Tiverton (UK Parliament constituency)

Tiverton

Former County constituency
for the House of Commons

Tiverton in Devon 1983-1997

County| Devon
1885–1997
Seats| One
Replaced by| Tiverton & Honiton
1621–1885
Seats| Two
Type of constituency| Borough constituency
Tiverton in Devon 1885-1918

Tiverton was a constituency located in Tiverton in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1615 and first represented in 1621, it elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the first past the post system of election until 1885. The name was then transferred to a county constituency electing one MP. (Between 1885 and 1918, the constituency was alternatively called Devon, North East.)

In 1997, it was merged with the neighbouring constituency of Honiton to form the Tiverton and Honiton constituency.

Prime Minister Lord Palmerston was a former MP for the seat.

## History[edit]

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## Boundaries[edit]

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, and the Sessional Divisions of Cullompton and Wonford.

1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, the Urban Districts of Bampton and Dawlish, the Rural Districts of Oulmstock and Tiverton, and parts of the Rural Districts of Newton Abbot and St Thomas.

1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, the Urban Districts of Dawlish and Teignmouth, the Rural District of Tiverton, and part of the Rural District of St Thomas.

1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Tiverton, the Urban Districts of Crediton, Dawlish, and Teignmouth, the Rural Districts of Crediton and Tiverton, and part of the Rural District of St Thomas.

1983–1997: The District of Mid Devon wards of Boniface, Bradninch, Cadbury, Canal, Canonsleigh, Castle, Clare, Cullompton Outer, Cullompton Town, Culm, East Creedy, Halberton, Lawrence, Lowman, Newbrooke, Paullet, Sandford, Shuttern, Silverton, Upper Culm, Upper Yeo, Westexe North, Westexe South, Willand, and Yeo, and the District of East Devon wards of Broadclyst, Clystbeare, Clyst Valley, Exe Valley, Ottery St Mary Rural, Ottery St Mary Town, and Tale Vale.

## Members of Parliament[edit]

### Tiverton borough, 1621–1885[edit]

Year | First member[1] | First party | Second member[1] | Second party

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1621–1622  |  | John Bampfield |  |  | John Davie |
1624-March 1625  |  | Sir George Chudleigh |  |  | Humphrey Were |
April–August 1625  |  | Rowland St John |  |  | John Francis |
December 1625 – 1626  |  | John Drake sat for Devon
replaced by Richard Oliver |  |  | Peter Ball |
1628–1629  |  | John Bluett |
No Parliament summoned 1629-40
April 1640 |  | Peter Sainthill | Royalist |  | Peter Ball |
November 1640 |  | George Hartnall | Royalist
January 1644  | Sainthill and Hartnall disabled from sitting - both seats vacant
1646  |  | Robert Shapcote |  |  | John Elford |
December 1648  | Shapcote excluded in Pride's Purge \- seat vacant | Elford not recorded as sitting after Pride's Purge
1653  | Tiverton was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament
1654 |  | Robert Shapcote |  | Tiverton had only one seat in the First and
Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
1656
January 1659 |  | Francis Warner |  |  | Sir Coplestone Bampfylde |
May 1659 | Not represented in the restored Rump
April 1660  |  | Robert Shapcote |  |  | Thomas Bampfylde |
July 1660  |  | Roger Colman |
November 1660  |  | Henry Newte |
1661  |  | Sir Thomas Carew, Bt |  |  | Sir Thomas Stucley |
1664  |  | Sir Henry Ford |
1673  |  | Samuel Foote |
1685  |  | Sir Hugh Acland |  |  | William Colman |
1689  |  | Samuel Foote |
1690  |  | Thomas Bere |
1691  |  | Sir Anthony Keck |
1695  |  | Lord Spencer | Whig
1702  |  | Robert Burridge |
1708  |  | Richard Mervin |
1710 [2] |  | Sir Edward Northey |  |  | John Worth |
1715  |  | Thomas Bere |
1722  |  | Arthur Arscott |
1726  |  | George Deane |
1727 |  | Sir William Yonge, Bt[3] | Whig
1728 by-election  |  | James Nelthorpe |
1734 |  | (Sir) Dudley Ryder |
July 1747 |  | Sir William Yonge, Bt[3] | Whig
December 1747 by-election  |  | Henry Conyngham[4] |
1754 |  | Sir William Yonge, Bt | Whig |  | Henry Pelham |
1755 by-election  |  | Thomas Ryder |
1756 by-election  |  | Nathaniel Ryder |
1758 by-election  |  | Sir Edward Hussey-Montagu |
1762 by-election  |  | Charles Gore |
1768 |  | Sir John Duntze, Bt |
1776 by-election  |  | John Eardley Wilmot |
1784 |  | Hon. Dudley Ryder | Tory

