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South West · Former constituency (1955–1992)

Honiton

Every general election in Honiton since 1955 (until 1992). Latest: Conservative, majority 16,511.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won33,53352.4%
Liberal Democrats17,02226.6%
Labour8,14212.7%
Others5,2728.2%
Valid votes63,969
Majority16,51125.8%

Con hold Turnout 80.7% of 79,223 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19551959196419661970F1974O19741979198319871992Conservative, 1955: 57.6%Conservative, 1959: 56.7%Conservative, 1964: 55.0%Conservative, 1966: 54.4%Conservative, 1970: 59.5%Conservative, February 1974: 54.5%Conservative, October 1974: 53.8%Conservative, 1979: 62.4%Conservative, 1983: 60.6%Conservative, 1987: 59.2%Conservative, 1992: 52.4%Liberal, 1955: 24.7%Liberal, 1959: 28.2%Liberal, 1964: 25.7%Liberal, 1966: 18.9%Liberal, 1970: 20.5%Liberal, February 1974: 30.8%Liberal, October 1974: 29.9%Liberal, 1979: 20.8%Labour, 1955: 17.7%Labour, 1959: 15.1%Labour, 1964: 19.3%Labour, 1966: 26.8%Labour, 1970: 20.0%Labour, February 1974: 14.8%Labour, October 1974: 16.4%Labour, 1979: 14.5%Labour, 1983: 6.3%Labour, 1987: 8.5%Labour, 1992: 12.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 33.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 31.1%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 26.6%
Vote share in Honiton at each general election Con Lib Lab Alliance LD

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992ConLD16,51125.880.7%Con hold
1987ConAlliance16,56228.176.4%Con hold
1983ConAlliance14,76927.573.8%
1979ConLib25,23141.677.4%Con hold
October 1974ConLib13,22023.975.7%Con hold
February 1974ConLib14,12323.782.0%
1970ConLib21,55539.076.7%Con hold
1966ConLab13,70927.778.6%Con hold
1964ConLib14,12129.478.8%Con hold
1959ConLib13,05328.580.1%Con hold
1955ConLib14,74132.979.7%

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 Honiton?

The Conservatives won Honiton at the 1992 general election with a majority of 16,511.

Which parties have won Honiton?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 11.

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