South West Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 50°23′42″N 3°59′31″W / 50.395°N 3.992°W / 50.395; -3.992

South West Devon
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of South West Devon in Devon.
Location of Devon within England.
County	Devon
Electorate	70,756 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements	Ivybridge
Current constituency
Created	1997 (1997)
Member of Parliament	Gary Streeter (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South West England

South West Devon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency is based around the south-western portion of Devon and includes the eastern part of the city of Plymouth, namely the suburbs of Plympton and Plymstock, as well as the town of Ivybridge and much of the South Hams. The remainder of Plymouth is not included in the constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [2]	Party
	1997	Gary Streeter	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: South West Devon[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Streeter	27,908	56.0	+11.6
	Liberal Democrat	Anna Pascoe	12,034	24.1	+0.3
	Labour	Luke Pollard	6,193	12.4	-11.8
	UKIP	Hugh Williams	3,084	6.2	-1.3
	Green	Vaughan Brean	641	1.3	+1.3
Majority			15,874	31.8
Turnout			49,860	71.2	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.6

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: South West Devon[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Streeter	21,906	44.8	-2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Judy Evans	11,765	24.1	+5.7
	Labour	Christopher Mavin	11,545	23.6	-8.0
	UKIP	Hugh Williams	3,669	7.5	+4.3
Majority			10,141	20.7
Turnout			48,885	68.6	2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.8%

General Election 2001: South West Devon[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Streeter	21,970	46.8	+3.9
	Labour	Christopher Mavin	14,826	31.6	+2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Phil Hutty	8,616	18.4	-5.4
	UKIP	Roger Bullock	1,492	3.2	+2.3
Majority			7,144	15.2
Turnout			46,904	66.1	-10.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: South West Devon[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Streeter	22,695	42.9
	Labour	Christopher Mavin	15,262	28.9
	Liberal Democrat	Keith Baldry	12,542	23.8
	Referendum Party	R Saddler	1,668	3.2
	UKIP	H King	491	0.8
	Natural Law	J Hyde	159	0.3
Majority			7,397	14.1
Turnout			52,781	76.2

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Devon

Notes and references

1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
3. ^ "South West Devon results 2010". BBC News. 7 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/e25.stm. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Devon South West". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/constituency/1312/devon-south-west. Retrieved 2009-10-31.