Torbay
Notional 2005 Results:
Liberal Democrat: 18995 (41.7%)
Conservative: 16240 (35.6%)
Labour: 6684 (14.7%)
Other: 3645 (8%)
Majority: 2755 (6%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 17288 (36.5%)
Labour: 6972 (14.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 19317 (40.8%)
UKIP: 3726 (7.9%)
Majority: 2029 (4.3%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 17307 (36.4%)
Labour: 4484 (9.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 24015 (50.5%)
UKIP: 1512 (3.2%)
Other: 251 (0.5%)
Majority: 6708 (14.1%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 21082 (39.5%)
Labour: 7923 (14.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 21094 (39.6%)
Other: 3223 (6%)
Majority: 12 (0%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Outgoing MP: Adrian Sanders(Liberal Democrat) (more information at They work for you)
Candidates: Marcus Wood (Conservative)
David Pedrick-Friend (Labour) Contested Torbay 2005.
Adrian Sanders(Liberal Democrat) (more information at They work for you)
Julien Parrott (UKIP)
Ann Conway (BNP)
Andrew Coleman (Jury Team)
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 95291
Male: 47.7%
Female: 52.3%
Under 18: 20.2%
Over 60: 28%
Born outside UK: 4.1%
White: 98.7%
Asian: 0.3%
Mixed: 0.6%
Other: 0.3%
Christian: 75.8%
Full time students: 2.1%
Graduates 16-74: 13.6%
No Qualifications 16-74: 29.8%
Owner-Occupied: 72.7%
Social Housing: 7.4% (Council: 1.5%, Housing Ass.: 6%)
Privately Rented: 17.1%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 15.7%
What are Andrew Coleman’s policies?
Here are his views on taxation;
“We need to stop the drain on the public purse especially by asylum seekers and immigrants who have not contributed to the system”