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1795 by-election  |  | Hon. Richard Ryder | Tory[5]
1803 by-election |  | William Fitzhugh | Tory[5]
1819 by-election |  | Viscount Sandon | Tory[5]
1830 |  | Hon. Granville Ryder | Tory[5]
1831 |  | Spencer Perceval | Tory[5]
1832 |  | John Heathcoat | Whig[6][7][5][8] |  | James Kennedy[9] | Radical[5]
1835 by-election |  | The Viscount Palmerston | Whig[5]
1859 |  | Hon. George Denman | Liberal |  | Liberal
1865 |  | John Walrond, of Bradfield, Uffculme | Conservative
1866 by-election |  | Hon. George Denman | Liberal
1868 |  | John Heathcoat-Amory | Liberal
1872 by-election |  | William Nathaniel Massey | Liberal
1881 by-election |  | Viscount Ebrington | Liberal
1885 | Reduced to one member

### County constituency, 1885–1997[edit]

Election | Member[1] | Party

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| 1885 | Sir William Walrond | Conservative
| 1906 | Hon. William Walrond | Conservative
| 1915 by-election | Charles Carew | Conservative
| 1922 | Herbert Sparkes | Conservative
| 1923 by-election | Sir Francis Dyke Acland, Bt | Liberal
| 1924 | Gilbert Acland-Troyte | Conservative
| 1945 | Derick Heathcoat-Amory | Conservative
| 1960 by-election | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | Conservative
| 1992 | Angela Browning | Conservative
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Tiverton & Honiton

## Election results[edit]

### Elections in the 1830s[edit]

General election 1830: Tiverton (2 seats)[5][10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Tory | Dudley Ryder | Unopposed
| Tory | Granville Ryder | Unopposed
Registered electors | 24  |
| Tory hold
| Tory hold
General election 1831: Tiverton (2 seats)[5][10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Tory | Spencer Perceval (junior) | Unopposed
| Tory | Granville Ryder | Unopposed
Registered electors | 24  |
| Tory hold
| Tory hold
General election 1832: Tiverton (2 seats)[5][11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | John Heathcoat | 376  | 51.1
| Radical | James Kennedy | 265  | 36.0
| Whig | Benjamin Wood | 55  | 7.5
| Whig | Charles Chichester[12] | 40  | 5.4
Turnout | 402  | 87.0
Registered electors | 462  |
Majority  | 111  | 15.1
| Whig gain from Tory
Majority  | 210  | 28.5
| Radical gain from Tory

Kennedy's election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.

By-election, 24 May 1833: Tiverton[5][11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Radical | James Kennedy | 214  | 69.3  | +33.3
| Whig | Benjamin Wood | 95  | 30.7  | −33.3
Majority  | 119  | 38.6  | +10.1
Turnout | 309  | 66.9  | −20.1
Registered electors | 462  |  |
| Radical hold | Swing | +33.3  |
General election 1835: Tiverton (2 seats)[5][11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | John Heathcoat | 366  | 49.1  | −2.0
| Radical | James Kennedy | 184  | 24.7  | −11.3
| Whig | Charles Chichester[12] | 134  | 18.0  | +12.6
| Conservative | J Langmead  | 62  | 8.3  | New
Turnout | c. 373 | c. 78.9 | c. −8.1
Registered electors | 473  |  |
Majority  | 182  | 24.4  | +9.3
| Whig hold | Swing | +1.8  |
Majority  | 50  | 6.7  | −21.8
| Radical hold | Swing | −11.0  |

