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Torridge and Tavistock
County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyDevon
Electorate74,802 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsTavistock
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentGeoffrey Cox (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromTorridge and West Devon & South West Devon

Torridge and Tavistock is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]

Boundaries

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The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It comprises the bulk of the former Torridge and West Devon seat, excluding the West Devon Borough wards of Buckland Monachorum and Burrator in the south, which were transferred to South West Devon.[5]

The last MP for Torridge and West Devon was Conservative Sir Geoffrey Cox KC, who served from 5 May 2005 until the seat's abolition in 2024.[6] At the 2024 general election Sir Geoffrey became the first MP for Torridge and Tavistock.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
2024 Geoffrey Cox Conservative

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Torridge and Tavistock[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Cox[8] 16,049 31.6 –28.2
Liberal Democrats Phil Hutty[9] 12,099 23.8 +5.9
Labour Isabel Saxby[10] 10,765 21.2 +3.3
Reform UK Andrew Jackson[11] 9,152 18.0 N/A
Green Judy Maciejowska[12] 2,350 4.6 +1.2
Independent Alan Edward Rayner 405 0.8 N/A
Majority 3,950 7.8 –34.1
Turnout 50,820 68.0 –5.1
Registered electors 74,727
Conservative hold Swing –17.1

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[13]
Party Vote %
Conservative 32,708 59.8
Liberal Democrats 9,809 17.9
Labour 9,761 17.9
Green 1,843 3.4
Others 547 1.0
Turnout 54,668 73.1
Electorate 74,802

References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ^ "Have your say on major new boundary changes for Devon". Tavistock Times Gazette. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Torridge and Tavistock". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. ^ "Parliamentary career for Sir Geoffrey Cox - MPs and Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Sir Geoffrey Cox standing again in Torridge and Tavistock". 30 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Youngest councillor vies for Parliamentary seat". DevonLive. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Torridge and Tavistock Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Stand at the next general election". South West Green Party. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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