South West Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards

South West Devon

County constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of South West Devon in Devon

Location of Devon within England

County| Devon
Electorate| 75,731 (2023)[1]
Major settlements| Plympton, Plymstock and Ivybridge
Current constituency
Created| 1997
Member of Parliament| Rebecca Smith (Conservative)
Seats| One
Created from| Plymouth Sutton, South Hams

South West Devon is a constituency[n 1] most recently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1997 to 2024, by Sir Gary Streeter, a Conservative. Plymstock Radford Councillor Rebecca Smith retained the seat for the Conservatives in the 4 July 2024 general election after Sir Gary Streeter didn't stand for re-election. [n 2]

## Boundaries

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Map of current boundaries

1997–2010: The District of South Hams wards of Bickleigh and Shaugh, Brixton, Charterlands, Cornwood and Harford, Erme Valley, Ivybridge, Modbury, Newton and Noss, Sparkwell, Ugborough, Wembury, and Yealmpton, the City of Plymouth wards of Plympton Erle, Plympton St Mary, Plymstock Dunstone, and Plymstock Radford, and the Borough of West Devon ward of Buckland Monachorum.

2010–2024: The District of South Hams wards of Bickleigh and Shaugh, Charterlands, Cornwood and Sparkwell, Erme Valley, Ivybridge Central, Ivybridge Filham, Ivybridge Woodlands, Newton and Noss, Wembury and Brixton, and Yealmpton, and the City of Plymouth wards of Plympton Chaddlewood, Plympton Erle, Plympton St Mary, Plymstock Dunstone, and Plymstock Radford.

The constituency is a south-western portion of Devon and includes the easternmost part of the city of Plymouth, namely the suburban small towns of Plympton (which as the borough constituency of Plympton Erle returned its own MPs until the Reform Act 1832 abolished the seat as a 'rotten borough') and Plymstock which are so close as to be contiguous with the city's eastern parts, as well as the town of Ivybridge and much of the South Hams. Its landscape includes the edge of Dartmoor and a southern coastline.

2024-present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

* The City of Plymouth wards of: Plympton Chaddlewood; Plympton Erle; Plympton St. Mary; Plymstock Dunstone; Plymstock Radford.
* The District of South Hams wards of: Bickleigh & Cornwood; Ermington & Ugborough; Ivybridge East; Ivybridge West; Newton & Yealmpton; Wembury & Brixton; Woolwell.
* The Borough of West Devon wards of: Buckland Monachorum; Burrator.[2]

Minor changes including the gain of the two West Devon Borough wards from Torridge and West Devon and the loss of the Charterlands ward in the east to the newly named constituency of South Devon.

## History

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The areas covered in the seat were previously served by the South Hams and Plymouth Sutton seats. Both seats had been represented by the Conservative Party, and Gary Streeter, who became the first MP for the new constituency in 1997, had been MP for Plymouth Sutton from 1992 until 1997.

## Constituency profile

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Unemployment, at 1.3% in November 2012, was significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%.[3]

## Members of Parliament

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Election  | Member[4] | Party

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| 1997 | Sir Gary Streeter | Conservative
| 2024 | Rebecca Smith | Conservative

## Elections

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### Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: South West Devon[5][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Rebecca Smith | 17,916  | 34.3  | −28.3
| Labour | Sarah Allen  | 15,804  | 30.3  | +8.9
| Reform UK | Stephen Horner  | 9,361  | 17.9  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Brazil  | 5,551  | 10.6  | −1.5
| Green | Lauren McLay  | 2,925  | 5.6  | +1.7
| Independent | Alan Spencer  | 438  | 0.8  | N/A
| TUSC | Ben Davy  | 141  | 0.3  | N/A
| Heritage | Darryl Ingram  | 106  | 0.2  | N/A
Majority  | 2,112  | 4.0  | −36.2
Turnout | 52,242  | 66.5  | −7.9
Registered electors | 77,600  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −18.6  |

### Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[7]

