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 | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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) |
Seats | One |
Created from | North Devon, Teignbridge, Tiverton and Honiton, Torridge and West Devon, Totnes |
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]
The constituency contains electoral wards from four districts.[3]
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
The East Devon ward of Exe Valley will be included in the new constituency of Exmouth and Exeter East. Otherwise, only a very minor change to the boundary in the District of Teignbridge.
Following a local government boundary review in Mid Devon which came into effect in May 2023,[6][7] the constituency will now comprise the following from the next general election:
Election | Member[9] | Party | |
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2010 | Mel Stride | Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mel Stride[10] | ||||
Green | Gill Westcott[11] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Wooding[12] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 17,721 | 30.5 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 58,072 | 77.5 | -1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mel Stride | 31,278 | 54.1 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Lisa Webb | 15,598 | 27.0 | +14.2 | |
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 | |
NHA | John Dean | 871 | 1.5 | New | |
Liberal | Lloyd Knight | 470 | 0.8 | New | |
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 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Lynne Richards[16] | 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 | New | |
Majority | 21,265 | 39.0 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 54,448 | 74.9 | -0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | New | |
Majority | 9,230 | 17.1 | +12.1 | ||
Turnout | 53,873 | 75.7 | +5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.1[n 3] |
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