Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Teignbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Table title:
Members of Parliament
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Election </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Member </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Party </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1983 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Patrick Nicholls </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Conservative </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2001 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Richard Younger-Ross </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Liberal Democrats </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2010 </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Constituency abolished: see Newton Abbot and Central Devon </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Who held the The Teignbridge seat until 2001 and who defeated him at the general election that year?
Answer:
The Teignbridge seat was held by Patrick Nicholls of the Conservative Party until his defeat by Richard Younger-Ross of the Liberal Democrats at the 2001 general election.