Newton Abbot (UK Parliament constituency)

Newton Abbot is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Anne-Marie Morris, a Conservative.[n 2]

Newton Abbot
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Newton Abbot in Devon for the 2010 general election
Location of Devon within England
County	Devon
Electorate	69,600 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements	Newton Abbot, Dawlish and Teignmouth
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of Parliament	Anne-Marie Morris (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Teignbridge

History

Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies proposing to create this constituency for the 2010 general election which increased the number of seats in the county from 11 to 12. It replaced the southern part of the former Teignbridge seat, including the town of Newton Abbot itself, as well as Dawlish and Teignmouth.[2] Nominally the 2010 results was a gain of the seat (LD-Conservative) on a swing of 5.8%. Teignbridge's other successor saw a very similar 6% swing with a much larger margin for the same winning party in Central Devon in the 2010 election.

Boundaries

The constituency is in the district of Teignbridge and has electoral wards:

• 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.[3]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[4]	Party
	2010	Anne Marie Morris	Conservative
	2017		Independent
	2017		Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Newton Abbot[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Anne Marie Morris	29,190	55.5
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Wrigley	11,689	22.2	+1.4
	Labour	James Osben	9,329	17.8	-4.4
	Green	Megan Debenham	1,508	2.9	+1.1
	Independent	David Halpin	840	1.6	N/A
Majority			17,501	33.3
Turnout			52,556	72.5	+0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Additionally Richard Manley stood as PPC for the Renew Party, standing down in favour of Martin Wrigley as part of the Unite to Remain pact.

General election 2017: Newton Abbot[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Anne Marie Morris	28,735	55.5	+8.2
	Labour	James Osben	11,475	22.2	+12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Marie Chadwick	10,601	20.8	-3.1
	Green	Kathryn Driscoll	926	1.8	-2.8
Majority			17,160	33.3	+9.9
Turnout			51,632	72.0	+3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

General election 2015: Newton Abbot[7][8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Anne Marie Morris	22,794	47.5	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Younger-Ross	11,506	23.9	-18.1
	UKIP	Rod Peers	6,726	13.9	+7.6
	Labour	Roy Freer	4,736	9.8	+2.8
	Green	Steven Smyth-Bonfield	2,216	4.6	+3.1
Majority			11,288	23.4	+22.3
Turnout			47,978	69.0	-0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+11.2

General election 2010: Newton Abbot[10][n 3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Anne Marie Morris	20,774	43.0	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Younger-Ross*	20,251	41.9	-3.6
	Labour	Patrick Canavan	3,387	7.0	-4.4
	UKIP	Jackie Hooper	3,088	6.4	-0.1
	Green	Corinne Lindsey	701	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Keith Sharp	82	0.2	+0.2
Majority			523	1.1	N/A
Turnout			48,283	69.6	+0.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+5.8

* Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon

Notes and references

Notes

1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
3. Swing and vote share changes for this newly created seat are based on estimates used by the BBC and others regarding how this area voted in 2005

References

1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. "2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
3. "Final recommendations for Parliamentary constituencies in the counties of Devon, Plymouth and Torbay". Boundary Commission for England. 2004-11-24. Archived from the original on 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
4. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
5. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).
6. "2017 general election candidates in Devon". Devon Live. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017.
7. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
8. Osborn, Matt; Franklin, Will; Clarke, Seán; Straumann, Ralph. "2015 UK general election results in full". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
9. "Richard Younger-Ross". Liberal Democrats. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
10. "BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Newton Abbot". news.bbc.co.uk.