Plymouth Sutton and Devonport (UK Parliament constituency)
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Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport Borough constituency |
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Image:PlymouthSuttonDevonportConstituency.png |
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Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport shown within Devon, and Devon shown within England | |
Created: | in time for 2009 or 2010 election |
MP: | [[]] |
Party: | [[ ]] |
Type: | House of Commons |
County: | Devon |
EP constituency: | South West England |
Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport is to be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Following its review into parliamentary representation in Devon, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new Plymouth constituency of Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport. This seat is based on the merging of two historic constituencies.
[edit] Boundaries
The two former seats of Plymouth Sutton and Plymouth Devonport are amongst the oldest constituencies in England. The electoral wards which make up this new seat are:
- Compton, Devonport, Drake, Efford and Lipson, Peverell, St Peter and the Waterfront, Stoke, and Sutton and Mount Gould.
This seat is entirely within the boundaries of the city of Plymouth.
[edit] Election results
This seat will be fought for the first time at the United Kingdom General Election in 2009 or 2010.
[edit] See also
- Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general election
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon
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) |