Plymouth Devonport (UK Parliament constituency)

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Plymouth, Devonport
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Plymouth, Devonport in Devonfor the 2005 general election
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Location of Devon within England
County Devon
1832–2010
SeatsOne
Created from Devon
Replaced by Plymouth Moor View, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Plymouth, Devonport was, from 1832 until 2010, a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It covered part of the city of Plymouth in South West England, including the former borough of Devonport.

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History

The constituency was created as Devonport in 1832, and elected two members until 1918, when the number was reduced to one. Following the amalgamation of Devonport into Plymouth, the constituency was renamed as Plymouth, Devonport.

Devonport has had a number of prominent MPs, including Leslie Hore-Belisha, Michael Foot (who began his Commons career in the seat), and the former SDP leader David Owen. One of its longest serving MPs was the National Liberal, later Conservative Dame Joan Vickers, who held the seat from 1955 until her defeat at the General Election of February 1974.

Abolition

Following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies by the Boundary Commission for England, constituencies in Plymouth were reorganised, with both Plymouth Sutton and Plymouth Devonport being replaced by new constituencies of Plymouth Sutton and Devonport and Plymouth Moor View from 2010. [1] The vast majority (nearly 90%) of the Plymouth Devonport constituency became part of the new Plymouth Moor View constituency; the exception was Devonport ward which became part of Plymouth Sutton and Devonport. [2]

Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Ford, Keyham, Molesworth, Nelson, St Aubyn, and St Budeaux.

1950–1951: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Ford, Keyham, Molesworth, Mount Edgecumbe, Nelson, Pennycross, St Aubyn, St Budeaux, St Peter, and Stoke; and the parish of Tamerton Foliot in the Rural District of Plympton St Mary.

1951–1955: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Ernesettle, Ford, Molesworth, Nelson, Peverell, St Aubyn, St Budeaux, St Peter, Stoke, Tamerton, and Trelawney. [3]

1955–1974: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Drake, Ernesettle, Ford, Molesworth, Nelson, St Andrew, St Aubyn, St Budeaux, St Peter, and Stoke.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Plymouth wards of Ernesettle, Ford, St Andrew, St Aubyn, St Budeaux, St Peter, and Stoke.

1983–1997: The City of Plymouth wards of Budshead, Estover, Ham, Honicknowle, Keyham, St Budeaux, and Southway.

1997–2010: The City of Plymouth wards of Budshead, Eggbuckland, Estover, Ham, Honicknowle, Keyham, St Budeaux, and Southway.

From 1950 to 1983, the constituency included Plymouth city centre.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1832–1918

ElectionFirst member [4] First partySecond member [4] Second party
1832 Sir Edward Codrington Whig [5] [6] Sir George Grey Whig [5] [7] [8] [9] [10]
1840 by-election Henry Tufnell Whig [11] [12] [13] [5]
1847 Sir John Romilly Whig [14] [15] [13]
1852 Sir George Berkeley Conservative
1854 by-election Thomas Erskine Perry Whig [16] [17]
1857 James Wilson Whig [18] [19] [20]
1859 Liberal Liberal
1859 by-election Sir Michael Seymour Liberal
1859 by-election Sir Arthur William Buller Liberal
1863 by-election William Ferrand Conservative
Jun 1865 by-election Thomas Brassey Liberal
Jul 1865 John Fleming Conservative
1866 by-election Lord Eliot Liberal Montague Chambers Liberal
1868 John Delaware Lewis Liberal
1874 Sir John Henry Puleston Conservative George Edward Price Conservative
1892 E. J. C. Morton Liberal Hudson Kearley Liberal
1902 by-election John Lockie Conservative
1904 by-election John Benn Liberal
1910 (January) Sir John Jackson Conservative Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke Conservative
1918 reduced to one seat

