West Devon (UK Parliament constituency)
| West Devon | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 West Devon in Devon, showing boundaries used from 1974 to 1983. | |
| February 1974–1983 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Tavistock and Torrington |
| Replaced by | Torridge and West Devon and South Hams[1] |
West Devon was a
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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Peter Mills |
Conservative | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished: see Torridge and West Devon | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter McLay Mills | 23,524 | 50.19 | ||
| Liberal | Michael Azariah Pinney | 18,256 | 38.95 | ||
| Labour | John Barnet Henry Duffin | 5,089 | 10.86 | ||
| Majority | 5,268 | 11.24 | |||
| Turnout | 46,869 | 82.26 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter McLay Mills | 22,594 | 50.03 | ||
| Liberal | Michael Azariah Pinney | 16,665 | 36.90 | ||
| Labour | John Barnet Henry Duffin | 5,899 | 13.06 | ||
| Majority | 5,929 | 13.13 | |||
| Turnout | 45,158 | 78.63 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter McLay Mills | 29,428 | 60.99 | ||
| Liberal | Victor Terry Howell | 12,256 | 25.40 | ||
| Labour | RD Maddern | 6,174 | 12.80 | ||
| National Front | R Bearsford-Walker | 393 | 0.81 | New | |
| Majority | 17,172 | 35.59 | |||
| Turnout | 48,251 | 78.57 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "'Devon West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2016.