Central Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

Central Devon is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Mel Stride, a Conservative.[n 2]

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]
Major settlements	Teignbridge and Okehampton
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

History

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

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

Election		Member[5]	Party
	2010	Mel Stride	Conservative

Elections

Central Devon election results

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Central Devon[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mel Stride	32,095	55.3	+1.2
	Labour	Lisa Webb	14,374	24.8	-2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Eden	8,770	15.1	+3.4
	Green	Andy Williamson	2,833	4.9	+2.2
Majority			17,721	30.5	+3.4
Turnout			58,072	77.5	-0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 2017: Central Devon[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mel Stride	31,278	54.1	+1.8
	Labour	Lisa Webb	15,598	27.0	+14.1
	Liberal Democrats	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

General election 2015: Central Devon[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mel Stride	28,436	52.2	+0.7
	UKIP	John Conway	7,171	13.2	+7.8
	Labour	Lynne Richards[9]	6,985	12.8	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	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	+11.9
Turnout			54,448	74.9	-0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 2010: Central Devon[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mel Stride	27,737	51.5	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	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

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon

Notes and references

Notes

1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. 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.
3. Notional

References

1. "Central Devon: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. Devon Central, UK Polling report, Retrieved 29 May 2010
5. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
6. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).
7. "Devon Central parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
8. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
9. "DEVON CENTRAL 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
10. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

External links

• 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