MPs 1918–2010

ElectionMember [4] Party
1918 Clement Kinloch-Cooke Coalition Conservative
1922 Conservative
1923 Leslie Hore-Belisha Liberal
1931 Liberal National
1942 National Independent
1945 Michael Foot Labour
1955 Dame Joan Vickers Conservative and National Liberal
1964 Conservative
Feb 1974 David Owen Labour
1981 SDP
1988 SDP (1988)
1990 Independent Social Democrat
1992 David Jamieson Labour
2005 Alison Seabeck Labour
2010 Constituency abolished: see Plymouth Moor View and Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Devonport [21] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig George Grey 1,178 44.6
Whig Edward Codrington 891 33.7
Whig George Leach57521.7
Majority31612.0
Turnout 1,47783.1
Registered electors 1,777
Whig win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)
General election 1835: Devonport [21] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Codrington 1,114 39.3 +5.6
Whig George Grey 956 33.7 −10.9
Conservative George Robert Dawson 76427.0New
Majority1926.7−5.3
Turnout 1,62687.0+3.9
Registered electors 1,870
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1837: Devonport [21] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Edward Codrington Unopposed
Whig George Grey Unopposed
Registered electors 2,145
Whig hold
Whig hold

Grey was appointed Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 20 February 1839: Devonport [21] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig George Grey Unopposed
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

Codrington resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of East Hendred, causing a by-election.

By-election, 24 January 1840: Devonport [21] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Henry Tufnell 974 56.5
Conservative George Robert Dawson [22] 75043.5
Majority22413.0
Turnout 1,72481.3
Registered electors 2,121
Whig hold
General election 1841: Devonport [21] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Henry Tufnell 966 36.1
Whig George Grey 93234.8
Conservative George Robert Dawson 78029.1
Majority1525.7
Turnout 1,72480.9
Registered electors 2,131
Whig hold
Whig hold

Grey was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 10 July 1846: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig George Grey Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1847: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Henry Tufnell 1,136 37.9 +1.8
Whig John Romilly 1,02234.1−0.7
Conservative Joseph Sandars [23] 84228.1−1.0
Majority1806.0+0.3
Turnout 1,921 (est)82.0 (est)+1.1
Registered electors 2,343
Whig hold Swing +1.2
Whig hold Swing −0.1

Romilly was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 3 April 1848: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Romilly Unopposed
Whig hold

Elections in the 1850s

Romilly was appointed Attorney General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 17 July 1850: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Romilly Unopposed
Whig hold

Romilly was appointed Master of the Rolls, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 2 April 1851: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig John Romilly Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1852: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Henry Tufnell 1,079 25.6 −12.3
Conservative George Berkeley 1,056 25.1 +11.0
Whig John Romilly 1,04624.8−9.3
Conservative John Heron-Maxwell [24] 1,03224.5+10.4
Turnout 2,107 (est)87.5 (est)+5.5
Registered electors 2,407
Majority471.1−4.9
Whig hold Swing −11.5
Majority100.3N/A
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +10.9

Tufnell resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 11 May 1854: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Thomas Erskine Perry 1,091 61.3 +10.9
Conservative John Heron-Maxwell 68938.7−10.9
Majority40222.6+21.5
Turnout 1,78073.6−13.9
Registered electors 2,417
Whig hold Swing +10.9
General election 1857: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Thomas Erskine Perry Unopposed
Whig James Wilson Unopposed
Registered electors 2,628
Whig hold
Whig gain from Conservative
General election 1859: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Wilson 1,216 26.9 N/A
Liberal Thomas Erskine Perry 1,198 26.5 N/A
Conservative William Ferrand 1,07523.7New
Conservative Archibald Peel [25] 1,03922.9New
Majority1232.8N/A
Turnout 2,264 (est)82.1 (est)N/A
Registered electors 2,759
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Wilson was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 27 June 1859: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Wilson Unopposed
Liberal hold

Perry resigned after being appointed a member of the Council of India, causing a by-election.