Party  | Vote  | %
| Conservative | 35,102 | 62.6
| Labour | 12,012 | 21.4
| Liberal Democrats | 6,807 | 12.1
| Green | 2,179 | 3.9
Turnout | 56,100  | 74.4
Electorate | 75,371
General election 2019: South West Devon[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gary Streeter | 33,286  | 62.4  | +2.6
| Labour | Alex Beverley  | 11,856  | 22.2  | −7.7
| Liberal Democrats | Sima Davarian  | 6,207  | 11.6  | +6.4
| Green | Ian Poyser  | 2,018  | 3.8  | +1.7
Majority  | 21,430  | 40.2  | +10.3
Turnout | 53,367  | 73.6  | −0.4
Registered electors | 72,535  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.15  |
General election 2017: South West Devon[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gary Streeter | 31,634  | 59.8  | +3.2
| Labour Co-op | Philippa Davey  | 15,818  | 29.9  | +13.2
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Voaden | 2,732  | 5.2  | −2.3
| UKIP | Ian Ross  | 1,540  | 2.9  | −11.6
| Green | Win Scutt  | 1,133  | 2.1  | −2.7
Majority  | 15,816  | 29.9  | −10.0
Turnout | 52,857  | 74.0  | +3.1
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.0  |
General election 2015: South West Devon[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gary Streeter | 28,500  | 56.6  | +0.6
| Labour | Chaz Singh  | 8,391  | 16.7  | +4.3
| UKIP | Robin Julian  | 7,306  | 14.5  | +8.3
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Davies  | 3,767  | 7.5  | −16.6
| Green | Win Scutt  | 2,408  | 4.8  | +3.5
Majority  | 20,109  | 39.9  | +8.0
Turnout | 50,372  | 70.9  | −0.3
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6  |
General election 2010: South West Devon[11][12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gary Streeter | 27,908  | 56.0  | +11.6
| Liberal Democrats | Anna Pascoe  | 12,034  | 24.1  | +0.3
| Labour | Luke Pollard | 6,193  | 12.4  | −11.8
| UKIP | Hugh Williams | 3,084  | 6.2  | −1.3
| Green | Vaughan Brean  | 641  | 1.3  | N/A
Majority  | 15,874  | 31.9  | +11.2
Turnout | 49,860  | 71.2  | +2.9
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6  |

### Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: South West Devon[13][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gary Streeter | 21,906  | 44.8  | −2.0
| Liberal Democrats | Judy Evans  | 11,765  | 24.1  | +5.7
| Labour | Christopher Mavin  | 11,545  | 23.6  | −8.0
| UKIP | Hugh Williams | 3,669  | 7.5  | +4.3
Majority  | 10,141  | 20.7  | +5.5
Turnout | 48,885  | 68.6  | +2.5
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.8  |
General election 2001: South West Devon[15][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gary Streeter | 21,970  | 46.8  | +3.9
| Labour | Christopher Mavin  | 14,826  | 31.6  | +2.7
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Hutty  | 8,616  | 18.4  | −5.4
| UKIP | Roger Bullock  | 1,492  | 3.2  | +2.3
Majority  | 7,144  | 15.2  | +1.2
Turnout | 46,904  | 66.1  | −10.1
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: South West Devon[16][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gary Streeter | 22,659  | 42.9  |
| Labour | Christopher Mavin  | 15,262  | 28.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Baldry  | 12,542  | 23.8  |
| Referendum | Robert Saddler  | 1,668  | 3.2  |
| UKIP | H.M. King  | 491  | 0.9  |
| Natural Law | Jon Hyde  | 159  | 0.3  |
Majority  | 7,397  | 14.0  |
Turnout | 52,781  | 76.2  |
| Conservative win (new seat)

## See also

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* List of parliamentary constituencies in Devon

## Notes

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1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

## 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 28 June 2024.
2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
3. ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
5. ^ South West Devon
6. ^ "UK Parliamentary General Election Results". Plymouth City Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ "Devon South West Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
9. ^ "2017 general election candidates in Devon". Devon Live. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017.
10. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
11. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
12. ^ "South West Devon results 2010". BBC News. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
13. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
14. ^ a b c "South West Devon". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
15. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
16. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

## External links

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* South West Devon UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
* South West Devon UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
* South West Devon UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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