List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon

The ceremonial county of Devon, (which includes the unitary authorities of Torbay and Plymouth) is divided into 12 Parliamentary constituencies - 4 Borough constituencies and 8 County constituencies.

Constituencies

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour   ¤ Liberal Democrat   UKIP   Independent

Constituency[nb 1] Electorate Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Map
Central Devon CC 72,737 21,265   Mel Stride   John Conway
East Devon CC 76,519 12,261   Hugo Swire   Claire Wright
Exeter BC 76,968 7,183   Ben Bradshaw   Dom Morris
Newton Abbot CC 69,928 11,288   Anne-Marie Morris   Richard Younger-Ross
North Devon CC 74,737 6,936   Peter Heaton-Jones   Nick Harvey
Plymouth, Moor View BC 68,246 1,026   Johnny Mercer   Alison Seabeck
Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport BC 73,274 523   Oliver Colvile   Luke Pollard
South West Devon CC 71,035 20,109   Gary Streeter   Chaz Singh
Tiverton and Honiton CC 76,270 20,156   Neil Parish   Graham Smith
Torbay BC 76,350 3,286   Kevin Foster   Adrian Sanders
Torridge and West Devon CC 78,621 18,403   Geoffrey Cox   Derek Sargent
Totnes CC 68,630 18,385   Sarah Wollaston   Justin Haque

Boundaries

Name2005 constituencies
  1. East Devon CC
  2. Exeter BC
  3. North Devon CC
  4. Plymouth, Devonport BC
  5. Plymouth, Sutton BC
  6. South West Devon CC
  7. Teignbridge CC
  8. Tiverton and Honiton CC
  9. Torbay BC
  10. Torridge and West Devon CC
  11. Totnes CC
Proposed name2010 constituencies
  1. Central Devon CC
  2. East Devon CC
  3. Exeter BC
  4. Newton Abbot CC
  5. North Devon CC
  6. Plymouth, Moor View BC
  7. Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport BC
  8. South West Devon CC
  9. Tiverton and Honiton CC
  10. Torbay BC
  11. Torridge and West Devon CC
  12. Totnes CC

Results

2005 2010 2015

Historical results by party

1885 to 1918 (13 MPs)

Constituency 1885 1886 91 1892 1895 98 99 00 1900 02 04 1906 08 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 11 12 15
Ashburton Seale-Hayne Eve Morrison-Bell Buxton Morrison-Bell -->
Barnstaple Pitt-Lewis --> Billson Gull Soares Baring
Devonport (two MPs) Puleston Morton Lockie J. Benn Jackson
Price Kearley Kinloch-Cooke
Exeter Northcote Vincent Kekewich Duke St Maur Duke
Honiton Kennaway Morrison-Bell
Plymouth (two MPs) Clarke Guest --> Dobson Williams W. Astor
Bates Pearce Harrison Mendl Duke Mallet A. Benn
South Molton Wallop --> Lambert
Tavistock Fortescue --> Luttrell Spear Luttrell Spear
Tiverton Walrond Walrond jnr Carew
Torquay McIver Mallock Philpotts Layland-Barratt Burn -->
Totnes Mildmay --> -->

1918 to 1950 (11 MPs)

Constituency 1918 19 1922 1923 1924 28 1929 1931 1935 37 42 1945
Barnstaple Rees B. Peto Rees B. Peto R. Dyke Acland --> C. Peto
Exeter Newman --> Reed Maude
Honiton Morrison-Bell Drewe
Plymouth Devonport Kinloch-Cooke Hore-Belisha --> --> Foot
Plymouth Drake A. Benn Moses F. Guest C. Guest Medland
Plymouth Sutton W. Astor N. Astor Middleton
South Molton Lambert --> Drewe Lambert --> Lambert jnr
Tavistock Williams Thornton Kenyon-Slaney Wright Patrick Studholme
Tiverton Carew Sparkes F. Dyke Acland Acland-Troyte Heathcoat-Amory
Torquay Burn Thompson Williams
Totnes Mildmay Harvey Vivian Harvey Rayner

1950 to 1983 (10 MPs)

Constituency 1950 1951 1955 55 58 1959 60 1964 1966 67 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 81
Devon North C. Peto Lindsay Thorpe Speller
Exeter Maude Dudley-Williams Dunwoody Hannam
Honiton Drewe Mathew Emery
Plymouth Devonport Foot Vickers Owen -->
Plymouth Drake Fookes
Plymouth Sutton Middleton J. Astor Fraser Owen Clark
Tavistock Studholme Heseltine
Tiverton Heathcoat-Amory Maxwell-Hyslop
Torquay (1950-74) / Torbay (1974-83) Williams Bennett
Torrington (1950-74) / Devon W (1974-83) Lambert jnr Bonham-Carter Browne Mills
Totnes Rayner Mawby

1983 to 2010 (11 MPs)

Constituency 1983 1987 90 1992 95 1997 2001 2005
Devon North Speller Harvey
Devon West and Torridge Mills Nicholson --> Burnett Cox
Exeter Hannam Bradshaw
Honiton (1983-97)

East Devon (1997-2010)

 Emery Swire
Plymouth Devonport Owen --> Jamieson Seabeck
Plymouth Drake Fookes
Plymouth Sutton Clark Streeter Gilroy
South Hams (1983-97)

Totnes (1997-2010)

 Steen
South West Devon Streeter
Teignbridge Nicholls Younger-Ross
Tiverton (1983-97)

Tiverton and Honiton (1997-2010)

 Maxwell-Hyslop Browning
Torbay Bennett Allason Sanders

2010 to present (12 MPs)

Constituency 2010 2015
Central Devon Stride
East Devon Swire
Exeter Bradshaw
Newton Abbot Morris
North Devon Harvey Heaton-Jones
Plymouth Moor View Seabeck Mercer
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport Colvile
South West Devon Streeter
Tiverton and Honiton Parish
Torbay Sanders Foster
Torridge and West Devon Cox
Totnes Wollaston

Notes

  1. ↑ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ↑ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

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