Central Devon
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Central Devon in Devon
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Location of Devon within England
CountyDevon
Population88,926 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate71,563 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlementsTeignbridge and Okehampton
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentMel Stride (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromNorth Devon, Teignbridge, Tiverton and Honiton, Torridge and West Devon, Totnes

Central Devon is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Mel Stride, a Conservative.[n 2]

History

The constituency was created for the 2010 general election, following a review of parliamentary representation in Devon by the Boundary Commission for England, which increased seats in the county from 11 to 12.[3] Central Devon covers parts of the East Devon, Mid Devon, Teignbridge and West Devon districts.

The wards from the last election presented a notional Conservative majority of just over 1,700, making it a marginal seat at the first election. Despite this, Mel Stride's majority was 17.1 percentage points and an absolute majority.[4]

Boundaries

Map
Map of current boundaries

The constituency contains electoral wards from four districts.[3]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[5] Party
2010 Mel Stride Conservative

Elections

Central Devon election results

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Central Devon[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mel Stride 32,095 55.3 +1.2
Labour Lisa Webb 14,374 24.8 -2.2
Liberal Democrats Alison Eden 8,770 15.1 +3.4
Green Andy Williamson 2,833 4.9 +2.3
Majority 17,721 30.5 +3.4
Turnout 58,072 77.5 -1.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2017: Central Devon[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mel Stride 31,278 54.1 +1.9
Labour Lisa Webb 15,598 27.0 +14.2
Liberal Democrats Alex White 6,770 11.7 −0.5
Green Andy Williamson 1,531 2.6 −6.3
UKIP Tim Matthews 1,326 2.3 −10.9
NHA John Dean 871 1.5 New
Liberal Lloyd Knight 470 0.8 New
Majority 15,680 27.1 -11.9
Turnout 57,844 78.6 +3.7
Conservative hold Swing -6.2
General election 2015: Central Devon[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mel Stride 28,436 52.2 +0.7
UKIP John Conway 7,171 13.2 +7.9
Labour Lynne Richards[9] 6,985 12.8 +5.9
Liberal Democrats Alex White 6,643 12.2 −22.2
Green Andy Williamson 4,866 8.9 +7.0
Independent Arthur Price 347 0.6 New
Majority 21,265 39.0 +11.9
Turnout 54,448 74.9 -0.8
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2010: Central Devon[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mel Stride 27,737 51.5 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Phil Hutty 18,507 34.4 −4.4
Labour Moira Macdonald 3,715 6.9 −4.7
UKIP Bob Edwards 2,870 5.3 −0.5
Green Colin Matthews 1,044 1.9 New
Majority 9,230 17.1 +12.1
Turnout 53,873 75.7 +5.8
Conservative hold Swing +6.1[n 3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. ^ Notional

References

  1. ^ "Central Devon: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. ^ a b "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 2 November 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ Devon Central, UK Polling report, Retrieved 29 May 2010
  5. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
  6. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Devon Central parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  8. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. ^ "DEVON CENTRAL 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

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