Central Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

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Central Devon
County constituency
Image:CentralDevonConstituency.svg
Central Devon shown within Devon, and Devon shown within England
Created: in time for 2009 or 2010 election
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Type: House of Commons
County: Devon
EP constituency: South West England

Central Devon will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Devon, the Boundary Commission for England have created a new constituency of Central Devon. The constituency has a notional Conservative majority of just over 1,700 making it a key marginal at the next election.

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[edit] Boundaries

Central Devon is a constituency formed by the most recent review of UK parliamentary constituencies, and takes a number of electoral wards from existing Devon seats.

  • Exe Valley ward from East Devon
  • Boniface, Bradninch, Cadbury, Lawrence, Newbrooke, Sandford and Creedy, Silverton, Taw, Taw Vale, Upper Yeo, Way and Yeo from the district of Mid Devon
  • From the Teignbridge district, Ashburton and Buckfastleigh, Bovey, Chudleigh, Haytor, Kenn Valley, Moorland, Teignbridge North, and Teign Valley
  • Chagford, Drewsteignton, Exbourne, Hatherleigh, Lew Valley, North Tawton, Okehampton East, Okehampton West and South Tawton from West Devon

[edit] Elections

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Sally Morgan.[1]
Conservative Mel Stride.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cental Devon, UKPollingReport

[edit] See also