South Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

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South Devon
County constituency
for the House of Commons
South West England - South Devon constituency.svg
Boundary of South Devon in South West England
County Devon
Electorate 71,691 (2023) [1]
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrats)
SeatsOne
Created from Totnes
1832–1885
SeatsTwo
Type of constituency County constituency
Created from Devon
Replaced by Totnes
Tavistock

South Devon, formerly known as the Southern Division of Devon, is a parliamentary constituency in the county of Devon in England. From 1832 to 1885 it returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.

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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election, where it effectively replaced the abolished Totnes constituency with minor boundary changes. [2]

Boundaries

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United Kingdom general election 1837.svg
Context of 1832-1868. Extract from 1837 result: the largest blue area.

In 1832 the county of Devon, in south western England, was divided for Parliamentary purposes between this constituency and North Devon. In 1868 the Devon county constituencies were re-arranged into North, South and East Devon divisions. Each of these divisions returned two members of Parliament.

In 1885 the three constituencies were again redrawn, so that Devon was represented by eight single member County constituencies (there were also three borough constituencies, two of which returned two members and the third one member). The county was split between the new smaller constituencies of Ashburton (alternatively the Mid Division), Barnstaple (the North-Western Division), Honiton (the Eastern Division), South Molton (the Northern Division), Tavistock (the Western Division), Tiverton (the North-Eastern Division), Torquay and Totnes (the Southern Division). The constituencies in this redistribution are normally referred to by the distinctive place name rather than the alternative compass point designation, so the South Devon division is considered to have been abolished in 1885.

1832–1868: The Hundreds of Axminster, Clyston, Colyton, Ottery St. Mary, East Budleigh, Lifton, Exminster, Teignbridge, Haytor, Coleridge, Stanborough, Ermington, Plympton, Roborough, and Tavistock, and Exeter Castle, and the parts of the hundred of Wonford that are not included in the city of Exeter. [3]

1868–1885: The Hundreds of Black Torrington, Ermington, Lifton, Plympton, Roborough, Stanborough and Coleridge, and Tavistock. [4]

2024-present: The re-established constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It is formed from the former seat of Totnes, with only minor changes to its boundaries.

Members of Parliament

1832–1885

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1832 Lord John Russell Whig [6] [7] John Crocker Bulteel Whig [6] [7]
1835 Sir John Yarde-Buller, Bt Conservative
May 1835 by-election Montague Parker Conservative
1841 Lord Courtenay Conservative
1849 by-election Sir Ralph Lopes, Bt Conservative
1854 by-election Sir Lawrence Palk, Bt Conservative
1858 by-election Samuel Trehawke Kekewich Conservative
1868 Sir Massey Lopes, Bt Conservative
1873 by-election John Carpenter Garnier Conservative
1884 by-election John Tremayne Conservative
1885 Constituency abolished

Since 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Caroline Voaden Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: South Devon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Voaden [8] 22,540 46.0 +17.8
Conservative Anthony Mangnall [9] 15,41331.5−22.1
Reform UK Michael Bagley [10] 6,36313.0N/A
Labour Daniel Steel [11] 3,0666.3−10.7
Green Robert Bagnall [12] 1,4973.1+2.9
Heritage Becca Collings [13] 1250.3N/A
Majority7,12710.7N/A
Turnout 49,00469.3−6.3
Registered electors 70,755
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +20.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [14]
PartyVote %
Conservative 29,02753.6
Liberal Democrats 15,30828.2
Labour 9,22817.0
Independent 5441.0
Green 820.2
Turnout54,18975.6
Electorate71,691

Elections in the 1880s

By-election, 14 Aug 1884: South Devon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Tremayne Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1880: South Devon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Carpenter Garnier Unopposed
Conservative Massey Lopes Unopposed
Registered electors 7,982
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Garnier resigned, triggering a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s

By-election, 19 Mar 1874: South Devon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Massey Lopes Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1874: South Devon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Carpenter Garnier Unopposed
Conservative Massey Lopes Unopposed
Registered electors 8,350
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lopes was appointed a Civil Lord of the Admiralty, triggering a by-election.

By-election, 17 Jun 1873: South Devon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Carpenter Garnier Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: South Devon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Massey Lopes 3,234 35.3 N/A
Conservative Samuel Trehawke Kekewich 3,233 35.3 N/A
Liberal John Russell 2,69429.4New
Majority5395.9N/A
Turnout 5,928 (est)73.7 (est)N/A
Registered electors 8,047
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kekewich's death triggered a by-election.

General election 1865: South Devon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Trehawke Kekewich Unopposed
Conservative Lawrence Palk Unopposed
Registered electors 9,592
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: South Devon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Trehawke Kekewich Unopposed
Conservative Lawrence Palk Unopposed
Registered electors 9,466
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
By-election, 6 August 1858: South Devon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Trehawke Kekewich Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1857: South Devon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Yarde-Buller Unopposed
Conservative Lawrence Palk Unopposed
Registered electors 9,625
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Buller was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Churston, triggering a by-election.

By-election, 14 February 1854: South Devon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lawrence Palk Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1852: South Devon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Yarde-Buller Unopposed
Conservative Ralph Lopes Unopposed
Registered electors 9,569
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lopes' death triggered a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

By-election, 13 February 1849: South Devon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ralph Lopes Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1847: South Devon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Yarde-Buller Unopposed
Conservative William Courtenay Unopposed
Registered electors 10,411
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Courtenay resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, triggering a by-election.

General election 1841: South Devon [15] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Yarde-Buller Unopposed
Conservative William Courtenay Unopposed
Registered electors 10,783
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: South Devon [15] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Yarde-Buller 4,974 37.1
Conservative Montagu Parker 4,671 34.9
Whig John Crocker Bulteel 3,74428.0
Majority9276.9
Turnout 8,44978.4
Registered electors 10,775
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Whig
By-election, 7 May 1835: South Devon [15] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Montagu Parker 3,755 54.6
Whig John Russell 3,12845.4
Majority6279.2
Turnout 6,88384.4
Registered electors 8,160
Conservative gain from Whig
General election 1835: South Devon [15] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig John Russell Unopposed
Conservative John Yarde-Buller Unopposed
Registered electors 8,160
Whig hold
Conservative gain from Whig

Russell was appointed Home Secretary, triggering a by-election.

General election 1832: South Devon [15] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig John Russell 3,782 35.4
Whig John Crocker Bulteel 3,684 34.5
Tory John Yarde-Buller 3,21730.1
Majority4674.4
Turnout 6,66089.4
Registered electors 7,453
Whig win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)


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