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Devonshire Torquay

Every general election in Devonshire Torquay since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Conservative, majority 11,889.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won25,47948.9%
Labour13,59026.1%
Liberal13,00325.0%
Valid votes52,072
Majority11,88922.8%

Turnout 71.4% of 72,973 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Conservative, 1918: 66.1%Conservative, 1922: 52.2%Conservative, 1923: 49.4%Conservative, 1924: 55.2%Conservative, 1929: 49.7%Conservative, 1931: 82.5%Conservative, 1935: 63.6%Conservative, 1945: 48.9%Liberal, 1918: 14.9%Liberal, 1922: 47.8%Liberal, 1923: 50.6%Liberal, 1924: 36.4%Liberal, 1929: 37.5%Liberal, 1935: 21.4%Liberal, 1945: 25.0%Labour, 1918: 18.9%Labour, 1924: 8.4%Labour, 1929: 12.8%Labour, 1931: 17.5%Labour, 1935: 15.0%Labour, 1945: 26.1%
Vote share in Devonshire Torquay at each general election Con Lib Lab

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945ConLab11,88922.871.4%
1935ConLib17,93542.271.0%Con hold
1931ConLab27,33965.074.6%Con hold
1929ConLib5,35312.381.7%Con hold
1924ConLib6,16118.884.4%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon3721.280.0%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib1,2514.578.5%Con hold
1918ConLab10,03947.265.3%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Devonshire Torquay?

The Conservatives won Devonshire Torquay at the 1945 general election with a majority of 11,889.

Which parties have won Devonshire Torquay?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 7, Liberal 1.

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