West Devon (UK Parliament constituency)
West Devon | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() West Devon in Devon, showing boundaries used from 1974 to 1983. | |
February 1974–1983 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Torridge and West Devon and South Hams[1] |
Created from | Tavistock and Torrington |
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.
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 Municipal Boroughs of Great Torrington and Okehampton, and the Rural Districts of Holsworthy, Okehampton, Plympton St Mary, Tavistock, and Torrington.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | Peter Mills | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished: see Torridge and West Devon |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Mills | 23,524 | 50.19 | ||
Liberal | A Pinney | 18,256 | 38.95 | ||
Labour | JBH Duffin | 5,089 | 10.86 | ||
Majority | 5,268 | 11.24 | |||
Turnout | 46,869 | 82.26 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Mills | 22,594 | 50.03 | ||
Liberal | A Pinney | 16,665 | 36.90 | ||
Labour | JBH Duffin | 5,899 | 13.06 | ||
Majority | 5,929 | 13.13 | |||
Turnout | 45,158 | 78.63 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Mills | 29,428 | 60.99 | ||
Liberal | V Howell | 12,256 | 25.40 | ||
Labour | RD Maddern | 6,174 | 12.80 | ||
National Front | R Bearsford-Walker | 393 | 0.81 | New | |
Majority | 17,172 | 35.59 | |||
Turnout | 48,251 | 78.57 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "'Devon West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
Categories:
- Parliamentary constituencies in Devon (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983