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Coordinates: 50°27′36″N 3°32′17″W / 50.460°N 3.538°W
| Torbay Borough constituency |
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| 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.
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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.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Sir Frederic Bennett | Conservative | |
| 1987 | Rupert Allason | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Adrian Sanders | Liberal Democrats | |
Election results
| General Election 2005: Torbay | |||||
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| 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 | |
| UKIP | 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 | |||||
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| 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 | |
| UKIP | 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 | |||||
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| 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 | ||
| UKIP | 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 | |||
See also
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