Teignbridge Liberal Democrats have selected Dawlish councillor Martin Wrigley to stand in the next general election for the Newton Abbot constituency.

The Newton Abbot constituency includes Dawlish, and its current MP is Conservative Anne Marie Morris.

Cllr Wrigley currently represents Dawlish at Devon County Council, and Dawlish North East on Teignbridge District Council and Dawlish Town Council.

He stood in the 2019 general election for the Newton Abbot constituency and secured 22.2 per cent of the vote, coming second place behind Ms Morris who got 55.5 per cent.

Chair of the local Lib Dem constituency party Huw Cox said: "I'm delighted we have re-selected Martin as our candidate, I know that he will make an excellent Member of Parliament and a strong voice for Teignbridge and Newton Abbot in Westminster."

Cllr Wrigley said: "I am honoured and delighted to be re-selected to be the candidate for parliament. I love this part of Devon. I am passionate about getting the best for our local communities, across Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Kingsteignton and our more rural villages too.

"I'm proud to be part of the Lib Dem team at Teignbridge that has started to make a real difference. Protecting our environment, creating affordable new council homes, and helping people through these difficult times.

"The Westminster seat has been held by the Liberal Democrats before, and I will work hard to win it back. For too long this government has taken Teignbridge, Devon and the South West for granted and it's time we had a strong voice in Westminster.

"There are still too many things dictated to us by central government. We need action on stopping water companies polluting our rivers, the cost-of-living crisis and building more truly affordable homes. Our new-build housing targets are way too high, while the number of those new houses that are really affordable for local residents is too low. We need Westminster to give back control to local councils."