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  Devon West & Torridge - History
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Established June 09, 1983
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedRBH May 18, 2021 03:09pm
DescriptionWest Devon and Torridge is one of the largest seats in England, stretching from Hartland Point, as far west as the extremities of Dartmoor, and inland as far as Chagford. It is sparsely populated and is predominately an agricultural community, specialising in dairy farming, with a large fishing and forestry industry. The tourist industry is increasing but is concentrated on the coast. There is a large rural community, with a few market towns such as Okehampton, Holsworthy and Torrington. This is, broadly speaking, a reasonably affluent area and is naturally Conservative, and yet the Liberal Democrats have held the seat since 1995, when the incumbent Tory MP, Emma Nicholson, defected to the party. She chose not to fight the seat in 1997, but the seat was retained by the party in the form of John Burnett, a local farmer and solicitor. Mr Burnett's majority in 2001 was an extremely slender 1,194 votes. The MP is not contesting the seat again.

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Date Type Results
Dec 12, 2019 General Election
 Geoffrey Cox(I)
35,904
60.11% 		 David Chalmers
10,912
18.27% 		 Siobhan Strode
10,290
17.23% 		 Chris Jordan
2,077
3.48% 		 Bob Wootton
547
0.92%
Jun 08, 2017 General Election
 Geoffrey Cox(I)
33,612
56.51% 		 Vince Barry
12,926
21.73% 		 David Chalmers
10,526
17.70% 		 Chris Jordan
1,622
2.73% 		 Robin Julian
794
1.33%
May 07, 2015 General Election
 Geoffrey Cox(I)
28,774
50.85% 		 Derek Sargent
10,371
18.33% 		 Paula Dolphin
7,483
13.22% 		 Michael Sparling
6,015
10.63% 		 Cathrine Simmons
3,941
6.96%
May 06, 2010 General Election
 Geoffrey Cox(I)
25,230
45.66% 		 Adam Symons
22,273
40.31% 		 Robin Julian
3,021
5.47% 		 Darren Jones
2,917
5.28% 		 Cathrine Simmons
1,050
1.90% 		 Nick Baker
766
1.39%
May 05, 2005 General Election
 Geoffrey Cox
25,013
42.70% 		 David Walter
21,777
37.17% 		 Rebecca Richards
6,001
10.24% 		 Matthew Jackson
3,790
6.47% 		 Peter Christie
2,003
3.42%
Jun 07, 2001 General Election
 John Burnett(I)
23,474
42.16% 		 Geoffrey Cox
22,280
40.01% 		 David Brenton
5,959
10.70% 		 Bob Edwards
2,674
4.80% 		 Martin Quinn
1,297
2.33%
May 01, 1997 General Election
 John Burnett
24,744
41.84% 		 Ian Liddell-Grainger
22,787
38.53% 		 David Brenton
7,319
12.37% 		 Roger Lea
1,946
3.29% 		 Michael Jackson
1,841
3.11% 		 Michael Pithouse
508
0.86%
Dec 30, 1995 Party Switch
 Emma Nicholson(I)
1
100.00%
Apr 09, 1992 General Election
 Emma Nicholson(I)
29,627
47.27% 		 David McBride
26,013
41.50% 		 David Brenton
5,997
9.57% 		 Frank Williamson
898
1.43% 		 David Collins
141
0.22%
Jun 11, 1987 General Election
 Emma Nicholson
29,484
50.26% 		 John Burnett
23,016
39.24% 		 David Brenton
4,990
8.51% 		 Frank Williamson
1,168
1.99%
Jun 09, 1983 General Election
 Peter Mills(I)
31,156
58.00% 		 Victor Howell
18,805
35.00% 		 William Tupman
3,531
6.57% 		 Michael Beale
116
0.22% 		 Henrietta Rous
113
0.21%

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