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Devonshire Totnes

Every general election in Devonshire Totnes since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Conservative, majority 8,540.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won24,63851.0%
Labour16,09833.4%
Liberal7,53615.6%
Valid votes48,272
Majority8,54017.7%

Turnout 74.5% of 64,801 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Conservative, 1918: 58.9%Conservative, 1922: 52.4%Conservative, 1923: 49.2%Conservative, 1924: 53.7%Conservative, 1929: 47.9%Conservative, 1931: 57.0%Conservative, 1935: 53.6%Conservative, 1945: 51.0%Liberal, 1918: 41.2%Liberal, 1922: 47.6%Liberal, 1923: 50.8%Liberal, 1924: 40.2%Liberal, 1929: 39.3%Liberal, 1931: 43.0%Liberal, 1935: 38.1%Liberal, 1945: 15.6%Labour, 1924: 6.1%Labour, 1929: 12.9%Labour, 1935: 8.3%Labour, 1945: 33.4%
Vote share in Devonshire Totnes at each general election Con Lib Lab

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945ConLab8,54017.774.5%
1935ConLib7,17615.579.2%Con hold
1931ConLib6,56214.083.4%Con hold
1929ConLib3,8838.683.1%Con hold
1924ConLib4,98513.686.1%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon5021.580.7%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib1,5004.878.1%Con hold
1918ConLib4,41417.763.9%

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 Totnes?

The Conservatives won Devonshire Totnes at the 1945 general election with a majority of 8,540.

Which parties have won Devonshire Totnes?

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

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