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Torridge and West Devon

Every general election in Torridge and West Devon since 1997 (until 2019). Latest: Geoffrey Cox, Conservative, majority 24,992.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Geoffrey Cox Elected sitting MPConservative35,90460.1%
David ChalmersLiberal Democrats10,91218.3%
Siobhan StrodeLabour10,29017.2%
Chris JordanGreen2,0773.5%
Bob WoottonIndependent5470.9%
Valid votes59,730
Majority24,99241.8%

Con hold Turnout 74.3% of 80,403 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1997200120052010201520172019Conservative, 1997: 38.5%Conservative, 2001: 40.0%Conservative, 2005: 42.7%Conservative, 2010: 45.7%Conservative, 2015: 50.9%Conservative, 2017: 56.5%Conservative, 2019: 60.1%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 41.8%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 42.2%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 37.2%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 40.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 13.2%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 17.7%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 18.3%Labour, 1997: 12.4%Labour, 2001: 10.7%Labour, 2005: 10.2%Labour, 2010: 5.3%Labour, 2015: 10.6%Labour, 2017: 21.7%Labour, 2019: 17.2%UK Independence Party, 2010: 5.5%UK Independence Party, 2015: 18.3%
Vote share in Torridge and West Devon at each general election Con LD Lab UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Torridge and West Devon (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Con Geoffrey CoxLD24,99241.874.3%Con hold
2017Con Geoffrey CoxLab20,68634.873.9%Con hold
2015Con Geoffrey CoxUKIP18,40332.572.0%Con hold
2010Con Geoffrey CoxLD2,9575.471.4%Con hold
2005ConLD3,2365.571.0%
2001LDCon1,1942.170.5%LD hold
1997LDCon1,9573.377.9%

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 Torridge and West Devon?

Geoffrey Cox (Conservative) won Torridge and West Devon at the 2019 general election with a majority of 24,992.

Which parties have won Torridge and West Devon?

At the 7 general elections held under this name since 1997: Conservative 5, Liberal Democrats 2.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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