The placeConstituency · South West · Electorate 73,885 · 2023 boundaries

Newton Abbot.

Liberal Democrats MP Martin Wrigley holds the seat on 31.7% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentMartin Wrigley · Liberal Democrats
CouncilTeignbridge
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001381
Electorate · 2024
73.9k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
31.7%
Liberal Democrats · +4.7pp over Con
Settlements
15
Largest: Newton Abbot
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
14.2
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
2 Jun 2026

Wrigley has been one of the more visible Liberal Democrat MPs in recent months. In April he led a Westminster Hall debate attacking the government's Palantir contract to handle NHS data, calling it "dreadful" and demanding it be scrapped -- coverage that registered as among his highest-impact press moments. The same week he voted with the Liberal Democrats to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Peter Mandelson appointment, opposed government powers to direct pension fund investments, and backed Lords amendments to the English Devolution Bill, consistently siding with parliamentary and Lords scrutiny over government convenience. Earlier in the year he secured a policy concession on Ukrainian visas through cross-party lobbying, a tangible local win. One negative note: last September he declined to comment after footage emerged of him participating in a sing-along containing offensive language about Tony Blair, and local media noted his silence.

At 73% voting participation -- somewhat below the Commons average -- Wrigley votes in lockstep with his party, with no rebel votes on record. His strongest consistent positions are pro-Lords scrutiny (97%) and pro-parliamentary scrutiny (96%), and he has voted against every employer National Insurance increase. He deviates from his own party slightly on tax increases and benefit cuts, where he is marginally less aligned than the Liberal Democrat average. His speeches cluster around economy and jobs, local government, defence, and fiscal policy.

Wrigley sits on the Finance Committee and the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, which helps explain his focus on the Palantir contract and NHS data governance. His 223 contributions across 117 debates in under two years suggest an engaged rather than passive backbencher. News coverage over the past 90 days -- 46 articles -- is heaviest on crime, environment, and health, with health drawing the most positive sentiment. Data comes from parliamentary records and local and national press.

31.7%
LD vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
17
Wards · 31 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.17 wards · 31 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Ambrook(2 seats)Parker · Daws2,207Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Bishopsteignton Andrew Keir MacGreggor565Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Bradley(2 seats)Bullivant · Buscombe966Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Buckland Milber(3 seats)Hall · Parker · Ryan2,139Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Bushell(2 seats)Hook · Hayes915Teignbridge LDMay 2023
College(2 seats)Bradford · Mullone1,658Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Dawlish North East(3 seats)Goodman-Bradbury · Wrigley · Dawson3,653Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Dawlish South West(2 seats)Foden · James1,320Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Ipplepen David Francis Palethorpe367Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Kenton Starcross Gary Taylor642Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Kerswell With Combe(2 seats)Taylor · Radford1,760Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Kingsteignton East(2 seats)Gearon · Peart960Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Kingsteignton West(2 seats)Thorne · Rollason982Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Shaldon Stokeinteignhead Chris Clarance698Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Teignmouth Central(2 seats)Cox · Atkins1,093Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Teignmouth East(2 seats)Jackman · Williams1,160Teignbridge LDMay 2023
Teignmouth West Steve Horner400Teignbridge LDMay 2025

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.15 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Newton Abbot (28,807), with Teignmouth (14,934) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 91,898.

large-town 28,807town 39,568village 23,523

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Newton Abbot28,807large town
Teignmouth14,934town
Kingsteignton12,727town
Dawlish11,907town
Kingskerswell4,771village
Rural & dispersed3,363village
Showing 6 of 15·All 15 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate54.0%57.1%-5%
Owner-occupied72.0%63.1%+14%
Private rented18.3%20.0%-8%
Social rented9.7%16.8%-42%

Ethnicity.

White97.5%
Asian0.8%
Black0.2%
Mixed1.2%
Other0.3%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.6% Female 51.5% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£25,500
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£33,200
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
3,340
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
43
28 primary · 6 secondary
GCSE pass
54.4%
Attainment 8: 39.9

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£226m
Taxpayers49,000
Median per taxpayer£2,360
Mean per taxpayer£4,640

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
14.2
-31% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
4.7
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
46% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences6.5
Shoplifting1.6
Criminal damage & arson1.4
Anti-social behaviour1.2
Other theft0.9
Public order0.8
Burglary0.5

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Martin WrigleyWONLD15,20131.7
Anne Marie MorrisCon12,95527.0
Christopher HilditchRef8,49417.7
Jacob CousensLab7,11514.8
Pauline WynterGrn2,0834.3
Liam MulloneInd1,9244.0
Andre SabineInd1160.2
Annaliese CudeInd1040.2

Turnout 47,992

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Anne Marie MorrisCon55.5
2017Anne Marie MorrisCon55.5
2015Anne Marie MorrisCon47.2
2010Morris, AnneCon43.0
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission