell	817	1.3	+1.3
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	L. Golding	139	0.2	+0.2
Majority			281		−
Turnout			62,945	77.1	−6.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	−6.9

General Election 1992: Teignbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick Nicholls	31,274	50.0	−3.2
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Younger-Ross	22,416	35.9	+0.7
	Labour	Robert A. Kennedy	8,128	13.0	+1.9
	Monster Raving Loony	Alan Hope	437	0.7	+0.2
	Natural Law	Nicholas J. Hayes	234	0.4	+0.4
Majority			8,858	14.2	−3.9
Turnout			62,489	82.4	+2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.9

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Teignbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick Nicholls	30,693	53.21
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	RD Ryder	20,268	35.14
	Labour	J Greenwood	6,413	11.12
	Monster Raving Loony Party	L. Golding	312	0.54
Majority			10,425	18.07	−
Turnout				80.26
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Teignbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick Nicholls	28,265	54.04
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J Alderson	20,047	38.33
	Labour	M Loughlin	3,749	7.17
	Monster Raving Loony Party	A Hope	241	0.46
Majority			8,218	15.71
Turnout				77.47
	Conservative hold		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon