List of parliamentary constituencies in Devon

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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.

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Constituencies

   † Conservative    ‡ Labour    ¤ Liberal Democrat    Independent

Constituency [nb 1] Electorate [1] Majority [2] [nb 2] Member of Parliament [2] Nearest opposition [2] Map
Central Devon CC 74,92617,721  Mel Stride Lisa Robillard Webb‡
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East Devon CC 87,1686,708  Simon Jupp  Claire Wright
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Exeter BC 82,05410,403  Ben Bradshaw John Gray†
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Newton Abbot CC 72,52917,501  Anne-Marie Morris Martin Wrigley¤
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North Devon CC 75,85914,813  Selaine Saxby Alex White¤
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Plymouth, Moor View BC 69,43012,897  Johnny Mercer Charlotte Holloway‡
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Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport BC 77,8524,757  Luke Pollard Rebecca Smith†
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South West Devon CC 72,53521,430  Gary Streeter Philippa Davey‡
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Tiverton and Honiton CC 42,707 [3] 6,144 [3]   Richard Foord¤ Helen Hurford†
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Torbay BC 75,05417,749  Kevin Foster Lee Howgate¤
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Torridge and West Devon CC 80,40324,992  Geoffrey Cox David Chalmers¤
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Totnes CC 69,86312,724  Anthony Mangnall  Sarah Wollaston¤
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2010 boundary changes

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to increase the number of seats in Devon from 11 to 12, with the creation of Central Devon, which impacted on neighbouring constituencies. An adjusted Teignbridge constituency was renamed Newton Abbot. Plymouth, Devonport, and Plymouth, Sutton were renamed Plymouth, Moor View, and Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport respectively following a small realignment of the boundary between the two constituencies.

Former nameBoundaries 1997-2010Current nameBoundaries 2010–present
  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
Parliamentary constituencies in Devon in 2005 DevonParliamentaryConstituenciesNumbered.svg
Parliamentary constituencies in Devon in 2005
  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
2010 constituencies in Devon DevonParliamentaryConstituencies2007.svg
2010 constituencies in Devon

Proposed boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. [4] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that Devon be combined with Avon and Somerset as a sub-region of the South West Region, resulting in significant change to the existing pattern of constituencies. In Devon, East Devon, and Tiverton and Honiton would disappear, being replaced by Exmouth and Exeter East, Honiton and Sidmouth, and the cross-county boundary constituency of Tiverton and Minehead. Torridge and West Devon and Totnes would be renamed Torridge and Tavistock, and South Devon respectively. [5] [6]

The following seats are proposed:

Containing electoral wards from East Devon

Containing electoral wards from Exeter

Containing electoral wards from Mid Devon

Containing electoral wards from North Devon

Containing electoral wards from Plymouth

Containing electoral wards from South Hams

Containing electoral wards from Teignbridge

Containing electoral wards from Torbay

Containing electoral wards from Torridge

Containing electoral wards from West Devon

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 [7]

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Devon in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative 355,05253.9%Increase2.svg2.8%100
Labour 150,16922.8%Decrease2.svg6.2%20
Liberal Democrats 96,80914.7%Increase2.svg2.2%00
Greens 22,0043.3%Increase2.svg1.3%00
Brexit 4,3370.7%new00
Others30,8364.6%Decrease2.svg0.8%00
Total659,207100.012

Percentage votes

Election year19241929194519501951195519591964196619701974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

19791983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative 152.343.049.350.355.855.352.947.647.552.845.545.043.952.849.547.636.839.038.143.346.251.153.9
Labour 13.716.334.134.136.533.327.626.932.829.421.824.922.111.113.119.225.923.620.414.218.029.022.8
Liberal Democrat 234.036.416.215.67.711.319.525.519.617.832.629.922.835.436.630.331.331.932.733.413.212.514.7
Green Party --------------*****1.65.62.03.3
UKIP ----------------***6.114.61.7*
Brexit Party ----------------------0.7
Other-4.20.40.1------0.10.21.20.70.92.96.15.58.81.32.33.74.6

1Includes National Liberal Party up to 1966 and one National candidate in 1945

2pre-1979 - Liberal; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Meaningful vote percentages are not available for the elections of 1918, 1922, 1923, 1931 and 1935 since at least one seat was gained unopposed.

Seats

Election year19501951195519591964196619701974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

19791983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative 189109978889101095458111010
Labour 21000211110013332122
Liberal Democrat 200011111101113432000
Total1010101010101010101011111111111112121212

1Includes National Liberal Party up to 1966

21950-1979 - Liberal; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

1885-1910

1918-1945

1950-1979

1983-present

Historical results by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918 (13 MPs)

   Conservative    Liberal    Liberal Unionist

Constituency18851886911892189598990019000204190608Jan 1910Dec 191011121518
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 Newman
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 MallockPhilpotts Layland-Barratt Burn
Totnes Mildmay

1918 to 1950 (11 MPs)

   Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Common Wealth    Conservative    Independent Conservative    Independent National    Labour    Liberal    National Liberal (1931-68)

Constituency19181919222319231924281929311931193537421945
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)

   Conservative    Labour    Liberal    National Liberal (1931-68)   Social Democratic

Constituency195019511955555819596019641966671970Feb 1974Oct 1974197981
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 present (11, then 12 MPs)

   Change UK    Conservative    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Social Democratic (1983-88) / Social Democratic Party (1988-90)

Constituency1983198790199295199720012005201020152017171719201922
Plymouth Drake Fookes
Honiton / East Devon (1997) Emery Swire Jupp
Exeter Hannam Bradshaw
Plymouth Devonport / Plymouth Moor View (2010) Owen Jamieson Seabeck Mercer
Plymouth Sutton / Plymouth Sutton & Devonport (2010) Clark Streeter Gilroy Colvile Pollard
Teignbridge / Newton Abbot (2010) Nicholls Younger-Ross Morris
Torbay Bennett Allason Sanders Foster
Devon North Speller Harvey Heaton-Jones Saxby
Devon West and Torridge Mills Nicholson Burnett Cox
South Hams / Totnes (1997) Steen Wollaston Mangnall
Tiverton (1983–97) / Tiverton & Honiton (1997) Maxwell-Hyslop Browning Parish Foord
South West Devon Streeter
Central Devon Stride

See also

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.

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