Tiverton | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Devon |
1885–1997 | |
Seats | One |
Replaced by | Tiverton & Honiton |
1621–1885 | |
Seats | Two |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Tiverton was a constituency located in Tiverton in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1615 and first represented in 1621, it elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the first past the post system of election until 1885. The name was then transferred to a county constituency electing one MP. (Between 1885 and 1918, the constituency was alternatively called Devon, North East.)
In 1997, it was merged with the neighbouring constituency of Honiton to form the Tiverton and Honiton constituency.
Prime Minister Lord Palmerston was a former MP for the seat.
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1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, and the Sessional Divisions of Cullompton and Wonford.
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, the Urban Districts of Bampton and Dawlish, the Rural Districts of Oulmstock and Tiverton, and parts of the Rural Districts of Newton Abbot and St Thomas.
1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, the Urban Districts of Dawlish and Teignmouth, the Rural District of Tiverton, and part of the Rural District of St Thomas.
1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, the Urban Districts of Crediton, Dawlish, and Teignmouth, the Rural Districts of Crediton and Tiverton, and part of the Rural District of St Thomas.
1983–1997: The District of Mid Devon wards of Boniface, Bradninch, Cadbury, Canal, Canonsleigh, Castle, Clare, Cullompton Outer, Cullompton Town, Culm, East Creedy, Halberton, Lawrence, Lowman, Newbrooke, Paullet, Sandford, Shuttern, Silverton, Upper Culm, Upper Yeo, Westexe North, Westexe South, Willand, and Yeo, and the District of East Devon wards of Broadclyst, Clystbeare, Clyst Valley, Exe Valley, Ottery St Mary Rural, Ottery St Mary Town, and Tale Vale.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Dudley Ryder | Unopposed | |||
Tory | Granville Ryder | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 24 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Spencer Perceval (junior) | Unopposed | |||
Tory | Granville Ryder | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 24 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Heathcoat | 376 | 51.1 | ||
Radical | James Kennedy | 265 | 36.0 | ||
Whig | Benjamin Wood | 55 | 7.5 | ||
Whig | Charles Chichester [12] | 40 | 5.4 | ||
Turnout | 402 | 87.0 | |||
Registered electors | 462 | ||||
Majority | 111 | 15.1 | |||
Whig gain from Tory | |||||
Majority | 210 | 28.5 | |||
Radical gain from Tory |
Kennedy's election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | James Kennedy | 214 | 69.3 | +33.3 | |
Whig | Benjamin Wood | 95 | 30.7 | −33.3 | |
Majority | 119 | 38.6 | +10.1 | ||
Turnout | 309 | 66.9 | −20.1 | ||
Registered electors | 462 | ||||
Radical hold | Swing | +33.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Heathcoat | 366 | 49.1 | −2.0 | |
Radical | James Kennedy | 184 | 24.7 | −11.3 | |
Whig | Charles Chichester [12] | 134 | 18.0 | +12.6 | |
Conservative | J Langmead | 62 | 8.3 | New | |
Turnout | c. 373 | c. 78.9 | c. −8.1 | ||
Registered electors | 473 | ||||
Majority | 182 | 24.4 | +9.3 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
Majority | 50 | 6.7 | −21.8 | ||
Radical hold | Swing | −11.0 | |||
Kennedy resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed | |||
Whig gain from Radical |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Heathcoat | 323 | 43.1 | −6.0 | |
Whig | Viscount Palmerston | 246 | 32.8 | +14.8 | |
Conservative | Benjamin Bowden Dickinson | 180 | 24.0 | +15.7 | |
Majority | 66 | 8.8 | −15.6 | ||
Turnout | 420 | 84.3 | c. +5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 498 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −6.9 | |||
Whig gain from Radical | Swing | +3.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed | |||
Whig | John Heathcoat | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 478 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Palmerston was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Heathcoat | 148 | 53.8 | N/A | |
Whig | Viscount Palmerston | 127 | 46.2 | N/A | |
Chartist | George Julian Harney | 0 | 0.0 | New | |
Majority | 127 | 46.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 138 (est) | 30.9 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 445 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed | |||
Whig | John Heathcoat | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 461 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Palmerston was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Palmerston became Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed | |||
Whig | John Heathcoat | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 482 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | George Denman | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 506 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Palmerston became Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
Temple was appointed Constable of Dover Castle and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Viscount Palmerston | 261 | 37.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Walrond [13] | 220 | 31.5 | New | |
Liberal | George Denman | 217 | 31.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 3 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 349 (est) | 75.1 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 465 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
Lord Palmerston's death in October 1865 caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Denman | 232 | 55.5 | −13.0 | |
Conservative | John Dalrymple-Hay | 186 | 44.5 | +13.0 | |
Majority | 46 | 11.0 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 418 | 89.9 | +14.8 | ||