Kennedy resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 1 June 1835: Tiverton[5][11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed
| Whig gain from Radical
General election 1837: Tiverton (2 seats)[5][11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | John Heathcoat | 323  | 43.1  | −6.0
| Whig | Viscount Palmerston | 246  | 32.8  | +14.8
| Conservative | Benjamin Bowden Dickinson  | 180  | 24.0  | +15.7
Majority  | 66  | 8.8  | −15.6
Turnout | 420  | 84.3  | c. +5.4
Registered electors | 498  |  |
| Whig hold | Swing | −6.9  |
| Whig gain from Radical | Swing | +3.5  |

### Elections in the 1840s[edit]

General election 1841: Tiverton (2 seats)[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed
| Whig | John Heathcoat | Unopposed
Registered electors | 478  |  |
| Whig hold
| Whig hold

Palmerston was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 10 July 1846: Tiverton[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed
| Whig hold
General election 1847: Tiverton (2 seats)[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | John Heathcoat | 148  | 53.8  | N/A
| Whig | Viscount Palmerston | 127  | 46.2  | N/A
| Chartist | George Julian Harney | 0  | 0.0  | New
Majority  | 127  | 46.2  | N/A
Turnout | 138 (est)  | 30.9 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 445  |  |
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1850s[edit]

General election 1852: Tiverton (2 seats)[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed
| Whig | John Heathcoat | Unopposed
Registered electors | 461  |  |
| Whig hold
| Whig hold

Palmerston was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 3 January 1853: Tiverton[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed
| Whig hold

Palmerston became Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 12 February 1855: Tiverton[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed
| Whig hold
General election 1857: Tiverton (2 seats)[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed
| Whig | John Heathcoat | Unopposed
Registered electors | 482  |  |
| Whig hold
| Whig hold
General election 1859: Tiverton (2 seats)[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed
| Liberal | George Denman | Unopposed
Registered electors | 506  |  |
| Liberal hold
| Liberal hold

Palmerston became Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 27 June 1859: Tiverton[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed
| Liberal hold

### Elections in the 1860s[edit]

Temple was appointed Constable of Dover Castle and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 28 March 1861: Tiverton[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Viscount Palmerston | Unopposed
| Liberal hold
General election 1865: Tiverton (2 seats)[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Viscount Palmerston | 261  | 37.4  | N/A
| Conservative | John Walrond[13] | 220  | 31.5  | New
| Liberal | George Denman | 217  | 31.1  | N/A
Majority  | 3  | 0.4  | N/A
Turnout | 349 (est)  | 75.1 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 465  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |

Lord Palmerston's death in October 1865 caused a by-election.

By-election, 28 February 1866: Tiverton (2 seats)[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | George Denman | 232  | 55.5  | −13.0
| Conservative | John Dalrymple-Hay | 186  | 44.5  | +13.0
Majority  | 46  | 11.0  | +10.6
Turnout | 418  | 89.9  | +14.8
Registered electors | 465  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −13.0  |
General election 1868: Tiverton (2 seats)[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | George Denman | Unopposed
| Liberal | John Heathcoat-Amory | Unopposed
Registered electors | 1,155  |  |
| Liberal hold
| Liberal gain from Conservative

### Elections in the 1870s[edit]

Denman resigned after being appointed a Judge of Court of Common Pleas.

By-election, 6 Nov 1872: Tiverton (1 seat)[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Nathaniel Massey | 577  | 51.3  | N/A
| Conservative | John Walrond | 547  | 48.7  | New
Majority  | 30  | 2.6  | N/A
Turnout | 1,124  | 89.3  | N/A
Registered electors | 1,258  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1874: Tiverton (2 seats)[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Heathcoat-Amory | 677  | 35.4  | N/A
| Liberal | William Nathaniel Massey | 629  | 32.9  | N/A
| Conservative | John Walrond | 605  | 31.7  | N/A
Majority  | 24  | 1.2  | N/A
Turnout | 1,258 (est)  | 97.2 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 1,294  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1880s[edit]

General election 1880: Tiverton (2 seats)[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Heathcoat-Amory | 743  | 36.6  | +1.2
| Liberal | William Nathaniel Massey | 699  | 34.4  | +1.5
| Conservative | John Walrond[14] | 590  | 29.0  | −2.7
Majority  | 109  | 5.4  | +4.2
Turnout | 1,229 (est)  | 93.1 (est)  | −4.1
Registered electors | 1,320  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.3  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4  |

Massey's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 15 Nov 1881: Tiverton (1 seat)[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Hugh Fortescue | 705  | 60.9  | −10.1
| Conservative | Robert Frederick Loosemore[15] | 453  | 39.1  | +10.1
Majority  | 252  | 21.8  | +16.4
Turnout | 1,158  | 82.4  | −10.7
Registered electors | 1,405  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −10.1  |

Representation was reduced to one member.

General election 1885: Tiverton [16][17][18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Walrond | 4,563  | 56.9  | +27.9
| Liberal | Sydney Stern | 3,460  | 43.1  | −27.9
Majority  | 1,103  | 13.8  | N/A
Turnout | 8,023  | 85.8  | −7.3 (est)
Registered electors | 9,349  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +27.9  |
General election 1886: Tiverton [16][17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Walrond | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

Walrond was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 12 Aug 1886: Tiverton [16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Walrond | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1890s[edit]

General election 1892: Tiverton [16][17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Walrond | 4,433  | 58.8  | N/A
| Liberal | John Budd Phear | 3,101  | 41.2  | New
Majority  | 1,332  | 17.6  | N/A
Turnout | 7,534  | 84.0  | N/A
Registered electors | 8,972  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1895: Tiverton [16][17][19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Walrond | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1900s[edit]

General election 1900: Tiverton [20][17][19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Walrond | Unopposed
| Conservative hold
By-election, 1902: Tiverton[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Walrond | Unopposed
| Conservative hold
Reed General election 1906: Tiverton [17][20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Lionel Walrond | 4,455  | 52.9  | N/A
| Liberal | William Henry Reed  | 3,970  | 47.1  | New
Majority  | 485  | 5.8  | N/A
Turnout | 8,425  | 91.1  | N/A
Registered electors | 9,248  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1910s[edit]

Walrond General election January 1910: Tiverton [21][20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Lionel Walrond | 4,945  | 54.4  | +1.5
| Liberal | Sir Ian Murray Heathcoat-Amory, 2nd Baronet  | 4,153  | 45.6  | −1.5
Majority  | 792  | 8.8  | +3.0
Turnout | 9,098  | 94.2  | +3.1
Registered electors | 9,660  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5  |
General election December 1910: Tiverton [21][20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Lionel Walrond | 5,033  | 59.3  | +4.9
| Liberal | Alfred Trestrail | 3,455  | 40.7  | −4.9
Majority  | 1,578  | 18.6  | +9.8
Turnout | 8,488  | 87.9  | −6.3
Registered electors | 9,660  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9  |

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

* Unionist: Lionel Walrond
* Liberal:

1915 Tiverton by-election[16][21][20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Charles Carew | Unopposed
| Unionist hold
General election 1918: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | Charles Carew | 9,598 | 57.2 | −2.1
| Liberal | Edward Penton | 4,827  | 28.7  | −12.0
| Labour | Donald B. Fraser | 2,377  | 14.1  | New
Majority  | 4,771  | 28.5  | +9.9
Turnout | 16,802  | 64.8  | −23.1
| Unionist hold | Swing | +5.0  |
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

### Elections in the 1920s[edit]

Francis Acland General election 1922: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Herbert Sparkes | 10,304  | 46.9  | –10.3
| Liberal | Francis Dyke Acland | 10,230  | 46.5  | +17.8
| Labour | Frederick Brown  | 1,457  | 6.6  | –7.5
Majority  | 74  | 0.4  | –28.1
Turnout | 21,991  | 80.1  | +5.3
| Unionist hold | Swing | –14.0  |
1923 Tiverton by-election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Francis Dyke Acland | 12,041  | 49.8  | +3.3
| Unionist | Gilbert Acland-Troyte | 11,639  | 48.1  | +1.2
| Independent Labour | Frederick Brown  | 495  | 2.0  | –4.6
Majority  | 402  | 1.7  | N/A
Turnout | 24,174  | 88.1  | +8.0
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.0  |
8  General election 6 December 1923: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Francis Dyke Acland | 12,303  | 50.0  | +3.5
| Unionist | Gilbert Acland-Troyte | 12,300  | 50.0  | +3.1
Majority  | 3  | 0.0  | N/A
Turnout | 24,603  | 87.4  | +7.3
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.2  |
General election 1924: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Gilbert Acland-Troyte | 13,601  | 53.2  | +3.2
| Liberal | Francis Dyke Acland | 11,942  | 46.8  | –3.2
Majority  | 1,659  | 6.4  | N/A
Turnout | 25,543  | 90.2  | +2.8
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.2  |
General election 1929: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Gilbert Acland-Troyte | 15,423  | 50.5  | –2.7
| Liberal | Dingle Foot | 12,908  | 42.3  | –4.5
| Labour | Heyman Wreford Wreford-Glanville  | 2,199  | 7.2  | New
Majority  | 2,515  | 8.2  | +1.8
Turnout | 30,530  | 86.2  | –4.0
| Unionist hold | Swing | +0.9  |

