| Plymouth, Devonport Borough constituency |
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| Plymouth, Devonport shown within Devon, and Devon shown within England | |
| Created: | 1832 |
| MP: | Alison Seabeck |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Devon |
| EP constituency: | South West England |
Plymouth, Devonport is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It covers parts of Plymouth around Devonport in South West England.
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Boundaries
Under the proposed Boundary Commission for England plan of 2004, northern parts, including St Budeaux, of the current constituency will become Plymouth Moor View and the rest will join with parts of Plymouth Sutton to form Plymouth Sutton and Devonport.
History
The constituency was created in 1832, and elected two members until 1918, when the number was reduced to one. Its current name is Plymouth, Devonport but it previously was known as Devonport. Its prominent MPs include Michael Foot, who began his Commons career in the seat, and the former SDP leader David Owen.
Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1832)
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Sir Edward Codrington | Liberal | Sir George Grey | Liberal | ||
| 1839 | Henry Tufnell | Liberal | ||||
| 1847 | Sir John Romilly | Liberal | ||||
| 1852 | Sir George Berkeley | Conservative | ||||
| 1854 | Thomas Erskine Perry | Liberal | ||||
| 1857 | James Wilson | Liberal | ||||
| 1859 | Sir Michael Seymour | Liberal | ||||
| 1859 | Sir Arthur William Buller | Liberal | ||||
| 1863 | William Ferrand | Conservative | ||||
| Jun 1865 | Thomas Brassey | Liberal | ||||
| Jul 1865 | John Fleming | Conservative | ||||
| 1866 | Montague Chambers | Liberal | Lord Eliot | Liberal | ||
| 1868 | John Delaware Lewis | Liberal | ||||
| 1874 | Sir John Henry Puleston | Conservative | George Edward Price | Conservative | ||
| 1892 | Edward John Chalmers Morton | Liberal | Hudson Kearley | Liberal | ||
| 1902 | John Lockie | Conservative | ||||
| 1904 | John Williams Benn | Liberal | ||||
| 1910 | Sir John Jackson | Conservative | Clement Kinloch-Cooke | Conservative |
- Membership reduced to one (1918)
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Clement Kinloch-Cooke | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1922 | Conservative | ||
| 1923 | Leslie Hore-Belisha | Liberal | |
| 1931 | National Liberal | ||
| 1942 | National Independent | ||
| 1945 | Michael Foot | Labour | |
| 1955 | Joan Vickers | National Liberal | |
| 1964 | Conservative | ||
| Feb 1974 | David Owen | Labour | |
| 1981 | Social Democrat | ||
| 1988 | Social Democrat (1988) | ||
| 1990 | Independent | ||
| 1992 | David Jamieson | Labour | |
| 2005 | Alison Seabeck | Labour | |
Election results
| General Election 2005: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Alison Seabeck | 18,610 | 44.3 | -14.0 | |
| Conservative | Richard Cuming | 10,509 | 25.0 | -2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Judith Jolly | 8,000 | 19.1 | +8.3 | |
| UKIP | Bill Wakeham | 3,324 | 7.9 | +5.6 | |
| Independent | Keith Greene | 747 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Rob Hawkins | 445 | 1.1 | +0.4 | |
| Respect | Tony Staunton | 347 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,101 | 19.3 | |||
| Turnout | 41,982 | 57.6 | +1.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Jamieson | 24,322 | 58.3 | -2.6 | |
| Conservative | John Glen | 11,289 | 27.1 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Keith Baldry | 4,513 | 10.8 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | Michael Parker | 958 | 2.3 | +1.4 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Tony Staunton | 334 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Rob Hawkins | 303 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,033 | 31.2 | |||
| Turnout | 41,719 | 56.6 | -13.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.7 | |||
| General Election 1997: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Jamieson | 31,629 | 60.9 | +13.8 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Johnson | 12,562 | 24.2 | -11.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Richard Corpus | 5,570 | 10.7 | -2.5 | |
| Referendum Party | Clive Norsworthy | 1,486 | 2.9 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Caroline Farrand | 478 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| National Democrats | Stephen Ebbs | 238 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 19,067 | 36.7 | |||
| Turnout | 51,963 | 69.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +12.6 | |||
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
| General Election 1992: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Jamieson | 24,953 | 48.7 | +20.3 | |
| Conservative | Keith Simpson | 17,541 | 34.3 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | M. MacTaggart | 6,315 | 12.3 | ||
| Social Democrat | H. M. Luscombe | 2,152 | 4.2 | ||
| Natural Law | F. A. Lyons | 255 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,412 | 14.4 | |||
| Turnout | 51,216 | 77.8 | +0.6 | ||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1987: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance (Social Democrat) | David Owen | 21,039 | 42.3 | -2.0 | |
| Conservative | T. F. R. Jones | 14,569 | 29.3 | -4.5 | |
| Labour | I. Flintoff | 14,166 | 28.4 | +7.4 | |
| Majority | 6,470 | 13.0 | |||
| Turnout | 49,774 | 77.2 | |||
| SDP-Liberal Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1983: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance (Social Democrat) | David Owen | 20,843 | 44.3 | ||
| Conservative | Ann Widdecombe | 15,907 | 33.8 | ||
| Labour | J. G. Priestley | 9,845 | 21.0 | ||
| Independent Conservative | J. E. Sullivan | 292 | 0.6 | ||
| National Front | R. E. D. Bearsford-Walker | 72 | 0.2 | ||
| Christian Democrat | Mrs F. Hill | 51 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 4,936 | 10.5 | |||
| Turnout | 47,010 | 76.1 | |||
| SDP-Liberal Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1979 and 1983 general elections and thus calculation of change in vote share is not possible.
| General Election 1979: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Owen | 16,545 | 47.4 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | K. Hughes | 15,544 | 44.6 | +3.5 | |
| Liberal | M James | 2,360 | 6.8 | -3.9 | |
| National Front | L. Bearsford-Walker | 243 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Independent | R. Stoner | 203 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,001 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 34,895 | 72.3 | -1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election October 1974: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Owen | 17,398 | 47.3 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | Joan Vickers | 15,139 | 41.1 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal | N E Westbrook | 3,953 | 10.7 | -6.1 | |
| Independent Liberal | J N Hill | 312 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,259 | 6.1 | |||
| Turnout | 73.5 | -1.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election February 1974: Plymouth, Devonport | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Owen | 15,819 | 42.2 | ||
| Conservative | Joan Vickers | 15,382 | 41.0 | ||
| Liberal | N E Westbrook | 6,298 | 16.8 | ||
| Majority | 437 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 75.3 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Election results, 1974 - 1979
- Election results, 1983 - 1992
- Election results, 1997 - 2001
- Election result, 2005
See also
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