Plymouth Devonport (UK Parliament constituency)
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Plymouth, Devonport Borough constituency |
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Plymouth, Devonport shown within Devon, and Devon shown within England | |
Created: | 1832 |
MP: | Alison Seabeck |
Party: | Labour |
Type: | House of Commons |
County: | Devon |
EP constituency: | South West England |
Plymouth, Devonport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It covers parts of Plymouth around Devonport in South West England.
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[edit] Boundaries
Under the proposed Boundary Commission for England plan of 2004, northern parts, including St Budeaux, of the current constituency will become Plymouth Moor View and the rest will join with parts of Plymouth, Sutton to form Plymouth Sutton and Devonport.
[edit] History
The constituency was created in 1832, and elected two members until 1918, when the number was reduced to one. Its current name is Plymouth, Devonport but it previously was known as Devonport.
[edit] Member of Parliament
- Constituency created (1832)
- 1832 — 1839: Sir Edward Codrington (resigned 1839)
- 1839 — 1847: Sir George Grey
- 1840 — 1854: Henry Tufnell, elected in a by-election January 24, died June 15, 1854
- 1847 — 1852: Sir John Romilly
- 1852 — 1857: Sir George Henry Frederick Berkeley
- 1854 — 1859: Thomas Erskine Perry, elected in a by-election May 11
- 1857 — 1859: James Wilson (UK politician)
- 1859 — 1863: Sir Michael Seymour (left the House in 1863)
- 1859 — 1865: Sir Arthur William Buller
- 1863 — 1865: William Ferrand, elected in a by-election February 12
- 1865 — 1866: Thomas Brassey
- 1865 — 1866: John Fleming
- 1866 — 1868: Lord Eliot
- 1866 — 1874: Montague Chambers
- 1868 — 1874: John Delaware Lewis
- 1874 — 1892: Sir John Henry Puleston
- 1874 — 1892: George Edward Price
- 1892 — 1902: Edward John Chalmers Morton (died October 3, 1902)
- 1892 — 1910: Sir Hudson Ewbanke Kearley
- 1902 — 1906: John Lockie, elected in a by-election October 22
- 1906 — 1910: John Williams Benn
- 1910 — 1918: Sir John Jackson
- 1910 — 1922: Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke, Membership reduced to one (1918)
- 1923 — 1945: Leslie Hore-Belisha Liberal until 1931, National Liberal until 1942, then National Independent
- 1945 — 1955: Michael Foot, Labour
- 1955 — Feb 1974: Dame Joan Vickers, Conservative
- Feb 1974 — 1992: David Owen, Labour until 1981, then Social Democrat until 1990, then Independent
- 1992 — 2005: David Jamieson, Labour
- 2005 — present: Alison Seabeck, Labour
[edit] Election results
General Election 2005: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Alison Seabeck | 18,610 | 44.3 | -14.0 | |
Conservative | Richard Cuming | 10,509 | 25.0 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Judith Jolly | 8,000 | 19.1 | +8.3 | |
UK Independence | Bill Wakeham | 3,324 | 7.9 | +5.6 | |
Independent | Keith Greene | 747 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | Rob Hawkins | 445 | 1.1 | +0.4 | |
Respect | Tony Staunton | 347 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,101 | 19.3 | |||
Turnout | 41,982 | 57.6 | +1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.0 |
General Election 2001: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | David Jamieson | 24,322 | 58.3 | -2.6 | |
Conservative | John Glen | 11,289 | 27.1 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Baldry | 4,513 | 10.8 | +0.1 | |
UK Independence | Michael Parker | 958 | 2.3 | +1.4 | |
Socialist Alliance | Tony Staunton | 334 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | Rob Hawkins | 303 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,033 | 31.2 | |||
Turnout | 41,719 | 56.6 | -13.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.7 |
General Election 1997: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | David Jamieson | 31,629 | 60.9 | +13.8 | |
Conservative | Anthony Johnson | 12,562 | 24.2 | -11.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Corpus | 5,570 | 10.7 | -2.5 | |
Referendum Party | Clive Norsworthy | 1,486 | 2.9 | N/A | |
UK Independence | Caroline Farrand | 478 | 0.9 | N/A | |
National Democrat | Stephen Ebbs | 238 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 19,067 | 36.7 | |||