By-election, 9 August 1859: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Seymour 1,096 51.1 −2.3
Conservative William Ferrand 1,04748.9+2.3
Majority492.2−0.6
Turnout 2,14377.7−4.4
Registered electors 2,759
Liberal hold Swing −2.3

Wilson resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 17 August 1859: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur William Buller 1,189 51.6 −1.8
Conservative William Ferrand 1,11448.4+1.8
Majority753.2+0.4
Turnout 2,30383.5+1.4
Registered electors 2,759
Liberal hold Swing −1.8

Elections in the 1860s

Seymour resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 12 February 1863: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Ferrand 1,234 50.6 +4.0
Liberal Frederick Grey [26] 1,20449.4−4.0
Majority301.2N/A
Turnout 2,43888.4+6.3
Registered electors 2,758
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.0

Buller resigned in order to contest the 1865 Liskeard by-election.

By-election, 22 June 1865: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Brassey 1,264 51.1 −2.3
Conservative John Fleming 1,20848.9+2.3
Majority562.2−0.6
Turnout 2,47287.7+5.6
Registered electors 2,820
Liberal hold Swing −2.3
General election 1865: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Fleming 1,307 25.5 +2.6
Conservative William Ferrand 1,290 25.2 +1.5
Liberal Thomas Brassey 1,27925.0−1.9
Liberal Thomas Phinn [27] 1,24324.3−2.2
Majority110.2N/A
Majority641.2N/A
Turnout 2,560 (est)90.8 (est)+8.7
Registered electors 2,820
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +1.8

The election was declared void on petition, on account of bribery and corrupt practices, [28] causing a by-election.

By-election, 22 May 1866: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Eliot 1,275 25.6 +0.6
Liberal Montague Chambers 1,269 25.5 +1.2
Conservative Henry Cecil Raikes 1,21624.4−1.1
Conservative Reginald Abbot [29] 1,21524.4−0.8
Majority531.1N/A
Majority601.2N/A
Turnout 2,488 (est)88.2 (est)−2.6
Registered electors 2,820
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +0.9
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +1.0
General election 1868: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Delaware Lewis 1,541 26.6 +1.6
Liberal Montague Chambers 1,519 26.2 +1.9
Conservative William Ferrand 1,37023.6−1.6
Conservative William Palliser [30] 1,36523.6−1.9
Majority1492.6N/A
Majority1763.0N/A
Turnout 2,898 (est)85.9 (est)−4.9
Registered electors 3,374
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +1.6
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Henry Puleston 1,525 27.3 +3.7
Conservative George Edward Price 1,483 26.6 +3.0
Liberal John Delaware Lewis 1,32723.8−2.8
Liberal George William Culme Soltau Symons [31] 1,25022.4−3.8
Majority1562.8N/A
Majority2754.9N/A
Turnout 2,793 (est)83.4 (est)−2.5
Registered electors 3,348
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Devonport [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Henry Puleston 1,753 27.0 −0.3
Conservative George Edward Price 1,746 26.9 +0.3
Liberal John Delaware Lewis 1,50923.3−0.5
Liberal Alexander Craig Sellar 1,47622.8+0.4
Majority2373.6+0.8
Turnout 3,242 (est)85.5 (est)+2.1
Registered electors 3,790
Conservative hold Swing +0.1
Conservative hold Swing −0.1
General election 1885: Devonport [32] [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Edward Price 2,968 26.5 −0.4
Conservative John Henry Puleston 2,944 26.3 −0.7
Liberal George Webb Medley2,65323.7+0.4
Liberal Thomas Terrell2,63523.5+0.7
Majority2912.6−1.0
Turnout 5,64686.5+1.0 (est)
Registered electors 6,527
Conservative hold Swing −0.6
Conservative hold Swing −0.6
General election 1886: Devonport [32] [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Puleston 2,954 30.2 +3.9
Conservative George Price 2,943 30.1 +3.6
Liberal Charles Ford [34] 1,96320.1−3.6
Liberal Herbert Lionel Showers1,91819.6−3.9
Majority98010.0+7.4
Turnout 4,93675.6−10.9
Registered electors 6,527
Conservative hold Swing +3.8
Conservative hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 1890s

