East Devon (UK Parliament constituency)
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| East Devon County constituency |
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| East Devon shown within Devon, and Devon shown within England | |
| Created: | 1868, 1997 |
| MP: | Hugo Swire |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Devon |
| EP constituency: | South West England |
East 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency, as the name suggests, is based around the eastern portion of the county of Devon.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created - two seats (1868)
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1868 | Sir Lawrence Palk, Bt | Conservative | Lord Courtenay | Conservative | ||
| 1870 | Sir John Henry Kennaway, Bt | Conservative | ||||
| 1880 | William Hood Walrond | Conservative | ||||
- Constituency abolished (1885)
- Constituency created - one seat (1997)
- 1997 — 2001: Sir Peter Emery, Conservative
- 2001 — present: Hugo Swire, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: East Devon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Hugo Swire | 23,075 | 46.9 | -0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Dumper | 15,139 | 30.7 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | James Court | 7,598 | 15.4 | -1.3 | |
| UKIP | Colin McNamee | 3,035 | 6.2 | +0.6 | |
| Independent (politician) | Christopher Way | 400 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 7,936 | 16.1 | |||
| Turnout | 49,247 | 69.4 | 0.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.5 | |||
| General Election 2001: East Devon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Hugo Swire | 22,681 | 47.4 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Dumper | 14,486 | 30.3 | +1.2 | |
| Labour | Phil Starr | 7,974 | 16.7 | -1.0 | |
| UKIP | David Wilson | 2,696 | 5.6 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 8,195 | 17.1 | |||
| Turnout | 47,837 | 68.8 | -7.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1977)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume II 1886-1918, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1978)
| Constituencies in South West England | |
|---|---|
| Conservative |
Bournemouth East | Bournemouth West | Bridgwater | Christchurch | Cotswold | Devizes | East Devon | Forest of Dean | North Dorset | North Wiltshire | Poole | Salisbury | South West Devon | Tewkesbury | Tiverton and Honiton | Torridge and West Devon | Totnes | Wells | West Dorset | Westbury | Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring |
| Liberal Democrat |
Bath | Bristol West | Cheltenham | Falmouth and Camborne | Mid Dorset and North Poole | North Cornwall | North Devon | Northavon | Somerton and Frome | South East Cornwall | St Ives | Taunton | Teignbridge | Torbay | Truro and St Austell | Yeovil |
| Labour |
Bristol East | Bristol North West | Bristol South | Exeter | Gloucester | Kingswood | North Swindon | Plymouth Devonport | Plymouth Sutton | South Dorset | South Swindon | Stroud | Wansdyke |
| South West European constituency: Conservative (3) | UKIP (2) | Liberal Democrats (1) | Labour (1) | |