### Elections in the 1930s[edit]

General election 1931: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gilbert Acland-Troyte | Unopposed  | N/A | N/A
| Conservative hold
General election 1935: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gilbert Acland-Troyte | Unopposed  | N/A | N/A
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1940s[edit]

General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

* Conservative: Gilbert Acland-Troyte
* Independent Progressive: Michael Pinney

General election 1945: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Derick Heathcoat-Amory | 16,919  | 51.3  | N/A
| Labour | GC Tompson  | 8,634  | 26.2  | New
| Liberal | Cyril Harry Blackburn  | 7,418  | 22.5  | New
Majority  | 8,285  | 25.1  | N/A
Turnout | 32,971  | 74.0  | N/A
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1950s[edit]

General election 1950: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Derick Heathcoat-Amory | 20,606  | 52.11  |
| Labour | Patrick Duffy | 12,055  | 30.48  |
| Liberal | Cyril Harry Blackburn  | 6,885  | 17.41  |
Majority  | 8,551  | 21.63  |
Turnout | 46,536  | 84.98  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1951: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Derick Heathcoat-Amory | 24,532  | 63.53  |
| Labour | Patrick Duffy | 14,084  | 36.47  |
Majority  | 10,448  | 27.06  |
Turnout | 38,616  | 81.26  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Derick Heathcoat-Amory | 23,475  | 64.27  |
| Labour | Patrick Duffy | 13,051  | 35.73  |
Majority  | 10,424  | 28.54  |
Turnout | 36,526  | 76.32  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1959: Tiverton[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Derick Heathcoat-Amory | 21,714  | 55.6  | -8.7
| Labour | John Dunwoody | 9,836  | 25.2  | -10.5
| Liberal | James J Collier  | 7,504  | 19.2  | New
Majority  | 11,878  | 30.4  | +1.9
Turnout | 39,054  | 80.7  | +4.4
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1960 Tiverton by-election[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 15,308  | 45.7  | -9.9
| Liberal | James J Collier  | 12,268  | 36.7  | +17.5
| Labour | Raymond F H Dobson  | 5,895  | 17.6  | -7.6
Majority  | 3,040  | 9.0  | -21.4
Turnout | 33,471  | 68.4  | -12.3
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1964: Tiverton[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 19,280  | 47.3  | -8.3
| Liberal | James J Collier  | 14,053  | 34.5  | +15.3
| Labour | John T Mitchard  | 7,393  | 18.2  | -7.0
Majority  | 5,227  | 12.8  | -17.6
Turnout | 40,726  | 80.1  | -0.6
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1966: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 20,351  | 48.57  |
| Labour | F Keith Taylor  | 11,325  | 27.03  |
| Liberal | Frank J Suter  | 10,225  | 24.40  |
Majority  | 9,026  | 21.54  |
Turnout | 41,901  | 80.72  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s[edit]

General election 1970: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 24,689  | 55.18  |
| Labour | Roy Hewetson  | 10,823  | 24.19  |
| Liberal | Frank J Suter  | 9,229  | 20.63  |
Majority  | 13,866  | 30.99  |
Turnout | 44,741  | 77.01  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 27,164  | 47.58  |
| Liberal | Frank J Suter  | 21,623  | 37.87  |
| Labour | Roy Hewetson  | 8,308  | 14.55  |
Majority  | 5,541  | 9.69  |
Turnout | 57,095  | 82.36  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 25,265  | 46.68  |
| Liberal | Frank J Suter  | 19,911  | 36.79  |
| Labour | M Phillips  | 8,946  | 16.53  |
Majority  | 5,354  | 9.89  |
Turnout | 54,122  | 77.45  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1979: Tiverton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 33,444  | 56.74  |
| Liberal | David J Morrish  | 17,215  | 29.21  |
| Labour | AWF Cook  | 8,281  | 14.05  |
Majority  | 16,229  | 27.53  |
Turnout | 58,940  | 79.25  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1980s[edit]