Kearley Hudson Kearley.jpg
Kearley
General election 1892: Devonport [32] [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hudson Kearley 3,354 26.4 +6.3
Liberal E. J. C. Morton 3,325 26.3 +6.7
Conservative George Price 3,01223.8−6.3
Conservative Robert Harvey 2,97223.5−6.7
Majority3132.5N/A
Majority3822.9N/A
Turnout 6,378 (est)83.6+8.0
Registered electors 7,629
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.3
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.7
Morton Edward John Chalmers Morton.jpg
Morton
General election 1895: Devonport [32] [33] [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hudson Kearley 3,570 26.2 −0.2
Liberal E. J. C. Morton 3,511 25.7 −0.6
Conservative Pridham Henry Pridham Whippell3,30324.2+0.4
Conservative TU Thynne3,26323.9+0.4
Majority2081.5−1.0
Turnout 6,875 (est)86.9+3.3
Registered electors 7,911
Liberal hold Swing −0.3
Liberal hold Swing −0.5

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Devonport [32] [33] [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hudson Kearley 3,626 25.9 −0.3
Liberal E. J. C. Morton 3,538 25.2 −0.5
Conservative John Lockie 3,45824.7+0.5
Conservative F McCormick Goodheart3,39424.2+0.3
Majority800.5−1.0
Turnout 14,01685.1−1.8
Registered electors 8,351
Liberal hold Swing −0.4
Liberal hold Swing −0.4
1902 Devonport by-election [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lockie 3,785 50.2 +1.3
Liberal Thomas Brassey 3,75749.8−1.3
Majority280.4N/A
Turnout 7,54284.3−0.8
Registered electors 8,946
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +1.3
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John Benn
1904 Devonport by-election [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Benn 6,219 54.6 +3.5
Conservative John Jackson 5,17945.4−3.5
Majority1,0409.2+8.7
Turnout 11,39879.3−5.8
Registered electors 14,379
Liberal hold Swing +3.5
General election 1906: Devonport [32] [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hudson Kearley 6,923 29.1 +3.2
Liberal John Benn 6,527 27.5 +2.3
Conservative John Jackson 5,23922.0−2.7
Conservative F Holme-Summer5,08021.4−2.8
Majority1,2885.5+5.0
Turnout 23,76981.4−3.7
Registered electors 14,978
Liberal hold Swing +3.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Devonport [32] [33] [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Jackson 5,658 26.7 +4.7
Conservative Clement Kinloch-Cooke 5,286 24.9 +3.5
Liberal John Benn 5,14624.2−3.3
Liberal Samuel Lithgow [38] 5,14024.2−4.9
Majority1400.7N/A
Majority5182.5N/A
Turnout 21,23089.2+7.8
Registered electors 12,125
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.2
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Godfrey Baring
General election December 1910: Devonport [32] [33] [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Jackson 5,170 26.0 −0.7
Conservative Clement Kinloch-Cooke 5,111 25.7 +0.8
Liberal Samuel Lithgow 4,84124.3+0.1
Liberal Godfrey Baring 4,78224.0−0.2
Majority2701.4+0.7
Turnout 19,90483.0−6.2
Registered electors 12,125
Conservative hold Swing −0.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.5

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1918: Plymouth Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Clement Kinloch-Cooke 13,24062.2+10.5
Labour Fred Bramley 4,11519.3New
Liberal Samuel Lithgow 3,93018.5−19.8
Majority9,12542.9+41.5
Turnout 21,28567.2−15.8
Unionist hold Swing +15.2
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Plymouth Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Clement Kinloch-Cooke 10,459 42.3 −19.9
Liberal Leslie Hore-Belisha 8,53834.5+16.0
Labour Barrington Bates5,74223.2+3.9
Majority1,9217.8−35.1
Turnout 24,73979.1+11.9
Unionist hold Swing
General election 1923: Plymouth Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Leslie Hore-Belisha 12,269 45.7 +11.2
Unionist Clement Kinloch-Cooke 10,42838.8−3.5
Labour Joseph Harris 4,15815.5−7.7
Majority1,8416.9N/A
Turnout 26,85582.7+3.6
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +7.3
General election 1924: Plymouth Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Leslie Hore-Belisha 11,115 39.7 −6.0
Unionist Samuel Gluckstein 10,53437.6−1.2
Labour Holford Knight 6,35022.7+7.2
Majority5812.1−4.8
Turnout 27,99984.4+1.7
Liberal hold Swing -2.4
General election 1929: Plymouth Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Leslie Hore-Belisha 15,233 45.7 +6.0
Unionist Samuel Gluckstein 10,68832.0−5.6
Labour Donald B. Fraser 7,42822.3−0.4
Majority4,54513.7+11.6
Turnout 33,34982.3−2.1
Liberal hold Swing +5.8

