Lib Dems hold Torbay!

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By Paignton_news | Friday, May 07, 2010, 02:16

Adrian Sanders has once again been voted in to represent the Torbay constituency.

The Liberal Democrat MP gained 23,126 votes with Tory candidate Marcus Wood receiving 19,048.

This gave the Lib Dems a majority of 4,078 in a seat that was a big target for the Conservative Party.

Labour candidate David Pedrick-Friend came third with 3,231.

Julien Parrott (UKIP) scored 2,628 votes; Ann Conway (BNP) received 709 votes and Dr Sam Moss (Green) 468.

The total turnout was 49,210 (64.6 per cent)  

      

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  • Profile image for hippychic1

    Think we need to change to voting system in the UK

    By hippychic1 at 10:51 on 08/05/10

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  • Profile image for Refresh Creations Ltd

    Not necessarily, depends very much on what the Lib Dems decide to do.

    By Refresh Creations Ltd at 11:34 on 07/05/10

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  • Profile image for pennypaignton

    So as we stand am I correct in saying we have still have a PM no one elected… and who lost an election?

    By pennypaignton at 10:32 on 07/05/10

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