Newton Abbot (UK Parliament constituency)

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Newton Abbot (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 50°32′46″N 3°29′49″W / 50.546°N 3.497°W

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Newton Abbot
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Newton Abbot in South West England
County	Devon
Electorate	72,956 (2023) ^[1]
Major settlements	Newton Abbot, Dawlish and Teignmouth
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of Parliament	Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrats)
Seats	One
Created from	Teignbridge

Newton Abbot is a constituency^{[n 1]} in Devon represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Martin Wrigley of the Liberal Democrats. It was previously represented since its 2010 creation by Anne Marie Morris, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

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 eleven to twelve.

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 result 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 at the 2010 election.

Boundaries

2010–2024

The District of Teignbridge electoral 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.^[3]

2024–present

Map of current boundaries

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following wards of the District of Teignbridge (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Ambrook; Bishopsteignton; Bradley; Buckland & Milber; Bushell; College; Dawlish North East; Dawlish South West; Ipplepen; Kenton & Starcross; Kerswell-with-Combe; Kingsteignton East; Kingsteignton West; Shaldon & Stokeinteignhead; Teignmouth Central; Teignmouth East; Teignmouth West.^[4]

Very minor change to the boundary with Central Devon.

Members of Parliament

	Member^[5]	Party
2010	Anne Marie Morris	Conservative
July 2017		Independent
December 2017		Conservative
January 2022		Independent
May 2022		Conservative
2024	Martin Wrigley	Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Newton Abbot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Wrigley^[6]	15,201	31.7	+9.5
	Conservative	Anne Marie Morris^[7]	12,955	27.0	−28.6
	Reform UK	Christopher Hilditch^[8]	8,494	17.7	N/A
	Labour	Jacob Cousens^[9]	7,115	14.8	−2.9
	Green	Pauline Wynter^[10]	2,083	4.3	+1.4
	South Devon Alliance	Liam Mullone^[11]	1,924	4.0	N/A
	Heritage	Andre Sabine^[12]	116	0.2	N/A
	Volt	Annaliese Cude^[13]	104	0.2	N/A
Majority			2,246	4.7	N/A
Turnout			47,992	65.0	−6.8
Registered electors			73,885
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	19.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[14]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	29,117	55.6
	Liberal Democrats	11,661	22.2
	Labour	9,287	17.7
	Green	1,505	2.9
	Others	840	1.6

Turnout		52,410	71.8
Electorate		72,956

General election 2019: Newton Abbot^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Marie Morris	29,190	55.5	0.0
	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	New
Majority			17,501	33.3	0.0
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.^[16]

General election 2017: Newton Abbot^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Marie Morris	28,735	55.5	+8.0
	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	+9.7
Turnout			51,632	72.0	+3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.1

General election 2015: Newton Abbot^[18]^[19]^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Marie Morris	22,794	47.5	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Younger-Ross	11,506	23.9	−18.0
	UKIP	Rod Peers	6,726	13.9	+7.5
	Labour	Roy Freer	4,736	9.8	+2.8
	Green	Steven Smyth-Bonfield	2,216	4.6	+3.1
	TUSC	Sean Brogan	221	0.5	New
Majority			11,288	23.6	+22.5
Turnout			48,199	69.0	−0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+11.2

General election 2010: Newton Abbot^[21]
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	New
	Independent	Keith Sharp	82	0.2	New
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

Notes

^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^ 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.

References

^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
^ "2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "Final recommendations for Parliamentary constituencies in the counties of Devon, Plymouth and Torbay". Boundary Commission for England. 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "Anne Marie Morris". Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Newton Abbot Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "Candidate for Newton Abbot". Thornville Labour Party. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Candidate for Newton Abbot". South Devon Green Party. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "SDA Website". South Devon Alliance. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Newton Abbot". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
^ "Volt UK Website". Volt UK. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).
^ "Renew and Unite to Remain Joint Statement". Renew Party. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ "2017 general election candidates in Devon". Devon Live. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017.
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ Osborn, Matt; Franklin, Will; Clarke, Seán; Straumann, Ralph. "2015 UK general election results in full". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
^ "Richard Younger-Ross". Liberal Democrats. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ "BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Newton Abbot". news.bbc.co.uk.

External links

Newton Abbot UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
Newton Abbot UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Liberal Democrats (22)	Bath Cheltenham Chippenham Frome and East Somerset Glastonbury and Somerton Honiton and Sidmouth Melksham and Devizes Mid Dorset and North Poole Newton Abbot North Cornwall North Devon South Cotswolds South Devon St Ives Taunton and Wellington Tewkesbury Thornbury and Yate Tiverton and Minehead Torbay Wells and Mendip Hills West Dorset Yeovil
Conservative (11)	Bridgwater Central Devon Christchurch East Wiltshire Exmouth and Exeter East North Cotswolds North Dorset Salisbury South West Devon South West Wiltshire Torridge and Tavistock
Green (1)	Bristol Central

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