Torbay (UK Parliament constituency)

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Torbay Borough constituency
Torbay shown within Devon, and Devon shown within England
Created:	1974
MP:	Adrian Sanders
Party:	Liberal Democrat
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Devon
EP constituency:	South West England

Torbay is a borough 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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 4 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency is based around the unitary authority of Torbay in Devon,most notably the seaside resort of Torquay. It includes eleven wards of the Borough of Torbay:

• Clifton-with-Maidenway
• Cockington-with-Chelston
• Ellacombe
• Goodrington-with-Roselands
• Preston
• Roundham-with-Hyde
• St Marychurch
• Shiphay-with-the-Willows
• Tormohun
• Watcombe
• Wellswood.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Constituency created (February 1974)

Year		Member	Party
	1974	Frederic Mackarness Bennett	Conservative
	1987	Rupert Allason	Conservative
	1997	Adrian Sanders	Liberal Democrats

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Torbay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Adrian Sanders	19,317	40.8	-9.7
	Conservative	Marcus Wood	17,288	36.5	+0.1
	Labour	David Pedrick-Friend	6,972	14.7	+5.3
	UK Independence	Graham Booth	3,726	7.9	+4.7
Majority			2,029	4.3
Turnout			47,303	61.9	-0.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-4.9

General Election 2001: Torbay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Adrian Sanders	24,015	50.5	+10.9
	Conservative	Christian Sweeting	17,307	36.4	-3.2
	Labour	John MacKay	4,484	9.4	-5.4
	UK Independence	Graham Booth	1,512	3.2	-0.5
	Independent	Pam Neale	251	0.5
Majority			6,708	14.1
Turnout			47,569	62.5	-11.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Torbay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Adrian Sanders	21,094	39.6
	Conservative	Rupert Allason	21,082	39.5
	Labour	Michael Morey	7,923	14.9
	UK Independence	Graham Booth	1,962	3.7
	Liberal	B Cowling	1,161	2.2
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	P Wild	100	0.2
Majority			12	0.1
Turnout			53,322	73.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing	5.1

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon

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