West Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

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West Devon
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
WestDevon1974Constituency.svg
West Devon in Devon, showing boundaries used from 1974 to 1983.
February 1974–1983
Seatsone
Created from Tavistock and Torrington
Replaced by Torridge and West Devon and South Hams [1]

West Devon was a county constituency in Devon, in the South-West of England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

Contents

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Torridge and West Devon constituency.

Boundaries

The Boroughs of Great Torrington and Okehampton, and the Rural Districts of Holsworthy, Okehampton, Plympton St Mary, Tavistock, and Torrington.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Feb 1974 Peter Mills Conservative
1983 constituency abolished: see Torridge and West Devon

Election results

General election February 1974: West Devon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter McLay Mills 23,524 50.19
Liberal Michael Azariah Pinney18,25638.95
Labour John Barnet Henry Duffin5,08910.86
Majority5,26811.24
Turnout 46,86982.26
Conservative win (new seat)
General election October 1974: West Devon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter McLay Mills 22,594 50.03
Liberal Michael Azariah Pinney16,66536.90
Labour John Barnet Henry Duffin5,89913.06
Majority5,92913.13
Turnout 45,15878.63
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: West Devon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter McLay Mills 29,428 60.99
Liberal Victor Terry Howell12,25625.40
Labour RD Maddern6,17412.80
National Front R Bearsford-Walker3930.81New
Majority17,17235.59
Turnout 48,25178.57
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "'Devon West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2016.