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South West · Former constituency (1918–2005)

Plymouth Devonport

Every general election in Plymouth Devonport since 1918 (until 2005). Latest: Labour, majority 8,103.

2005 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won18,61244.3%
Conservative10,50925.0%
Liberal Democrats8,00019.0%
Others4,89211.6%
Valid votes42,013
Majority8,10319.3%

Turnout 57.4% of 73,232 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741983199220012005Labour, 1918: 19.3%Labour, 1922: 23.2%Labour, 1923: 15.5%Labour, 1924: 22.7%Labour, 1929: 22.3%Labour, 1931: 27.8%Labour, 1935: 31.9%Labour, 1945: 54.1%Labour, 1950: 50.6%Labour, 1951: 51.9%Labour, 1955: 47.0%Labour, 1959: 43.6%Labour, 1964: 46.0%Labour, 1966: 49.7%Labour, 1970: 48.4%Labour, February 1974: 42.2%Labour, October 1974: 47.3%Labour, 1979: 47.4%Labour, 1983: 21.0%Labour, 1987: 28.5%Labour, 1992: 48.7%Labour, 1997: 60.9%Labour, 2001: 58.3%Labour, 2005: 44.3%Conservative, 1918: 62.2%Conservative, 1922: 42.3%Conservative, 1923: 38.8%Conservative, 1924: 37.6%Conservative, 1929: 32.1%Conservative, 1955: 47.2%Conservative, 1959: 56.4%Conservative, 1964: 54.0%Conservative, 1966: 50.4%Conservative, 1970: 51.6%Conservative, February 1974: 41.0%Conservative, October 1974: 41.1%Conservative, 1979: 44.6%Conservative, 1983: 33.9%Conservative, 1987: 29.3%Conservative, 1992: 34.3%Conservative, 1997: 24.2%Conservative, 2001: 27.1%Conservative, 2005: 25.0%National Liberal, 1931: 72.2%National Liberal, 1935: 68.1%National Liberal, 1950: 44.9%National Liberal, 1951: 48.1%Liberal, 1918: 18.5%Liberal, 1922: 34.5%Liberal, 1923: 45.7%Liberal, 1924: 39.7%Liberal, 1929: 45.7%Liberal, 1950: 4.5%Liberal, 1955: 5.9%Liberal, February 1974: 16.8%Liberal, October 1974: 10.7%Liberal, 1979: 6.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 44.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 42.3%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 12.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 10.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 10.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 19.0%National, 1945: 45.9%
Vote share in Plymouth Devonport at each general election Lab Con Nat Lib Lib Alliance LD Nat

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2005LabCon8,10319.357.4%
2001LabCon13,03331.256.6%Lab hold
1997LabCon19,06736.769.8%
1992LabCon7,41214.577.8%Lab gain from Alliance
1987AllianceCon6,47013.076.9%Alliance hold
1983AllianceCon4,93610.575.0%
1979LabCon1,0012.972.3%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon2,2596.173.5%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon4371.275.3%
1970ConLab1,3723.271.0%Con hold
1966ConLab3190.776.2%Con hold
1964ConLab3,6268.173.6%Con hold
1959ConLab6,45412.878.6%Con hold
1955ConLab1000.277.1%
1951LabNat Lib2,3903.985.3%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib3,4835.787.2%
1945LabNat2,0138.171.1%
1935Nat LibLab11,09636.372.3%Nat Lib hold
1931Nat LibLab14,42044.478.2%Nat Lib gain from Lib
1929LibCon4,54513.682.3%Lib hold
1924LibCon5812.184.4%Lib hold
1923LibCon1,8416.982.7%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib1,9217.879.1%Con hold
1918ConLab9,12542.967.2%

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 Plymouth Devonport?

Labour won Plymouth Devonport at the 2005 general election with a majority of 8,103.

Which parties have won Plymouth Devonport?

At the 24 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 10, Conservative 7, Liberal 3, SDP–Liberal Alliance 2, National Liberal 2.

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