Parliamentary constituencies in Devon
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The ceremonial county of Devon, which includes the unitary authorities of Torbay and Plymouth, is divided into 13 Parliamentary constituencies: 4 Borough constituencies and 9 County constituencies, one of which crosses the county boundary with Somerset.
Constituencies
In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, Devon elected the following MPs:
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2024 boundary changes
See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
| Former name | Boundaries 2010–2024 | Current name | Boundaries 2024–present |
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For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine Devon with Avon and Somerset as a sub-region of the South West Region, resulting in significant change to the existing pattern of constituencies. In Devon, East Devon, and Tiverton and Honiton were abolished, being replaced by Exmouth and Exeter East, Honiton and Sidmouth, and the cross-county boundary constituency of Tiverton and Minehead. Torridge and West Devon and Totnes were renamed Torridge and Tavistock, and South Devon respectively, despite only minor boundary changes to each.[1][2]
The following seats resulted from the boundary review:
Containing electoral wards from East Devon
- Exmouth and Exeter East (part)
- Honiton and Sidmouth (part)
Containing electoral wards from Exeter
- Exeter
- Exmouth and Exeter East (part)
Containing electoral wards from Mid Devon
- Central Devon (part)
- Honiton and Sidmouth (part)
- Tiverton and Minehead (part in the Somerset District of Somerset West and Taunton)
Containing electoral wards from North Devon
Containing electoral wards from Plymouth
Containing electoral wards from South Hams
- South West Devon (part)
- South Devon (part)
Containing electoral wards from Teignbridge
- Central Devon (part)
- Newton Abbot
Containing electoral wards from Torbay
- Torbay
- South Devon (part)
Containing electoral wards from Torridge
- Torridge and Tavistock (part)
Containing electoral wards from West Devon
- Central Devon (part)
- South West Devon (part)
- Torridge and Tavistock (part)
Results history
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[3]
2024
| Party | Votes | % | Change from 2019 | Seats | Change from 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 165,316 | 28.7% | Decrease25.2% | 4 | Decrease6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 143,624 | 24.9% | Increase10.2% | 5 | Increase5 |
| Labour | 135,300 | 23.5% | Increase0.7% | 3 | Increase1 |
| Reform | 85,711 | 14.9% | Increase14.9% | 0 | 0 |
| Greens | 41,036 | 7.1% | Increase3.8% | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 4,690 | 0.8% | Decrease3.8% | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 575,677 | 100.0 | 12 |
2019
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Devon in the 2019 general election were as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | Change from 2017 | Seats | Change from 2017 |
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| Conservative | 355,052 | 53.9% | Increase2.8% | 10 | 0 |
| Labour | 150,169 | 22.8% | Decrease6.2% | 2 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 96,809 | 14.7% | Increase2.2% | 0 | 0 |
| Greens | 22,004 | 3.3% | Increase1.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Brexit | 4,337 | 0.7% | new | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 30,836 | 4.6% | Decrease0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 659,207 | 100.0 | 12 |
Percentage votes
| Election year | 1924 | 1929 | 1945 | 1950 | 1951 | 1955 | 1959 | 1964 | 1966 | 1970 | 1974
(Feb) |
1974
(Oct) |
1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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| Conservative1 | 52.3 | 43.0 | 49.3 | 50.3 | 55.8 | 55.3 | 52.9 | 47.6 | 47.5 | 52.8 | 45.5 | 45.0 | 43.9 | 52.8 | 49.5 | 47.6 | 36.8 | 39.0 | 38.1 | 43.3 | 46.2 | 51.1 | 53.9 |
| Labour | 13.7 | 16.3 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 36.5 | 33.3 | 27.6 | 26.9 | 32.8 | 29.4 | 21.8 | 24.9 | 22.1 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 19.2 | 25.9 | 23.6 | 20.4 | 14.2 | 18.0 | 29.0 | 22.8 |
| Liberal Democrat2 | 34.0 | 36.4 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 19.5 | 25.5 | 19.6 | 17.8 | 32.6 | 29.9 | 22.8 | 35.4 | 36.6 | 30.3 | 31.3 | 31.9 | 32.7 | 33.4 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 14.7 |
| Green Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | * | * | * | * | 1.6 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| UKIP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | * | * | 6.1 | 14.6 | 1.7 | * |
| Brexit Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Other | - | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
1Includes National Liberal Party up to 1966 and one National candidate in 1945
2pre-1979 - Liberal; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
Meaningful vote percentages are not available for the elections of 1918, 1922, 1923, 1931 and 1935 since at least one seat was gained unopposed.
Seats
| Election year | 1950 | 1951 | 1955 | 1959 | 1964 | 1966 | 1970 | 1974
(Feb) |
1974
(Oct) |
1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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| Conservative1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Liberal Democrat2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
1Includes National Liberal Party up to 1966
21950-1979 - Liberal; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
Maps
1885-1910
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1885
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1886
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1892
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1895
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1900
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1906
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Jan 1910
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Dec 1910
1918-1945
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1918
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1922
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1923
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1924
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1929
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1931
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1935
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1945
1950-1979
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1950
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1951
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1955
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1959
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1964
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1966
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1970
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1974 Feb
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1974 Oct
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1979
1983-present
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1983
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1987
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1992
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1997
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2001
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2005
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2010
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2015
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2017
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2019
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2024
Historical results by party
A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.
1885 to 1906 (13 MPs)
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1906 to 1918 (13 MPs)
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1918 to 1950 (11 MPs)
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1950 to 1983 (10 MPs)
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1983 to 2010 (11 MPs)
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2010 to present (12 MPs)
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1parts transferred in 2024 to Tiverton and Minehead which is mostly in Somerset
See also
Notes
References
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