Turnout | 51,963 | 69.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +12.6 |
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
General Election 1992: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | David Jamieson | 24,953 | 48.7 | +20.3 | |
Conservative | K. R. Simpson | 17,541 | 34.3 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. MacTaggart | 6,315 | 12.3 | ||
Social Democrat | H. M. Luscombe | 2,152 | 4.2 | ||
Natural Law | F. A. Lyons | 255 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,412 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 51,216 | 77.8 | +0.6 | ||
Labour gain from Social Democrat | Swing |
General Election 1987: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
SDP-Liberal Alliance (Social Democrat) | David Owen | 21,039 | 42.3 | -2.0 | |
Conservative | T. F. R. Jones | 14,569 | 29.3 | -4.5 | |
Labour | I. Flintoff | 14,166 | 28.4 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 6,470 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 49,774 | 77.2 | |||
SDP-Liberal Alliance hold | Swing |
General Election 1983: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
SDP-Liberal Alliance (Social Democrat) | David Owen | 20,843 | 44.3 | ||
Conservative | Ann Widdecombe | 15,907 | 33.8 | ||
Labour | J. G. Priestley | 9,845 | 21.0 | ||
Independent Conservative | J. E. Sullivan | 292 | 0.6 | ||
National Front | R. E. D. Bearsford-Walker | 72 | 0.2 | ||
Christian Democrat | Mrs F. Hill | 51 | 0.1 | ||
Majority | 4,936 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 47,010 | 76.1 | |||
SDP-Liberal Alliance gain from Labour | Swing |
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1979 and 1983 general elections and thus calculation of change in vote share is not possible.
General Election 1979: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | David Owen | 16,545 | 47.4 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | K. Hughes | 15,544 | 44.6 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | M James | 2,360 | 6.8 | -3.9 | |
National Front | L. Bearsford-Walker | 243 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Independent (politician) | R. Stoner | 203 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,001 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 34,895 | 72.3 | -1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
General Election October 1974: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | David Owen | 17,398 | 47.3 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | Joan Vickers | 15,139 | 41.1 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | N E Westbrook | 3,953 | 10.7 | -6.1 | |
Independent Liberal | J N Hill | 312 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,259 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 73.5 | -1.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
General Election February 1974: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | David Owen | 15,819 | 42.2 | ||
Conservative | Joan Vickers | 15,382 | 41.0 | ||
Liberal | N E Westbrook | 6,298 | 16.8 | ||
Majority | 437 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 75.3 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
[edit] Sources
- Historic list of MPs
- Election results, 1974 - 1979
- Election results, 1983 - 1992
- Election results, 1997 - 2001
- Election result, 2005
[edit] See also
Constituencies in South West England | |
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Conservative |
Bournemouth East | Bournemouth West | Bridgwater | Christchurch | Cotswold | Devizes | East Devon | Forest of Dean | North Dorset | North Wiltshire | Poole | Salisbury | South West Devon | Tewkesbury | Tiverton and Honiton | Torridge and West Devon | Totnes | Wells | West Dorset | Westbury | Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring |
Liberal Democrat |
Bath | Bristol West | Cheltenham | Falmouth and Camborne | Mid Dorset and North Poole | North Cornwall | North Devon | Northavon | Somerton and Frome | South East Cornwall | St Ives | Taunton | Teignbridge | Torbay | Truro and St Austell | Yeovil |
Labour |
Bristol East | Bristol North West | Bristol South | Exeter | Gloucester | Kingswood | North Swindon | Plymouth Devonport | Plymouth Sutton | South Dorset | South Swindon | Stroud | Wansdyke |
South West European constituency: Conservative (3) | UKIP (2) | Liberal Democrats (1) | Labour (1) |