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West Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

{{About|the parliamentary constituency|the local government district|West Devon}}

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{{Infobox UK constituency

|name = West Devon

|type = County

|parliament = uk

|image=File:WestDevon1974Constituency.svg

|caption = West Devon in Devon, showing boundaries used from 1974 to 1983.

|year = February 1974

|abolished = 1983

|elects_howmany = one

|previous = Tavistock and Torrington

|next = Torridge and West Devon and South Hams{{cite web|title='Devon West', Feb 1974 - May 1983|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74185.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|accessdate=21 March 2016}}

|}}

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

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"|ElectionMemberParty
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |Feb 1974Peter MillsConservative
|1983

|colspan="2"| constituency abolished: see Torridge and West Devon

Election results

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election February 1974: West Devon

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Peter McLay Mills|votes=23,524|percentage=50.19|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=Michael Azariah Pinney|votes=18,256|percentage=38.95|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John Barnet Henry Duffin|votes=5,089|percentage=10.86|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=5,268|percentage=11.24|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes= 46,869|percentage=82.26|change=}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner= Conservative Party (UK)

|swing=

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election October 1974: West Devon

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Peter McLay Mills|votes=22,594|percentage=50.03|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=Michael Azariah Pinney|votes=16,665|percentage=36.90|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John Barnet Henry Duffin|votes=5,899|percentage=13.06|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=5,929|percentage=13.13|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes= 45,158|percentage=78.63|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

|swing=

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1979: West Devon

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Peter McLay Mills|votes=29,428|percentage=60.99|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=Victor Terry Howell|votes=12,256|percentage=25.40|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=RD Maddern|votes=6,174|percentage=12.80|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=National Front (UK)|candidate=R Bearsford-Walker|votes=393|percentage=0.81|change=New}}

{{Election box majority||votes=17,172|percentage=35.59|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes= 48,251|percentage=78.57|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner= Conservative Party (UK)

|swing=

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

  • {{Rayment-hc|d|2|date=March 2012}}

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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Devon (historic)

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983