Plymouth Moor View (UK Parliament constituency)

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Plymouth Moor View
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Plymouth Moor View in Devon
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Location of Devon within England
County Devon
Electorate 68,556 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements Plymouth
Current constituency
Created 2010
Member of Parliament Johnny Mercer (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Plymouth Devonport, Plymouth Sutton

Plymouth Moor View is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election and has been represented since 2015 by Johnny Mercer of the Conservative Party. [2]

Contents

The seat was created for the 2010 general election and is largely the successor to the former Plymouth Devonport constituency. [3]

Constituency profile

The constituency covers the north of the city, including industries relating to the Royal Navy base. [4]

Boundaries

Plymouth Moor View (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of current boundaries

Current

Plymouth Moor View covers the northern part of Plymouth. The electoral wards which make up the constituency are Budshead, Eggbuckland, Ham, Honicknowle, Moor View, St Budeaux and Southway. [3]

The remaining wards from the City of Plymouth are in the constituencies of Plymouth Sutton and Devonport and South West Devon.

Proposed

The composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be expanded slightly in order to bring the electorate within the permitted range by adding north-western parts of the City of Plymouth ward of Peverell - namely polling districts KC and KD - to be transferred from Plymouth Sutton and Devonport. [5]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [6] Party
2010 Alison Seabeck Labour
2015 Johnny Mercer Conservative

Elections

Results of UK House of Commons constituency Plymouth Moor View created in 2010, to 2015. Plymouth Moor View to date.svg
Results of UK House of Commons constituency Plymouth Moor View created in 2010, to 2015.

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Plymouth Moor View
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Johnny Mercer [7]
Labour Fred Thomas [8]
Liberal Democrats Sarah Martin [9]
Green Shayna Newnham-Joynes [10]
Reform UK Shaun Hooper [11]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Plymouth Moor View [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Johnny Mercer 26,831 60.7 +8.8
Labour Co-op Charlotte Holloway13,93431.5–9.3
Liberal Democrats Sarah Martin2,3015.2+3.2
Green Ewan Melling Flavell1,1732.7+1.5
Majority12,89729.2+18.1
Turnout 44,23963.7–1.8
Registered electors 69,430
Conservative hold Swing +9.1
General election 2017: Plymouth Moor View [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Johnny Mercer 23,567 51.9 +14.3
Labour Sue Dann18,54840.8+5.6
UKIP Wendy Noble1,8494.1–17.4
Liberal Democrats Graham Reed9172.0–1.0
Green Josh Pope5361.2–1.2
Majority5,01911.1+8.7
Turnout 45,41765.5+3.9
Conservative hold Swing +4.4
General election 2015: Plymouth Moor View [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Johnny Mercer 16,020 37.6 +4.3
Labour Alison Seabeck 14,99435.2–2.0
UKIP Penny Mills9,15221.5+13.8
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bonar1,2653.0–13.9
Green Benjamin Osborn1,0232.4+1.4
TUSC Louise Parker1520.4New
Majority1,0262.4N/A
Turnout 42,60661.6–0.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.2
General election 2010: Plymouth Moor View [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alison Seabeck 15,433 37.2
Conservative Matthew Groves13,84533.3
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bonar7,01616.9
UKIP Bill Wakeham3,1887.7
BNP Roy Cook1,4383.5
Green Wendy Miller3981.0
Socialist Labour David Marchesi2080.5
Majority1,5883.9
Turnout 41,52661.7
Labour win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Final recommendations for Parliamentary constituencies in the counties of Devon, Plymouth and Torbay". Boundary Commission for England. 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  4. ↑ UK Polling Report https://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/plymouthmoorview/
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  6. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
  7. ↑ "Johnny Mercer to re-stand as Plymouth MP". Plymouth Herald . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Stand at the next general election". South West Green Party . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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  13. ↑ "Plymouth Moor View parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ↑ BBC Election Results BBC Election Results 2010 - Plymouth Moor View

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