|
|
|
Torbay
|
|
gain
from Conservative
|
|
Rupert Allason
|
|
0 ( 0.0%)
|
|
21,082 (39.5%)
|
|
7,923 (14.9%)
|
|
21,094 (39.6%)
|
|
0 ( 0.0%)
|
|
3,223 ( 6.0%)
|
|
|
|
72,258
|
|
53,322 (73.8%)
|
|
Rupert Allason
|
|
Torbay
|
|
5,787 (10.1%)
|
|
28,624 (49.9%)
|
|
5,503 ( 9.6%)
|
|
22,837 (39.8%)
|
|
0 ( 0.0%)
|
|
425 ( 0.7%)
|
|
|
Conservative
|
|
70,746
|
|
57,389 (81.1%)
|
|
|
-10.3%
|
|
+5.3%
|
|
-0.2%
|
|
+0.0%
|
|
+5.3%
|
|
+2.1%
|
|
-7.3%
|
|
|
|
|
Politically Torbay ('the Devon Riviera') was long regarded as an epitome of England's deep south, but in recent years the Conservative dominance has been subjected to a series of strong Liberal Democrat challenges. In 1987 the Tories reacted by selecting a younger, more dynamic candidate, Rupert Allason, but he too has had his problems and Torbay now looks like one of the Lib Dems' better chances of a gain at the next general election.
Their candidate will again be Adrian Sanders, who many people think was cheated out of a victory in the Devon Euro-election of 1994 by the intervention of a 'Literal Democrat'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
524
|
1.26
|
9.03
|
14
|
|
|
7,765
|
18.66
|
11.17
|
167
|
|
|
5,334
|
12.82
|
11.25
|
114
|
|
|
2,856
|
6.86
|
14.70
|
47
|
|
|
506
|
1.22
|
10.45
|
12
|
|
|
0
|
0.00
|
2.81
|
0
|
|
|
14,816
|
35.60
|
8.01
|
444
|
|
|
7,681
|
18.46
|
15.25
|
121
|
|
|
269
|
0.65
|
7.13
|
9
|
|
|
1,015
|
2.44
|
10.17
|
24
|
|
|