Registered electors | 465 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −13.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Denman | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | John Heathcoat-Amory | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,155 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Denman resigned after being appointed a Judge of Court of Common Pleas.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Nathaniel Massey | 577 | 51.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Walrond | 547 | 48.7 | New | |
Majority | 30 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,124 | 89.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,258 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Heathcoat-Amory | 677 | 35.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | William Nathaniel Massey | 629 | 32.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Walrond | 605 | 31.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 24 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,258 (est) | 97.2 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,294 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Heathcoat-Amory | 743 | 36.6 | +1.2 | |
Liberal | William Nathaniel Massey | 699 | 34.4 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | John Walrond [14] | 590 | 29.0 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 109 | 5.4 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,229 (est) | 93.1 (est) | −4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,320 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
Massey's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Hugh Fortescue | 705 | 60.9 | −10.1 | |
Conservative | Robert Frederick Loosemore [15] | 453 | 39.1 | +10.1 | |
Majority | 252 | 21.8 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,158 | 82.4 | −10.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,405 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −10.1 | |||
Representation was reduced to one member.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Walrond | 4,563 | 56.9 | +27.9 | |
Liberal | Sydney Stern | 3,460 | 43.1 | −27.9 | |
Majority | 1,103 | 13.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,023 | 85.8 | −7.3 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 9,349 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +27.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Walrond | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Walrond was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Walrond | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Walrond | 4,433 | 58.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Budd Phear | 3,101 | 41.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,332 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,534 | 84.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,972 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Walrond | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Walrond | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Walrond | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lionel Walrond | 4,455 | 52.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | William Henry Reed | 3,970 | 47.1 | New | |
Majority | 485 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,425 | 91.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,248 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lionel Walrond | 4,945 | 54.4 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Sir Ian Murray Heathcoat-Amory, 2nd Baronet | 4,153 | 45.6 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 792 | 8.8 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,098 | 94.2 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 9,660 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lionel Walrond | 5,033 | 59.3 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | Alfred Trestrail | 3,455 | 40.7 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 1,578 | 18.6 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,488 | 87.9 | −6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,660 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 | |||
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;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Charles Carew | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Charles Carew | 9,598 | 57.2 | −2.1 |
Liberal | Edward Penton | 4,827 | 28.7 | −12.0 | |
Labour | Donald B. Fraser | 2,377 | 14.1 | New | |
Majority | 4,771 | 28.5 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 16,802 | 64.8 | −23.1 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Herbert Sparkes | 10,304 | 46.9 | –10.3 | |
Liberal | Francis Dyke Acland | 10,230 | 46.5 | +17.8 | |
Labour | Frederick Brown | 1,457 | 6.6 | –7.5 | |
Majority | 74 | 0.4 | –28.1 | ||
Turnout | 21,991 | 80.1 | +5.3 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | –14.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Dyke Acland | 12,041 | 49.8 | +3.3 | |
Unionist | Gilbert Acland-Troyte | 11,639 | 48.1 | +1.2 | |
Independent Labour | Frederick Brown | 495 | 2.0 | –4.6 | |
Majority | 402 | 1.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,174 | 88.1 | +8.0 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.0 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Dyke Acland | 12,303 | 50.0 | +3.5 | |
Unionist | Gilbert Acland-Troyte | 12,300 | 50.0 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 3 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,603 | 87.4 | +7.3 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Gilbert Acland-Troyte | 13,601 | 53.2 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | Francis Dyke Acland | 11,942 | 46.8 | –3.2 | |
Majority | 1,659 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,543 | 90.2 | +2.8 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Gilbert Acland-Troyte | 15,423 | 50.5 | –2.7 | |
Liberal | Dingle Foot | 12,908 | 42.3 | –4.5 | |
Labour | Heyman Wreford Wreford-Glanville | 2,199 | 7.2 | New | |
Majority | 2,515 | 8.2 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 30,530 | 86.2 | –4.0 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Acland-Troyte | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Acland-Troyte | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | |||||
