Torridge and West Devon (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Torridge and West Devon County constituency |
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| Torridge and West Devon shown within Devon, and Devon shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Geoffrey Cox |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Devon |
| EP constituency: | South West England |
Torridge and West Devon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency is based around the western portion of Devon. The main towns within the constituency are Bideford, Okehampton and Tavistock.
[edit] Boundary review
Following a review of constituency boundaries conducted by the Boundary Commission for England in Devon, a significant change to existing constituencies means many electoral wards have been used to become part of a new Central Devon constituency. If approved by Parliament, these changes are expected to take effect in 2007, with candidates standing to represent the changed constituencies in the next general election after that date.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1983)
- 1983 — 1987: Sir Peter Mills, Conservative (previously MP for the replaced West Devon constituency)
- 1987 — 1997: Emma Nicholson, Conservative until 1995, then Liberal Democrat
- 1997 — 2005: John Burnett, Liberal Democrat
- 2005 — present: Geoffrey Cox, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Devon West and Torridge | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Cox | 25,013 | 42.7 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Walter | 21,777 | 37.2 | -5.0 | |
| Labour | Rebecca Richards | 6,001 | 10.2 | -0.5 | |
| UK Independence | Matthew Jackson | 3,790 | 6.5 | +1.7 | |
| Green | Peter Christie | 2,003 | 3.4 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 3,236 | 5.5 | |||
| Turnout | 58,584 | 70.2 | -0.3 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +3.9 | |||
| General Election 2001: Torridge and West Devon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Burnett | 23,474 | 42.2 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Cox | 22,280 | 40.0 | +1.5 | |
| Labour | David Brenton | 5,959 | 10.7 | -1.7 | |
| UK Independence | Bob Edwards | 2,674 | 4.8 | +1.7 | |
| Green | Martin Quinn | 1,297 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,194 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 55,684 | 70.5 | -7.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
[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) | |