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Plymouth Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Leslie Hore-Belisha 23,459 72.19
Labour Paul Reed9,03927.81
Majority14,42044.38
Turnout 32,49878.18
National Liberal hold Swing
General election 1935: Plymouth Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Leslie Hore-Belisha 20,852 68.13 −4.06
Labour John Brown9,75631.87+4.06
Majority11,09636.26−8.12
Turnout 30,60872.27−5.91
National Liberal hold Swing +4.06

General Election 1939–40:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Plymouth Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Foot 13,395 54.06 +22.19
National Leslie Hore-Belisha 11,38245.94−22.19
Majority2,0138.12N/A
Turnout 24,77771.11−1.16
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing +22.19

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Plymouth, Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Foot 30,812 50.59 −3.47
National Liberal Randolph Churchill 27,32944.87−1.07
Liberal Alfred Charles Cann2,7664.54New
Majority3,4835.72−2.40
Turnout 60,90787.16+16.05
Labour hold Swing -1.20
General election 1951: Plymouth, Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Foot 32,158 51.93 +1.34
National Liberal Randolph Churchill 29,76848.07+3.20
Majority2,3903.86−1.86
Turnout 61,92685.28−1.88
Labour hold Swing -0.93
General election 1955: Plymouth, Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Joan Vickers 24,821 47.15 −0.92
Labour Michael Foot 24,72146.96−4.97
Liberal Arthur Russell Mayne3,1005.89New
Majority1000.19N/A
Turnout 52,64277.15−8.13
National Liberal gain from Labour Swing +2.03
General election 1959: Plymouth, Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Joan Vickers 28,481 56.39 +9.24
Labour Michael Foot 22,02743.61−3.35
Majority6,45412.78+12.59
Turnout 50,50878.63+1.48
National Liberal hold Swing +6.26

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Plymouth, Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Vickers 24,241 54.04 −2.35
Labour Rowland Edward Crabb20,61545.96+2.35
Majority3,6268.08−4.70
Turnout 44,85673.58−5.05
Conservative hold Swing –2.35
General election 1966: Plymouth, Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Vickers 22,760 50.35 −3.69
Labour Rowland Edward Crabb22,44149.65+3.69
Majority3190.70−7.38
Turnout 45,20176.21+2.73
Conservative hold Swing –3.69

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Plymouth, Devonport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Vickers 21,843 51.62 +1.27
Labour F Keith Taylor20,47148.38−1.27
Majority1,3723.24+2.54
Turnout 42,31470.95−5.26
Conservative hold Swing +1.27
General election February 1974: Plymouth, Devonport [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Owen 15,819 42.2 −6.2
Conservative Joan Vickers 15,38241.0−10.6
Liberal Nicholas Westbrook6,29816.8New
Majority4371.2N/A
Turnout 37,49975.3+4.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.2
General election October 1974: Plymouth, Devonport [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Owen 17,398 47.3 +5.1
Conservative Joan Vickers 15,13941.1+0.1
Liberal N E Westbrook3,95310.7−6.1
Independent Liberal J N Hill3120.9New
Majority2,2596.2+5.0
Turnout 36,49073.5−1.8
Labour hold Swing +2.5
General election 1979: Plymouth, Devonport [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Owen 16,545 47.4 +0.1
Conservative Kenneth Hughes15,54444.6+3.5
Liberal Michael James2,3606.8−3.9
National Front Leonard Bearsford-Walker2430.7New
Independent Richard Stoner2030.6New
Majority1,0012.8−2.4
Turnout 34,89572.3−1.2
Labour hold Swing −1.7