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;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derick Heathcoat-Amory | 16,919 | 51.3 | N/A | |
Labour | GC Tompson | 8,634 | 26.2 | New | |
Liberal | Cyril Harry Blackburn | 7,418 | 22.5 | New | |
Majority | 8,285 | 25.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 32,971 | 74.0 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derick Heathcoat-Amory | 20,606 | 52.11 | ||
Labour | Patrick Duffy | 12,055 | 30.48 | ||
Liberal | Cyril Harry Blackburn | 6,885 | 17.41 | ||
Majority | 8,551 | 21.63 | |||
Turnout | 46,536 | 84.98 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derick Heathcoat-Amory | 24,532 | 63.53 | ||
Labour | Patrick Duffy | 14,084 | 36.47 | ||
Majority | 10,448 | 27.06 | |||
Turnout | 38,616 | 81.26 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derick Heathcoat-Amory | 23,475 | 64.27 | ||
Labour | Patrick Duffy | 13,051 | 35.73 | ||
Majority | 10,424 | 28.54 | |||
Turnout | 36,526 | 76.32 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derick Heathcoat-Amory | 21,714 | 55.6 | -8.7 | |
Labour | John Dunwoody | 9,836 | 25.2 | -10.5 | |
Liberal | James J Collier | 7,504 | 19.2 | New | |
Majority | 11,878 | 30.4 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 39,054 | 80.7 | +4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 15,308 | 45.7 | -9.9 | |
Liberal | James J Collier | 12,268 | 36.7 | +17.5 | |
Labour | Raymond F H Dobson | 5,895 | 17.6 | -7.6 | |
Majority | 3,040 | 9.0 | -21.4 | ||
Turnout | 33,471 | 68.4 | -12.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 19,280 | 47.3 | -8.3 | |
Liberal | James J Collier | 14,053 | 34.5 | +15.3 | |
Labour | John T Mitchard | 7,393 | 18.2 | -7.0 | |
Majority | 5,227 | 12.8 | -17.6 | ||
Turnout | 40,726 | 80.1 | -0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 20,351 | 48.57 | ||
Labour | F Keith Taylor | 11,325 | 27.03 | ||
Liberal | Frank J Suter | 10,225 | 24.40 | ||
Majority | 9,026 | 21.54 | |||
Turnout | 41,901 | 80.72 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 24,689 | 55.18 | ||
Labour | Roy Hewetson | 10,823 | 24.19 | ||
Liberal | Frank J Suter | 9,229 | 20.63 | ||
Majority | 13,866 | 30.99 | |||
Turnout | 44,741 | 77.01 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 27,164 | 47.58 | ||
Liberal | Frank J Suter | 21,623 | 37.87 | ||
Labour | Roy Hewetson | 8,308 | 14.55 | ||
Majority | 5,541 | 9.69 | |||
Turnout | 57,095 | 82.36 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 25,265 | 46.68 | ||
Liberal | Frank J Suter | 19,911 | 36.79 | ||
Labour | M Phillips | 8,946 | 16.53 | ||
Majority | 5,354 | 9.89 | |||
Turnout | 54,122 | 77.45 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 33,444 | 56.74 | ||
Liberal | David J Morrish | 17,215 | 29.21 | ||
Labour | AWF Cook | 8,281 | 14.05 | ||
Majority | 16,229 | 27.53 | |||
Turnout | 58,940 | 79.25 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 27,101 | 54.78 | ||
Liberal | David J Morrish | 19,215 | 38.84 | ||
Labour | David A Gorbutt | 3,154 | 6.38 | ||
Majority | 7,886 | 15.94 | |||
Turnout | 49,470 | 77.51 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 29,875 | 54.95 | ||
Liberal | David Morrish | 20,663 | 38.00 | ||
Labour | Jean Northam | 3,400 | 6.25 | ||
Independent | William Jones | 434 | 0.80 | New | |
Majority | 9,212 | 16.95 | |||
Turnout | 54,372 | 79.71 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angela Browning | 30,376 | 51.5 | ―3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | David N Cox | 19,287 | 32.7 | ―5.3 | |
Labour | SC Gibb | 5,950 | 10.1 | +3.9 | |
Liberal | David J Morrish | 2,225 | 3.8 | New | |
Green | Peter Foggitt | 1,007 | 1.7 | New | |
Natural Law | BC Rhodes | 96 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 11,089 | 18.8 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 58,941 | 83.3 | +3.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
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Truro was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of England and later of Great Britain from 1295 until 1800, then in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918 and finally from 1950 to 1997. Until 1885 it was a parliamentary borough, electing two members of parliament (MPs) by the plurality-at-large system of election; the name was then transferred to the surrounding county constituency, which elected a single Member by the first past the post system. In 1997, although there had been no changes to its boundaries, it was renamed as Truro and St Austell, reflecting the fact that St Austell by then had a larger population than Truro.
Devizes is a constituency in Wiltshire, England, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Danny Kruger, a Conservative.
Reigate is a constituency in Surrey represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Crispin Blunt, originally of the Conservative Party, but as of October 2023, sitting as an Independent, after having the whip suspended.
Honiton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Honiton in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It sent members intermittently from 1300, consistently from 1640. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) until it was abolished in 1868. It was recreated in 1885 as a single-member constituency.
Ashburton was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament at Westminster, for the Parliaments of 1295 and 1407, and regularly from 1640 until it was abolished for the 1868 general election. It was one of three Devon borough constituencies newly enfranchised in the Long Parliament. It returned two Members of Parliament until the 1832 general election when the number was reduced to one MP.
Scarborough was the name of a constituency in Yorkshire, electing Members of Parliament to the House of Commons, at two periods. From 1295 until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough consisting only of the town of Scarborough, electing two MPs until 1885 and one from 1885 until 1918. In 1974 the name was revived for a county constituency, covering a much wider area; this constituency was abolished in 1997.