West Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Infobox UK constituency West Devon was a county constituency in Devon, in the South-West of England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Torridge and West Devon constituency.

Boundaries

The Boroughs of Great Torrington and Okehampton, and the Rural Districts of Holsworthy, Okehampton, Plympton St Mary, Tavistock, and Torrington.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	Feb 1974	Peter Mills	Conservative
	1983	constituency abolished: see Torridge and West Devon

Election results

General election February 1974: West Devon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter McLay Mills	Template:Replace	50.19
		Michael Azariah Pinney	18,256	38.95
		John Barnet Henry Duffin	5,089	10.86
Majority			5,268	11.24
Turnout			46,869	82.26
	win (new seat)

General election October 1974: West Devon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter McLay Mills	Template:Replace	50.03
		Michael Azariah Pinney	16,665	36.90
		John Barnet Henry Duffin	5,899	13.06
Majority			5,929	13.13
Turnout			45,158	78.63
	hold		Swing

General election 1979: West Devon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter McLay Mills	Template:Replace	60.99
		Victor Terry Howell	12,256	25.40
		RD Maddern	6,174	12.80
		R Bearsford-Walker	393	0.81
Majority			17,172	35.59
Turnout			48,251	78.57
	hold		Swing