South West Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

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South West Devon County constituency
South West Devon shown within Devon, and Devon shown within England
Created:	1997
MP:	Gary Streeter
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Devon
EP constituency:	South West England

South West Devon is a county 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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Candidates 3 Members of Parliament 4 Election results 5 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency is based around the south-western portion of Devon and includes the eastern part of the city of Plymouth, namely the suburbs of Plympton and Plymstock; as well as the town of Ivybridge and much of the South Hams. The remainder of Plymouth is not included in the constituency.

[edit] Candidates

In September 2007 Luke Pollard was selected by the South West Devon Labour Party to stand against the incumbent MP Gary Streeter.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• 1997 – present: Gary Streeter, Conservative

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: South West Devon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Streeter	21,906	44.8	-2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Judy Evans	11,765	24.1	+5.7
	Labour	Christopher Mavin	11,545	23.6	-8.0
	UK Independence	Hugh Williams	3,669	7.5	+4.3
Majority			10,141	20.7
Turnout			48,885	68.6	2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.8%

General Election 2001: South West Devon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Streeter	21,970	46.8	+3.9
	Labour	Christopher Mavin	14,826	31.6	+2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Phil Hutty	8,616	18.4	-5.4
	UK Independence	Roger Bullock	1,492	3.2	+2.3
Majority			7,144	15.2
Turnout			46,904	66.1	-10.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon

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