General election 1983: Tiverton[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 27,101  | 54.78  |
| Liberal | David J Morrish  | 19,215  | 38.84  |
| Labour | David A Gorbutt  | 3,154  | 6.38  |
Majority  | 7,886  | 15.94  |
Turnout | 49,470  | 77.51  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1987: Tiverton[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robin Maxwell-Hyslop | 29,875  | 54.95  |
| Liberal | David Morrish  | 20,663  | 38.00  |
| Labour | Jean Northam  | 3,400  | 6.25  |
| Independent  | William Jones  | 434  | 0.80  | New
Majority  | 9,212  | 16.95  |
Turnout | 54,372  | 79.71  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1990s[edit]

General election 1992: Tiverton[25][26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Angela Browning | 30,376  | 51.5  | ―3.4
| Liberal Democrats | David N Cox  | 19,287  | 32.7  | ―5.3
| Labour | SC Gibb  | 5,950  | 10.1  | +3.9
| Liberal | David J Morrish  | 2,225  | 3.8  | New
| Green | Peter Foggitt  | 1,007  | 1.7  | New
| Natural Law | BC Rhodes  | 96  | 0.2  | New
Majority  | 11,089  | 18.8  | +1.9
Turnout | 58,941  | 83.3  | +3.6
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9  |

## See also[edit]

* List of parliamentary constituencies in Devon

## Notes and references[edit]

1. ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
2. ^ At the general election of 1710, three candidates - Thomas Bere, Richard Mervin and John Worth - all received an equal number of votes and the returning officer made a double return. The House of Commons resolved on 1 December 1710 that the election was void, and a new poll was held at which Worth and Sir Edward Northey were elected (Bere having in the interim been appointed a Commissioner of the Victualling Office).
3. ^ a b Yonge was also elected for Honiton, which he chose to represent, and did not sit for Tiverton in this Parliament
4. ^ Created The Lord Mountcharles (in the peerage of Ireland), September 1753
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 77–79. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
6. ^ Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 181. Retrieved 15 July 2018 - via Google Books.
7. ^ Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, Volume 17. J. Fraser. 1838. p. 387. Retrieved 15 July 2018 - via Google Books.
8. ^ Churton, Edward (1838). The Assembled Commons or Parliamentary Biographer: 1838. p. 115. Retrieved 21 December 2018 - via Google Books.
9. ^ Kennedy's election in 1832 was declared void "due to lack of qualification". A by-election was held on 4 May 1833, when he was re-elected
10. ^ a b Jenkins, Terry. "Tiverton". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
12. ^ a b "Papers of Sir Charles and Lady Mary Chichester" (PDF). Hull History Centre. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
13. ^ "The General Election". Huddersfield Chronicle. 29 July 1865. p. 7. Retrieved 20 March 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
14. ^ "The General Election". London Evening Standard. 31 March 1880. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 12 December 2017 - via British Newspaper Archive.
15. ^ "Tiverton". Western Times. 15 November 1881. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 12 December 2017 - via British Newspaper Archive.
16. ^ a b c d e f Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 260\. ISBN 9781349022984.
17. ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
18. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
19. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
20. ^ a b c d e f Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
21. ^ a b c Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
22. ^ a b c British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; F W S Craig, Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
23. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
24. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
25. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
26. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

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* Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) [1]
* D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
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Vacant

since 1852

Title last held by

City of London |  Constituency represented by the prime minister
1855–1858  | Vacant

until 1859

Title next held by

Tiverton
Vacant

since 1858

Title last held by

Tiverton  |  Constituency represented by the prime minister
1859–1865  | Vacant

until 1868

Title next held by

Buckinghamshire
Preceded by

Monmouth

|  Constituency represented by the chancellor of the Exchequer
1958–1960  | Succeeded by

Wirral
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