Central Devon (UK Parliament constituency)
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Central Devon is a constituencyTemplate:Refn represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Mel Stride of the Conservative Party.Template:Refn
History
The constituency was created for the 2010 general election, following a review of parliamentary representation in Devon by the Boundary Commission for England, which increased seats in the county from 11 to 12.[1] Central Devon covers parts of the East Devon, Mid Devon, Teignbridge and West Devon districts.
The wards from the last election presented a notional Conservative majority of just over 1,700, making it a marginal seat at the first election. Despite this, Mel Stride's majority over the Liberal Democrats was 17.1 percentage points with an absolute majority.[2] Stride held the seat comfortably at the next three elections (2015, 2017 and 2019), but only just held on at the 2024 general election with a majority of 0.1% (61 votes) over the Labour Party candidate.
Boundaries
2010–2024
The constituency contained electoral wards from four districts.[1]
- From East Devon: Exe Valley;
- From Mid Devon: Boniface, Bradninch, Cadbury, Lawrence, Newbrooke, Sandford and Creedy, Silverton, Taw, Taw Vale, Upper Yeo, Way, Yeo;
- From Teignbridge: Ashburton and Buckfastleigh, Bovey Tracey, Chudleigh, Haytor, Kenn Valley, Moorland, Teignbridge North, Teign Valley;
- From West Devon: Chagford, Drewsteignton, Exbourne, Hatherleigh, Lew Valley, North Tawton, Okehampton East, Okehampton West, South Tawton.
2024–present
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, and a local government boundary review in Mid Devon District which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency is composed of the following:[3]
- The District of Mid Devon wards of: Bradninch (nearly all); Cadbury; Crediton Boniface; Crediton Lawrence; Sandford & Creedy; Silverton; Taw Vale; Upper Yeo & Taw; Way; Yeo.
- The District of Teignbridge wards of: Ashburton & Buckfastleigh; Bovey; Chudleigh; Haytor; Kenn Valley; Moretonhampstead; Teign Valley.
- The Borough of West Devon wards of: Chagford; Drewsteignton; Exbourne; Hatherleigh; Okehampton North; Okehampton South; South Tawton.
The East Devon ward of Exe Valley was included in the new constituency of Exmouth and Exeter East. Otherwise, only a very minor change to the boundary in the District of Teignbridge.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2010 | Mel Stride | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ollie Pearson | 16,770 | 31.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mark Wooding | 8,232 | 15.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jeffrey Leeks | 7,784 | 14.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Gill Westcott | 3,338 | 6.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Arthur Price | 477 | 0.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 61 | 0.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 53,432 | 70.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −15.2 | |||
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 31,366 | 55.3 | |
| Labour | 14,066 | 24.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 8,503 | 15.0 | |
| Green | 2,789 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | 56,724 | 77.2 | |
| Electorate | 73,491 | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Lisa Webb | 14,374 | 24.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alison Eden | 8,770 | 15.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Andy Williamson | 2,833 | 4.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 17,721 | 30.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 58,072 | 77.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Lisa Webb | 15,598 | 27.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alex White | 6,770 | 11.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Andy Williamson | 1,531 | 2.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Tim Matthews | 1,326 | 2.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Dean | 871 | 1.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Lloyd Knight | 470 | 0.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 15,680 | 27.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 57,844 | 78.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Conway | 7,171 | 13.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Lynne Richards[10] | 6,985 | 12.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alex White | 6,643 | 12.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Andy Williamson | 4,866 | 8.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Arthur Price | 347 | 0.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 21,265 | 39.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 54,448 | 74.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | ||||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Phil Hutty | 18,507 | 34.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Moira Macdonald | 3,715 | 6.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Bob Edwards | 2,870 | 5.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Colin Matthews | 1,044 | 1.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 9,230 | 17.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 53,873 | 75.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +6.1Template:Refn | |||
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See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Central Devon – presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Central Devon Conservatives
- Central Devon Liberal Democrats
- Central Devon Labour Party
- Central Devon UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Central Devon UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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