Electorate 71,563 (December 2010) European Parliament constituency South West England Number of members 1 | Population 88,926 (2011 census) Created 2010 | |
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Replaced by North Devon, Teignbridge, Tiverton and Honiton, Torridge and West Devon, Totnes |
Central Devon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Mel Stride of the Conservative Party.
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History
The constituency was created for the 2010 general election, following a review of parliamentary representation in Devon by the Boundary Commission for England, which increased seats in the county from 11 to 12. Central Devon covers parts of the East Devon, Mid Devon, Teignbridge and West Devon districts.
The wards from the last election presented a notional Conservative majority of just over 1,700, making it a marginal seat at the first election. Despite this, Mel Stride's majority was 17.1 percentage points and an absolute majority.
Boundaries
The constituency contains electoral wards from four districts.
References
Central Devon (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA