Central Devon | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
![]() Boundary of Central Devon in South West England | |
County | Devon |
Population | 88,926 (2011 census) [1] |
Electorate | 73,491 (2023) [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 |
Central Devon is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Mel Stride of the Conservative Party. [n 2]
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 contained electoral wards from four districts. [3]
Following to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following wards: [5]
Election | Member [6] | Party | |
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2010 | Mel Stride | Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mel Stride | 16,831 | 31.5 | −23.8 | |
Labour | Ollie Pearson | 16,770 | 31.4 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Wooding | 8,232 | 15.4 | +0.3 | |
Reform UK | Jeffrey Leeks | 7,784 | 14.6 | N/A | |
Green | Gill Westcott | 3,338 | 6.2 | +1.3 | |
Independent | Arthur Price | 477 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 61 | 0.1 | −30.4 | ||
Turnout | 53,432 | 70.9 | −6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 75,385 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
2019 notional result [8] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 31,366 | 55.3 | |
Labour | 14,066 | 24.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 8,503 | 15.0 | |
Green | 2,789 | 4.9 | |
Turnout | 56,724 | 77.2 | |
Electorate | 73,491 |
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 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 17,721 | 30.5 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 58,072 | 77.5 | −1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mel Stride | 28,436 | 52.2 | +0.7 | |
UKIP | John Conway | 7,171 | 13.2 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Lynne Richards [12] | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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] |
Central Devon | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
![]() Boundary of Central Devon in South West England | |
County | Devon |
Population | 88,926 (2011 census) [1] |
Electorate | 73,491 (2023) [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 |
Central Devon is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Mel Stride of the Conservative Party. [n 2]
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 contained electoral wards from four districts. [3]
Following to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following wards: [5]
Election | Member [6] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Mel Stride | Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mel Stride | 16,831 | 31.5 | −23.8 | |
Labour | Ollie Pearson | 16,770 | 31.4 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Wooding | 8,232 | 15.4 | +0.3 | |
Reform UK | Jeffrey Leeks | 7,784 | 14.6 | N/A | |
Green | Gill Westcott | 3,338 | 6.2 | +1.3 | |
Independent | Arthur Price | 477 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 61 | 0.1 | −30.4 | ||
Turnout | 53,432 | 70.9 | −6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 75,385 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
2019 notional result [8] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 31,366 | 55.3 | |
Labour | 14,066 | 24.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 8,503 | 15.0 | |
Green | 2,789 | 4.9 | |
Turnout | 56,724 | 77.2 | |
Electorate | 73,491 |
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 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 17,721 | 30.5 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 58,072 | 77.5 | −1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mel Stride | 28,436 | 52.2 | +0.7 | |
UKIP | John Conway | 7,171 | 13.2 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Lynne Richards [12] | 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 |
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] |