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Plymouth, Devonport [40] [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDP David Owen 20,843 44.3
Conservative Ann Widdecombe 15,90733.8
Labour Julian Priestley 9,84521.0
Ind. Conservative James Sullivan2920.6
BNP Robert Bearsford-Walker720.2
Christian DemocratFaith Hill510.1
Majority4,93610.5
Turnout 47,01076.1
SDP gain from Labour Swing
General election 1987: Plymouth, Devonport [42] [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDP David Owen 21,039 42.3 −2.0
Conservative Tom Jones14,56929.3−4.5
Labour Ian Flintoff14,16628.4+7.4
Majority6,47013.0+2.5
Turnout 49,77477.2+1.1
SDP hold Swing +3.3

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Plymouth, Devonport [43] [41] [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Jamieson 24,953 48.7 +20.3
Conservative Keith Simpson 17,54134.3+5.0
Liberal Democrats Murdoch MacTaggart6,31512.3−30.0
SDP Harold Luscombe2,1524.2−38.1
Natural Law Francis Lyons2550.5New
Majority7,41214.4+1.4
Turnout 51,21677.8+0.6
Labour gain from Social Democratic Swing +7.7
General election 1997: Plymouth, Devonport [45] [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Jamieson 31,629 60.9 +13.8
Conservative Anthony Johnson12,56224.2−11.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Corpus5,57010.7−2.5
Referendum Clive Norsworthy1,4862.9New
UKIP Caroline Farrand4780.9New
National Democrats Stephen Ebbs2380.4New
Majority19,06736.7+25.2
Turnout 51,96369.8−9.0
Labour hold Swing +12.6

This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Plymouth, Devonport [47] [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Jamieson 24,322 58.3 −2.6
Conservative John Glen 11,28927.1+2.9
Liberal Democrats Keith Baldry4,51310.8+0.1
UKIP Michael Parker9582.3+1.4
Socialist Alliance Tony Staunton3340.8New
Socialist Labour Rob Hawkins3030.7New
Majority13,03331.2−5.5
Turnout 41,71956.6−13.2
Labour hold Swing −2.7
General election 2005: Plymouth, Devonport [48] [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alison Seabeck 18,612 44.3 −14.0
Conservative Richard Cuming10,50925.0−2.1
Liberal Democrats Judith Jolly 8,00019.1+8.3
UKIP Bill Wakeham3,3247.9+5.6
Independent Keith Greene7471.8New
Socialist Labour Rob Hawkins4451.1+0.4
Respect Tony Staunton3760.9New
Majority8,10319.3―11.9
Turnout 41,98257.6+1.0
Labour hold Swing −6.0

See also

Notes and references

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  4. 1 2 3 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
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  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   978-1-349-02349-3.
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  24. ↑ "Devonport" . Bristol Times and Mirror. 10 July 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 6 May 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  25. ↑ "Election Intelligence" . London Evening Standard. 20 April 1859. p. 6. Retrieved 6 May 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  26. ↑ "Declaration of the Poll" . Western Times. 14 February 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 7 February 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
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  28. ↑ "Election Petitions" . Leicester Mail. 17 March 1866. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 7 February 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  29. ↑ "Mr Raikes Beaten at Devonport" . Cheshire Observer. 26 May 1866. p. 8. Retrieved 7 February 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  30. ↑ "Election News" . Preston Herald. 3 October 1868. p. 6. Retrieved 7 February 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  31. ↑ "Devonport" . Western Daily Mercury. 2 February 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 29 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  32. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  33. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
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  35. 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  36. 1 2 British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 by Craig
  37. 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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  46. 1 2 Election results, 1997 – 2001
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