Central Devon (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Central Devon | |
|---|---|
County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Central Devon in Devon. | |
 Location of Devon within England. | |
| County | Devon |
| Population | 88,926 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 71,563 (December 2010)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of parliament | Mel Stride (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | North Devon, Teignbridge, Tiverton and Honiton, Torridge and West Devon, Totnes |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South West England |
Central Devon is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Mel Stride of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
Contents
1 History
2 Boundaries
3 Members of Parliament
4 Elections
4.1 Elections in the 2010s
5 See also
6 Notes and references
7 External links
History[edit]
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.[3] 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 was 17.1 percentage points and an absolute majority.[4]
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency contains electoral wards from four districts.[3]
- 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.
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Election | Member[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Mel Stride | Conservative | |
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2010s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mel Stride | 31,278 | 54.1 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Lisa Webb | 15,598 | 27.0 | +14.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alex White | 6,770 | 11.7 | −0.5 | |
Green | Andy Williamson | 1,531 | 2.6 | −6.3 | |
UKIP | Tim Matthews | 1,326 | 2.3 | −10.9 | |
National Health Action | John Dean | 871 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Lloyd Knight | 470 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 15,680 | 27.1 | -11.9 | ||
Turnout | 57,844 | 78.6 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |  6.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mel Stride | 28,436 | 52.2 | +0.7 | |
UKIP | John Conway | 7,171 | 13.2 | +7.8 | |
Labour | Lynne Richards[8] | 6,985 | 12.8 | +5.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alex White | 6,643 | 12.2 | −22.2 | |
Green | Andy Williamson | 4,866 | 8.9 | +7.0 | |
Independent | Arthur Price | 347 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 21,265 | 39.0 | |||
Turnout | 54,448 | 74.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mel Stride | 27,737 | 51.5 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Phil Hutty | 18,507 | 34.4 | −4.4 | |
Labour | Moira Macdonald | 3,715 | 6.9 | −4.7 | |
UKIP | Bob Edwards | 2,870 | 5.3 | −0.5 | |
Green | Colin Matthews | 1,044 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,230 | 17.1 | +12.1 | ||
Turnout | 53,873 | 75.7 | +5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.1[n 3] | |||
See also[edit]
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon
Notes and references[edit]
- Notes
^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
^ Notional
- References
^ "Central Devon: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^ ab "Final recommendations for Parliamentary constituencies in the counties of Devon, Plymouth and Torbay". Boundary Commission for England. 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
^ Devon Central, UK Polling report, Retrieved 29 May 2010
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
^ "Devon Central parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "DEVON CENTRAL 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
External links[edit]
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
Coordinates: 50°42′N 3°54′W / 50.7°N 3.9°W / 50.7; -3.9
Categories:
- Parliamentary constituencies in Devon
- Parliamentary constituencies in South West England
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 2010
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